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"Microsoft and Nvidia are going to reinvent the PC." So said the never-knowingly-understated Jensen Huang onstage at Computex this week, and I'm not about to argue with the leather-jacketed Nvidia genius.
Huang’s reveal of the RTX Spark 'superchip' — "this is the most amazing chip we ever built!" he declared breathlessly — is undoubtedly a massive moment for the computing world, placing AI-optimized hardware at the heart of every PC and ushering forth the agentic age (or so he says). Apple will have to go some to top this at WWDC next week.
Speaking of which, once you’ve caught up on Computex below you can scroll down for our preview of Apple’s big geekout, find out what’s been happening at the Vienna High End audio show, check out our Fitbit Air review and much, much more.
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We saw so much stuff at Computex this week that it’s hard to know where to start. Then again, it is the world’s biggest computing show, so we’d have been disappointed if it wasn’t crammed with svelte new laptops, garishly designed PC cases, 680Hz monitors and all the rest.
As well as all of that new computing kit, we also got some massive news from Nvidia in the form of the RTX Spark CPU. It remains to be seen whether it will be quite as game-changing as Jensen Huang made it sound at the launch, but it’s certainly more interesting than a standard incremental chip upgrade. And of course it also gives Apple and Qualcomm some competition in the ARM-based laptop market, while really taking the fight to Intel and AMD too. Game on.
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| Siri is set to get smarter — and not before time (Getty Images / NurPhoto) |
One more thing… All eyes will be on Apple next week as Tim Cook takes the stage for the company's annual developer conference. With John Ternus set to take the reins in September, this will be Cook's final WWDC keynote as CEO, making it a watershed moment for Apple as it prepares to enter a new era. Lance Ulanoff believes it could be Apple's most important event in years, as it'll likely reflect on Cook’s legacy while also outlining the company's future.
It's no secret that AI will play a major role in Apple's next phase of growth. A more personal, AI-powered Siri was first unveiled last year, and reports confirming Apple has struck a deal with Google to integrate Gemini support make it increasingly likely that we'll finally get a closer look at Siri 2.0 next Monday. For a full breakdown of the announcements we're expecting, check out our WWDC 2026 roundup — and let us know which reveal you're most excited for in our poll at the bottom of this newsletter.
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| The Trump administration is seeking greater powers to regulate AI development (Getty Images) |
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The looming threat of too-rapid AI development prompted a couple of major interventions this week. Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that will see his administration attempt to act as gatekeeper for the big AI companies' new frontier models — ensuring, we assume, that they’re not harmful, or perhaps that they align with certain policies.
Whatever the intention, Lance Ulanoff thinks it's a bad idea. He says the move is more a recognition that the US lacks any broad-based regulation than a process that could be genuinely helpful — a weigh station for AI models could actually slow down progress, or leave the Trump administration to pick winners and losers.
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Matt Evans has been putting the Google Fitbit Air through its paces, and his hot-off-the-press review is effectively two reviews in one. Matt is impressed by the screenless tracker band itself, noting that it’s unobtrusive and comfortable to wear, and that its tracking is accurate, if basic.
He’s less impressed with the redesigned Google Health app, which replaces the Fitbit app. Matt says it’s poorly designed, and he found it difficult to quickly access information or features he was looking for; and whether or not you get along with Google’s AI Health Coach will depend very much on your feelings about interacting with AI.
Also this week, Becky Scarrott filed her in-depth review of Apple’s AirPods Max 2, based on several weeks of intensive testing — including a spell in hospital, for which a decent pair of headphones is pretty much essential. Her verdict? “Phone owners who want comfortable, shut-out-the-world, noise-cancelling over-ears cannot do better.”
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| What you think – this week's poll |
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