I thought anytime Microsoft was involved in something there was always a monster under the bed. Microsoft's API. That pretty much explains it, right there.

This 12GB VRAM desktop GPU is not from AMD or Nvidia but from Intel and it's a great deal by Sayan Sen Intel may not be the first company you think about when it comes to discrete GPUs. However, its Arc B-series desktop card offers great value for money under $300 when the price is right. The ONIX ODYSSEY variant of the Intel Arc B580 card is currently selling for a price of just $260 (purchase link under the specs table down below), making it a very good deal to pick up right now. The B-series GPUs are based on the Intel Xe2 architecture and are codenamed "Battlemage". That is how Intel names them, ie, with the initials of the GPU family codename. Arc A-series was called that since it was based on the Alchemist design. In terms of performance, the B580 is comparable to the Nvidia RTX 4060 and AMD RX 7600 XT for rasterization, and it is better than the latter at ray tracing. What makes the B580 a very compelling option these days is its 12GB VRAM buffer, and Intel has also been improving its gaming performance with driver updates steadily, in a way similar to what AMD cards are known for. The technical specifications of the ONIX ODYSSEY Arc B580 are given below: Specification GPU Architecture Intel Xe² (BMG-G21 SoC) Render Slices 5 Ray Tracing Units 20 XMX AI Engines 160 Graphics Clock Up to 2670 MHz Dedicated Memory 12 GB GDDR6 Memory Interface 192-bit Memory Bandwidth 456 GB/s PCI Express PCIe 4.0 x8 Compute Throughput 233 TOPS (INT8 dense) Total Board Power 190 W Power Connector 1 × 8-pin PCIe Slots 2.2 Display Outputs 3 × DisplayPort 2.1 (UHBR13.5), 1 × HDMI 2.1 Media Engine AV1, HEVC (4:2:2 10-bit), H.264, VP9, XAVC-HS Get the Intel ONIX ODYSSEY Arc B580 at the link below: ONIX ODYSSEY Arc B580 (8346-00178): $259.99 (Sold and Shipped by Newegg US) This Newegg deal is US-specific and not available in other regions unless specified. If you don't like it or want to look at more options, check out the Amazon US deals page here. Get Prime (SNAP), Prime Video, Audible Plus or Kindle / Music Unlimited. Free for 30 days. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

I was like "Why would a serial killer steal Apple trade secrets?!", then I read the title again 🤦🏻‍♂️

Oh wow! I'm surprised. I remember when Jon began his YouTube channel several years ago. Guess this is how it panned out.

Apple sues serial leaker Jon Prosser for stealing trade secrets by Usama Jawad Image via Apple Jon Prosser is a pretty well-known name in the tech industry. We have covered numerous leaks from the individual in the past five years or so, including iPhone 9 launch dates, Apple Watch features, and a MacBook Air redesign in 2022. Most recently, we covered Prosser's leaks about the Liquid Glass redesign for iOS 26, along with mockups of the operating system. Now, Apple has sued the serial leaker, claiming that he played dirty while trying to obtain the company's trade secrets. As reported by The Verge, Apple's lawsuit alleges that Prosser worked with a man called Michael Ramacciotti, who was a friend of an Apple software engineer, Ethan Lipnik, to gain access to their iPhone containing development builds of iOS 26 using criminal methods. Apparently, Prosser offered Ramacciotti financial benefits and future job opportunities if he could get access to the said iPhone. Ramacciotti proceeded to learn the passcode for Lipnik's device and then accessed it when his friend had left the phone unattended for an extended period of time. After gaining access to the phone, Ramacciotti had a video call with Prosser in which he showed off the pre-release software to the leaker. Apple found out about this lapse in cybersecurity in April through an anonymous tip, after which the company fired Lipnik for failing to follow proper protocol in securing unreleased software. By that time, Prosser had already uploaded lots of videos on his YouTube channel talking about iOS 26, which at that time, was expected to be called iOS 19. The Cupertino firm also claims to have other concrete pieces of evidence that incriminate Prosser. For his part, the serial leaker denied allegations of plotting to steal Apple's trade secrets, saying that he is eager to talk to the company and hash things out: It's unclear if Apple is interested in talking to Prosser, especially since it seems like the company has him dead to rights. For now, the lawsuit has demanded damages and a court order that restricts Prosser from ever leaking Apple's trade secrets again.