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Updated 2026-05-23 14:45
Samsung's $400,000 payout for memory workers sparks revolt as other divisions get only $4,000, fueling intentional production slowdowns — internal resentment disrupts packaging operations, major
It's understood that meetings are being canceled across Samsung's non-memory and shared business units.
AI cost crisis hits tech giants as employee 'tokenmaxxing' backfires, sparking corporate pullback at Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon — agentic AI eats up to 1000x more tokens than standard AI
Agentic AI is consuming so many tokens that it's draining AI budgets way faster than expected. Jevons Paradox rings true 161 years after it was coined.
$100 CPU Shootout: Comparing the Ryzen 5 5500, Core i3-14100F, and Core i3-12100F to find the top DDR4 CPU
As RAM prices continue to climb, budget CPUs are becoming more important. Here, we look at the three leading CPUs around $100 that use DDR4 memory to find which one is right for your next budget PC build.
Micron's Virginia fab begins producing America's most advanced DRAM memory — fab expansion to quadruple output, easing DDR4 shortage for automotive and defense sectors
Micron is scaling up DDR4 production as the supply of the older memory standard has become unexpectedly tight.
Huawei develops 122TB SSD with new packaging tech to sidestep US sanctions on 3D NAND chips — Chinese firm develops proprietary tech to cram more NAND dies in a smaller footprint
Huawei developed a new die-on-board packaging, which directly mounted NAND dies on the SSD PCB, to get around the sanctions that prevented it from acquiring high-layer-count 3D NAND chips that used American tech. This allowed the company to pile in more 3D NAND on its storage devices without the limitations of traditional NAND packaging to deliver higher capacity using less dense 3D NAND dies.
768GB of cheap Intel Optane DIMM memory sticks used to run 1-trillion-parameter LLM on a system with a single GPU — local Kimi K2.5 install achieved roughly 4 tokens per second
A Redditor has caused a stir by coaxing a workstation build using Optane PMem DIMMs as RAM to run a 1-trillion parameter LLM.
Wi-Fi controlled hacking USB cable stealthily packs in a microcontroller, microSD storage, and more — cable executes remote payload execution, keystroke injection, and more, but is 'built for ma
A device that 'looks like a normal USB cable' but packs in an ESP32-S3 microcontroller, micro SD card storage, and Wi-Fi capabilities has enjoyed great success on Kickstarter.
Elegoo’s Centauri Carbon 2 Combo 3D printer gets a $50 discount — brings beginner friendly 3D printing at $399
Elegoo's family-friendly 3D printer offers seamless four-color printing, quick filament switching, and support for high-temperature materials.
Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, company then trolls cheaters on social media — studio tweets 'congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight'
Riot Games has updated its Vanguard anti-cheat software in Valorant to block cheaters using DMA devices that cost up to $6,000.
Steam Controller puck charger nearly catches fire after contact with Pixel Watch 3 — sparks fly after the metal wristband magnetizes to the puck's pogo pins
A Steam Controller charging puck nearly causes a fire after the wristband on a Pixel Watch 3 magnetically attaches to the charger, causing the exposed pogo pins to arc electricity.
Retro enthusiast injects Snake game into vintage S3 graphics card VBIOS — enjoy some serpentum fun while your old PC boots
A retro PC enthusiast has modified the VBIOS of a vintage graphics card to embed a version of Snake - the game everyone used to play on their dumb phones.
Save on your favorite tech over the 2026 Memorial Day weekend — grab deals on GPUs, gaming laptops, OLED monitors, and more
Our favorite tech deals over the Memorial Day 2026 sales. PC components, Gaming PCs, Gaming Laptops, and Peripherals at discounted prices.
Class-action price-fixing lawsuit targets hard drive component makers as costs skyrocket — 13-year scheme allegedly drove up prices for major HDD brands
Class-action lawsuit filed against HDD suspension assembly makers
Chinese memory maker CXMT enters mainstream consumer memory with Corsair Vengeance DDR5 kit — Chinese-made DRAM emerges as an antidote for crushing shortages
Is the answer to the RAM crisis Chinese-made DRAM that's much cheaper to source since those companies aren't tied up in AI data center contracts? It's too early to say yet, but when a manufacturer as big as Corsair starts using DDR5 modules from ChangXing Memory Technologies (CXMT), that notion gains a lot of merit.
The 15 Best Memorial Day deals on Dell and Alienware laptops, desktops, and monitors — save up to $900 on the latest tech
Save up to $900 on a Dell and Alienware PC for your gaming setup over the Memorial Day weekend. 15 big discounts on desktops, laptops, and monitors.
Meta data center allegedly muddies Georgia town's drinking water, investigation underway — EPA promises immediate investigation after congresswoman brings dirty jars of water to hearing
Morgan County residents are complaining about dirty water coming out of their faucets ever since Meta began constructing a data center near the area.
Save up to $300 on a new 3D printer right now, thanks to these Memorial Day deals — filament and resin 3DP deals from Bambu Lab, Elegoo, Creality, and more are perfect for beginners and pros
These are some of the top 3D printer deals available right now during this Memorial Day weekend.
After a year, Firefox finally stops crashing on Intel's Raptor Lake CPUs — Mozilla releases new version patch critical flaw on Intel 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs
Mozilla spent more than a year investigating widespread browser crashes on Intel 13th-gen and 14th-gen systems.
Analyst says Nvidia poised to capture two-thirds of the x86 server CPU market from Intel and AMD with expected $20 billion in revenue — 'Nvidia is already on track'to deliver 4 million Vera CPUs
Having become the main supplier of AI accelerators, Nvidia is now on track to outsell AMD and Intel with Vera CPUs and become a leading supplier of processors.
AI is starting to out-design chip engineers in narrow areas as LLMs accelerate software chip design tool development — "There is still a lot of human guidance" says Berkley researcher
We interview researchers and chip design experts to explore where and how AI is being used during the process, and what trials and tribulations come alongside the usage of the nascent technology in their workflows.
Acer Nitro 65 review: Solid gaming performance, but skimping on some features
The Nitro 65 excels in gaming, but it's an AIO cooler away from being a truly excellent rig.
Best Buy shaves $700 off the amazing 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 — The ultimate gaming monitor for your setup with superfast 240Hz refresh rate
Build the ultimate gaming setup with this impressive 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 monitor. Save $700 of the cost of this screen in Best Buy's Memorial Day sale.
Save 30% on a 12-month Proton Unlimited sub to secure an all-in-one privacy suite for under $110 — big price drop on service that includes a no-logs VPN with servers across 145 countries, 500GB
Grab a 30% saving on a 12 month subscription to Proton Unlimited for a limited time only.
Get RTX power for less at Lenovo’s epic Memorial Day gaming sale — save big on Legion gaming PCs and laptops
Discover a wide range of fantastic deals on Lenovo's gaming systems and laptops this Memorial Day! Don't miss out on these exciting savings.
Europol's Operation Saffron takes down First VPN service over ransomware attacks — 33 'bulletproof' servers spread across 27 countries seized
Europol's Operation Saffron takes down privacy-focused First VPN service
Save up to $350 on an iBuyPower gaming PC in this massive Memorial Day sale — use the coupon code to secure a high-spec pre-built rig or configure your own with AMD, Nvidia, and Intel parts
iBuyPower's Memorial Day sale on gaming PCs is here, with extra savings of up to $350 until May 26.
Open-source non-profit claims Bambu Lab violated license — SFC steps in after multi-billion dollar 3D printer giant threatened independent developer, issued cease-and-desist demand on OrcaSlicer
The SFC says that including proprietary code alongside software under AGPLv3 breaks the open-source license, and that Bambu Lab has been doing this for years.
Nvidia's memory costs soar 485%, latest AI systems now cost $7.8 million to build — memory now comprises 25% of the total cost, Rubin GPUs a mere $50,000 apiece
As memory content per rack increases in Vera Rubin platform, it now accounts for nearly 25% of its cost.
EU forced to exempt banned Chinese chipmaker after auto industry warns of supply crisis — European car factories warn of imminent supply chain collapse
The European Commission is preparing to propose a temporary exemption for a Chinese semiconductor manufacturer from the EU's 20th Russia sanctions package.
Samsung reportedly set to distribute up to $26.6 billion to staff in AI-driven semiconductor bonuses after last-minute union deal — average payouts could approach $400,000 per chip employee
Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to distribute up to 40 trillion won ($26.6 billion) in semiconductor employee bonuses after reaching a last-minute labor agreement. The proposed deal ties payouts to AI-driven chip profits and could see average employee bonuses approach $400,000.
Taiwan raids 12 locations in its first formal crackdown on Nvidia AI chip smuggling — hunts three fugitives for document forgery, fraudulent declarations in Super Micro smuggling case
Getting banned Hopper or Blackwell chips into mainland data centers just became exponentially more fraught as Taiwan begins to crack down on smugglers.
Get up to 25% off Herman Miller gaming chairs and desks in this Memorial Day Sale — save hundreds on premium office hardware
You can save up to 25% off on Herman Miller gear in the Memorial Day sale.
The custom AI ASIC state of play (May 2026) — Broadcom deals, Google TPUs, Meta MTIA & beyond
ASIC-based AI server shipments are projected to reach 27.8% of the market in 2026, the highest share since 2023, and custom ASIC shipments will grow 44.6% year-over-year.
AMD begins production ramp of 256-core EPYC Venice — first 2nm HPC chip claims 70% performance leap
AMD has announced that its 6th Gen EPYC processor, codenamed Venice, has entered production ramp on TSMC's N2 process in Taiwan.
MSI MPG 322UR QD-OLED X24 4K 240 Hz gaming monitor review: Blistering performance with pro-level color
MSI delivers blistering performance and pro-level color accuracy from its MPG 322UR QD-OLED X24 gaming monitor. It's a 32-inch 4K QD-OLED panel with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, DisplayHDR 400 True Black, and accurate color to rival any pro display.
Lenovo G02 retro handheld allegedly comes preloaded with thousands of copyrighted games, including Nintendo ROMs — company confirms that it’s an officially white-labeled device meant for t
Lenovo confirms that it partnered with a third-party manufacturer to build, sell, and market the G02 retro gaming handheld in China. However, it allegedly contained thousands of gaming ROMs, many from Nintendo, right out of the box, raising questions about the validity of the licenses of these titles.
Audi enthusiast upgrades 2001 A4 gear shift with old smartwatch in 3D-printed housing — vide-coded WearOS app displays gear selection, can be used to control in-car media
An electronics, automobile, and DIY enthusiast has turned an old smartwatch into an interactive gear shift display in his 2001 Audi.
Pick up an $1100 discount on this RTX 5080-powered HP Omen Max gaming laptop — 32GB of DDR5 RAM and powerful Intel 275HX CPU help to crush the competition in-game
Save $1100 on this HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop. Powerful Intel CPU and RTX 5080 graphics for dominating the gaming opposition.
Save over $1,120 on this 4K-ready RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD — score a big discount on this ABS Kaze II rig from Newegg with a 24-core Intel CPU and powerful Nvidia GPU
This Newegg deal on an ABS Kaze II Aqua gaming PC drops the price down to just $2,175.49 with discount code ABSGAMER5, netting you a PC with a 24-core Intel Core i9-14900KF CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU, a 2TB SSD, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM.
Intel leans on LPDDR5X to dodge global HBM crisis, leaked Crescent Island AI GPU pics reveal massive Xe3P core — chip sidesteps HBM shortage with 160GB of cheaper memory
Images of the PCB Intel will be using with Crescent Island has been published on X, showing a single-GPU design and pads for the graphics card's 20 LPDDR5X modules.
New Flipper One computing multitool bristles with network, GPIO, and M.2 connectivity — new keychain device is also a fully open Arm Linux computer
The creators of the Flipper Zero portable multi-tool device for geeks" have announced the Flipper One.
ASML CEO says Elon Musk is 'very serious' about TeraFab chipmaking megaproject, confirms direct talks — Musk targets $119 billion Texas semiconductor facility
ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet said on Wednesday that he has spoken directly with Elon Musk about the TeraFab semiconductor project.
Don't settle for less and grab one of the finest Chromebooks for $699 — a 30% discount on the only Chromebook you'll ever need
Lenovo's Chromebook Plus has a regular price of $999, but for a limited time, it is on sale for $699.
China's new homegrown gaming GPU flops in performance and price — flagship $485 LX 7G100 can't keep pace with Nvidia's older RTX 4060
Lisuan Tech's LX 7G100 gaming graphics card goes up for preorder at $485, along with reviews from Chinese media outlets.
Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute — says 'Let’s take Bandera back to 1880' after town votes to dump AI-powered
A town councilor proposes banning all technology in a small Texas town after they lose vote on keeping Flock AI cameras running in the area.
Save hundreds of dollars on these fantastic Best Buy Memorial Day PC deals — Nvidia RTX 50-series laptops and OLED gaming monitors, among hefty hardware discounts
Curated deals from Best Buy's Memorial Day sale event. These are the best discounts we've spotted on tech at Best Buy this weekend.
Nvidia no longer reports sales of graphics solutions as a separate segment — posts eye-watering $81.6 billion Q1 profit thanks to AI boom
Nvidia to split its revenue streams based on deployment markets rather than product segments going forward.
Korean funeral services company lost $33 million of its customers' money over a bad crypto bet — firm was secretly investing client funds into leveraged crypto ETFs
Bumo Sarang, a funeral services company in Korea, lost $33 million after it invested $40 million of its own customers' money into a leveraged crypto ETF. These funds were meant for prepaid funeral services, but the company exploited loopholes to siphon them into creative investments. Unfortunately, almost half of the industry in involved in similar practices.
AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory — refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz
AMD is refreshing its Ryzen AI Max chips with the new 400 series, known as Gorgon Halo, and they'll show up in the Ryzen AI Halo development box. That box, with last-gen Strix Halo chips, is going up for pre-order in June, starting at $3,999.
Samsung narrowly avoids 18-day chip strike after last-minute wage deal with 48,000-worker union — tentative deal, subject to workers' vote, suspends billions of dollars worth of potential losses
Samsung Electronics has temporarily avoided a major 18-day strike at its South Korean semiconductor operations after reaching a tentative wage agreement with its 48,000-member union.
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