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AMD is anything but timid when it comes to its ambitions to conquer the computing market. Not satisfied with challenging CPU giant Intel, AMD acquired ATI to take on the GPU Goliath that is NVIDIA. After shaking up the CPU market with its Zen architecture, it is doing the same with its RDNA architecture and Navi GPUs with moderate success. It is now bringing that success from the consumer graphics card market to the pro industry with the new Radeon Pro W7500, daring to encroach on a market long dominated by NVIDIA.

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Despite trying to paint an image of being a serious, enterprise-friendly corporation, Google is still pretty much the stereotypical geek among the tech giants. It just loves to solve its problems with machine learning and AI, which is understandable given the amount of data it has to wrestle with. But while there are things that can be efficiently solved with advanced machine learning, some things, like recommending apps for users to install and use from Google Play Store, need a bit of human touch.

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When you boast to be the world's largest anything, you're practically issuing a challenge not just to competitors but also to criminal elements to try their luck in taking you down. When you are one of the US' largest department stores, you definitely have a large target on your back, tempting hackers to try and make a profit at your customers' expense. That is the horrifying truth that Macy's and "a small number" of its customers have discovered last month after the retailer's online store was compromised, allowing hackers to get away with some shopper's credit card information.

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Since Windows 10 first launched, Microsoft has adopted a release schedule that saw two major Windows updates per year along with rolling fixes and patches as they come. That proved to be rather problematic in terms of software quality and Microsoft stepped on the breaks just a bit to deliver more fixes and fewer features in this year's second and last Windows 10 release. That update has started to roll out to users and, given Microsoft's past history, it might also be a good time to backup your PC and make sure drivers are updated first.

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Apple's mythical 16-inch MacBook Pro almost remained just that, late and elusive. But when it did finally debut, it checked almost every item on the rumor list, including the new-old scissor switch "Magic Keyboard". But we all know that looks can be deceiving and what lies beneath is just as important, especially when it comes to repairs. That's why iFixit experts dug deeper beyond the new MacBook Pro's keyboard to see what makes it tick and, most importantly, how to put it back together again.

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Microsoft unveiled quite a number of notable Surface devices last month but there is always an odd one out. The Surface Pro 7 seems to have gotten the short end of the stick this year, being seen as an almost forgettable upgrade. But more than just the meager step up in specs and features, the device is criticized for sporting an already very outdated design. It turns out, that's true inside as well.

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After no small amount of delays and a bigger amount of controversy, the Magic Leap One finally leaped into existence last year to bring its own version of augmented reality to real reality. Since then, AR and even VR have somewhat taken a backseat in tech news but that's not to say they're dead. In fact, Magic Leap has made an announcement that could, to some extent, help bring home the AR message to the rest of the world.

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There are few game developers who have achieved rockstar fame as much as the two Johns of the former id Software. And of the two, one is moving on from games or at least from working on games directly. John Carmack will always be remembered for his pioneering work not only iconic franchises such as Doom and Wolfenstein 3D but also for pushing the computer gaming industry as a whole. At 49, however, he wants to be remembered for something else as well: making an impact in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

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Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro is available to order now, and if you get excessive with the options you're looking at a notebook that'll cost you more than $6,000. Revealed today, the new, larger-screen laptop promises an end to the butterfly keyboard frustration 15-inch MacBook Pro users have long been complaining about, but make no mistake. This is really a performance update.

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In addition to officially revealing a new 16-inch MacBook Pro today, Apple also gave us an update on the incoming Mac Pro. Apple revealed the new Mac Pro will indeed start shipping out by the end of the year, but it'll be something of a photo finish as the launch date is set for sometime in December. The accompanying Pro Display XDR will begin shipping out at the same time, so those who have been looking forward to these machines don't have much longer to wait.

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The new 16-inch MacBook Pro is here, and Apple says it's everything it has heard from pro-users that they want - including a new keyboard. The new laptop replaces the 15-inch MacBook Pro completely, kicking off at the same price as its predecessor and marks a return to the scissor-switch key mechanism that Apple calls its new Magic Keyboard.

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The fabled 16-inch MacBook Pro model will launch in the very near future, according to a new leak, which largely reiterates the features we've previously heard about the model. Consumers can, various sources have claimed, expect a new and improved keyboard with the 16-inch MacBook Pro, which the new report claims will replace the existing 15-inch version of the laptop.

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