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Microsoft confirms Xbox Series X will have a 12 teraflop GPU

February 26, 2020
We already know the Xbox Series X is going to be significantly faster than Microsoft’s current consoles, but in a blog post by Xbox head Phil Spencer, the company revealed a few more details about how big of a leap it’s going to be. Most notably, Microsoft confirmed that the Series X will feature up to 12 teraflops of GPU performance. Previously, the company only vaguely said it was…
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'Baldur's Gate 3' comes to Steam in 2020 as an Early Access game

February 26, 2020
It took a while, but Larian Studios is narrowing down launch plans for Baldur’s Gate 3. Hasbro (which controls Dungeons & Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast) has confirmed at the New York Toy Fair that the long-anticipated role-playing sequel will arrive on Steam sometime in 2020 as an Early Access title. You won’t see BG3 gameplay until Larian’s PAX East presentation on…
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HTC plans to release its first 5G phone in 2020

February 26, 2020
HTC may be pouring most of its energy into VR headsets, but it hasn’t forgotten about its (frankly languishing) smartphone range. Company chief Yves Maitre said in an interview that HTC’s first 5G phone launches sometime in 2020. He didn’t provide any clues…
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Report: iPhone 12 launch and availability called further into question over coronavirus

February 26, 2020
So far there’s been uncertainty and doubt cast as to what availability of the iPhone 12 lineup will look like come this fall but most reports suggest Apple will still launch the new hardware in the early fall like normal even if production is delayed due to the coronavirus. However, this afternoon, a new report suggests the timeline for the iPhone 12 is becoming more unclear. A Reuters report…
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AI & RoboticsNews

SambaNova Systems raises $250 million for software-defined AI hardware

February 26, 2020
The infrastructure required to handle AI workloads is often as complex as it is sprawling, but a cottage industry of startups has emerged whose focus is developing solutions for end customers. SambaNova Systems is one such startup — the Palo Alto, California-based firm, which was founded in 2017 by Rodrigo Liang and Stanford Professors Kunle Olukotun and Chris Ré, provides systems that run AI…
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