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Intel's Arc graphics division is facing a difficult moment. More than four years after its debut, Team Blue's GPU ambitions are showing real strain, struggling to carve out meaningful ground against Nvidia and AMD despite early promise on price-to-performance in budget gaming.
Turning to the cryptocurrency world, Michael Saylor is pushing back hard against venture capitalist Jason Calacanis, who compared Bitcoin to the compact disc in the age of streaming. Saylor's response was characteristically defiant, declaring the orange tie stays, signaling he has no intention of softening his long-held conviction in Bitcoin's staying power.
And over at Tom's Hardware, it's been a busy week. Valve's Steam Frame VR headset landed with a full review, artificial intelligence model coverage is heating up, and perhaps most consequentially for PC builders, the DRAM crisis is reportedly deepening, which could mean tighter supply and higher memory prices ahead for consumers.
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