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Nvidia's Jensen Huang Traces Taiwan's Chip Rise to Early European Ties

Nvidia's Jensen Huang credited European industrial partnerships and Taiwanese government planning for the island's dominance in advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Gadgets

Chinese Startup's $6,800 Copper Workstation Pushes Compact AI Hardware Upmarket

TOPC's TXA2 pairs 192GB of memory with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 in a compact, copper-colored workstation priced near $7,000.

Gadgets

SK Hynix Plans More Than 100 Small Processors Inside Each SSD Controller

SK Hynix says its H-TPU design packs over 100 compact processors into SSD controllers to handle heavy enterprise and AI data transfers.

Gadgets

Steve Jobs on Touchscreens and the Case for Keeping Your Arm Down

TechRadar's quote-of-the-day feature revisits Steve Jobs's skeptical remark about touchscreen computing, made while introducing Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.

Gadgets

Switching Fitness Trackers Without Losing Years of Workout and Health Data

TechRadar explains how to change fitness trackers without losing years of workout, sleep and heart rate history as new models go on sale during the holidays.

Gadgets

Vantex V1 Puts a Touchpad in the Center of a Split Mechanical Keyboard

Vantex is taking preorders for the V1, a split mechanical keyboard with a central touchpad, 60 keys and an aluminum body, in wired and wireless versions.

GadgetsReported by 2 outlets

Developers Are Getting Creative With Apple's First Foldable iPhone

Developers are building playful and practical apps, from cassette players to a digital toaster, to show what Apple's first foldable iPhone can do.

Gadgets

Apple teases a Pro and Tell event as a busy week in tech closes

TechRadar's weekly roundup pulls together Apple's teaser for a Pro and Tell event, the iPhone Duo launch and other stories from a busy week in technology.

AI

Blue Planet III Embraces Murky Footage to Prove Its Animals Are Real

The BBC's Blue Planet III is deliberately using cloudier, less polished shots to reassure viewers that its underwater wildlife was filmed, not generated by AI.

Gadgets

Hardware Switches Offer a Sturdier Way to Share One Keyboard Across PCs

A TechRadar columnist says USB hardware switches can share one keyboard and mouse across several computers more reliably than network-based software.

Policy

Spanish opposition deepfake of PM's wife draws outrage before vote

A conservative party's AI-manipulated campaign video has angered critics in Spain and sparked wider debate ahead of next month's general election.

Policy

UK budget to fund a distinctively British approach to AI

The chancellor says Wednesday's budget will commit hundreds of millions of pounds to AI, aimed at security, prosperity and a home-grown approach.

Gadgets

MLB Rebuilds Its App for Apple's Foldable iPhone Duo Ahead of the World Series

Apple launched the iPhone Duo on October 23, and MLB released a redesigned app built for its foldable screen as the World Series opened.

Gaming

Quordle Game 1734 Goes Live as Daily Puzzle Resets by Time Zone

TechRadar reports that Quordle's Saturday puzzle, game 1734, is live, with a new set of boards appearing at midnight in each player's local time zone.

BusinessReported by 2 outlets

Oura Sues Ultrahuman Again Over Ring Pro in US Market

Oura has filed a new lawsuit in Texas against Ultrahuman over its Ring Pro, alleging patent infringement and seeking to block the device from US sales.

Policy

Pentagon's Quiet New Technology Office Raises Questions About Oversight

TechRadar reports the Pentagon has quietly set up a covert office to disrupt foreign technology programs, and questions about how it would be overseen remain open.

AI

AI tool Raven can estimate where a home is from interior photos

A new AI tool called Raven reportedly matches interior details in photos to online listings to pinpoint properties, and police in two states already use it.

AIReported by 2 outlets

OpenAI Cuts Internet Access During Frontier Model Training

OpenAI says its most advanced models are now trained without live internet access, a change it links to a string of hacking incidents and new safety measures.

Gaming

Stranger Than Heaven's Showbiz System Proved Harder Than Expected

Director Mikinobu Abe says RGG Studio's Showbiz system, which casts the player as a music promoter, was a real design challenge that went through several versions.

PolicyReported by 2 outlets

Greece Moves to Bar Under-15s From Social Media, Requiring Age Checks

Greece's parliament has passed a law barring children under 15 from social media from January 1, 2027, with platforms required to verify user ages.

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