Monarch Tractor faces a lawsuit from an Idaho dealership claiming its autonomous tractors don’t work as promised. The dealer paid over $773,000 for equipment it says is defective and can’t operate autonomously. This comes as Monarch struggles with layoffs and pivots from manufacturing to software.
Groq has launched its first Asia-Pacific deployment in an Equinix data center in Sydney, Australia. The move provides reduced latency access for the company’s two million users, about half of whom are based in the region.
Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine desktop promises console-like PC gaming under your TV, but the future is already here for tinkerers. After wrestling with Windows and community Linux builds, I finally got official SteamOS running on custom hardware. The result is essentially a more powerful Steam Deck
Apple’s high-end Mac Pro desktop appears to be in limbo according to new reports. The company has reportedly canceled plans for an M4 Ultra chip and won’t refresh the Mac Pro until 2026 at the earliest. Instead, Apple is shifting focus to the Mac Studio as its professional desktop workhorse.
AMD’s next-gen graphics software called FSR Redstone is making its debut in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. The first feature to launch is Machine Learning Ray Generation, which uses AI to enhance ray tracing performance. However, it’s currently limited to the newest Radeon RX 9000 series cards.
Google has updated its Play Store to prominently feature apps designed for Samsung’s upcoming XR headset. The move appears to be live globally and could significantly boost visibility for the emerging platform.
Mainline Linux kernel patches are now available for the $19.9 VisionFive 2 Lite RISC-V board. This represents a major step forward for affordable, open-source hardware development. The patches bring this budget RISC-V platform closer to full upstream support.
Samsung is launching its ambitious Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone on December 5 with a starting price of $3,000. The device transforms from a 6.5-inch phone to a 10-inch tablet and will have extremely limited initial availability. This appears to be more about technological demonstration than sales vol
Valve’s new Steam Frame VR headset features clever foveated streaming technology that tracks your eyes to deliver high-resolution graphics only where you’re looking. The wireless headset can stream from your PC or run games locally using a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip with 16GB RAM. Pricing hasn’t been a
Vivo has officially confirmed the X300 and X300 Pro smartphones are heading to India. The devices may arrive in the first week of December, bringing premium camera features to the competitive market. A separate Photographer Kit with telephoto extender will also be available.
