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Microsoft's $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra Puts a Full AI Workstation in a Portable Chassis
The Surface Laptop Ultra, shipping October 16, runs on Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip and can hold up to 128 GB of shared memory, letting one machine handle gaming, local AI models, and professional creative work at the same time.
Apple claims ex-employee used stolen circuit designs at OpenAI, then tried to destroy the evidence
A recovered work laptop appears to show the engineer used confidential Apple files inside OpenAI. Apple is now asking a court to halt OpenAI's hardware work while the case plays out.
NVIDIA's new Jetson Orin Nano 2 chip aims to put frontier AI inside drones and home robots
The tiny computer uses 40% less power than its predecessor while doubling AI processing speed, and NVIDIA says developers will be able to run frontier-grade intelligence directly inside physical machines.
OpenAI's $230 ChatGPT Keypad Is Fun for Power Users and Puzzling for Everyone Else
The company's first piece of hardware is a compact, customisable keypad called Micro. It costs as much as a decent webcam, and whether it's worth a cent depends entirely on how much of your day already runs through ChatGPT.
Nvidia Is Pushing Hard to Own Every Chip Inside AI Data Centers
The company best known for graphics chips now wants to supply the brains that run AI agents too. Here is what its new Vera Rubin system actually does, and why it matters for anyone who uses AI tools at work.
Google Is Building a New AI Chip That Could Cut Power Costs Tenfold
A chip codenamed 'Frozen v2' is reportedly 6 to 10 times more efficient than Google's current hardware. If it delivers, it could meaningfully reduce what it costs to run Gemini, Google's family of AI models.
OpenAI Is Selling a $70 Basketball and a $175 Quarter-Zip. Who Is the Customer?
The ChatGPT maker has quietly launched a line of branded merchandise, including a rubber basketball and academic-themed clothing. It is less clear who is supposed to buy any of it.
OpenAI's first piece of hardware is a light-up mini-keyboard for its AI coding agent
The $230 Codex Micro uses colour-coded keys to show you, at a glance, whether your AI coding tasks are running, waiting, or broken.
OpenAI's First Hardware Device Is a Smart Speaker That Sees the Room
No screen, a roving camera, moving parts, and ChatGPT's voice built in. OpenAI's debut gadget is expected to land in 2027.
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Hardware Secret Theft
Apple accuses OpenAI's hardware chief of coaching recruits to smuggle out unreleased parts, prototypes and confidential files before jumping ship.