Intel Unveils Arc G3, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon C, New Website Tracking Technique + more!

Duration: 06:28

Timestamps:

0:00 Intel Unveils Arc G3

1:20 Qualcomm’s Snapdragon C

2:30 New Website Tracking Technique

3:30 QUICK BITS INTRO

3:44 Steam Deck Sells Out

4:17 Wikipedia Editors Threatening Strike

4:46 NASA’s Proposed Moon Base

5:22 Illinois Legislature’s New AI Safety Bill

5:46 Ferrari’s New EV

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

HANDHELD MY BEER

Intel Charges Into AMD’s Handheld Stronghold With Purpose-Built Arc G3 Chips, Packing Up to 14 Cores & 12-Core Xe3 GPU

https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-g3-extreme-g3-chips-gaming-handhelds-14-cpu-cores-12-gpu-cores/

https://www.club386.com/intel-arc-g3-launch/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/intel-makes-a-bid-for-handheld-gaming-pcs-with-new-arc-g3-processors/

The last good thing to wear that name: https://e7.pngegg.com/pngimages/632/705/png-clipart-imac-g3-macworld-iworld-apple-apple-computer-fruit-nut.png

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/245626/intel-arc-g3-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-60-ghz/specifications.html

Tech specs: https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Intel-Arc-G3-Extreme-G3-Handheld-Gaming-Chips-_5-728x568.jpg

The first system announced with it, along with a leaked MSI system

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/acers-predator-atlas-8-handheld-gaming-pc-with-new-intel-g-series-chips-looks-a-lot-like-a-beefier-lenovo-legion-go-s/

https://www.theverge.com/tech/938692/intel-arc-g3-extreme-handheld-gaming

Leaked pricing shows this may not be cheap

https://videocardz.com/newz/msi-claw-8-ex-ai-with-arc-g3-extreme-appears-in-australia-price-starts-at-1780-usd

PHONING IT IN

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon C chip paves the way for $300 Windows laptops (uses mobile cores same as a cell phone, acer revealed a laptop with it)

https://www.neowin.net/news/qualcomms-new-snapdragon-c-chip-paves-the-way-for-300-windows-laptops/

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/laptops/qualcomms-snapdragon-c-chip-is-here-to-take-on-the-macbook-neo-do-these-usd300-laptops-stand-a-chance

https://9to5google.com/2026/05/28/qualcomm-snapdragon-c-windows-macbook-neo/

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2026/05/introducing-snapdragon-c--designed-to-revolutionize-entry-tier-l

Shipping first in the Acer Aspire Go 15

https://www.xda-developers.com/qualcomm-finally-reveals-a-budget-friendly-windows-on-arm-device-with-acers-aspire-go-15/

Product image: https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/9f7a0703-cfbb-4ca4-8e64-c5bc71f1de08/-/resize/1200/Acer-Aspire-Go-15-Qualcomm-AG15-Q31P-02.jpg

I CAST RAY OF FROST

An Austrian security research group has developed a new technique called FROST which can be used to allow Websites to spy on you by analyse SSD activity

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/websites-have-a-new-way-to-spy-on-visitors-analyzing-their-ssd-activity/

Original paper:

https://hannesweissteiner.com/pdfs/frost.pdf

This is enabled through a technique called a “contention side channel attack”, called which measures the timing of certain I/O operations of the SSD - https://www.techspot.com/news/112562-researchers-found-way-spy-browsing-watching-ssd-activity.html

It then runs the data it collects through that attack through a pretrained convolutional neural network and is able to infer which apps and websites are open/running on the device - https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/29/website-tracking-ssd-activity-research/

The exploit runs exclusively in the browser and leverages the OPFS which allows it to execute without requiring user permission. - https://cybersecuritynews.com/malicious-websites-track-ssd-timing/

https://lmg.gg/Pc7Np

But this creates a limitation where the OPFS file becomes so large that users would notice it and must be stored on the same ssd as the apps that the website is trying to collect data on.

https://dev.ua/en/news/novyi-sposib-stezhennia-saity-mozhut-shpyhuvaty-za-korystuvachamy-cherez-analiz-aktyvnosti-ssd-1779976334

https://lmg.gg/nfrPY

QUICKBITS

OK, I GUESS WE WERE WRONG

Steam deck sold out sold out in less that 24 hours despite the insane $300 price hike

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/despite-price-hike-steam-deck-is-already-sold-out-in-north-america/

Which is somewhat of a surprise because of the massive backlash over the price

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-steam-deck-is-sold-out-again-even-after-the-huge-price-rise

Even Epic Games’ Epic nerd, Tim Sweeney chimed in making fun of Gaben

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/epic-games-tim-sweeney-slams-valve-over-steam-deck-price-hikes-mocks-founder-gabe-newell-over-rising-costs-of-megayachts

THIS TEAM IS A STUB, YOU CAN HELP BY STRIKING

Hundreds of prolific Wikipedia editors are threatening to go on strike over layoffs of the Community Engineering team

https://www.theverge.com/report/939442/wikipedia-editors-protest-wikimedia-layoffs-strike

The volunteers that run the site are up in arms over what they see as a power play by the wikimedia foundation https://www.gadgetreview.com/wikipedias-volunteer-army-threatens-strike-over-foundation-power-play

This is a big deal because a lot of wikipedia depends on these volunteers and according to an employee of thie wikimedia foundation without them there will quickly be no wikipedia which will be a disaster for humanty - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/hundreds-of-wikipedia-editors-are-threatening-to-go-on-strike-and-the-reason-is-these-engineers/articleshow/131394771.cms

https://lmg.gg/JGkZj

SHOOT FOR THE MOON

NASA Unveils Three-Phase Plan to Build Permanent Moon Base at Lunar South Pole - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39228nxyr4o

Working in partnership with blue origin https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-provides-update-on-moon-base-rovers-landers-missions/

Which just has their Rocket Blows Up on Florida Launchpad During Test

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/science/blue-origin-explosion-rocket.html

Bezos says everyone is OK: https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/2060182822170902622

Video: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cvgz0pdg32mo

AINT NO PARTY LIKE A THIRD PARTY AUDIT

Illinois Passes Nation's First Mandatory Third Party AI Safety Audit Law - https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/illinois-legislature-passes-historic-ai-bill-rcna347191

This is the strongest AI safety bill that’s been passed thus far - https://www.wired.com/story/illinois-pass-major-ai-safety-law-pritzker/

This is inideal because these companies will have to deal with a patchwork of regulations across the different states. But it’s a result of the federal government not moving fast enough on regulation - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/trump-loses-more-control-over-ai-regulation-as-illinois-passes-landmark-law/

WATT WERE THEY THINKING

Ferrari announced their competitor for the nissan leaf

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/2026-nissan-leaf-114-68c2d5371c728.jpg?crop=0.833xw:0.702xh;0.0732xw,0.217xh&resize=2048

The Luce EV

https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/ferrari-insists-new-640000-luce-ev-is-a-serious-car-not-an-elaborate-prank-like-you-all-assume/intro-1779820425.webp

https://insideevs.com/news/796897/ferrari-luce-electric-car-2026/

https://www.jalopnik.com/2181455/ferrari-luce-ev-design-specs-details-price-reveal/

Designed by Jonny Ive, which explains why it looks like an apple watch that gained sentience

https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/rKJ1gV/s1/ferrari-luce.jpg

Then the stock dropped 5%