WW 999: Physical Goods - Acer SFF RTX Spark Desktop Design Showcased at IFA 2026
Summary
Paul Thurrott reports from IFA in Berlin, where Acer unveiled a small-form-factor PC powered by the NVIDIA RTX Spark, featuring 128GB of unified memory and high-end Blackwell graphics for local AI tasks. The episode also covers Microsoft’s unusual release of Windows 11 26H2 to the Release Preview channel, which includes new default security features like memory integrity and point-in-time restore. Additionally, the hosts discuss a recent antitrust ruling where a judge rejected the DOJ’s demand that Google divest its ad exchange, citing the complexity of such a remedy.
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