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GeForce NOW Shakes Up August With 26 New Games

NVIDIA has expanded its GeForce NOW cloud gaming catalog with 26 additions for the month of August. At QuakeCon, the service demonstrated cloud streaming driven by GeForce RTX 5080 hardware, supporting outputs up to 5K resolution at 120 frames per second on ultrawide monitors and handheld devices.

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CPUs are having a moment: Inside Arm’s hyperscale surge

Major cloud providers are accelerating the deployment of custom Arm-based processors across hyperscale data centers. Microsoft is rolling out its Cobalt 200 chips globally, while Amazon Web Services continues expanding its Graviton lineup with Graviton5 to handle agentic computing and infrastructure orchestration alongside AI accelerators.

“Graviton5 powered M9g instances deliver up to 25% better compute performance than Graviton4-based M8g instances and up to 35% faster machine learning inference.” — Arm

AMD Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

AMD has published its financial results for the second quarter of 2026. The report covers revenue, earnings, and other key financial metrics for the period.

NVIDIA Joins NSF State and Regional AI Hubs Program to Expand AI Research and Education Across the US

NVIDIA announced its participation in the U.S. National Science Foundation's State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program, which aims to broaden access to advanced computing and AI resources for research and education. The initiative builds on prior collaborations, such as NVIDIA's partnership with the University of Florida, and will support regional consortia in developing shared infrastructure and workforce training.

“UF has grown to more than 300 AI-focused faculty and embedded AI education and research across all 16 colleges. And since 2017, UF faculty and units have received more than $511 million in AI research awards.” — NVIDIA

Leagues Cup kicks off tomorrow, August 4, on Apple TV

Apple TV will broadcast the Leagues Cup, a soccer competition sanctioned by Concacaf, starting August 4. The tournament features 18 clubs from Major League Soccer and 18 from Liga MX.

“kicks off tomorrow, August 4” — Apple

Arm Performix brings AI-guided performance analysis to agentic development

Arm introduced Dynamic Insights, an addition to its Performix performance analysis toolkit. It uses runtime profiling data combined with language models to offer optimization suggestions for Arm-based systems. The tool is designed to help developers and AI coding agents identify performance bottlenecks and decide where to focus improvements.

“Dynamic Insights combines runtime performance evidence with the reasoning capabilities of large language models (LLMs).” — Arm

Apple reports third quarter results

Apple announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026. The reporting period ended on June 27, 2026. The announcement includes details on the company's revenue and earnings for that quarter.

“Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2026 third quarter ended June 27, 2026.” — Apple

Intel’s U.S. Advanced Packaging Enables Next-Generation AI Semiconductors

Intel is leveraging advanced packaging technology to combine multiple specialized chips into a single powerful unit, addressing the increasing computational demands of AI. The company's approach interconnects chips to function together, aiming to handle massive workloads more efficiently.

Intel Completes RAMP-C Program, Accelerating Momentum for Secure Enclave

Intel Foundry has completed the RAMP-C program, which was launched in September 2021. The program supported the development of domestic leading-edge CMOS technology and manufacturing in the United States, laying the groundwork for expanded trusted domestic semiconductor production.

“Intel Foundry has completed the Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes - Commercial (RAMP-C) program.” — Intel

Apple Upgrade launches in the United States

Apple has launched a hardware leasing program called Apple Upgrade in the United States. It is available through the Apple Store online, the Apple Store app, and at physical Apple Store locations.