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Silksong reviews drop to mostly negative for Chinese players due to confusing translations

For most Hollow Knight: Silksong players, the combat is challenging and the boss fights are punishing. However, there's another layer of complexity for anyone playing the sequel in Simplified Chinese: the bizarre translations. On its Steam store page, Silksong currently sits at a "Mostly Positive" rating across reviews in all languages. Once you filter for the Simplified Chinese reviews, the Metroidvania-style game plummets to "Mostly Negative." There are plenty of complaints about Silksong bei

Computer chips, with a side of forever chemicals

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Samsung's new flagship Galaxy tablets are the iPad Pro for Android fans - but something's missing

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Broadcom stock jumps 9% on new $10 billion customer that analysts say is OpenAI

Analysts at Mizuho, Cantor Fitzgerald and KeyBanc all said they think AI startup OpenAI is the customer. The Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the partnership, that the two companies co-designed a chip that will hit the market next year. "One of these prospects released production orders to Broadcom, and we have accordingly characterized them as a qualified customer for XPUs," Tan said. He added that the order increased Broadcom's forecast for AI revenue next yea

Broadcom stock jumps 11% on new $10 billion customer that analysts say is OpenAI

Analysts at Mizuho, Cantor Fitzgerald and KeyBanc all said they think AI startup OpenAI is the customer. The Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the partnership, that the two companies co-designed a chip that will hit the market next year. "One of these prospects released production orders to Broadcom, and we have accordingly characterized them as a qualified customer for XPUs," Tan said. He added that the order increased Broadcom's forecast for AI revenue next yea

Finally, a MagSafe battery pack with a built-in kickstand that isn't a joke

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College students can get Microsoft Copilot free for a year - here's how

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A Quarter of Nvidia's Revenue Comes From a Single Giant Customer

In case you haven't heard, there might be a slight problem with the US economy: that it's being propped up by a tiny number of tech companies betting big on an AI revolution. Among the tech titans, no company is more important than the AI chip maker Nvidia. Often likened to a shovel seller during a goldrush, Nvidia's revenue has exploded in recent years, from $26.9 billion in 2023 to a heart stopping $130.5 billion in 2025. That unprecedented growth propelled Nvidia to become the first company

Broadcom stock jumps 15% on new $10 billion customer that analysts say is OpenAI

Broadcom shares soared 15% on Friday after the chipmaker said on its earnings call that it had secured a new $10 billion customer. Analysts quickly pointed to OpenAI. Following a better-than-expected earnings report late Thursday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan told analysts that a fourth large customer had put in orders for $10 billion in custom artificial intelligence chips, which the company calls XPUs. "One of these prospects released production orders to Broadcom, and we have accordingly character

Bose's new QuietComfort Ultra headphones give Sony and Apple a run for their money

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Own a Samsung smartwatch? This 30-second routine will keep your device running like new

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Disney’s ‘Lego Star Wars’ Show Just Made Darth Revan Canon…Kinda

Star Wars fans with knowledge of the old lore—whether from books, comics, or games—have long had to console themselves that seeing some of their favorite characters represented in mainstream media would likely never come to pass. But the upcoming Disney+ Lego Star Wars show is doing some of those stalwart fans a solid by reintroducing a much-loved, but overlooked character: Darth Revan. In the new trailer for Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past, we see a Sith Obi-Wan Kenobi

Buy OnePlus' latest flagship smartwatch for up to $80 off - act fast since this deal won't last

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Your car's USB port is seriously underutilized: 5 features you're not taking advantage of

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This 30-second fix made my Samsung Galaxy smartwatch run like new again - how it works

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Salesforce slump deepens as stock drops nearly 5% on weak guidance

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2025. A bad year just got worse for Salesforce . Following a disappointing revenue forecast in its quarterly earnings report late Wednesday, Salesforce's stock slumped nearly 5%, bringing its decline for 2025 to 27%. That's the worst performance in large-cap tech. Revenue increased 10% in the fiscal second quarter from a year earlier, cracking double-digit growth for the

Broadcom reports 63% jump in AI revenue as results beat estimates

Broadcom reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat expectations and provided robust guidance for the current quarter. The stock was little changed in extended trading. Here's how the chipmaker did versus LSEG consensus estimates: Earnings per share: $1.69, adjusted, versus $1.65 expected $1.69, adjusted, versus $1.65 expected Revenue: $15.96 billion versus $15.83 billion expected Broadcom said it expects $17.4 billion in fourth-quarter revenue, higher than the $17.02 billion expected

Is this the most promising Chromebook yet? This Acer has specs that almost rival my MacBook

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Roborock's new weed-killing robot mowers will save your back (and time)

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's takeaways Roborock has introduced its first robot lawnmowers. Three models will be available, each with a different purpose. The company hasn't revealed pricing or release date yet. Roborock is headed outdoors. The company best known for its robot vacuum cleaners (including the recent viral one with a mechanical arm that picks up small objects) has unveiled its first robot lawnmower. In an announcement today

Salesforce slump deepens as stock drops more than 5% on weak guidance

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2025. A bad year just got worse for Salesforce . Following a disappointing revenue forecast in its quarterly earnings report late Wednesday, Salesforce's stock slumped more than 5%, bringing its decline for 2025 to 27%. That's the worst performance in large-cap tech. Revenue increased 10% in the fiscal second quarter from a year earlier, cracking double-digit growth for t

Broadcom earnings primer: AI chip demand and growth are key

Broadcom is scheduled to report earnings for its fiscal third quarter after the close of regular trading on Thursday. Here's what analysts are expecting, according to a consensus from LSEG. Earnings per share: $1.65 $1.65 Revenue: $15.83 billion Broadcom, which develops custom chips for Google and other huge cloud companies and also makes networking gear needed to tie thousands of artificial intelligence chips together, is expected to report revenue growth of 21% from $13.07 billion a year a

Imagining the future of banking with agentic AI

Adapting to new and emerging technologies like agentic AI is essential for an organization’s survival, says Murli Buluswar, head of US personal banking analytics at Citi. “A company’s ability to adopt new technical capabilities and rearchitect how their firm operates is going to make the difference between the firms that succeed and those that get left behind,” says Buluswar. “Your people and your firm must recognize that how they go about their work is going to be meaningfully different.” The

Salesforce slump deepens as stock drops 7% on disappointing guidance

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2025. A bad year just got worse for Salesforce . Following a disappointing revenue forecast in its quarterly earnings report late Wednesday, Salesforce's stock slumped 8%, bringing its decline for 2025 to 28%. That's the worst performance in large-cap tech. Revenue increased 10% in the fiscal second quarter from a year earlier, cracking double-digit growth for the first t

Ecovacs' new robot vacuum never runs out of power - and that's not even the best part

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Save $50 on the OnePlus Pad 3 and get a free stylus pen - here's the deal

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Samsung just launched new flagship Galaxy tablets - and quietly removed this model

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Roborock’s Curv 2 Pro can drop its mop pads to keep your carpets dry

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Roborock is launching an updated Qrevo Curv robot vacuum that offers an impressive 25,000 Pa of suction power — topping the 18,500 Pa available with last year’s model. That’s not all that’s new with the Qrevo Curv 2 Pro, either, as the newly announced robovac co

Figma's stock plunges after company's first earnings report since IPO

Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, center, appears on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on July 31, 2025. Figma Inc. shares surged as much as 229% after the design software maker and some of its shareholders raised $1.2 billion in an IPO, with the trading valuing the company far above the $20 billion mark it would have reached in a now-scrapped merger with Adobe Inc. Figma shares plunged 13% in extended trading on Wednesday after the design software company reported re

Salesforce issues weak revenue guidance even as earnings beat estimates

Marc Benioff, co-founder and CEO of Salesforce, sits for an interview in San Francisco on April 25, 2025. Salesforce issued disappointing guidance on Wednesday, even as earnings and revenue topped estimates for the fiscal second quarter. The stock dropped 4% in extended trading. Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $2.91 adjusted vs. $2.78 expected $2.91 adjusted vs. $2.78 expected Revenue: $10.24 billion vs. $10.14 billion expected Revenue incre

5 simple tricks I use to extend my iPhone battery life when traveling

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