Call of Duty co-creator and Respawn co-founder killed in car crash
Published in Gaming


Vince Zampella dead at 55

Co-creator of the Call of Duty franchise and co-founder of Infinity Ward, Vince Zampella, has died in a single-car accident in Los Angeles,  NBC Los Angeles reports. He was 55.

Microsoft vows to bin C and C++ by 2030
Published in News


Wants to get all rusty

Software King of the World, Microsoft, wants to burn its C and C++ bridges and will modernise its biggest codebases by the end of the decade, replacing C and C++ with Rust.

Samsung snatches AMD VP John Rayfield for its Exynos GPU division
Published in Graphics


Ex-Vice President of AMD's Computing and Graphics Group

Following the announcement of the new Exynos 2600 SoC, Samsung also announced that it managed to snatch AMD's VP of Computing and Graphics Group to lead its further development of GPUs, IP, and architecture.

ByteDance to increase AI spending in 2026, aiming to challenge US
Published in AI


AI expansion goes global as ByteDance aims to compete

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is set to ramp up its AI investments significantly next year.

LIAN LI launches new Vector V100 MINI compact PC case
Published in PC Hardware


Squeezes a lot of features into a compact chassis

LIAN LI has launched its new Vector V100 MINI Compact micro-ATX PC case that comes with an appealing $49.99 price tag. Despite its small size, the Vector V100 MINI packs quite a few features and does not sacrifice fan support.