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Oracle plans more layoffs weeks after spending most of its $2.1 billion restructuring budget, report claims — some teams face double-digit percentage reductions, 21,000 full-time positions alrea
Oracle plans to cut more jobs this month, with reductions on some teams reaching double-digit percentages.
Nvidia doubles RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's MSRP to a staggering $16,000 — 96GB card started pre-orders below $8,000 last year
A data center GPU has become more expensive because of the AI boom enabled by unprecedented data center buildouts - shocking. Nvidia's RTX 6000 Pro Blackwell is now twice as costly as it was last year at the time of its launch, and 20% more expensive than even a couple of months ago.
AI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriums — claims range from officials exceeding authority to violations of due process and equal protection laws
Some data center developers are suing local governments for passing temporary bans and moratorium, saying that they such moves violated their rights to due process and equal protection. This move has gotten one county to reverse their decision, while others are still fighting the cases in court.
CoreWeave proves Nvidia's aging AI GPUs from 2020 can generate profit nine years after deployment, signs A100 contracts into 2029 — power constraints and legacy infrastructure keep old GPUs prof
CoreWeave reported $2.58 billion in quarterly revenue, up 112% year over year.
Suspected China-linked hackers used AI to run the first-ever end-to-end autonomous cyberattack on Taiwan's government, Israeli firm says — open-source-built tool continuously devised effective h
Suspected China-linked hackers used autonomous AI agents to breach Taiwanese government systems, compromising 85 accounts and stealing 2,500+ records.
QIDI Plus5 3D printer review: The best one yet
QIDI Plus5 is polished, huge, and produces excellent prints with some of the toughest technical filaments.
Nova Lake CPUs with cut-down E-core clusters may still retain full cache pool, says new leak — 8P+12E config predictions revised from 33MB to 36MB, 4P+4E config from 15MB to 18MB
A new leak from Jaykihn says some Nova Lake SKUs, including mobile counterparts, will retain the cache config of their fully-enabled variants despite having reduced E-cores.
How optical interconnects and silicon photonics emerged as AI's next hot commodity — looming US-China summit puts photonics into the crosshairs
The U.S. wants Chinese optical transceivers out of future AI data centers, but China's current dominance of the rapidly evolving photonics supply chain could make a ban complicated
YMTC breaks into the top three NAND makers for the first time as AI servers swallow 48% of all flash — Chinese vendor has 14% share, according to research
Samsung led with 25%, SK hynix followed at 22%, and Micron rounded out the top five.
GMKtec Evo-T2 review: Panther Lake for a price
GMKtec has positioned its new Evo-T2 mini PC, built around Intel's 18A Panther Lake silicon, as a compact personal AI workstation. It is also plenty capable of performing well in office productivity and gaming with 64GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM.
Claude will begin digitally watermarking marking AI-generated text and images — Anthropic details how it'll comply with the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act
European users of Anthropic's Claude models can expect that future versions of those tools will begin embedding digital marks in generated text and images to identify them as the product of AI.
Asobi Remote Play app lets gamers stream PS4 and PS5 games on the Steam Deck, even without a console — dev breaks PlayStation Plus Premium cloud gaming support free of the PlayStation Portal
PlayStation Remote Play allows you to stream games from your PS4 or PS5 console to a variety of devices locally, but the Asobi: Remote Play service goes farther by extending the PlayStation Portal's exclusive PlayStation Plus Premium cloud game streaming support to the Steam Deck and other Linux devices.
Samsung Foundry updates process roadmap to move 1.4nm node to 2029 — high-NA EUV will enable 1nm-class and smaller nodes in 2030 and beyond
Samsung Foundry has delayed its 1.4nm-class node to 2029, making SF2 one of its longest-lasting process technologies ever. The company also aims to start using High-NA EUV for its 1nm-class process technology in 2030.
Save over $600 on a massive 18-inch gaming laptop as it falls to a new all-time low price at Amazon — Acer's Predator Helios Neo 18 AI packs an RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB of memory
Acer's Predator Helios Neo 18 AI gaming laptop hits a new all-time low price at Amazon. This massive 18-inch laptop freefalls by $600 in price.
Passenger returning from DEF CON 34 spoofs Delta Wi-Fi network while in flight using pentest tool — pilots tell ground crew to alert corporate security after attendee from hacking conference bri
A flight carrying passengers who attended a cybersecurity convention reportedly had its Wi-Fi network victimized by deauthentication attacks while an 'evil twin' hotspot rerouted potential victims to a phishing website. While flight safety was never affected, it's unclear if any of the other passengers had their credentials stolen while in the air.
Intel CEO hints at return to the memory business — says market is ripe for innovation, hints at stacking memory and CPU
Lip-Bu Tan says he has a pet project related to a new memory architecture.
Save $106 on this 4TB Team Group SSD with Gen 4 speeds, now 10.2 cents per GB — Newegg coupon deal makes this T-Force G50 one of the cheapest PCIe 4.0 drives on sale right now with this amount o
Get $106 off this 4TB TeamGroup T-Force G50 SSD, offering Gen 4 speeds and a huge capacity for a price that's hard to rival right now.
Commodore re-releases TAC-2 joystick after 40 years for just $49 — says retro-controller is tougher than ever and now comes in five colorways
After 40 years, Commodore has brought back the 'Totally Accurate Controller' joystick, better known among C64 and Amiga aficionados as the TAC-2.
Independent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI — sellers believe acquisitions are part of AI tech companies&r
Bookstores in Europe receive massive online purchases for obscure titles that haven't seen interest in years. They fear that these orders were made by AI firms looking to find more data to train their LLMs.
Resourceful gamer shrinks Valve’s Steam Deck into Game Boy, with custom 3D-printed cooling — plans display around 1200x1080, 90Hz AMOLED panel
A Steam Deck enthusiast and modder is close to finalizing their SteamBoy' design.
Two undersea cables reportedly damaged off the coast of Perth following suspicious vessel activity — company CEO says faults happened ‘straight after each other and in close proximity'
Subco CEO Bevan Slattery said that the Australian Federal Police should determine what caused the shunt faults on two undersea cables, which happened in suspicious circumstances. They also noted that a vessel was passing over the area at the same time that the disruption happened.
Razer Naga V3 Pro Review: My new 23-button mouse
Razer's Naga V3 Pro has the same form factor as its predecessor, but it features more buttons, an upgraded sensor and switches, and better battery life.
SK hynix to expand production capacity in China as it mulls Solidigm IPO, report claims — second phase of fab could boost local production by 50%
As demand for high-end data center SSDs peak, SK hynix upgrades its Chinese facilities and plans Solidigm listing at NASDAQ.
AMD highlights Ryzen 5 5500 briefly topping Amazon CPU best sellers, beating 9800X3D — $80 DDR4 CPU remains a top seller during memory crunch
AMD's marketing director shared a screenshot of the Amazon CPU best sellers list, but the four-year-old, $80 Ryzen 5 5500 was at the top of the charts.
Intel raises $19.7 billion to help fund future projects as 14A production looms — share sale attracted $100 billion in demand, report claims
Intel is raising $19.7 billion through a stock offering to strengthen its finances as it expands manufacturing capacity, develops next-generation process technologies, and is trying to attract major external foundry customers.
Benchmarking AMD's BC-250, offering Steam Machine-like performance at half the price — unlocking 40 CUs, eight Zen 2 cores on the repurposed PS5 APU
The popular BC-250 APU has seen some major advancements over the past few months, including a 40CU unlock and enabling all eight Zen 2 cores. We put together a BC-250 machine to see how it works, and what these new mods offer.
DeepCool AK620 and AK400 G2 Review: Quiet and powerful, with woodgrain or a digital display
DeepCool's latest AK G2 series air coolers feature your choice of woodgrain tops or a digital display. We've tested both AK620 and AK400 G2 coolers with AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D to benchmark their thermal efficiency.
FCC proposes import ban on Chinese optical transceivers — blockade targets key AI interconnects as China holds 56% global market share
The FCC is drafting a proposal that would expand its list of equipment and services covered by the Secure Networks Act to include imports of new-model optical transceivers manufactured in China.
$580 million undersea cable rerouted to avoid the grave of Dobby the House Elf — company caves to fan demands to safeguard Harry Potter filming location, will instead pass by Bronze Age burial s
The Greenlink Connector project, which will connect the grid of Ireland and Wales, had to reroute its path after Harry Potter fans complained that it would 'desecrate' the 'grave' of beloved character Dobby. The change of plans brought the undersea cable close to a few Bronze Age remains but allowed it to move forward without disturbing the free elf's "resting place."
Get 32GB of DDR5 for $261 in this AM5 gaming bundle — $970 deal features Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 RAM, a Gigabyte X870 motherboard, and free 240mm AIO
Newegg's $969 AM5 combo pairs the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM, a Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite Wi-Fi 7 motherboard, and a free 240mm AIO, saving nearly $220.
US lawmaker wants gov't to enforce regulation to ensure 'chipmakers conduct adequate due diligence on their customers' — House member calls for Biden-era export control to be enforced
Congressman John Moolenaar wants the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security to clarify whether Foundry Due Diligence Rule remains effective and continues to be enforced.
This $30 Hoto 25-piece electric screwdriver set is a must-buy option for PC builders and hobbyists —40% saving on portable driver with long-life 1,500 mAh battery and 25 ultra-hard bits for your
Save 40% on this Hoto electric screwdriver with 25 bits, now just $29.99 for a limited time only.
Nvidia teams up with financial giants to create $500 billion AI infrastructure funds — six investment firms to enable access to long-term funding at attractive rates
Nvidia to arrange financing from major financial institutions at attractive rates for customers seeking to build AI data centers.
Japanese authorities use new tool to identify initial torrent uploaders — anti-piracy group says it identified seeder on popular anime torrenting website without torrent swarm monitoring
Japanese authorities have taken a big step in cracking down on piracy by arresting an initial-seeder at popular anime torrenting website Nyaa.
Walmart has slashed $600 off this RTX 5060-powered gaming laptop, now just $1,099 — get Gigabyte's 16-inch Aero X16 with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD
A gaming laptop that won't break the bank during the memory price crisis. Gigabyte's RTX 5060-powered Aero X16 has $600 slashed off the list price.
Gamer recruitment drive results in ‘supercharged’ hiring campaign for new Air Traffic Controllers — 94% hiring goal hit in record time with $155,000 salary potential; ‘the stro
The campaign to recruit video gamers into Air Traffic Control jobs has been a resounding success, according to U.S. Department of Transport head Secretary Sean P. Duffy.
DIY modder creates 'heat engine computing device' powered by a Stirling engine, can run Tetris, Snake, and Pong — 80 MHz processor operates on just 150 milliwatts of power
The custom machine uses an ESP32-C3, OLED display, and 16-key keypad while squeezing retro gaming into a tiny 150mW power budget.
Xbox PC and Game Pass titles are coming to Linux through 'Xodus' — Heroic Launcher devs embark on new open-source reverse-engineering project
You might be able to enjoy Xbox PC and PC Game Pass titles on Linux very soon thanks to the efforts of the Xodus team, who're emulating the entire Xbox PC stack through open-source implementations of Microsoft's proprietary components and dependencies.
GeForce RTX 50-series GPU prices spike as much as 39% as Blackwell price hikes hit the US — RTX 5070 gets a 36% hike, RTX 5060 up 27% at the median of Newegg listings
After recent news of price hikes on RTX 50-series GPUs in other regions, those same increases now appear to have come Stateside, as Newegg prices for some Blackwell cards have spiked as much as 39% compared to June 2026.
Nvidia reportedly testing lower memory configs of Rubin Ultra as memory shortage bites back — designs tested include as little as 192 GB and step back to HBM4
Nvidia is reportedly testing at least three Rubin Ultra configurations that pack as little as 192 GB of memory, as opposed to the 1 TB of HBM4E originally announced.
Rogue AI agent tasked with booking a gym class hacks system, removes other participant — says 'sorry about that' after trying to bump user up the waitlist
A rogue OpenClaw tasked with booking a gym class for its user hacked into the system and removed another participant.
Intel's Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is down to its lowest price ever at $154 — get a 20-core midrange CPU with 5.5 GHz boost for an entry-level price
Intel's 20-core Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is down to its lowest price ever on Amazon, selling for just $154 on sale.
Acer Swift Go 16 AI (AMD Gorgon Point) Review: A balanced, affordable, big-screen portable
Acer's Swift Go 16 AI is a capable mid-range laptop with a large touchscreen and a slim metal shell. It stands out among modern competition, if you can find it on sale for under $1,000.
AI data center bans surge past 500 nationwide as local US politicians begin blocking new developments — growing public outrage and bipartisan pushback threaten big tech expansion plans
New AI data center development bans jumped to over 500 in July, according to recent analysis, with political and public pressure growing.
Hyperscalers commit nearly $2 trillion to secure AI hardware and memory — Google leads $811 billion spending surge while Apple trails at $57 billion
As hyperscalers increase their long-term purchase commitments, the high-tech industry faces a tectonic shift as CSPs overwhelm consumer electronics companies.
GeForce NOW exploit lets you access the full Windows desktop through a simple file swap — Modder runs local AI models on Ultimate tier with 48GB of VRAM and no restrictions
Swapping the executable of a game with a modified file will fool Steam into thinking it's opening that game when it's really just giving you unrestricted desktop access. This is against GeForce NOW's terms of service, though, so you run the risk of getting banned.
Steam hardware distributor hit by cyberattack, 'expect fake messages,' Valve warns — Europe vendor has personal information and hardware purchase details stolen
Steam hardware customers in Europe should 'expect fake messages' said Valve in an email bulletin, after a distributor's security was breached.
Over 70% of Americans oppose AI data centers; US protests intensify as more arrests are being made — almost 40 arrested this year in backlash to AI factory buildout
The public pushback against data center construction projects is only growing stronger, even as some protesting local residents have been arrested in the process.
HoverAir unveils the Versa modular pocket gimbal camera that transforms into a self-flying drone — Modular camera transforms into an auto-tracking drone by magnetically snapping together for ins
Have you ever wanted a pocket gimbal camera and a selfie drone that follows your around autonomously in one device? That's what the HoverAir Versa offers with a transforming, two-in-one body that can make filming yourself from all sorts of angles as convenient as possible.
The only current-generation graphics card on sale below MSRP — AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE GPU with 12GB of VRAM returns to its lowest-ever price of $499
Grab a new GPU for less than the MSRP launch price. Gigabyte's Gaming RX 9070 GRE falls to its lowest-ever price.
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