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June 2, 2024, 1:55 PM

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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Nvidia said newly announced RTX AI PC laptops from Asus and MSI will have up to GeForce RTX 4070 GPUs and “systems-on-a-chip with Windows 11 AI PC capabilities”  —  Nvidia and AMD are gearing up to launch gaming laptops that include the AI Copilot Plus features that Microsoft just announced for Qualcomm-powered laptops.
Bloomberg:
Nvidia plans to upgrade its AI accelerators annually, and announces a Blackwell Ultra chip for 2025 and a next-gen Rubin AI platform for 2026 that will use HBM4  —  - CEO Jensen Huang reveals plans for annual upgrade cycle  — Company details plans for Blackwell Ultra and subsequent chips
Tom Warren / The Verge:
In a demo, Nvidia shows its G-Assist AI chatbot that could guide users through PC games based on voice queries, configure optimal settings, and more  —  When Nvidia first announced G-Assist it was an April Fools' prank in 2017 that joked about an AI assistant being able to help you play …
Politico:
Donald Trump joins TikTok, which he tried to ban during his presidency; a TikTok official claims the app has a 2:1 ratio of pro-Trump versus pro-Biden content  —  Trump's joining of TikTok is a major win for the embattled app that's fighting for its existence in Washington.
Emilia David / The Verge:
AI search engine Perplexity launches Pages, which will research and create a customizable webpage based on user prompts, aimed at educators, researchers, others  —  AI search platform Perplexity is launching a new feature called Pages that will generate a customizable webpage based on user prompts.
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
A look at the $799 ROG Ally X, shipping July 22: 24GB RAM, 80 watt-hour battery that doesn't feel heavy, better and lighter joysticks, and more  —  $799 for twice the battery, twice the storage, and loads of small improvements. … When Valve introduced the Steam Deck OLED, I called it “everything the original should have been.”
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Filing: Ticketmaster confirms “unauthorized activity within a third-party cloud database”, after a hacking group advertised alleged data of 560M users for sale  —  Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, confirmed it found “unauthorized activity” within a cloud database …
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