Steam Hits New High: Over 39 Million Concurrent Users Online
December 9, 2024 – Steam, the PC gaming platform owned by Valve, has set a new record with over 39 million concurrent online users, peaking at 39,205,447 today. This figure represents an increase of 839,815 users compared to the 38 million users recorded three months ago. In the past 24 hours, the most popular game…
NVIDIA CEO: Blackwell Demand ‘Truly Astonishing’
February 27, 2025 – NVIDIA today released its financial report, anticipating a significant surge in its first-quarter revenue, further highlighting the robust demand for AI chips. Additionally, the company revealed that the order volume for its new Blackwell semiconductors has been “amazing.” However, NVIDIA’s prediction for the gross margin in the current quarter is slightly…
Apple Blocks $7 Billion in Potential Fraud on App Store Over Four Years
May 15, 2024 – Apple today issued a press release revealing that over the past four years, its App Store has successfully thwarted more than 7billioninpotentialfraudulenttransactions,withover1.8 billion worth of attempted frauds prevented in 2023 alone. Between 2020 and 2023, Apple blocked over 14 million stolen credit cards and disallowed further transactions on more than 3.3…
Google’s Gemini Embedding Overtakes Mistral and Qwen, Claims MTEB’s Top Spot
March 10, 2025 – Google has announced the launch of Gemini Embedding, a cutting-edge AI-based text processing model that has been integrated into the Gemini API. According to the company’s blog post, this model has emerged as the top performer in the Massive Text Embedding Benchmark (MTEB), surpassing competitors such as Mistral, Cohere, and Qwen….
Billionaire Elon Musk Commits $100 Million to STEM-Centric School in Texas
December 14, 2023 – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, as reported by Bloomberg and The Austin American-Statesman, has relocated to the state of Texas in recent years and has ambitious plans to establish a university in Austin through his charitable organization, “The Foundation.” According to tax documents filed by “The Foundation,” Musk has made a substantial…
Microsoft’s Big Leap: MAI-Voice-1 Delivers Seconds-Level Audio, MAI-1-preview Targets Copilot Text
August 29, 2025 – On Thursday, Microsoft’s AI division made a significant splash by unveiling its first two in – house developed AI models: the MAI – Voice – 1 speech model and the MAI – 1 – preview general – purpose model. The new MAI – Voice – 1 speech model boasts impressive capabilities….
Microsoft’s Massive 15,000-Employee Layoff: Nadella Admits “Deep Remorse”
August 7, 2025 – According to a report from Tech4gamers on the 6th, Microsoft has laid off a total of 15,000 employees this year, a move that has drawn widespread criticism. Some loyal users have even gone as far as to boycott Xbox in response. It’s said that Microsoft’s main motivation behind this decision is…
Nvidia Reports $44.062B Revenue in Q1 FY2026, Net Profit Up 26% Year-Over-Year
May 29 2025 – Nvidia Corporation unveiled its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 today, revealing substantial growth across key metrics despite some fluctuations in profitability. The semiconductor giant reported total revenue of 44.062billionforthequarter,markingarobust6918.775 billion, reflecting a 26% annual growth but a 15% quarterly decline. Breaking down the performance by business…
Reassessing the AI Threat: Yann LeCun of Meta on AI’s Inferior Intelligence to Dogs
June 16, 2023 – Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a topic of great interest and speculation in recent years. As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, there are ongoing debates regarding the potential impact of AI on society. At a recent Viva Tech conference in Paris, Yann LeCun, the Chief AI Scientist of…
2030 Vision: Accelerating the Shift to Electric Vehicles and Indigenous Battery Manufacturing in the United States
November 20, 2023 – The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have collectively infused billions of dollars into the U.S. electric vehicle industry, incentivizing localized battery production and charging infrastructure projects. The IRA offers incentives such as a maximum $7,500 tax credit for each new energy-efficient vehicle. Recently, the United…