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Updated 2025-11-07 14:45
Dutch government allegedly folds to supply chain pressure, will relinquish control of Nexperia in China spat — reports say deal contingent upon China allowing firm to resume chip exports
The Dutch government is ready to relinquish its control over Nexperia if Beijing allows its China factory to resume exports.
Jensen Huang confirms there are no plans to ship Blackwell GPUs to China right now, chipmaker at Beijing's mercy — Nvidia CEO says shipments haven't been approved by Chinese authorities
After President Trump and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated that Nvidia will be barred from selling its most advanced chips to China, Jensen Huang has now confirmed that there are currently no active discussions on the matter. In fact, Nvidia also requires authorization from China itself before it can sell GPUs to local firms.
It's rare, but we found an RTX 5070 that's at actual MSRP — Just $479.99 for this MSI RTX 5070 in Newegg's early Black Friday sales
Newegg's early Black Friday deals show this MSI RTX 5070 GPU at well under MSRP for $479.99
This £249 MSI gaming monitor unlocks 4K on a budget — save £100 on this dual-mode display with up to 320Hz refresh rate
Save 29% on this 27-inch MSI MAG 272URDF gaming monitor, capable of 4K gaming.
Linux software management made simple with Discover
Software management in Linux can be a daunting task for the uninitiated, so when Discover popped up, offering an easy-to-use and powerful user interface, we had to take a look.
QIDI Q2 Combo review: Great high temp printer, but skip the box
The QIDI Q2 is a great 3D printer, but the QIDI Box? Not so much.
The world is overly reliant on one US-located mine for critical chipmaking material, but China is working to break the stranglehold — China investing over $14 million in synthetic quartz manufac
High-purity quartz is crucial for semiconductor manufacturing, and you can only get it naturally from the mine in North Carolina.
Substrate's claims about revolutionary ASML-beating chipmaking technology scrutinized, analyst likens the venture to a fraud — report pokes holes in the startup's technology, messaging, and lead
Analyst likens Substrate's tech, messaging, and leadership to a fraud.
Asus to include sag detection for monstrous new ROG Matrix RTX 5090 GPU — Level Sense can warn users of a mere 0.10 degree shift
Asus' new ROG Matrix RTX 5090 GPU is so big that it will ship with Level Sense technology at launch. The feature can detect a shift of just 0.10 degrees to help prevent GPU sag.
Corsair HX1000i SHIFT 1000W power supply review
A revolutionary power supply that reimagines cable management with side-mounted connectors and integrated iCUE ecosystem control, delivering flagship performance for builders willing to embrace its unique compatibility requirements and premium pricing.
Defying anti-cheat, creator gets Battlefield 6 running on 12-year-old AMD FX-9590 CPU, playable at 40+ FPS in 786p with an RX 5700 GPU — experiment reveals only SecureBoot, not TPM, is necessary
AMD's Bulldozer-era FX-9590 CPU from 2013 managed to run Battlefield 6 at over 30 FPS at 1080p resolution, boosting to 40+ FPS at lower resolutions on smaller maps. FX-9590, despite being more than a decade old, does support SecureBoot, which was enough for BF6 launch, confirming TPM is not neccesary.
Storied Windows dev reminisces about Microsoft's first hardware product 45 years ago — the Z-80 SoftCard was an Apple II add-in card
Raymond Chen has shared some insight into the development of Microsoft's first hardware product, the Z-80 SoftCard, from 1980.
GTA 6 delayed again, this time to November 2026 — Rockstar says extra time needed to deliver quality that players have 'come to expect and deserve'
Rockstar has just announced that perhaps the most highly anticipated game in history has been delayed once again. Originally set to release on May 26, 2026, GTA VI will now hit consoles on November 19, 2026 - marking a six-month delay, similar to initial pushback from Fall 2025.
Apple's latest MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini are on sale ahead of Black Friday — several models drop to all-time low prices
Is now the time to pick up a new MacBook with an M4 inside? Apple's iconic laptops are at their lowest-ever prices ahead of Black Friday
This $234.99 Intel Arc B580 is a brilliant budget-friendly graphics card upgrade – 12GB of VRAM unlocks 1440p gaming, with Battlefield 6 thrown in for free
Save 25% on this Intel Arc B580 graphics card, fit for 1440p gaming on a budget.
AMD's budget Ryzen 5 7500X3D leaks out in early benchmarks, scores hint at performance on par with existing 7600X3D — budget offering could pack a punch in both single and multi-core tests
AMD's rumored upcoming budget CPU, the Ryzen 5 7500X3D, has just been spotted on GeekBench with solid single-core and multi-core results that put it on par with the 7600X3D, while having the same 96 MB of L3 cache. Unfortunately, for value-conscious gamers, the price of DDR5 right now might turn you away from the cheapest X3D chip on the AM5 platform.
As expected, Nvidia's $3,999 mini AI supercomputer is terrible for gaming — DGX Spark struggles to hit 50 FPS at 1080p on medium settings in Cyberpunk 2077
Redditor puts the DGX Spark to the test in gaming, specifically CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077.
Google deploys new Axion CPUs and seventh-gen Ironwood TPU — training and inferencing pods beat Nvidia GB300 and shape 'AI Hypercomputer' model
Google Cloud has launched new Axion CPU and Ironwood TPU instances that combine Arm-based general-purpose computing with 7th-generation AI acceleration. Ironwood-based pods with up to 9,216 chips and 42.5 FP8 ExaFLOPS per pod vastly surpass Nvidia's GB300 systems and form the foundation of Google's AI Hypercomputer for large-scale model training and inference.
$5,000 Corsair pre-built keeps on frying Intel CPUs due to lack of BIOS update, tech alleges — kills three Intel Core i9 chips because latest version still doesn’t have fix for Intel crash
Corsair still hasn't released the latest 0x12F Vmin instability fix for its pre-built computers, leading to multiple, repeated failures for some of its customers.
US govt committee slams Nvidia over shared campus with banned Huawei affiliate — says China has been in Nvidia’s backyard for a decade, literally
Former Huawei affiliate Futurewei allegedly maintained an office in Nvidia's Santa Clara campus for around a decade until 2024.
MSI MPG271QR X50 27-inch 500 Hz QHD QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Fast and colorful with premium cred
MSI brings another choice to the 500 Hz QHD OLED genre with its MPG271QR X50. It's a 27-inch panel with Adaptive-Sync, MPRT, HDR 500 and wide gamut color. It delivers smooth, responsive and colorful gaming.
Hands-on with Lian Li's Lancool 217 INF: RGB and infinity mirror are a drastically different take on the wood-clad original 217
Lian Li's latest case is an RGB-and-mirror-clad take on the company's excellent Lancool 217. It sports large 170mm intake fans for impressive airflow, sports an infinity mirror up front, and looks like a prop from a Tron reboot.
Nvidia wants China's market share to secure the future of CUDA in the region — America's trade war threatens Huang's influence, and could bolster competition
The United States and Nvidia have come to a head over trading the latest GPU technology to China. While the US wants to retain a technological lead and strengthen supply chains, Nvidia is concerned of its waning influence in the region, which could lose out to domestic suppliers in the near future.
Razer BlackShark V3 Pro Review: Highly connected, but you'll sound worse
Razer's new BlackShark V3 Pro gaming headset features simultaneous dual wireless audio mixing, active noise cancellation, and a new microphone. But it's struggling to compete with its predecessor.
Sony reportedly working on 'Cross-Buy' feature for unified game ownership between PlayStation 5 and PC — Leaked icons indicate Sony's answer to Xbox Play Anywhere is coming
You might be able to buy PlayStation games once and own them across PC and PS5 together, similar to Microsoft's Xbox Play Anywhere. A new "Cross-Buy" feature has been datamined inside PlayStation Store, added only a few months ago, hinting that it's been in the works for quite some time and might be releasing soon.
How to rip your DVDs with Handbrake — preserve your DVD library before bit rot claims another victim
Algorithms are telling us what to watch, but we can fight back by curating our old DVD collection into a digital archive that we can use on our modern devices.
PC modder installs a working train set on top of their GPU — All aboard the 'PCI Express' to Gamesville
An enthusiast has shared their first designs, melding the disparate worlds of PC DIY and model railroading.
Windows security update triggers BitLocker recovery in some systems — bug mostly impacts Intel PCs with Modern Standby support
A Windows security update had some systems unexpectedly asking for BitLocker passwords.
OpenAI walks back statement it wants a government 'backstop' for its massive loans — company says government 'playing its part' critical for industrial AI capacity increases
OpenAI has walked back claims its CFO made in an interview that it was looking for a governmental backstop for its investments, providing a guarantee against its loans that would allow it to borrow more and reduce the cost of that financing.
Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air slashed to $749 — a new all-time low price on Amazon for this M4-powered laptop
Save $50 on this MacBook Air's previous low price. Apple's 2025 MacBook Air with M4 is only $749 at Amazon
3D-printed PS5 mod squeezes console into tiny 6-liter case, drastically improves performance — custom cooling solution slashes temps and power draw
YouTuber transforms Sony's PlayStation 5 console into a tiny mini-PC with a twist.
Legendary Windows Pinball developer rescues 200lb magnetic disc drive from the 1980s – requires a scissor lift to move it, only has 622 MB of storage
Ex-Windows developer Dave Plummer rescues a nearly 200 lb magnetic disc drive with just 622 MB of storage from the 1980s
‘China is going to win the AI race’ — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang decries the price of electricity in the US, contrasts it with China's subsidized pricing
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that China will win the AI race because of its abundance of power and the fact that the U.S. is losing out on the chance for its hardware to become the standard tool that Chinese AI developers use.
EufyMake E1 review: Dimensional UV printer
EufyMake's not quite 3D UV printer is exciting...but is it worth it?
Ryzen 7 9800X3D sales help AMD hit record-breaking $2.8 billion in client revenue for Q3 2025
With the help of complete CPU domination in the consumer/gaming marketplace thanks to chips such as the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, AMD has achieved a record breaking $2.8 billion in client revenue.
China bans foreign AI chips from state-funded data centers, report claims — crackdown would include removing Nvidia, AMD, and Intel chips from builds in early stages
China has reportedly issued a sweeping ban on foreign AI chips in any data center backed by government money, applying retroactively to early-stage builds.
Razer's BlackShark V2 X gaming headset drops to less than £29 — a huge 53% saving makes them the ideal audio upgrade on a budget
Save 53% on this lightweight Razer wired gaming headset with 7.1 surround sound support.
Cooling system for a single Nvidia Blackwell Ultra NVL72 rack costs a staggering $50,000 — set to increase to $56,000 with next-generation NVL144 racks
Morgan Stanley estimates that the cooling cost per rack will rise from $49,860 for Nvidia's GN300 NVL72 to $55,710 for the Vera Rubin NVL144 due to hotter Vera CPUs and Rubin GPUs that require pricier $400 cold plates and more advanced liquid cooling systems.
Steam Deck introduces screen-off downloads, helps preserve OLED screen life — users can now download large titles with the handheld in low-power mode and have a new game ready to go when they tu
The Steam Deck will now download games even while the screen is turned off.
Neuralink implant patient gets 'second pair of eyes' thanks to motorized AI webcam — Insta360 Link 2 connected to MacBook gives father with ALS new lease on life
A new documentary shows ALS and Neuralink implant patient Brad Smith expanding his family connection with a motorized AI webcam.
TP-Link TL-WR3602BE Wi-Fi 7 Travel Router Review: Compact and packed with features, but average performance
The TL-WR3602BE is a well-rounded Wi-Fi travel companion, but it compromises on performance.
SK hynix reveals DRAM development roadmap through 2031 — DDR6, GDDR8, LPDDR6, and 3D DRAM incoming
SK hynix's DRAM roadmap presented at the SK AI Summit 2025 outlines the company's AI-focused memory strategy through 2031 that includes DDR6, LPDDR6, GDDR8, and next generations of HBM solutions. HBF is not expected to hit the market before 2030.
AMD reportedly prepping new X3D chip with higher clock speeds – Ryzen 7 9700X3D spotted in benchmarks that rival Ryzen 7 9800X3D, new Strix Halo chip also unearthed
AMD's unreleased Ryzen 7 9700X3D appears on PassMark, hinting at a lower-cost alternative to the 9800X3D for gamers.
How to check and enable Secure Boot on your Windows PC
If you plan to migrate to Windows 11, you will need to enable Secure Boot to ensure your install is protected. We show you how to enable Secure Boot with no drama.
Vectrex Mini retro console shatters Kickstarter goal within minutes — it will now cost $173, up from $115 and $150, to secure yours.
The Vectrex Mini vector retrogaming console blasted past its 100,000 funding goal within just 15 minutes
Google exploring putting AI data centers in space — Project Suncatcher wants to harness in-orbit solar power to scale AI compute
Google is looking into putting AI data centers into orbit, but it still needs to solve a ton of engineering and cost challenges.
Just $109 nets you a 1000W power supply from ASRock, knocking almost 1/3 off the price — the Steel Legend SL-1000G has plenty of power to throw at the latest and greatest GPUs
Capable of powering an RTX 5090, the ASRock Steel Legend SL-1000G has had its price slashed by 1/3 to just $109.
Membrane evaporative cooling tech achieves record-breaking results, could be solution for next-generation AI server cooling — clocks 800 watts of heat flux per square centimeter
Engineers from the University of California, San Diego, have developed a new membrane evaporative cooling solution that has achieved record-breaking cooling performance. It could be a key solution for cooling Nvidia's future Feynman GPUs rated at over 4,000 watts of power consumption.
Custom Intel motherboards with a whopping 36 USB ports spotted online — extravagant connectivity offering fuels bot farm speculation
A user on Reddit has shared a collection of customized LGA 1151 motherboards with 36 USB ports stacked atop and next to each other. Even the most overkill models from the factory usually only support up to 20, and they're meant for special applications. A commenter suggests bot farming as the use for this odd motherboard.
China and America's AI war isn't just about compute, it's about energy — energy subsidies promote homegrown chip push, amid data center energy squeeze
Local Chinese governments are issuing attractive energy subsidies to companies which use domestically produced chips in their data centers and "AI factories," in order to discourage use of international CPUs and GPUs from the likes of Nvidia.
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