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A gorgeous 240Hz OLED display, AMD AI CPU, and RTX-40 GPU all work together to make an excellent gaming laptop

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In the earlier part of the year, I completed a review on the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605, praising its Intel Core Ultra AI processor. Recently, ASUS has unveiled an AMD Ryzen AI 9HX variant of this very same laptop, maintaining the original name but appending a GA605 model number. Since then, I’ve been eager to compare the two models, so for the past fortnight, I’ve been immersed in gaming sessions, running different benchmark tests, and using it for work purposes.

OpenAI ‘pleads’ for exclusive funding, raises $6.6 billion, leaving Elon Musk’s xAI and other AI firms to fend for themselves

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In a recent fundraising round, OpenAI garnered $6.6 billion from Microsoft, NVIDIA, and other significant investors. However, this investment seems to come with certain conditions. Surprisingly, it’s not the investors who are imposing these restrictions, but rather OpenAI itself. The company has requested that its investors avoid investing in competing firms like Anthropic and Elon Musk’s xAI. I use quotation marks around “request” because, according to the Financial Times, OpenAI made it clear that this funding agreement includes an exclusivity clause.

“We’re working to prove that we cannot be broken.” STALKER 2 devs tell their story of resilience creating the Xbox, PC sequel amid Russia’s Ukraine invasion in new ‘War Game’ documentary film.

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Two weeks after unveiling a sneak peek in mid-September, GSC Game World, creators and distributors of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, have recently made available on their official YouTube channel a full-length documentary called “War Game: The Creation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2”. You can view it here by clicking the video below or by using this link to access its webpage directly.

Xbox leads Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond share pics from their Japanese game dev charm offensive at the Tokyo Game Show

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After wrapping up at Tokyo Game Show 2024, I visited several partners and it was fantastic to converse with the heads of Japanese publishers, gaining their insights and advice. This trip was as inspiring as ever. That’s what Xbox CEO Phil Spencer shared on Threads earlier this week, rounding off Microsoft’s substantial presence at the show.

It’s time for Insiders to update Windows 11 if they want to try the latest clock app and version of the Microsoft Store

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Microsoft is currently allowing some new features and updates to be tested among members of its Canary Channel Insiders. Most recently, they released Windows 11 Build 22718 for testing, and they’ve also distributed an upgraded version of the Microsoft Store to Insiders in both the Dev and Canary channels. Members in the Canary Channel can install this build using Windows Update, or alternatively, they can use the ISO for Build 27718.