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Updated 2026-03-10 18:30
Intel Nova Lake CPU teaser lists official support for speedy DDR5-8000 RAM — B960 mini-PC’s upgraded power system signals Nova Lake’s higher power demands
ECS showcases revamped Liva P300 mini-PC for Intel's upcoming Nova Lake processors, revealing some interesting features along the way.
SK hynix introduces turbocharged LPDDR6, 33% faster and 20% more power efficient than LPDDR5X — 16Gb chips deliver 10.7 Gbps, uses 10nm node
SK Hynix has announced the successful development of its first LPDDR6 memory modules that operate at "over" 10.7Gbps. The new modules take advantage of the manufacturer's bleeding-edge 10nm-class (1c) process node.
Oracle and OpenAI's Abilene expansion saga detailed: 600MW expansion gets scrapped, as larger 4.5GW agreement remains on track
Oracle and OpenAI dropped plans to expand their flagship Stargate campus in Abilene, Texas, beyond its committed 1.2-gigawatt build earlier this month.
Dynamic MFG comes to RTX 50-series GPUs to push monitor refresh rates to the max — more flexible mode with 5x and 6x multipliers arrives March 31
Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, announced back at CES, will be arriving March 31, along with extended 5X and 6X modes.
Nvidia reportedly building its own AI agent to compete with OpenClaw, report claims — ‘NemoClaw’ will supposedly be open source and designed for enterprise use
Nvidia is reportedly planning to launch its own open-source agentic AI with NemoClaw, and it has already been in talks with several enterprise partners like Adobe and CrowdStrike to get them on board with its deployment.
Act now and save £29 ahead of the Apple MacBook Neo release — £569 Apple Neo preorders on Amazon are live in the Spring Deal Days sale
Preorder the new Apple MacBook Neo at Amazon ahead of tomorrow's official release date. The Amazon Spring Deal Days sale is in full swing, saving you 29.03. Pick up the MacBook Neo for just 569.97.
In wake of outage, Amazon calls upon senior engineers to address issues created by 'Gen-AI assisted changes,' report claims — recent 'high blast radius' incidents stir up changes for code approv
An Amazon executive called its engineers into a meeting to deal with the recent spate of incidents on its platform that had a "high blast radius" and were related to "Gen-AI assisted changes."
Future Games Show Spring Showcase announced for GDC — Baldur's Gate 3 and LEGO Batman actors to host
This year's Future Games Show Spring Showcase will take place during GDC, during which 40 games will be featured. The wide-ranging event is set to be broadcast across multiple platforms on March 12, starting at 4 pm ET (1 pm PT).
Apple MacBook Neo review: a budget-priced game-changer
Apple's MacBook Neo has all the trappings of a premium laptop at a surprising price, with only a few compromises to get there.
Laptop prices expected to soar by around 40% as AI crunch takes hold — analyst says rising mainstream models priced at $900 could hit more than $1,200 due to rising memory, storage, and CPU cost
Industry analyst outfit TrendForce estimates that midrange laptops will increase their retail prices by about 40% due to increasing RAM, SSD, and CPU costs.
Get an X870 Motherboard, 32GB of RAM, a 1050W Power supply, and a Montech King 95 Pro case for only $774 — save over $220 on this 4-item combo from Newegg
Snag an MSI X870 Tomahawk Wifi, 32GB of V-Color DDR5-6400 RAM, Montech 1050W ATX3.1/5.1 power supply, and a sweet-looking Montech King 95 chassis for $774 - start your AM5 build off with this comprehensive 4-item combo from Newegg
Pick up a comfy new PC gaming chair for £150 in the Amazon Spring Day Deals sale — save £50 on Corsair's TC100 Relaxed chair
You can get a brand new gaming chair for only 150 in the Amazon Spring Day Deals sale. Save 50 on Corsair's TC100 Relaxed chair.
This brilliant Hoto electric screwdriver is down to a record-low £28.48 in the Amazon UK Spring Sale — 12-bit precision kit with USB-C charging is great for PC builds and DIY projects
Grab this impressive Hoto NEX O1 Pro mini electric screwdriver set with 12 bits at a record-low price
Get 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 for $163 when bundled with AMD's new 9850X3D and an X870E-E motherboard — save $236 on the heart of your new AM5 PC
This Newegg bundle gets you RAM for just $163 when bundled with a new 9850X3D processor and an Asus ROG Strix X870E-E motherboard.
Unpowered SSD data retention test shows promising results after six years — results show no data corruption on USB sticks, challenging conventional wisdom
A long-term data retention test on unpowered flash drives shows promising results, with multiple drives of the same make showing no signs of corruption after six years.
$500,000 gold RTX 5090 is now worth $830,000 thanks to rocketing commodity prices — Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 Real Gold Edition was actually a savvy investment, worth over 50% more than at incept
Asus' special one-off ROG Astral RTX 5090 Real Gold Edition has been a great investment, and is currently worth an estimated $830,000 based on its scrap gold value alone.
RPCS3 Emulator boasts over 1500 FPS on the Minecraft title screen — platform hails performance landmark, one frame rendered every 0.00064 seconds
The RPCS3 emulator team brags of immense optimization even as fans whine that many titles remain unplayable without the latest hardware.
Nexperia China claims to be making chips using 12-inch wafers — subsidiary deepens split with Dutch parent as it builds out 'mass production capabilities'
In a statement posted to its Chinese social media account, Nexperia China said it had reached a new milestone in its "independent R&D and mass production capabilities".
America and Japan may join forces to manufacture displays in the US — New $13 billion fab proposed by Japan Display Inc. to counter Chinese dominance
The Japanese and American governments are considering setting up a new display factory in the U.S. that would cost $13 billion, a small part of a bigger $550 billion investment framework. This factory is being proposed by Japan Display Inc., a struggling display firm that has seen better days since Apple switched to using OLED screens in the iPhone.
Intel Panther Lake-H high-res die shot emerges — image show 18A compute tile, Xe3 GPU tile in new X-series processors
An enthusiast blogger published annotated die shots of Intel Panther Lake-H CPU: 16-core mobile processor with 12 Xe3 clusters and two Thunderbolt 5 ports examined.
Anthropic sues Pentagon over 'supply chain risk' designation, citing free speech and due process violations — company refused to allow its AI to be used for autonomous attacks, mass surveillance
Anthropic has filed two federal lawsuits against the Pentagon and other U.S. federal agencies, seeking to overturn the Department of War's decision to designate the AI company a "supply chain risk."
Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Max) review: Blazing-fast super cores
The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max is a portable powerhouse with a fast CPU and a massive integrated GPU that can share 128GB of RAM.
EA lays off staff across Battlefield-related studios in "alignment" move as game bleeds players — billions in revenue and record sales figures not enough to save staff from the axe
EA has laid off staff across Battlefield-related studios in "alignment" move as the game continues to lose players, despite the most recent Battlefield 6 topping an estimated 20 million copies sold.
New Windows-native NVMe driver benchmarks reveal transformative performance gains, up to 64.89% — lightning-fast random reads and breakthrough CPU efficiency
StorageReview evaluated the performance benefits of Microsoft's native NVMe driver on Windows Server 2025 and found substantial performance increases, particularly in random reads.
New Commerce Department AI export rules could be seismic change for CSPs and data center operators — buying American GPUs at scale means committing to building American infrastructure
The Trump administration is considering new export controls for high-end AI chips, with the suggestion that it may start requiring investment in U.S.
Why AMD motherboards now come with bigger BIOS chips—and why it matters to you
We take a quick look at the evolution of BIOS chip capacities on AMD motherboards over the years.
Oracle hits back at Stargate data center cancellation reports — claims 4.5GW Oracle-OpenAI agreement still on track
In a statement posted to X today, Oracle said it and developer Crusoe are operating in lockstep" to deliver one of the world's largest AI data centers at the Abilene campus.
Sony takes aim at Steam with dynamic discounts on the PlayStation Store — new report claims over 150 games in 50+ regions are showing varying lower prices for some users
A new report from PSprices claims that Sony has been experimenting with cheaper prices on a variety of titles for certain users. Since November 2025, gamers in at least 68 regions have been getting personalized, discounted prices across 150+ games, including Sony's first-party exclusives.
Grab a Creality 3D printer for as little as $199 in this discount-heavy Spring sale — limited-time deals include Creality K1C down to just $399, with filament spools slashed in price by nearly 5
It's time for a new 3D printer, with Creality's Spring Sale offering a discount of up to 40% on its range of printers, with the K1C, K2 Plus, and Ender 3 V3 all on sale at reduced prices.
First solar-powered rugged laptop announced — features a solar panel on the back of the display and a backup battery with 5,200mAh of capacity
A Chinese laptop manufacturer has announced the world's first rugged industrial laptop with a solar panel. The device is geared towards professionals who need a device that can work for long periods of time away from a power outlet.
Intel keeps socket LGA 1700 alive with new P-core-only CPUs — 'Bartlett Lake' is official, but targets embedded applications with up to 12 cores
Intel's heavily-rumored Bartlett Lake 12P CPUs are finally official, with a P-core-only design that is compatible with LGA 1700 motherboards. However, they're targeting embedded and edge applications, not a broad consumer release.
'Borderline scam' 1.1TB HP laptop deal on Amazon draws consumer ire, laptop has 128GB SSD and 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage — 'generous' $499 third-party laptop deal sounds too good to be true,
A number of third-party sellers are selling laptops with descriptions that claim over 1TB of storage, despite only physically containing a 128GB SSD, despite public disapproval over the practice.
Shortages of crucial chip packaging material threatens AI accelerator supply chains — Nittobo's Fukushima plant is tripling capacity, but it'll take years before market
One Japanese company called Nittobo controls roughly 90% of the global supply of specialist glass-fiber cloth (T-glass), which sits inside every advanced AI chip package - and demand is now so high and supply so squeezed that it's causing issues.
Thermal Grizzly scammed out of $46,000 by Alibaba metals suppliers — company spread the risk across two copper and aluminum suppliers, only for both to send cheaper, fake materials
Thermal Grizzly (TG) has been stung by fake materials sellers based in China, with nearly $50,000 down the drain.
3D printer that can mine Bitcoin uses excess heat for temperature control — throttled ASICs use printing bed as a heatsink
The creator of a 3D printer that mines Bitcoin took part in an interview on the Home Mining Podcast at the weekend.
Save $484 on a Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB of Kingston DDR5 RAM, and an Asus X870 motherboard — start your AM5 build on the right foot with this $949 bundle
Get an awesome deal on this Newegg combo - $949.99 gets you the fastest gaming processor around, a Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB of dual-channel DDR5 Kingston RAM, and a solid Asus X870 AYW Gaming Wifi motherboard
The best Amazon UK Spring Deals Days tech sales 2026 — featuring the best prices on the latest gaming PCs, GPUs, laptops, monitors, peripherals, and more
The best Amazon Spring Deals Day UK deals on gaming PCs, laptops, tools, and accessories. Also featuring deals from Argos, Currys, Overclocker, Scan, and more.
Save an incredible $620 on this Newegg combo with an RTX 5070, 64GB DDR5 RAM and a PC case — $1,299.99 deal secures you dual-channel Corsair memory and a 3500X case alongside an Nvidia GPU for 1
Another great Newegg deal nets you 64GB (2x32GB) of Corsair Vengeance ARGB RAM, alongside a Gigabyte RTX 5070 graphics card and a Corsair 3500X PC case, all for only $1,299.99, saving you a massive $619.98.
Researchers build atom-thin 2D thermometers that can be embedded directly in processors — can detect temperature changes in 100 nanoseconds, millions of times faster than the blink of an eye
Processors currently rely on temperature sensors positioned outside the chip die itself, which limits both the speed and precision of thermal monitoring.
Amazon's Rufus AI shopping assistant can be easily jailbroken and tricked into answering other questions — specific prompts break the chatbot's guidelines and reach underlying AI engine
Rufus, the AI assistant meant to make shopping on Amazon easier, can actually just answer any question you throw at it as long as it's prompted right. It allegedly runs Claude under the hood, and people have been able to get it to answer complex mathematical questions, and we almost got it to say whether the AI bubble will burst this year.
China warns of fresh chip shortage as Nexperia dispute escalates again - Dutch headquarters allegedly locked Chinese staff out of IT systems
China's commerce ministry warned on Saturday of a renewed global semiconductor supply chain crisis, after Nexperia's Netherlands disabled IT accounts for all employees at its Chinese operations.
Grab an excellent 60% keyboard with Bluetooth & silent Topre switches for 25% off — HHKB Professional Hybrid Type-S is down to just $219 right now
If you've been looking for a keyboard upgrade but didn't want to go with the typical options on the market, the HHKB Professional Hybrid Type-S might just be the top pick for you. Featuring silent Topre switches and wireless Bluetooth connectivity that lasts three months on a single "charge," this flagship HHKB keyboard is one great deal right now.
Classic tiny LEGO computer brick design from 1979 made into full-scale working computer — Mac Mini implanted into this 10:1 scale inflated reimagining
A Dutch designer has crafted a 10:1 scale working model of the classic wedge-shaped LEGO computer brick Part 3039p23 with a Mac Mini M4 inside.
OpenAI's massive Stargate data center canceled as firm can't reach terms with Oracle, operator struggles with reliability issues — Meta said to be interested in snatching excess capacity
Financing terms and swinging OpenAI capacity forecast collapse a major expansion of a Stargate data center. Yet, Meta could take the yet-to-be-expanded space.
Car powered by 500 disposable vape batteries boasts 18-mile range, 35mph top speed, USB-C charging port — early 2000s Reva G.Wiz gets a makeover
A TechTuber has successfully built and tested a vape battery-powered car.
NASA successfully deflected a small asteroid with its DART rocket, kinetic strike ejected a significant amount of debris from the asteroid — impact nudges the orbit of the small astronomical bod
The U.S. space agency measured the impact of its DART mission, revealing that the impact changed the orbit of two cosmic bodies.
Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming venture seeks $1 billion valuation as FPGA-based Nintendo 64 clone launch nears — ModRetro's M64 console plays original N64 cartridges, supports 4K resolution
Palmer Luckey is said to be in talks with investors to raise funds for ModRetro at a $1 billion valuation as the retro gaming company prepares to ship its second product.
Chinese SSD maker YMTC lists first commercial PCIe 5.0 SSD as worldwide shortage intensifies — Xtacking 4.0 NAND powers speeds of up to 10,500 MB/s
The newly listed PC550 SSD targets AI PCs and commercial systems and features PCIe 5.0 x4 connectivity, NVMe 2.0 support, and a four-channel design.
US startup plans to build data centers inside ocean-based wind turbines, servers water cooled via chilly North Sea — each leg houses a data center, firm set to launch three-legged prototype in N
Offshore wind turbines could house up to a 12-megawatt data center, drawing power directly from the winds blowing on the sea while using the cold ocean water for cooling.
Norwegian gov't consumer watchdog calls out ‘enshittification’ of video games, connected devices, and others — claims hardware deliberately degraded after purchase
Companies can degrade the functionality of your car or effectively destroy your connected washing machine with a software update," says the report.
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