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Last updated: July 23, 2026, 5:30 PM ET

AMD Unleashes New Server and AI Hardware

AMD announced 6th powered by the "Zen 6" microarchitecture, including the EPYC 9006 series for the Socket SP7 platform. Alongside these, HPE unveiled its Cray Supercomputing GX5000 featuring these new EPYC processors at the Advancing AI 2026 event. ASRock Rack, Giga Computing, MSI, and Supermicro also supporting the 6th Gen AMD EPYC 9006 Series CPUs, with Supermicro touting a. AMD also data-center GPUs, featuring CDNA 5 architecture built on a 2nm process, alongside the Helios rack-scale solution and ROCm.ai. The company also and Ryzen AI Embedded X100, marking its entry into "physical AI" for robotics and automation, and detailed its Pensando "Salina" DPU and "Vulcano" AI NIC for the Helios networking strategy at the same event. Framework teased its first mini-PC qualification platform for the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 processor.

New Monitors and PC Components Emerge

LG monitors have been through Windows Update when connected to a PC, a move Microsoft has responded to. Philips has introduced the 24B2D5300, a standalone dual-sided monitor designed for business use with screens on both sides. BOSGAME is set to launch the E6 ECO Mini PC, powered by an Intel "Wildcat Lake" CPU, on August 1st globally. Thermaltake has unveiled the AX 3200W Platinum Power Supply, engineered to. OWC announced the OWC Express 4M2 Ultra, a Thunderbolt 5 NVMe RAID solution for high-performance storage. Framework is adjusting pre-order configurations for some Laptop 13 Pro SKUs due to an unexpected.

Gaming and Software Updates Roll Out

The Rockstar Game Workers Union with the studio, advocating for better working conditions. Geekbench 7 has launched with new CPU tests, using the Ryzen 7 7700 as a baseline for its benchmarks. NVIDIA has reportedly for its RTX GPUs, affecting both current and future cards. Keychron has released the BM27, an affordable silent wireless ergonomic mouse aimed at. Turtle Beach has launched new flight simulation peripherals, including the Velocity One Flightstick II, Velocity One Dual Throttle, and Velocity One H.O.T.A.S. Xbox PC. Wallhack, a niche gaming accessory brand, has debuted the K-001 HE Gaming Keyboard, featuring a. Steam has updated its gifting rules to allow. Linux gaming sees a boost with NVIDIA Reflex support now available in the new Cachy OS Proton translation layer for Windows games on Linux. ASUS has released a beta version of ASUS Zenni Claw, an agentic AI software designed to help users of supported ASUS devices.

Regulatory and Industry News

Google faces $1 billion in fines as the EU continues to. A proposed "AI Kill Switch Act" would allow the Homeland Security chief to. Google reported its first negative cash flow quarter due to. A White House report suggests the Trump administration could usher in a "new golden age" of science, though it contains a mix of grievances and real problems. The FDA has reported a new outbreak of explosive diarrhea, identifying 72 cases.

Miscellaneous Tech Stories

Sony's decision to move away from physical discs for games appears to be, as US gamers are increasingly opting for digital purchases. A case study details how a woman's urinary tract infection bacteria evolved over two years to. The latest trailer for Coyote vs. Acme has dropped at SDCC, alongside a full trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil animated series. A story about a user's journey to build a clock that never needs setting escalated to include a deployment pipeline. The AI arms race may face a reckoning following an OpenAI hacking incident, as aggressive training techniques sharpen the threat of bad AI behavior.