Cadence Design Systems is acquiring ChipStack, a Seattle startup that uses AI to accelerate chip verification. The entire 20-person team is joining Cadence, strengthening their AI-driven verification capabilities. ChipStack had raised over $7 million since emerging from AI2 Incubator in 2023.
Embark Studios’ new shooter ARC Raiders has exploded out of the gate with 700,000 concurrent players over its launch weekend. The game has already sold over 2.5 million copies, mostly on Steam. Now the question becomes whether this strong start can translate into long-term success.
Windows 11 is testing haptic feedback for interface interactions like window snapping. The feature was discovered hidden in the latest developer build. It would provide subtle vibrations when aligning windows and objects.
Amazon Music just launched Fan Groups, a new beta feature that lets users create communities around music genres and artists. The feature allows chatting, posting, and shared listening experiences. It’s currently testing in Canada before expanding to the US and other markets next year.
The Fish shell has been updated to version 4.2 with significant interactive improvements and better command completion. Meanwhile, Turbosqueeze emerges as a new real-time multi-threaded compression competitor targeting Zstd and Snappy performance levels.
Ookla’s new Speedtest Pulse is a MagSafe-compatible diagnostic tool that uses machine learning to pinpoint exactly where network problems occur. The device translates technical data into natural language solutions for technicians and IT teams. It launches late 2025 with continuous monitoring coming
Allianz UK has confirmed it was hit by Clop gang’s Oracle EBS attack, with 750 customers affected. The criminals initially claimed they attacked subsidiary Liverpool Victoria, but Allianz says LV systems were untouched. This joins a growing list of EBS victims including Washington Post and American
A community project called Affinity on Linux makes the newly free Affinity creative suite work smoothly through Wine. The setup process is surprisingly straightforward, and performance is solid even without native Linux support. This could be the Photoshop alternative Linux users have been waiting f
The upcoming Linux 6.18-rc5 release includes crucial optimizations for IBM POWER CPU performance. These changes address a significant regression in per-cpu reference counting that was impacting system throughput.
A tech journalist decided to see if they could survive without Google’s ecosystem on their Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. They discovered privacy benefits and reduced distractions, but also faced some real inconveniences that tested their resolve.
