Nvidia goes on another extraordinary AI spending spree, buying Hugging Face and putting billions into MediaTek, while RTX 5090s become increasingly difficult to find. Valve’s Steam Frame finally arrives with a decidedly premium price, Anthropic researchers issue a stark warning about AI risk, GoPro heads into defence and aerospace, and Apple faces another round of UK regulation.
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- Nvidia makes a $3.5B bet on MediaTek
Another enormous investment reveals how Nvidia plans to defend its position as Big Tech develops more AI silicon of its own. - Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
Nvidia’s spending spree moves beyond GPUs as one of AI’s most important platforms joins the company. - RTX 5090 stock starts disappearing
Nvidia is spending billions on AI while gamers are left wondering where all the flagship GPUs have gone. - Valve’s Steam Frame opens for orders
Valve’s latest hardware is here, but at £889 for the cheapest model, it certainly isn’t cheap. - Anthropic researchers issue a stark warning about AI
Researchers inside one of the world’s leading AI companies raise the possibility of catastrophic outcomes as capabilities accelerate. - GoPro is acquired and heads into defence and aerospace
The action-camera company takes a surprising turn towards government, robotics, aerospace, and defence. - Apple faces new UK child-safety rules
New requirements put the difficult balance between child safety and privacy back in the spotlight.
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