Author: Trent Meikle

OpenAI’s own chips OpenAI, the company best known for its ChatGPT LLM, is reportedly considering stepping into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) chip production, according to Reuters, which has sources close to the matter. It’s even gone as far as considering a potential acquisition that’ll make that reality a little more attainable. These discussions have supposedly been on the table since last year at least, though OpenAI hasn’t taken the plunge just yet. If the reports are true, CEO Sam Altman has made acquiring more chips a top priority within the company, having previously blamed the lack of GPU…

Steam Deck 1.5 In a world filled with Steam Decks, ROG Allys, and Logitech G Clouds, it’s only a matter of time before one of those handhelds gets a 2 affixed to their name. It looks like Valve, which kicked off the mini-PC hype back in 2022, will be the first to mark the occasion sometime in 2025 according to Steam Deck developer Pierre-Loup Griffais. That doesn’t mean we won’t be seeing a refreshed Steam Deck before then. This is apparently the plan at Valve HQ. The first hint of a new Steam Deck came when a mystery device by…

No more headlines on X When it comes to Elon Musk’s X, the last thing we care about is aesthetics. We’re there to keep tabs on his daily shitposts and let our audience know when we publish articles (which you can follow here) – that’s about it. In a move that nobody asked for, Musk has removed headlines and snippets from links posted to the platform, following through on a promise he made back in August. The idea, apparently, is to make the platform’s home page look a little cleaner and potentially lessen some instances of clickbait, forcing articles to…

Having just recently spent months in the company of the Honor 90, we’re open to pretty much anything the Chinese brand throws South Africa’s way – especially when the devices they’re pushing cost less than R3,500. That’s the deal Honor is promising with its latest two devices, the X6a and X5 Plus – budget devices that’ll set you back R3,300 and R2,700 respectively. Code of Honor A good price isn’t all that’s important in a smartphone. It’s got to be capable of the basics: making phone calls, receiving messages and, most importantly, booting up Clash of Clans. Fortunately, Honor’s chosen…

Spotify’s R5 increase Huh, would you look at that? Spotify’s wrangled its way into yet another Light Start. This time, it’s not here to brag about some new AI-enabled feature. It’s actually begun notifying South African subscribers that the price of its service will increase come November. The hike will see the price of the streamer’s Premium Individual plan go from R60/m up to R65/m – still beating out Apple Music’s service in terms of pricing. “We’re increasing the price of Premium… so that we can continue to invest in and innovate on our product offerings and features, and bring…

If you always thought Chromebooks were lacking a certain oomph, you’re not alone. Discerning whether they’re good for you (or your kid) has never been easy, though Google’s recent introduction of a ‘Chromebook Plus’ certification should make the process a little simpler. A Chromebook is only eligible for the ‘Plus’ moniker if it meets Google’s minimum device requirements, with those devices getting a bigger boost in the form of exclusive software and AI features from Google itself. To enter the Chromebook Plus Hall of Fame, devices must have: An Intel Core (i3 and up) or AMD Ryzen 7,000 processor An…

If you’re a Netflix subscriber, we’ve got some bad news. You might want to sit down for this. Netflix has officially mailed out its last DVD might be hiking prices. Again. That’s not coming from the horse’s mouth directly but was initially reported on by The Wall Street Journal (via Reuters), which apparently has sources familiar with the matter. Time to pay the streamer? There’s no reason to panic just yet. It’s not clear whether South Africa is in the streamer’s crosshairs for the moment, though it is reportedly targeting “several markets globally,” and will likely kick things off in…

Fighting games are weird. Not only is the market inundated by the same three companies every four years or so, but it’s a genre that’s expected to redefine what it means to be a fighting game just as often. All while maintaining the same core gameplay loop and basic mechanics that stretch as far back as the series’ first game, which hit arcades more than thirty years ago. It’s no easy feat. It begs the question; how does NetherRealm keep the Mortal Kombat series fresh while featuring the same faces, and that “Get over here!” line we’ve been hearing since…

If you thought September’s official petrol and diesel prices were pushing your wallet to its limit, we invite you to avert your eyes from October’s official fuel price changes. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy just published the month’s official fuel price changes and… they’re not pretty. Diesel drivers might be walking instead Diesel drivers are, once again, taking the brunt of the increase, with a nearly R2 increment set to hit the country’s pumps. The Department cites the country’s continually depreciating Rand against the US Dollar for the major increase, though it also made note of a 30c…

Move over iOS 17, Android 14 is coming After teasing us all year through a number of Android 14 betas that permeated the internet, it appears that a stable version of Google’s next big update might be dropping alongside the search giant’s Pixel 8 release tomorrow, 4 October. That’s according to Telus – a Canadian carrier (via SamMobile), which announced on its website that Android U (14) would hit all Pixel phones from tomorrow, 4 October, before delisting the information entirely a few days later. It’s worth absorbing this information with a pinch of salt, though the announcement’s removal does seem…