Nvidia has unveiled the Groq 3 LPU and LPX rack system at GTC 2026, bringing its $20 billion Groq acquisition into the Vera Rubin platform to accelerate AI inference. But the move signals a shift away from the GPU-only era.
Tom Whitfield 
First-home buyers are scrambling to lock in property purchases before interest rate hikes erode their borrowing capacity. The RBA's expected rate rise threatens pre-approvals that expire in 90 days.
Tom Whitfield 
A free indie game is helping World of Warcraft raiders prepare for Midnight's raid encounters without the pressure of wiping their guild. Vellum: Raid Night Study Hall has earned perfect reviews since its March 9 release.
Tom Whitfield 
Mega Crit's roguelike sequel sold 3 million copies in its first week on Steam, drawing over 25 million player runs. A board game expansion is coming next.
Tom Whitfield 
Three in ten Australians admit they're losing up to $600 yearly on unused subscriptions. Efforts to simplify cancellation have stalled while subscription costs keep rising.
Tom Whitfield 
iFixit's teardown of Apple's new MacBook Neo reveals the company's most repairable laptop since 2012, with screwed-in batteries, modular keyboards, and accessible components—a departure from years of sealed-hardware design.
Tom Whitfield 
The FBI's Seattle Division is seeking victims of a coordinated malware attack through Steam games between May 2024 and January 2026.
Tom Whitfield 
With both starting at $599, Apple's new MacBook Neo and Mac Mini M4 appear to compete directly. In reality, they serve fundamentally different users with distinct trade-offs.
Tom Whitfield 
When Google and Accel reviewed over 4,000 pitches for their India-focused AI accelerator, they discovered 70% were superficial products built atop existing models. The five startups they picked suggest a market correction is underway.
Tom Whitfield 
The RBA faces competing pressures this week as it weighs stubborn inflation against an unprecedented geopolitical shock. Either way, Australian borrowers are bracing for impact.
Tom Whitfield 
Embark Studios has begun replacing some AI-generated voice lines in Arc Raiders with professional actors, reversing a contentious launch decision that sparked industry debate.
Tom Whitfield 
Researchers have found that employees impressed by vague corporate jargon struggle more with analytical thinking and workplace decision-making, creating a self-perpetuating cycle of organisational dysfunction.
Tom Whitfield 
After more than five decades at Queen Victoria Market, a family-run bakery known for its fresh croissants and gourmet pastries is shutting its doors for the last time.
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Randal Linden, who created one of gaming's most technically ambitious ports in 1995, is back to improve the notoriously flawed SNES version of Doom with help from Limited Run Games.
Tom Whitfield 
The cult multiplayer mod that started as a Halloween beta in 2004 has arrived on Steam with overhauled gameplay systems and full compatibility with modern Half-Life.
Tom Whitfield 
Donkey Kong Bananza developers acknowledge they cannot stop speedrunners from breaking the game in clever ways. At GDC 2026, they revealed they now design around sequence breaks instead of trying to prevent them.
Tom Whitfield 
At GDC 2026, Nintendo's developers explained how a programmer's experiment with a fist-wielding Goomba led to one of the year's most acclaimed platformers.
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Garry Newman says the game development industry benefits from AI but cautions against letting it erode human problem-solving ability, as his studio prepares its game-creation platform for launch.
Tom Whitfield 
The Performing Right Society claims Steam's distribution of games with music from its members requires a separate licence. The dispute highlights how digital rights frameworks are struggling to keep pace with technology.
Tom Whitfield 
Data from NewZoo shows players of Roblox and Minecraft shun photorealistic AAA titles, preferring social multiplayer experiences. For an industry betting billions on graphics, this is a problem.
Tom Whitfield