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GigaByte has introduced the AI TOP CXL R5X4 Card, a cutting-edge solution designed to expand system memory by up to 512GB, specifically targeting high-end platforms like Intel Xeon and AMD ThreadRipper systems. This innovative PCIe 5.0 add-in card leverages CXL (Compute Express Link) technology to provide massive memory expansion, enabling users to train large AI models and handle memory-intensive workloads right at their desks.

Battlefield 6 skips ray tracing to focus on performance and accessibility, allowing more players to enjoy smooth gameplay without sacrificing frame rates in multiplayer battles.

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A major issue is set to affect older NVIDIA GPUs starting June 2026: the Microsoft UEFI CA 2011 certificate, used to sign many NVIDIA GOP (Graphics Output Protocol) option ROMs, will expire. If Secure Boot is enabled, affected GPUs may fail to POST (boot) on systems without integrated graphics, resulting in black screens and unusable PCs.

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Dolby Laboratories has announced Dolby Vision 2, a major evolution of its industry-leading picture quality technology. Dolby Vision 2 is designed to take advantage of the latest TV advancements and provide artists with new creative tools, while delivering a more immersive viewing experience for consumers.

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Intel's published patent EP4579444A1 (“Software defined super cores”) describes a technique called Software Defined Cores (SDC) that lets two or more physical cores be virtually fused to act as a single higher-IPC core for single-thread workloads. The approach splits a single-threaded program into instruction segments that run concurrently on multiple cores while preserving in-order retirement and architectural correctness.