Enlarge / 2020 MacBook Air. (credit: Apple ) Nvidia’s GeForce Now , like Google Stadia , lets you stream PC games to your computer, even if it’s not powerful enough to run the titles natively. Nvidia’s data centers stream content from the cloud, which means you can do high-level gaming on machines like thin-and-light Windows […]
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Lina Khan targets low-hanging fruit for first big antitrust move
The new Federal Trade Commission chair picks a safe case for the start of her anti-merger efforts. Read More
FTC sues Nvidia to preserve Arm’s status as “Switzerland” of semiconductors
Enlarge (credit: Arm) The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm, the semiconductor design firm, saying that the blockbuster deal would unfairly stifle competition. “The FTC is suing to block the largest semiconductor chip merger in history to prevent a chip conglomerate from stifling the innovation pipeline for next-generation technologies, ” […]
Stocks and crypto flatline ahead of today’s decisive jobs report
The nonfarm payrolls report comes out at 8:30 a.m. ET. Read More
Nvidia acquisition of Arm now under scrutiny by FTC
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The US has raised potential objections to Nvidia’s controversial acquisition of the UK chip design company Arm from SoftBank, adding a fresh hurdle to a deal that has already stirred up serious opposition on the other side of the Atlantic. News that American regulators shared European concerns came a day after […]
Tech heavyweights lead U.S. futures higher—crypto, too, rebounds
U.S. futures point to a solid open on Thursday. Read More
UK announces national security probe of Nvidia’s $54 billion Arm deal
Enlarge (credit: VGG | Getty Images) The British government has launched an in-depth investigation into Nvidia’s takeover of the UK-based technology company Arm on national security grounds, throwing another hurdle in the path of the $54 billion deal. Digital and culture secretary Nadine Dorries has ordered a phase 2 investigation into the transaction on public […]
Asus takes it back to 2019 with new GTX 1650 OLED laptop
Enlarge (credit: Asus ) Asus’ latest machines aimed at creators offer the latest and not-so-latest Nvidia mobile graphics. Armed with newer tech, like an OLED panel with up to a 90 Hz refresh rate and 11th-gen Intel and AMD Ryzen 5000-series mobile CPUs, the Asus Vivobook Pro 14 plus 15 OLED laptops announced today also have […]
God of War’s 2018 reboot arrives on PC in January 2022
This gallery consists of shots taken from today’s PC reveal trailer. They all seem to better resemble live gameplay than the sweetened images on the PlayStation blog. [credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment ] Sony’s bullish-if-slow attitude toward launching its biggest PlayStation exclusives on Windows PCs will continue in January 2022 with a release that pretty much […]
RX 6600 GPU review: Not likely to jolt AMD’s paltry Steam survey numbers
A variety of RX 6600 models as made by various GPU manufacturers, since AMD isn’t making a “reference” model this time around. This is the model Ars received for review purposes from Sapphire. [credit: AMD ] AMD’s latest lower-end graphics card, the RX 6600, is its sixth RDNA 2 offering in the past 12 months—a fact […]