2024 To Be A Big Year For AMD In The AI Segment, Orders Expected From Microsoft & Others

President Joe Biden is directing the US government to take a sweeping approach to artificial intelligence regulation, his most significant action yet to rein in an emerging technology that has sparked both concern and acclaim. The lengthy executive order, released on Monday, sets new standards on security and privacy protections for AI, with far-reaching impacts on companies. Developers such as Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc.'s Google will be directed to put powerful AI models through safety tests and submit results to the government before their public release. 

The Meta Quest 3 launched on October 10, putting it several months ahead of the Apple Vision Pro, which is slated to arrive early next year but will only be available through an appointment system. Regardless of how it arrives for consumers and how difficult it will be to procure the ludicrously expensive AR headset, one analyst believes that Apple’s premium offering is up three years compared to what Meta has produced.

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Microsoft’s vision for the future of Windows is all about artificial intelligence (AI). Not long ago in New York City, I listened as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared, “It’s kind of like the '90s are back,” because of how exciting it was.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director, Naoki Hamaguchi, has confirmed in a recent interview that there's a "big surprise" planned for the original game's most iconic death scene. You know the one.

Watch out for falling Sephiroths before praying to the planet.

Industry reports have hinted that the "AI landscape" might shift towards AMD as the company has potentially received interest for its next-gen Instinct MI300X accelerators & FPGAs from the likes of Oracle and IBM.

Intel's APO (Application Optimization) feature for 14th Gen CPUs brings in significant performance gains in games that support it.

The Golden Joystick Awards has opened shortlists in three of its most major categories: Ultimate Game of the Year (UGOTY), Best Supporting Performer, and Best Lead Performer—and you can vote on them right now. If you're wondering why I'm telling you this, it's because the Golden Joystick awards are run by PC Gamer's parent company, Future.

has a fairly solid track list and creative visuals, but microtransactions and lack of any real innovation from the previous year hold it back from being a truly exciting entry in the series. The long-running Ubisoft franchise has been around since 2009, and over the years has definitely received upgrades over time to its visuals, UI, and overall user experience. This latest edition keeps most of the same features players have come to expect from the series, but there have been no big leaps forward this time around.

In September, Roblox, the popular social gaming platform, introduced in-experience subscriptions for developers. The idea was for developers to get a new revenue stream through this, and for Roblox to earn a platform fee. Of course, the subscribers would also get freebies and special items in their favorite experiences. Now, to really lure in the developers, Roblox has deployed a new offer, where it will only charge half the platform fee from developers who integrate subscriptions before December 15, 2023.

In a big win for India, another tech major, after Apple, has agreed to manufacture their top-end smartphones locally here. Google had recently launched its new Pixel 8 series globally and it has been announced that the phone will be manufactured in India soon. This year, the smartphone comes with various new features and camera upgrades. This was revealed today during the Google event in Pragati Maidan, Delhi. Google also indicated that it was investing in India's manufacturing sector by building a plant to produce their latest Pixel smartphones.