AMD Radeon RX 970 & 970 XT: Will AMD Finally Do Right by Gamers?
AMD is set to officially unveil its Radeon RX 970 & 970 XT this Friday—no more delays (they pinky promise this time).
Pricing Leaks:
- RX 970 → $650
- RX 970 XT → $700
While this slightly undercuts NVIDIA’s RTX 5700 Ti by $50, the real question is availability—finding an NVIDIA GPU at MSRP is a joke at this point.
AMD’s Strategy: Give Gamers a Better Deal?
Leaked AMD slides suggest that most gamers buy GPUs under $700, lending credibility to these price points.
- Choosing Team Red might be the only way to avoid rewarding NVIDIA for reserving its best chips for AI while giving gamers leftovers.
- NVIDIA also admitted that 0.5% of RTX 50 series GPUs were manufactured with fewer rendering units than advertised—but don’t worry, they promise to fix it by March.
Let’s see if AMD can finally deliver a solid mid-range option.
Framework Announces Modular Mini PC & Student Laptop
Framework’s First Desktop PC: A Modular Mini PC
Framework, the modular laptop pioneer, is stepping into the desktop world with a 4.2L Mini PC featuring:
✅ AMD Ryzen Max 300 APUs
✅ Swappable PC components
✅ Two front I/O expansion card slots
Note: RAM is soldered, but everything else is modular.
Framework Laptop 12: Student-Focused Convertible
A new 12.2-inch touchscreen laptop with:
- 4 expansion card slots
- Intel 13th Gen i3/i5 processors
- Stylus support
Not the most powerful setup, but great for students.
Right to Repair Movement Gains Momentum
With Wisconsin introducing a right-to-repair bill, all 50 U.S. states have now addressed repairability laws—with varying success.
Amazon’s AI-Powered Alexa Plus: Smarter, But Not Cheaper
Amazon is rolling out Alexa Plus, an AI-powered upgrade featuring:
- LLMs from Anthropic & Amazon
- Smarter assistance, like jumping to specific movie scenes
- Personal recommendations (yes, even on haircuts)
💰 Price:
- $20/month
- Free for Prime members
Expect more AI-driven home automation, but whether it’s worth $20/month is up for debate.
Anthropic’s AI Gets Better—And Plays Pokémon Red
Anthropic released Claude 3.7 Sonnet & Claude Code, which:
✅ Outperforms previous models in benchmarks
✅ Can handle “edgier” prompts
✅ Streamed itself winning a Pokémon Red battle on Twitch
Are AI systems playing Pokémon the new AGI benchmark? Next step: Wake up Snorlax.
Meanwhile, xAI’s Grok 3 AI now offers:
- Uncensored “sexy and unhinged” voice mode 😳
- But also, Elon Musk censored Grok in other ways—blocking sources that criticize him or Donald Trump.
Because, you know, free speech absolutism—except when it’s inconvenient.
Nothing Phone 3A Pro: A Love-It-Or-Hate-It Design
Nothing unveiled its Phone 3A Pro, and the design is, well…divisive.
- Some call it futuristic, others call it one of the ugliest Android phones ever.
- If you liked the old camera bar design, the 3A non-Pro version will keep it.
Nothing’s pushing design boundaries, but not everyone is on board.
ASRock’s AM5 Motherboard Update: Is It Hiding CPU Burn Issues?
ASRock released a BIOS update for AM5 motherboards following reports of:
❌ Boot failures
❌ Possible burn damage on Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs
ASRock claims CPUs “shouldn’t” be burned, despite clear photos of charred chips. Hmm… nothing suspicious here.
Google’s “Results About You” Page: Helpful or a Trap?
Google now lets you:
🔍 Search for personal information leaks
🛑 Request removal from search results
But… should we trust Google with our private data? 🤔
Meanwhile, Google’s AI summaries are killing web traffic, prompting Chegg to sue for unfair content scraping after losing 90% of its value.
Kung-Fu Robots: Is This a Joke?
Chinese robotics company Unitree is teaching robots Kung-Fu—and no, it’s not a joke.
- Unlike The Matrix, they download martial arts skills in a terrifyingly real way.
- Expect future combat robots to say, “I know Kung-Fu.”
You know what? Let’s not train robots in hand-to-hand combat. Just a thought.
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