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AMD is firing back at Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4070 launch today, with some serious discounts on its mid-range and top-end RX 6000 series graphics cards. RX 6000 series GPUs, which compete favorably with the RTX 4070 in terms of performance have been discounted up to $110 below MSRP. These new price discounts come hot off the heels after AMD's attack on Nvidia's stingy VRAM, which was released shortly before RTX 4070 reviews went live yesterday. Now, AMD has added additional discounts on top of its RX 6800 series graphics cards to compete with the RTX 4070. AMD's discounts represent some serious competition for Nvidia's RTX 4070. Both the RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT have seen $30 to $50 discounts with various AIB partner cards, to the point where the RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT are now selling for $110 below MSRP. This means the RX 6800 XT can now be had for just $539(opens in new tab), and the RX 6800 for $469(opens in new tab). As the cherry on top, AMD is also still selling its previous-generation flagship RX 6950XT for just $9(opens in new tab) over the 4070's MSRP, with superior rasterized gaming performance. AMD's price cuts are strategically applied to the RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT exclusively. Both GPUs sit right next to the RTX 4070 in terms of performance, offering very similar frame rates at 1440P when ray tracing is not being used based on our review of the 4070. The RX 6800 XT in particular, sits closest to the RTX 4070 offering nearly identical frame rates. The RX 6800 is a bit slower, but not by that much, a hefty overclock could bring its performance in line with a 4070. In terms of value, the RX 6800 XT at $539 will offer you RTX 4070 performance at 90% of the price. The RX 6800 will offer you 90% of the RTX 4070's performance but at 72.2% of the price - or a 28% discount. At these price points, AMD's previous-generation RX 6800 series cards may be an excellent alternative to the RTX 4070 for gamers who don't care about having bleeding-edge hardware.

The next generation of AMD’s CPUs with Zen 5 architecture aren't expected until 2024, but a new benchmark leak suggests they'll be well worth waiting for. According to a report from Moore's Law is Dead(opens in new tab) (and reported on by Kitguru(opens in new tab)), an engineering sample of a dual AMD Zen 5 CPU system has managed an impressive score of 123,000 on the po[CENSORED]r Cinebench R23 multi-threaded benchmark. To compare, a dual AMD Zen 4 setup scored 108K on the same test, which is a 12% difference between the two. The sample was shown clocked up to 3.85 GHz (no confirmation whether that’s maxed out or the average), and the CPU apparently has 128 cores and 256 threads, with eight CCDs and each having eight cores. A screenshot shown in the report indicates that the Zen 5 chip would have 10MB of L1 cache, or 80KB per core. It was also mentioned that a variant of the CPU called Turin-Dense would have 16 cores per chiplet. We don't know for sure that the screenshots are accurate, but if they are there's good reason to be excited about the CPU's performance potential - especially given that this supposedly dual Zen 5 setup is only an engineering sample. In short, we could be looking at some significant gains in future AMD CPUs that use Zen 5 architecture. Zen 5 could make for some serious competition for Team Blue Given that Zen 5 isn’t due until at least 2024, based on AMD confirmation in 2022, we only know so much about the chip and its architecture. We do know that it’ll include AI-related optimizations, which would be a huge potential benefit for the rumored AI-enhanced FSR 3.0 frame-rate booster. While FSR is a GPU technology, rather than a CPU-driven one, Zen 5’s AI optimizations should definitely partner with AMD GPUs to improve the quality of FSR 3.0 substantially. This would put it right on the path of Nvidia DLSS - and considering that tech makes 8K gaming much more than a pipe dream, that's something Team Red needs to consider to stay competitive. The next question is, what would Zen 5 be competing against once it does make its debut? Depending on when in 2024 the Zen 5 chips will launch, AMD could be seeing competition from two different Intel chip generations. An earlier release would pit it against Intel’s Meteor Lake, which is set to release in late 2023 and which will be introducing 7nm process technology. This would be the ideal release window, as competition would be tight and AMD would have a strong chance of coming out on top in terms of performance. However, if Zen 5 makes its debut in late 2024, then according to what we know from Intel’s existing roadmap, it’ll be going against Intel’s 15th-gen Arrow Lake processors. Considering that Arrow Lake is expected to bring about a massive leap in integrated graphics performance, that could leave Team Red lagging behind. Of course, all of this is mere conjecture at this point, but you can be sure that when we get official word on the new CPU we'll report it here. In the meantime, check out our guide to the best processors to see what our current favorites are.

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Chinese manufacturer BYD has confirmed that it will bring a new small electric car to the UK this year. At 4290mm long, the new BYD Dolphin sits in between the Peugeot e-208 and Volkswagen ID 3 in size. Based on the same E-Platform 3.0 as the BYD Atto 3 family hatchback with which the brand launched its UK offensive earlier this year, the electric-only Dolphin will arrive with a 60kWh lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) ‘Blade’ battery capable of delivering an official combined WLTP range of up to 265 miles. Power will be sent to the front-wheels via a 201bhp electric motor that’s good for a 0-62mph time of 7.1sec. Rapid charging rates peak at 88kW. UK prices are yet to be confirmed, but will likely start from around £32,000. A smaller-battery version of the Dolphin will follow, and while specifics haven’t been confirmed it's probable that it will use the 44kWh pack already used in the Chinese market version of the Dolphin. The interior of the Dolphin is a more conventional-looking affair than the wildly styled interior of the Atto 3, but the Dolphin still gets some aquatic-themed details including what one company source describes as “dolphin-shaped interior door handles that will bring a joyful twist". The Dolphin will be offered in four trim levels and with a variety of different finishes. A rotating, 12.3in touchscreen interface is standard across the range, as is a heat pump. There will be a wide range of exterior finishes to choose from, including optional dual-tone paint and a panoramic glass roof, in keeping with the brand’s efforts to pitch itself as a semi-premium offering on a par with the likes of Kia and Hyundai. A comparably spacious three-person rear bench and a 345-litre boot also make the BYD Dolphin an interesting small family car option, straddling the traditional B- and C-segment hatchback classes. Thanks to a tie-up with Shell Recharge, BYD Dolphin drivers will also get a discounted charging rate at Shell charging stations, and early takers will also get over 1000 miles of free public charging. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-byd-dolphin-265-mile-electric-hatchback-uk

Banknote maker De La Rue has said that demand for banknotes around the world is at its lowest level in 20 years. The company, which designs a third of banknotes globally, said demand for cash had fallen since the pandemic when central banks stocked up on currency. It said the downturn would hit its full-year profits, which are set to fall short of expectations. The firm is having to renegotiate its loan agreements with its banks due to the tougher trading conditions. "The demand for banknotes has been at the lowest levels for over 20 years, resulting in a low order book going into fiscal year 2024," De La Rue said in a trading update. Its boss, Clive Vacher, told the BBC that central banks had stepped up orders for bank notes during Covid as they always did in economic crises. But they were now delaying new orders as they ran through their stock. King Charles banknotes printed - but not ready yet Plans for more banking hubs as branches close Worry over drop in free-to-use cash machines "They always do that when there are crises, because of the security that having cash around them has," he said. "So we expected a downturn, which has indeed happened, but that downturn is probably extending deeper and probably for an extra 9-12 months than we'd normally expect in the normal cycle of things," he said. It comes as consumer use of cash is in decline in many countries as more transactions are made online or with cards, and particularly contactless payments. De La Rue said there are signs of recovery but is not sure when that will happen. Shares in De la Rue fell by as much as 30% on Wednesday, before regaining some ground, after it published its trading update. The 200 year-old firm said it was in talks with its banks over its loan agreements because of lower profits and higher interest rates, following a succession of rises by the Bank of England. De La Rue now expects its full-year profit to be in the "low £20m range" while the interest costs on its loans has risen. It said it is "in discussions with its lending banks in relation to seeking an amendment to its banking covenants, reflecting the revised outlook and also reflecting the increase in the company's funding costs resulting from higher Bank of England base rates". De La Rue employs 1,800 people globally and works with 140 countries. All current Bank of England banknotes are printed by the firm at a site in Debden, Essex. The scene inside the De La Rue banknote printing hall is a mixture of the mundane and the surreal. The factory floor feels very familiar with hi-tech machinery, pallet carriers and staff that appear typical of many production centres. But the "product", as it is called, turns your head. Millions of banknotes, in various stages of production, are here. Obviously, the security is extremely tight. So many banknotes printed every day feels at odds with our everyday lives - when, for many people, cash use is a rarity as we pay for goods and services with cards and smartphones. 2px presentational grey line De La Rue is also printing the new banknotes featuring the image of King Charles, although those will not enter circulation until the middle of next year. The company, which is headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire, has contracts with central banks around the world. For some of those banks, it prints money, while for others, it provides polymer for banknotes well as other services. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65249034

Rabat - OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate-based fertilizer producer announced today a partnership with the International Financial Cooperation (IFC) to build four solar plants to power OCP's Moroccan operations, reduce the company’s carbon footprint and make fertilizer production greener. The two entities announced the partnership during this week’s “Spring Meetings” of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington DC. Under the agreement, the IFC will provide a landmark green loan of €100 million to build solar plants in the mining towns of Benguerir and Khouribga, according to a statement from OCP. The two cities are home to some of Morocco’s vast phosphate reserves. A “green loan” is a form of financing intended for environmental projects where benefits are assessed and measured against agreed-upon targets. The four solar plants will have a combined peak capacity of 202-megawatt (MWp) and will supply green energy to power OCP’s operations. The project is set to be implemented by OCP Group Energy, an OCP Group subsidiary established in 2022 to oversee the group’s green transition. The project is part of OCP's ambitious green investment program. This year, the fertilizer manufacturer unveiled its $13 billion Green Investment Program, which aims to increase green fertilizer production and transition the company’s operational energy use to green energy by 2030. The plan aims to replace OCP’s electricity consumption with green energy, averting about 285,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) of annual emissions. Commenting on the partnership, OCP Group Chairman and CEO Mostafa Terrab described the deal as “ground-breaking,” adding that it underlines the company’s commitment to the global agricultural transition. “Investing in reliable and competitive renewable energy is a key pillar of OCP's investment plan towards our ambitious targets for sustainable green fertilizers,” he explained. Terrab further added that securing this loan is “testimony to the partnership we are building with IFC and the alignment of our institutions addressing the global challenges of food security and climate change simultaneously.” On his part, IFC Managing Director Makhtar Diop said that the IFC is “proud to support OCP's efforts to reduce emissions and green fertilizer production in Africa.” Noting the relevance of the deal, Diop explained that “Climate change and food security are deeply intertwined. With this investment, we are helping build a food system for Africa and the world that is both more sustainable and more secure.” The plants are expected to provide a cost-efficient source of energy while boosting OCP’s competitiveness by increasing the production of low-carbon fertilizers. The project will bring the Moroccan company closer to reaching its target of sourcing 100% of its electricity needs from wind, solar, and cogeneration. The project will also support the resilience of Morocco's electricity-generating sector. The project is part of IFC's mandate to help developing countries access capital to implement climate-friendly projects, decarbonize economies, and address the rising threat of climate change. In a statement, the IFC stressed that it is “committed to growing its climate-related investments to an annual average of 35 percent of its own-account long-term commitment volume between 2021 and 2025.” IFC further added that it is working with financial institutions to finance projects that support climate change mitigation and adaptation The partnership with OCP “aligns with IFC's Global Food Security Platform, a $6 billion financing facility launched in 2022 to strengthen the private sector's ability to respond to the food crisis and help support the sustainable production of food.” The project will draw on the expertise of INNOV'X, an innovation engine affiliated with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), an institution dedicated to building innovative and sustainable businesses and ecosystems with strong local impact. This is not the first time OCP Group partners with the IFC. In 2021, the IFC provided OCP with a $100 million loan to finance its subsidiary, OCP Africa, to make fertilizers more available, and provide training on practices relating to local soils and crops in Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and Tanzania. IFC also worked with OCP in an advisory capacity to help the group obtain the EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality) certification for gender equality in 2022. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/04/354959/ocp-ifc-partner-for-solar-powered-fertilizer-production-in-morocco

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A plan to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into Microsoft PowerToys for Windows 10 and 11 has been given the green light. It is an interesting case of thoroughly modern tech being shoehorned into a revived 1990s-era Windows accessory program. Software engineer Simone Franco will be working on what is descriptively dubbed the 'ChatGPT plugin for Microsoft PowerToys Run'. The 2020s reboot of Microsoft PowerToys continues to evolve and expand, with useful and modern features that couldn’t have been imagined the first time around. On the ChatGPT plugin for Microsoft PowerToys Run GitHub project page, Franco implies that a test version of the plugin, written in just two hours, was warmly received by Microsoft. After some discussion, Microsoft PowerToys PM Clint Rutkas asked Franco to refine the project and make it available as a Community Plugin. It is now a work in progress. If you aren’t familiar with PowerToys Run(opens in new tab), it is primarily a keyboard-driven quick launcher with convenience and high performance at its heart. To summon it, PowerToys users simply hit Alt+Space and start typing to whittle down applications, folders, or files (or even processes). PowerToys Run can also execute system commands, do simple calculations, convert units, and much more. Using PowerToys Run with ChatGPT via this plugin should be simple and intuitive. Windows users will invoke the PowerToys Run UI dialog box in the usual manner, then enter “??” (without quotes), enter a query terminated by a single question mark before finally hitting enter and waiting for a response. Franco intends to change the “??” plugin activation shortcut as it clashes with normal search. This is just one of several things that must be done to prepare the plugin for prime time. Some other important things that the ChatGPT plugin for Microsoft PowerToys Run needs to get done before general release are; a way for users to store their OpenAI API key, improve the answer display UI (see above, it needs to expand), implement a copy answer click action, localization, and a few other things. Microsoft already brought ChatGPT to Bing and Edge earlier this year. However, some will prefer this PowerToys Run plugin for what is intended to be a mix of immediacy and simplicity. Nineteen PowerToys, including PowerToys Run, were available at the start of April. More are on the way, and if you haven’t checked the range of PowerToys tools available for the last few months, the official Microsoft product page(opens in new tab) is definitely worth a browse.

If you've been considering thinking up your very own controller design via Xbox Design Lab, there's never been a better time than now. That's because Microsoft has added a huge suite of new customization options for the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2. The official Xbox Wire(opens in new tab) announcement includes all-new colorways for the controller's casing, buttons, sticks, triggers and accessories. You can even select alternate color options for the analog sticks' rings, the back paddles and the carry case. Prices start from $149.99 / £124.99(opens in new tab) but expect that to rise substantially if you're looking to fully kit your Elite Series 2 with the accessory pack and various color schemes. Still, it's a fantastic option if you're after a controller you can really call your own. Xbox Design Lab has been around for a good few years, initially only offering custom versions of the standard Xbox Wireless Controller. Last year, though, Microsoft added the Elite Series 2 to the lab, but customization options needed to be more robust at the time. Now, the premium Xbox Series X|S controller has about as many customization options as the regular pad, which makes it all the more appealing to purchase via Xbox Design Lab. If you're unsure, though, the site offers a real-time preview of the finished controller, allowing you to customize ahead of time without any guesswork factoring in. Now that the Elite Series 2 has reached some form of parity with the options available for the Xbox Wireless Controller, it's difficult to say where the service goes from here. Personally, I'd love to see some custom designs depicting the best Xbox Series X games. Maybe a piratey skin for Sea of Thieves, or a cool blue-on-black reminiscent of Perfect Dark's iconic protagonist. The sky's the limit, I feel.

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Name of the game: EVERSPACE™ 2 Price: $44.99 Link Store: Here Offer ends up after X hours:Offer ends 13 April Requirements: MINIMALE : Système d'exploitation et processeur 64 bits nécessaires Système d'exploitation : Windows 10 64-bit Processeur : Intel Core i5-2500K@2.9GHz or AMD FX 6300@2.9GHz Mémoire vive : 8 GB de mémoire Graphiques : Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6400 (4GB) DirectX : Version 11 Espace disque : 35 GB d'espace disque disponible RECOMMANDÉE : Système d'exploitation et processeur 64 bits nécessaires Système d'exploitation : Windows 10 64-bit Processeur : Intel Core i7-4770K@3.5GHz or Ryzen 5 1500X@3.5GHz Mémoire vive : 16 GB de mémoire Graphiques : Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8GB) DirectX : Version 12 Espace disque : 35 GB d'espace disque disponible Notes supplémentaires : SSD recommended.

Intel has effectively restructured the company's Data Center GPU Max series of compute GPUs. The chipmaker confirmed to Tom's Hardware that it has decided to eliminate the Data Center Max GPU 1350 from its product stack. However, it will introduce a newly-baked Data Center Max GPU 1450 later this year with cut-down I/O bandwidth to cater to 'different markets.' The move comes on the heels of Intel's decision to cancel its Rialto Bridge GPUs in the wake of the restructuring of its AXG graphics division. The initial Ponte Vecchio GPU lineup consisted of the Data Center Max GPU 1550, Data Center Max GPU 1350, and Data Center Max GPU 1100. Intel already launched the 1550 model in the first quarter of this year. The impending Q2 launch for the 1100 model still stands unaffected by the recent addition of the Data Center Max GPU 1450 to the product stack. However, Intel hasn't provided a specific launch date for the Data Center Max GPU 1450 yet, though we do know it will arrive this year. "We launched the Intel Data Center Max GPU 1550 (600W), which was initially targeted for liquid-cooled solutions only. We have since expanded our support by offering Intel Data Center Max GPU 1550 (600W) to include air-cooled solutions. "As a result, we are streamlining our product offerings by removing the Intel Data Center Max GPU 1350 (450W), which was geared for air-cooled solutions. We will introduce the Data Center GPU Max 1450 SKU later in 2023, which has lower IO bandwidth for different markets and will be able to use air- and liquid-cooling solutions. Rounding out our product portfolio, we will introduce the Data Center GPU Max 1100 SKU, which is a 300W PCIe card (Gen5) for broad market deployments," an Intel spokesperson told Tom's Hardware. Intel hasn't yet shared the specifications for the Data Center GPU Max 1450. Nonetheless, logic implies it will be a cut-down version of the Data Center GPU Max 1550, but we haven't yet confirmed. The Data Center GPU Max 1450 will support air- and liquid-cooling solutions, and we suspect it could carry the same 450W TDP rating as the canceled 1350 model. We've reached out to Intel for further confirmation. One crucial detail from Intel's statement is that the chipmaker has tailored the Data Center GPU Max 1450 for "different markets," which we suspect pertains to China. According to Intel, the Data Center GPU Max 1450 will arrive with reduced I/O bandwidth levels, a move that, in all likelihood, is meant to comply with U.S. regulations on GPU exports to China. Remember, US export rules now dictate that the chip-to-chip I/O bandwidth for China-bound GPUs must be less than 600 GB/s. For instance, Nvidia modified its H100 (Hopper) GPU and rebranded it to H800 to tailor it for the now-limited Chinese market. It's reasonable to expect that the Data Center GPU Max 1450 could take a similar approach. Besides replacing the Data Center Max GPU 1350, Intel also expanded the cooling options for the flagship Data Center Max GPU 1550. The 600W GPU was originally only available with liquid-cooled solutions. However, Intel will now offer air cooling on the Data Center Max GPU 1550. Intel's initial plan was to release Rialto Bridge to succeed Ponte Vecchio this year and launch Falcon Shores in 2024 to replace Rialto Bridge. However, the chipmaker has ultimately decided to jettison Rialto Bridge and push Falcon Shores to 2025. As a result, Intel will have to make do with Ponte Vecchio for at least another two years, competing against Nvidia's H100 and AMD's Instinct MI300.

There's no question that Apple is hard at work on its latest next-gen silicon, the Apple M3 chip, but if a new report is correct, then it'll be a lot more advanced than we realized. It has long been speculated that Apple would be going with TSMC's 3nm process for its M3-series chips, but it looks like Apple will skip this iteration entirely and go for TSMC's N3E, which is a more advanced 3nm process at the Taiwanese chip foundry. The report from the China Times(opens in new tab), via Wccftech(opens in new tab), indicates that Apple will be the first customer to use this process node and that it will use it for both the M3 chip expected to power the next MacBook Air and iPad Pro. It might also be using the advanced 3nm node for its A17 Bionic chip, which is what will power a future iPhone and non-pro iPad, but as with all things Apple, take everything with a grain of salt. This company in particular is about as tight-lipped as a Skull & Bones member during pledge week. What an advanced 3nm process might mean for the MacBook Air It was initially thought that the Apple M2 chip announced in 2022 would be fabbed on a 3nm process, but that turned out to not be the case. Whether that's because of lingering issues around Covid and supply chains isn't known, but Apple went with 5nm for both M1 and M2 chips, and it undoubtedly didn't get the performance gains from M2 it was hoping for. The M2 chip is impressive, sure, but its performance improvement over the M1 chip was a fairly standard gen-on-gen refresh. A jump to 3nm though would be much more substantial, actually offering a compelling reason to make the jump from an M1 MacBook Air to an M3 MacBook Air. Personally, I think the MacBook Air (M1) is still the best laptop for most users thanks to its phenomenal performance, excellent battery life, and even better pricing. The price increase for the MacBook Air (M2) is hard to justify, in my opinion, given the modest increase in performance over its predecessor. That could very well change with the jump to TSMC's N3E, which should bring a substantial improvement to performance on the order of 30% or more, as well as even better battery life. Given how poor sales of the M2 Mac lineup have been in the past year, Apple really needs to give people a better reason to switch than a bland redesign and some fancy marketing.

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