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At Hot Chips 2026, Intel disclosed full specifications for its Crescent Island AI accelerator, including 32 Xe3P cores, 256 XMX engines, 32MB of L2 cache, PCIe Gen5 x16, and a 350W TDP. Shipping units will carry 160GB of LPDDR5X memory, though ODM designs can scale up to 480GB of VRAM.
DuckDuckGo's new survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. adults found that almost a third of respondents have confided something to an AI chatbot they wouldn't tell friends, family or doctors, with the figure jumping to 56% among self-identified AI enthusiasts. The survey also found that most respondents didn't know chatbot conversations are typically used for training by default, and only a quarter knew such chats could be subpoenaed by law enforcement.
Sur La Table has introduced a dedicated resale platform allowing customers to buy pre-owned cookware, including premium copper pots, at prices reduced by as much as 70% compared to new items. The move mirrors resale initiatives pioneered by outdoor brand Patagonia, extending the secondhand model into the kitchenware category.
In an interview, OpenAI product lead Thibault Sottiaux explained that ChatGPT Work is meant to extend the capabilities of its Codex coding agent to non-technical, white-collar users. He said the product was bundled into the existing $20 Plus plan to make AI agent tools accessible to as broad an audience as possible, framing the effort as repackaging technical agent infrastructure into something safer and simpler for everyday use on mobile and web.
A GitHub project called HelloAssembly, tied to Dave's Garage YouTube episodes, challenges developers to build the smallest possible uncompressed Windows executable that still runs a full message loop, a working title bar with minimize/maximize/close buttons, a system menu, and centered text. The repo hosts multiple competing versions—an optimized original, a shellcode-style variant, and one with a hand-written PE header—showing how far low-level tricks can shrink a working GUI app.
CD Projekt Red will spend Gamescom week showcasing Songs of the Past, a new Witcher 3 expansion co-developed with Fools Theory that matches Blood and Wine in scope with roughly 30 hours of content. The studio also confirmed The Witcher 4, centered on Ciri instead of Geralt, is targeting a 2028 release, though executives hedged on the timeline.
Samsung's latest foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold8, refines the design but still forces buyers to choose between competing priorities like thinness, durability, battery life and camera quality. Rather than solving foldables' core engineering tensions, it shifts which trade-offs users accept.
Microsoft has released PowerToys version 0.101.2362.0, introducing a new utility called Window Hopper that lets users cycle only through windows belonging to the currently active app using a configurable Alt+backtick shortcut. The update also brings a compact search-box mode for Command Palette, synced brightness controls across multiple displays via PowerDisplay, Windows-key activation for Shortcut Guide, a new DemoMirror feature for ZoomIt, and a ripple effect for Mouse Highlighter.
A hands-on review of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 finds that its new 4:3 aspect-ratio inner display finally reduces the black bars that plagued earlier foldables during widescreen video playback. However, the reviewer discovered they preferred using the device unfolded in portrait mode for reading and typing, only to find the inner selfie camera cutout repeatedly interferes with that experience.
Sony has officially unveiled the Xperia 10 VIII, a phone that shares almost all its hardware with the Xperia 10 VII, including the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chip, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, and the same dual-camera setup. The main changes are a 50% brighter OLED display, 30% louder speakers, and new color options, while microSD expansion up to 2TB remains a standout feature. The device is priced at €599 (about $698) and is set to launch in mid-to-late this year.
Apple introduced two new chips, the M6 and M5 Ultra, alongside refreshed Mac Mini and Mac Studio desktops built around them. Preorders are open now through Apple, with most configurations shipping September 22, 2026. The Mac Mini starts at $899 and the Mac Studio starts at $2,499, matching pricing tiers from prior generations while adding faster processors and better connectivity.
Apple has updated the Mac Studio lineup, moving both models back onto the same chip generation after last year's mismatched M4 Max and M3 Ultra split. The M5 Max version starts at $2,499 with 36GB of memory and 512GB storage, while the new M5 Ultra model begins at $5,499 with 96GB of memory and 1TB storage. Both ship September 22nd with macOS 27 Golden Gate, though a 512GB memory M5 Ultra configuration won't arrive until late October with pricing still unannounced.