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Stories covered by the most outlets- Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO9to5Mac, GSMArena, Hacker News, TechCrunch, The Verge, Tom's Hardware, Wired · first seen
- Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO immediatelyArs Technica, Engadget, Hacker News, The Register, The Verge, Wired · first seen
- Microsoft Outlook experiencing widespread outage9to5Mac, Engadget, GSMArena, Hacker News, TechCrunch · first seen
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after reports of second affair deepened scandalEngadget, Hacker News, TechCrunch, The Verge, Wired · first seen
- President Trump calls on Tim Cook to be next NVIDIA CEO9to5Mac, TechCrunch, The Verge, Tom's Hardware · first seen
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT Wallet, enabling ‘dot’ agents to make purchases9to5Mac, TechCrunch, The Verge · first seen
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What a neural processing unit (NPU) does, how it differs from a CPU and GPU, what TOPS means, which features need one (Copilot+ PCs, Apple Intelligence), and whether you should pay for it.
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Find your Android battery's capacity in Settings or Samsung's tools, then run a charging test to separate battery wear from charging faults.
Internet & AppsApple Support Community is closing: save your threads now
MacRumors reports Apple's help forum closes on 20 November 2026. Save the threads you rely on before then, and learn where to get help after it goes.
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Pico vs Nano: speed, memory, pins and voltage compared in plain English, so you buy the right board for your first robot or gadget.
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