RIP Arc GPUs – Tech News May 3
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0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Tech News – May 3, 2026
2:23 Steam Controller Reviews Are Up, For Sale May 4 for $99
TECH BRIEFS (Alternating Good/Bad Edition)
4:46 No New Intel Arc Gaming GPUs? Xe3 Skipped, Xe4 “Druid” Uncertain
6:05 New GPU Maker? Lisuan 7G100 gains WHQL certification ahead of May 20 launch
7:02 Industry faces “acute” CPU shortage with hope that Intel 18A yields improve
8:05 Microsoft’s secret ‘Windows K2’ project aims to fix what users hate most
9:06 RTX 3060 12GB cards from Colorful, ASUS, MSI, GALAX reportedly return in July
9:57 PS5 Linux loader goes public, turning consoles into full Linux PCs
10:37 GIGABYTE joins ASUS and ASRock with HUDIMM memory support on Intel platforms
11:32 Chinese Courts Just Made It Illegal to Replace Workers with AI / Robots
► LINKS
Steam Controller Reviews Are Up, For Sale May 4 for $99
https://insider-gaming.com/steam-controller-price-leaked/
Steam Controller Price Leaked By Early Review – and It’s Expensive
https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steamcontroller
https://www.techpowerup.com/348704/valve-appears-to-be-preparing-for-steam-machine-launch-with-warehouse-restocks
https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/2049899806709915761
TECH BRIEFS (Alternating Good/Bad Edition)
No New Intel Arc Gaming GPUs? Xe3 Skipped, Xe4 “Druid” Uncertain
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-has-reportedly-killed-discrete-gaming-gpus-for-the-upcoming-xe3p-arc-celestial-family-gaming-gpu-remains-uncertain-even-for-the-next-gen-xe4-druid-lineup-that-lands-in-2027
https://www.techpowerup.com/348545/no-new-intel-arc-gaming-gpus-xe3-skipped-xe4-druid-uncertain
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-reportedly-has-no-xe3p-celestial-arc-gaming-gpus-planned-xe4-druid-up-in-the-air
New GPU Maker? Lisuan 7G100 gains WHQL certification ahead of May 20 launch
https://videocardz.com/newz/lisuan-7g100-gains-whql-certification-ahead-of-may-20-launch-production-now-at-full-steam
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/in-historic-first-chinese-gpu-maker-lisuan-tech-becomes-only-the-fourth-gpu-maker-to-earn-microsoft-whql-certification-lx-7g100-gpu-joins-nvidia-amd-and-intel-as-it-crosses-the-whql-driver-finish-line-first-chinese-firm-to-earn-certification
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1dV9SBNESU/
Industry faces “acute” CPU shortage with hope that Intel 18A yields improve
https://overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/industry-faces-acute-cpu-shortage-with-hope-that-intel-18a-yields-improve/
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/cpu-shortage-bad-even-intel-141952305.html
https://overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/intel-is-planning-another-raptor-lake-refresh-leaker-claims/
Microsoft’s secret ‘Windows K2’ project aims to fix what users hate most
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3126651/microsofts-secret-windows-k2-project-aims-to-fix-what-users-hate-most.html
https://www.digitalfoundry.net/features/windows-k2-the-6-best-features-from-microsofts-upcoming-please-dont-leave-update
RTX 3060 12GB cards from Colorful, ASUS, MSI, GALAX reportedly return in July
https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-3060-12gb-cards-from-colorful-asus-msi-and-galax-reportedly-return-in-july
PS5 Linux loader goes public, turning consoles into full Linux PCs
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/ps5-linux-loadr-goes-public-turning-phat-consoles-into-full-linux-pcs
https://www.androidauthority.com/steam-on-ps5-3662159/
GIGABYTE joins ASUS and ASRock with HUDIMM memory support on Intel platforms
https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-joins-asus-and-asrock-with-hudimm-memory-support-on-intel-platforms-including-600-series
https://www.techspot.com/news/112241-early-tests-show-minimal-performance-impact-new-budget.html
https://videocardz.com/newz/jedec-publishes-new-ddr5-mrdimm-logic-standard-as-gen2-targets-12800-mt-s
Chinese Courts Just Made It Illegal to Replace Workers with AI / Robots
https://www.gadgetreview.com/the-ai-termination-ban-why-chinese-courts-just-made-it-illegal-to-replace-workers-with-robots
Chinese Courts Rule Companies Cannot Fire Workers Simply to Replace Them With AI
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