Veeam has acquired Object First, a vendor known for its pre-integrated, immutable backup appliances designed for Veeam environments. This acquisition expands options within the Veeam ecosystem but does not change strategy, partner relationships, or the business model, Veeam says. Object First was co-founded by Veeam’s founders to provide backup storage solutions specifically for Veeam environments.

At CES 2026, AMD refreshed its client CPU roadmap for consumer, commercial, and enthusiast desktops, emphasizing on-device AI acceleration while maintaining familiar priorities such as battery life, thin-and-light performance, and high-end gaming. The updates include new Ryzen AI 400 Series processors for Copilot+ PCs. There is a Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series stack for business

Micron Technology has introduced the Micron 3610 NVMe SSD, a PCIe Gen5 QLC client drive built on the company’s latest G9 NAND. Designed for mainstream PCs and ultra‑thin laptops, the 3610 delivers data-center-class Gen5 performance and efficiency in the client space while maintaining aggressive cost points. The drive delivers up to 11GB/s sequential read and

At CES 2026, NVIDIA unveiled the Rubin platform, anchored by the Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale system. This is NVIDIA’s third-generation rack-scale architecture, combining six co-designed chips into a single unified system. The platform will be available from partners in the second half of 2026, with all six chips already back from fabrication and currently undergoing

AMD has introduced its new Ryzen AI Embedded Processor lineup. This portfolio targets AI workloads at the edge for automotive, industrial automation, and emerging physical AI platforms, including humanoid robotics. It launches with the Ryzen AI Embedded P100 Series and the forthcoming X100 Series. These processors combine Zen 5 CPU cores, RDNA 3.5 graphics, and

At CES 2026, NVIDIA will introduce G-SYNC Pulsar, a new display technology designed to improve motion clarity in fast-paced games. The technology debuts alongside a new wave of 27-inch, 1440p, 360Hz monitors from multiple manufacturers, all scheduled to become available starting at CES. Rather than focusing on higher refresh rates, Pulsar addresses how motion is

VAST Data has launched a new inference architecture that supports the NVIDIA Inference Context Memory Storage Platform. This system focuses on AI applications that involve ongoing, multi-turn agent-driven sessions. VAST presents this platform as a storage class designed for AI, enhancing access to key-value (KV) cache, enabling fast sharing of inference context between nodes, and

At CES 2026, NVIDIA outlined a software update for DGX Spark that expands its role as a compact, on-premises AI system. The changes focus on new runtimes, quantization formats, and deployment playbooks that make it easier to run open-source models, automated workflows, and creator and 3D pipelines locally. The update is intended for teams already

Intel formally introduced Core Ultra Series 3 at CES 2026 as its first client compute platform built on the Intel 18A manufacturing process. The launch brings a shift in Intel’s client lineup, with Series 3 spanning high-end mobile processors, mainstream laptops, and, for the first time, edge and embedded-certified variants under a single platform. According