Prawn here with the latest Prawn News. Here I’m talking about the latest interesting tech news of the week that I’ve stumbled across. Jump to the things that pique your interest by using the timestamps and see the full articles listed below for more in-depth views of each story.
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Here’s the full news stories:
Asus RTX 5090 BTF 2.5 GPU successfully pulls over 1,900W in extreme test — proprietary metal power connector kept its cool, unlike plastic 16-pin alternative
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/asus-rtx-5090-btf-2-5-gpu-successfully-pulls-over-1-900w-in-extreme-test-proprietary-metal-power-connector-kept-its-cool-unlike-plastic-16-pin-alternative
ASUS’ new BTF 2.0/GC-HPWR power connector could change the GPU market forever
ASUS’ new BTF 2.0/GC-HPWR power connector could change the GPU market forever
Gigabyte’s latest RGB firmware upgrade is bricking some motherboards, including Z790 series — dynamic lighting and RGB failures, rogue CPU fan usages, and more reported
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/gigabytes-latest-rgb-firmware-upgrade-is-bricking-some-motherboards-including-z790-series-dynamic-lighting-and-rgb-failures-rogue-cpu-fan-usages-and-more-reported
One lucky Redditor has managed to snag themselves a mythical AMD Radeon GeForce RTX RX 9070 XT. Yes, you read that right
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/one-lucky-redditor-has-managed-to-snag-themselves-a-mythical-amd-radeon-geforce-rtx-rx-9070-xt-yes-you-read-that-right/
Ah yes the AMD Radeon Geforce RTX 9070 XT
https://www.reddit.com/r/radeon/comments/1lfjof4/ah_yes_the_amd_radeon_geforce_rtx_9070_xt/
Honda has successfully launched and landed a reusable rocket
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/tech/honda-has-successfully-launched-and-landed-a-reusable-rocket
Google rolls out Street View time travel to celebrate 20 years of Google Earth
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/google-rolls-out-street-view-time-travel-to-celebrate-20-years-of-google-earth/
Meta wins AI copyright case, but judge says others could bring lawsuits
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/06/25/meta-llama-ai-copyright-ruling.html
Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over images
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5vjqdm1ypo
Group of high-profile authors sue Microsoft over use of their books in AI training
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/26/microsoft-ai-authors-lawsuit
HDMI 2.2 interface finalised with 4K at 480 Hz and 12K at 120 Hz support, but you’re going to need a new cable
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-monitors/hdmi-2-2-interface-finalised-with-4k-at-480-hz-and-12k-at-120-hz-support-but-youre-going-to-need-a-new-cable/
Timestamps
00:00 Hello
00:09 Asus BTF GPU
02:57 Gigabyte broken RGB firmware
03:54 AMD NVIDIA GPU
04:41 Honda goes to space
05:19 Google Street view time travel
05:57 Meta wins AI copyright suit
08:05 HDMI 2.2 standard
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