SURVEY TOPRTX 5070 overtakes RTX 3060 as Steam's most popular GPU
Nvidia's midrange card claims the top spot with a 6.15% share, while AMD and Intel cards see no growth.
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Friday, 2 October 2026
SURVEY TOPCLUSTER READYGigabyte Launches 64GB AI TOP ATOM Desktop System
Gigabyte expands its AI TOP ATOM lineup with a 64GB unified memory option, based on the NVIDIA DGX Spark platform, available from October 23.
AUDIO MIXERNacon's PS5 controller mixes phone and console audio
Nacon's new Revolution 5 Unlimited controller lets you listen to music and game audio at the same time.
LOGS UNIFIEDCloudflare unifies observability platform with eight updates
Cloudflare is consolidating logs, traces and analytics into a single platform and introducing a new volume-based pricing model starting December 2026.
BROWSING POWERCloudflare adds web search API to AI Gateway
Cloudflare's AI Gateway now lets agents browse the live web via Ceramic.ai, Exa and Linkup, with strict crawler rules and Zero Data Retention options.
8X FASTER TOKENSNVIDIA Blackwell GPUs Speed Up OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast model is now available via the API, running on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and offering up to 8x faster token generation.
LAWSUIT DISMISSEDJudge tosses Google AI search antitrust suits
A federal judge rules that publishers' expectations of traffic do not constitute an illegal agreement with Google.
AUDIO DESCRIPTIONSGoogle adds Guided Vision to Gemini Live for real-time camera help
Google is rolling out Guided Vision in Gemini Live to offer real-time audio descriptions of what the camera sees on compatible Android devices.
FIRMWARE FIXSapphire RX 7000 GPUs Get vBIOS Security Patch
Sapphire has released a firmware update for its Radeon RX 7000 series cards to address a security issue.
RTX MEGALIGHTSGears of War: E-Day PC graphics performance tested
Gears of War: E-Day is rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 and uses Nvidia’s RTX MegaLights and Mega Geometry, but older Radeon cards struggle with upscaling.
BUDGET BEATAI beats Stratego champion on a budget
A new AI called Ataraxos defeats a top human player using only 16 GPUs and a few thousand dollars.
WORKFLOWOpenAI explores 'eternal complement' AI role
OpenAI suggests advanced AI may be most valuable for routine work behind breakthrough ideas.
RL TUNINGCloudflare launches open-source Clef decision models
Cloudflare has released two open-source decision models, Clef and Clef-flash, alongside a reinforcement learning platform for fine-tuning them.
DEFEND CRITICAL INFRACISA Launches Cybersecurity Awareness Month With New 'Next 250' Theme
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has kicked off its annual awareness campaign with a focus on securing the nation's critical infrastructure against rising threats.
CPU SCALINGGears of War E-Day is an uncharacteristically CPU-heavy Unreal Engine 5 game
Benchmarking reveals Gears of War E-Day pins CPU utilisation at 80-90% and shows strong scaling between processors, unlike most other Unreal Engine 5 titles.
NO EGRESS COSTSCloudflare Basin open data platform launches with zero egress fees
Cloudflare has renamed its data platform to Basin and made it generally available, offering a serverless analytics stack built on Apache Iceberg and R2 storage with zero egress charges.
POWERING SEARCHCloudflare AI Search becomes generally available
Cloudflare has launched its AI Search service, adding multimodal support and a clear billing model ahead of November 1.
EU MODELSCloudflare adds EuroLLM and Apertus to Workers AI
Cloudflare is rolling out two European open models to its Workers AI platform, expanding options for developers and public services.
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Thursday, 1 October 2026
RESTORES DLSSWitcher 3 Remastered patch fixes DLSS and lighting
CD Projekt Red releases a new update for The Witcher 3 Remastered that restores DLSS support on PC and improves lighting across all platforms.
UNOFFICIAL PLAYHalo: Combat Evolved Browser Port Adds Split-Screen Co-Op
A free, unofficial browser port of the original Halo campaign is now playable, though performance varies by platform.
NEXT ADVENTUREUncharted 5 Rumoured in Development at Naughty Dog
A new entry in the Uncharted series is reportedly in early development, with Shaun Escayag attached as director and Nathan Drake potentially returning.
ARM POWEREDASUS ProArt 16 Laptop Launches October 8 With RTX Spark N1X
ASUS will launch the ProArt P16 creator laptop on October 8, featuring a 120 Hz UDH+ display and NVIDIA's RTX Spark N1X Arm SoC.
MOBILE PLAYFootball Manager 27 launches November 10 across platforms
Football Manager 27 arrives on PC, consoles and mobile on November 10, with a new interface and deeper data features.
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