China’s smartphone market, the world’s largest, could be at an inflection point not seen since the initial smartphone boom. In recent quarters, the market has shown signs of recovery, with local brands benefiting from a surge in premium offerings as more Chinese consumers are willing to spend on new smartphones. The dynamics are changing not…

I know it sounds off, but after spending some time getting back into gaming thanks to the RTX 5090, and then looking at some of the technical details on the RTX 5090, I’ve been sold on Nvidia’s vision of neural rendering and AI-accelerated rendering. Frankly, I think it’s the only way going forward. Let’s face…

What’s Important: DLSS 4 introduces Multi Frame Generation, exclusive to RTX 50 Series GPUs, increasing frame rates up to 8x. A new transformer-based AI model replaces the convolutional neural network, improving stability, motion clarity, and reducing ghosting. Enhanced Ray Reconstruction is compatible with all RTX GPUs, improving ray-traced lighting and reflection quality. Broad game and…

Recent first-party benchmarking data provides crucial insight into the cost-performance dynamics between custom ASICs and GPUs across both training and inference workloads. The data reveals a nuanced competitive landscape where ASICs demonstrate meaningful cost-performance advantages, particularly in inference scenarios, though the implications for market share are more complex than raw performance metrics might suggest. Cost-Performance…

Key Points Tesla AI FSD v13 Update Highlights: Tesla has shipped its latest version to 50,000 customers, enhancing highway autonomy significantly. Version 13 (v13) Upgrade: v13 introduces major scaling and architecture improvements, including 3x model scaling, audio inputs for emergency vehicles, and a redesigned control system for smoother driving. Silicon Performance: AI4/HW4 silicon achieves 1.3…

Key Takeaways: Intel is back(!) with a really good, really efficient core design. Intel’s tiled SoC with TSMC N3B compute tile and N6 I/O tile works really well We’re at a point where performance and efficiency among all major PC silicon providers is more or less equal, moving the differentiation from silicon to actual device…