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This morning, AMD officially pulled back the curtain on its latest flagship graphics card, the Radeon RX 8900 XT. Built on the brand-new RDNA 4 architecture, this GPU promises to deliver blistering performance for 4K gaming, demanding creative workflows, and the next wave of AI-powered applications. After attending a private demo in Santa Clara, I can tell you firsthand that this is one of the most exciting GPU launches I’ve witnessed in years. (more…)

Today, July 16, 2025, Apple officially kicked off shipments of the highly anticipated Vision Pro 2, its next-generation mixed-reality headset. As someone who’s been testing prototypes for months, I can tell you this feels like a monumental leap forward. Vision Pro 2 arrives with a slimmer, lighter design, delivering all-day comfort without sacrificing performance. (more…)

Today, July 15, 2025, brought a surprising turn in the ongoing tech standoff: the U.S. has quietly agreed to let Nvidia start exporting its coveted H20 AI chips to China again. I nearly spilled my coffee when I heard the news—after months of strict export curbs that sidelined one of the world’s fastest AI processors, this policy pivot underscores just how intertwined chip diplomacy and rare‐earth negotiations have become. (more…)

This morning, I couldn’t help but pause my coffee brewing routine when I saw OpenAI’s announcement: GPT-5 is officially live. No more leaps in narrow leaps—this is a bound across creativity, vision, and conversation in one swoop. After years of text-only multimodal teasers, we finally have an AI that can actually “see,” “hear,” and “talk” in real time, all wrapped into one remarkable package. (more…)

Today, Google launched its most advanced AI-powered marketing toolkit in India, ushering in a new era for digital advertisers across the country. For years, marketers have juggled separate platforms for creative design, bidding strategies, and campaign optimization. Now, thanks to Google’s Gemini-powered suite, they can manage every step of their workflow in one place. (more…)

Today, July 10, 2025, Nvidia’s co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang dropped a major bombshell: he’ll sit down with President Trump at the White House later this week, just before heading to China for critical talks. From my desk at the local coffee shop, I couldn’t help but smile—this is tech diplomacy at its finest, with one of the world’s most valuable companies front and center in global policy. (more…)

Today, July 9, 2025, marks a landmark moment in technology history: Nvidia has become the first publicly traded company to reach a $4 trillion market capitalization. Watching share prices climb past the $1,000-per-share threshold felt surreal—like witnessing a rocket launch from your laptop screen. (more…)

Today, July 8, 2025, marks a major turning point for online search in one of the world’s largest digital markets: India. Google announced that its much-anticipated AI Mode—powered by the Gemini large-language model—is now available to every user in the country, without any extra sign-ups or experimental flags. If you live in India and haven’t tried it yet, you’re gonna want to pull up Google on your phone or laptop and say—or type—something you’ve never dared ask before. (more…)

I woke up Monday morning and dove straight into AWS’s latest Weekly Roundup. As someone who builds gen-AI apps for a living, this edition was especially packed with goodies. Here’s my quick, hands-on take: (more…)

Today, July 6, 2025, Samsung Electronics surprised the market by forecasting a steep 39% drop in its second-quarter operating profit. The company attributed this slump to delayed shipments of advanced memory chips crucial for AI applications. Internally, executives had braced for mixed results after a slow start to the year, but few anticipated such a pronounced downturn. As AI workloads ramp up across data centers worldwide, Samsung’s hiccup hints at a broader supply bottleneck that could ripple through the entire semiconductor ecosystem. (more…)