QtrendsAMD B650 expansion boards hit retail as hardware bundles offer steep discounts for PC builders. Summer Game Fest 2026 showcases new game trailers and deep dives, while wireless Dolby Atmos speaker systems emerge as a soundbar alternative. Astronomers measure a dormant black hole's mass and explore the theory that giant black holes could seed planets across the universe. Chinese tech firms push AI self-reliance: Huawei refines the DeepSeek model on Ascend chips and Zhongji Innolight surges on the stock benchmark. Anthropic co-founder warns that AI may soon advance without human input, calling for a global 'pause' option.
AMD's B650 expansion cards have started appearing in retail channels starting at $199. A bundled deal offers a 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, 750W power supply, and 240mm AIO cooler for $300, saving nearly $200 off separate purchases. A famously cheap $6,000 semi-truck gaming rig has also received a major upgrade, drawing attention in the PC building community.
Wireless Dolby Atmos home cinema speakers are poised to replace traditional soundbars in 2026, with experts arguing that cable-free setups no longer compromise on immersive audio quality. Meanwhile, the Summer Game Fest 2026 is underway in Los Angeles, featuring live coverage and new game announcements. The Future Game Show Summer Showcase is also set to stream, offering an extended look at titles like Exodus along with fresh trailers.
Scientists have measured the mass of a dormant black hole for the first time, marking a significant milestone in astrophysics. Two studies from Scientific American explore the possibility that a moon-sized primordial black hole could be drifting through the Milky Way, and suggest that giant black holes may be the universe's most prolific planet factories.
A Huawei-led team has post-trained DeepSeek's massive 1.6-trillion-parameter model using 1,000 Ascend 910C chips, marking a leap in China's AI self-reliance. While Chinese chipmakers have succeeded in supporting AI inference, they continue to struggle with the more complex task of training. Separately, Zhongji Innolight, a maker of optical modules, has vaulted to the top of China's stock benchmark thanks to surging demand from Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Huawei.
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told BBC's Newsnight that AI could soon reach a point where it develops without any human input, a scenario he says demands a global 'pause' mechanism. In a separate Guardian interview, Anthropic argued the world should have the option to halt frontier AI development. However, Scientific American notes that critics remain unconvinced by these warnings.