Microsoft has announced significant performance improvements in Microsoft Edge, with the browser achieving a global First Contentful Paint (FCP) below 300ms - a key benchmark for user experience. The company reports an average 40% reduction in load times across 13 major browser features, setting a new standard for browser responsiveness and speed.
Infineon Technologies AG has announced that its 300-millimeter gallium nitride (GaN) wafer manufacturing process is on track, with first customer samples expected in the fourth quarter of 2025. This development comes at a strategic time as industry sources report that TSMC is planning to exit the GaN fabrication market, potentially leaving a significant gap in the industry that Infineon is well-positioned to fill.
The W3C has officially released the PNG 3.0 specification, marking a significant update to the popular image format. The new specification formally incorporates native animation support and adds High Dynamic Range (HDR) capabilities, bringing the format in line with modern display technologies and industry practices that have evolved since the previous version was released in 2003.
Nvidia has released the DLSS Super Resolution and Ray Reconstruction SDK 310.3.0, bringing significant optimizations that reduce video memory (VRAM) usage by approximately 20%. The update also moves the DLSS Transformer Model from beta to official release status, marking a major milestone for this new AI architecture designed to improve stability and motion detail in games.
Nvidia has officially confirmed that the upcoming R580 driver series will be the last to support GPUs based on the Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta architectures. This announcement, posted on Nvidia's developer forums, signals the end of driver updates for these older GPU generations as the company focuses on supporting newer hardware platforms.