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Razer Blade 18 (2026) review: Coming in fast and hot
The Razer Blade 18 is a large gaming rig with an 18-inch dual-mode display and strong performance, but it runs hot and is very expensive.
Watching the World Cup online shouldn't risk your precious data or cost you the Earth — save money on these VPN deals now
A choice of VPN subscriptions to cover you over the FIFA World Cup 2026 and beyond. Stay safe online for less.
Logi Mobi Fold portable mouse bends in half and slides neatly into your pocket — wireless mouse has a month-long battery life
Logitech's new Mobi Fold mouse neatly bends in half and can be easily carried around in a pocket, making it ideal for laptop users on the go, and far less bulky than conventional offerings, while having an arguably more ergonomic shape.
Gaming PC deflects bullet shot through wall by neighbour, saving owner's life — criminal negligence charges for culprit who claims 'firearm was accidentally discharged by her dog'
A Redditor's powerful gaming PC just might have just saved their life after its splintered G.Skill RAM sticks diverted a bullet shot through the wall.
Crushing shortages force Biwin into $1.86 billion NAND deal for SSDs — multi-year agreement locks in fixed pricing as spot market threatens to dry up
Biwin signs a 24-months supply agreement with an unknown NAND maker to get memory worth $1.86 billion.
Get 32GB DDR5 for just $280, $100 less than elsewhere, in this epic Newegg combo deal — save 23% on this gaming PC parts bundle featuring Intel's fastest gaming CPU in years, along with a Z890 m
Save $230 on this fast Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus CPU with a Z890 motherboard and 32GB of DDR5-6000 memory, now just $769.99.
AI is set to consume up to 600 billion gallons of water by 2030 — rising energy consumption primarily to blame as data center power demands rise
Direct cooling data center GPUs uses only a fraction of the water required to keep them running, and with plans for future GPUs and rack systems to be even more power hungry, this problem could make data centers even more of a resource hog.
Massive 8TB SD cards are set to ship 'shortly' after a two-year delay — mind-blowing storage at possibly bank-breaking prices
Notebookcheck reports that 8TB SD cards will soon hit the retail market, although an exact launch date and pricing remain a mystery.
We tested 20 wall chargers, from cheap to expensive, to find the best — from 15W to 140W, here are the chargers that perform the best without overheating and throttling
We tested the top 20 chargers on the market across different power segments to find out which models provide the most consistent power and the best charging experience without thermal throttling.
Louis Rossmann is suing Samsung after firm offers $330 refund for defective SSD while selling the drives on Amazon for $949 — spat over 4TB 990 Pro SSD is headed to court
Right to Repair activist Louis Rossman threatens to sue Samsung after the SSD maker failed to replace his dead 990 Pro 4TB SSD under warranty.
Brad Paisley joins fight as zoo's dispute with AI data center escalates, petition tops 330,000 signatures — Nashville weighs sweeping hyperscale ban
An ongoing fight over a proposed data center sited just 50 yards from Nashville Zoo has escalated further, with the zoo's land use attorney filing a zoning appeal to overturn permits already approved.
Intel's upcoming Z970 and Z990 flagship chipsets will reportedly consume up to 14W at peak load, courtesy of more PCIe 5.0 support — Nova Lake motherboards may feature a 22% smaller PCH than Z89
The Z990 PCH for Nova Lake motherboards is apparently 22% smaller than Z890, despite featuring a higher power maximum power draw of up to 14W. The leaked picture of the PCH shows a 11.15 x 6.5mm die and 25 x 24mm package, but we're unsure what motherboard it actually comes from.
AMD fires back at Nvidia, claiming 256-core Zen 6 'Venice' CPU beats Vera by 3.3x in rack-level performance — company shares first estimated EPYC Venice benchmarks
AMD has shared the first official results for its 256-core EPYC Venice CPU, saying it beats Nvidia's Vera by 3.3x in a rack-level deployment.
Google reportedly books Intel for packaging more than 3 million TPUs in 2028 — SK hynix is testing Intel's EMIB packaging for HBM integration
Google has placed an order for Intel to build more than 3 million of its TPUs in 2028 after months of testing Intel's advanced packaging.
Samsung Heavy Industries recruits Greek shipowner and Supermicro to bring 50MW floating AI data centers to market — can be powered by solid oxide fuel cells running on liquefied natural gas
Besides Samsung Heavy, Japan's MOL is also building a 73 MW floating data center with Karpowership for a 2027 deployment.
Valve to discontinue physical Steam gift cards by the end of 2026 due to scammers — says nefarious actors continue to exploit them despite years of restrictions
Physical Steam gift cards will no longer be restocked at retail stores, though digital gifting options and existing cards will remain supported.
Overenthusiastic GTA 6 fan claims to be monitoring oxygen levels, acoustic noise from the bushes at Rockstar North HQ — promises trailer 3 launch is imminent based on heightened activity
Either a dedicated jokester or a deranged fan has been posting advanced surveillance on Reddit in an attempt to predict the next GTA 6 trailer.
Analyzing TSMC's fab expansion roadmap — multi-fab N2 ramp, CoWoS, SoIC, and uncorking bottlenecks
TSMC is executing the largest manufacturing expansion in semiconductor industry history that combines simultaneous multi-fab N2 ramps, AI-driven manufacturing optimizations, and massive CoWoS/SoIC packaging capacity expansion to meet increasing demand for AI accelerators.
Grab an $800 saving on this RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop from HP with customizable specs and a 20-core CPU — base model costs just $1,999 for 16-inch rig with 16GB DDR5, with OLED costing just $60
Save $800 on this customizable RTX 5070 Ti HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop with 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, and a 16-inch display.
Gigabyte's sensational RTX 5070 Ti Aorus Prime 5 gaming PC has had $500 slashed off the list price at Walmart — 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and 2TB of storage for just $1,999
A powerful gaming desktop with a 16GB RTX 5070 Ti GPU at its heart, discounted by a massive $500 at Walmart right now.
China drafts $295 billion plan to build national AI data center grid running on 80% homemade silicon — projected 2028 timeline could run into limits of local chip production
China is drafting a plan to spend roughly 2 trillion yuan over five years on a nationwide grid of AI data centers.
3D-printed nozzles could revolutionize drug and self-healing material manufacturing — MIT-developed triaxial electrospray design makes cleanroom fabrication optional
MIT's 3D-printed triaxial electrospray nozzles could revolutionize drug and self-healing material manufacturing. By using a relatively inexpensive resin printing approach, the new nozzle fabrication technique removes the need for a semiconductor-class cleanroom facility.
Claude Fable 5 brings Mythos to the masses — Anthropic's new frontier model is 'state-of-the-art on nearly all tested benchmarks'
After first announcing its scarily capable Mythos Preview model back in April, Anthropic is releasing a public version of Mythos, called Fable 5, that it says is "safe for general use."
Razer Seiren V3 Pro Review: USB, XLR, and 32-bit float
Razer's new Seiren V3 Pro is an end-address mic with both USB-C and XLR connectivity, and it also supports 32-bit float.
Anthropic's warning over AI self-improvement has a hidden message — accelerating development requires more compute before companies ever risk losing control of frontier AI models
The company that just a few weeks ago told us that its Mythos model was much too powerful to be released is now saying that we might need to hit the pause button.
Secretlab Atlas review: The one you’ve been waiting for
Secretlab has unveiled its new Atlas task chair with an emphasis on productivity.
Taiwan weighs criminal ban on AI chip exports to all of China — stricter measures beyond blacklisted firms would make smuggling servers a crime
Taiwan is considering far stricter export controls that would restrict AI chip sales to every customer in China.
Elon Musk's first-gen orbital data center craft spans wider than a Boeing 747 and runs an interchangeable chip payload — AI1 satellite compute payload is 120 kW, peaks at 150 kW
Elon Musk laid out the first detailed design of SpaceX's AI1 satellite in a 30-minute video posted to the company's X account.
HVAC tech finds former AMD CEO Rory Read's PC in a customer's basement, signed by Lisa Su — unused 2014 desktop had Bulldozer-era hardware inside and a wrapped Windows 8.1 CD
Someone on Reddit has stumbled upon former AMD CEO Rory Read's PC that might've been given to him as a parting gift. Read was AMD's CEO between 2011 and 2014. He helped AMD navigate the failure of Bulldozer while securing massive console contracts with Sony and Microsoft, and also began work on the Zen architecture that would eventually revive AMD.
SpaceX unveils 11-million-square-foot Gigasat factory, a new manufacturing facility for space-based data centers — aims for 1 GW/year of space AI compute by late 2027 from its satellites
SpaceX's new Gigasat factory will mass-produce AI satellites for orbital data centers. Musk says the company is targeting 1 GW of space AI compute by 2027 and 100 GW per year by 2030.
Startup’s ‘miracle’ solid-state battery actually uses lithium-ion chemistry, according to third-party tests — Donut Lab raised $25M and is valued at $1.25B on what now appear t
A Finnish startup's startling claims to have a production-ready miracle' solid-state battery have thoroughly collapsed under independent scrutiny.
Grab a huge $550 saving on this 4K-ready gaming PC with an RTX 5070 and 7800X3D right now — just $1,449 for this liquid-cooled iBuyPower rig with 16GB DDR5 and a 1TB SSD
Save $550 on this AMD pre-built from iBuyPower, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX 5070, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD, all for just $1,449 right now.
AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card drops to just $649 — Gigabyte's 16GB Gaming OC GPU is $90 cheaper in today's Amazon deal
Gigabyte's Gaming OC Radeon RX 9070 XT is now just $649 in today's Amazon deal.
Nashville Zoo pushes back on 1.6-acre data center build near animal habitats — Zoo says it planned to use lot for education and conservation center
The Nashville Zoo is pushing back on a proposed data center build, which would place servers in proximity with animal habitats.
Linux developers are using AI vibe coding to keep vintage AMD GPUs alive — R600 driver cleaned up with GitHub Copilot gives HD 2000 to HD 6000 series a new lease of life
Linux developer uses AI to help update Linux GPU driver support for vintage HD 2000 - HD 6000 series.
Levelplay shows off magnetically attached fans that are reversible, connect via pogo pins and USB-C – plus an AIO that trades a screen for a big knob
Levelplay took to Computex with some interesting cooling concepts, like magnetic fans that can be reversed in seconds, and an AIO that puts a big tactile knob for fan control on top of your CPU.
Chinese startup claims photonic chip production without DUV lithography, says nanoimprint process cuts costs by 90% — 8-inch wafers produced without conventional optical lithography
Chinese startup Prinano claims it produced 8-inch photonic chip wafers without DUV lithography, using nanoimprint technology that cuts costs by 90%.
Apple demonstrates cross-platform Siri upgrades in macOS 27 Golden Gate at WWDC — update brings Liquid Glass improvements and unifies AI strategy
At WWDC, Apple revealed its upcoming macOS update, macOS 27 Golden Gate, with a more refined Liquid Glass design and cross-platform Siri and Apple Intelligence features.
Intel expands new game-boosting iBOT software with seven more games, up to a 27% improvement — Team Blue claims 12% average jump in newly-supported titles
Intel is expanding its performance-boosting iBOT feature with seven new games.
Most new U.S. AI data centers are being built in drought zones — two-thirds of 809 planned projects set for areas with water shortages
About two-thirds of the 809 data centers planned across the U.S. are slated for land that has been in drought over the past year.
Farmer donates land for a park, city sells it for data center development — $10 gift became $10M for city government, with $30M tax expected over next decade
Texas farmland originally donated in 1999 to be used only as a public park has been sold to a data center developer for $10 million.
Demand for data center CPUs has surged, and AI agents are responsible – why the CPU to GPU ratio is more important than ever for hyperscalers
The massive AI gold rush has a new bottleneck set in its sights, CPUs. But what's driving the demand? We interview industry experts to find out.
Disgruntled ASML employees threaten to boycott Elon Musk conference appearance — staff express ire at political involvement and 'Nazi sympathies'
ASML has confirmed that a group of disgruntled workers is pushing back hard against an invitation for Elon Musk to address the equipment maker's closed annual tech conference.
Travlfi JourneyGo 5G mobile hotspot review – Affordably priced, but lacking in performance and features
The Travlfi JourneyGo 5G makes a good first impression with its $299 price and lightweight design, but that shine wears off quickly.
Four suspects identified in Finland undersea cable damage investigation — criminal case referred to prosecutors for consideration of charges
Finland's National Bureau of Investigation has concluded its criminal investigation into the damage to two undersea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland on December 31st.
Bag a huge $308 saving on a two-year ExpressVPN Advanced sub and get four bonus months on top for free — 78% discount gets you this fast no-logs VPN service with support for 12 simultaneous conn
Save over $300 on this two-year ExpressVPN Advanced subscription, with support for 12 simultaneous devices, advanced web protection, and a bunch of other tools for just $83.72, with four months extra for free.
Nvidia and SK hynix ink multi-year memory co-development and supply agreement — seeks to address extended development cycles
Nvidia and SK hynix have inked a multi-year collaboration agreement under which the companies will co-develop next-generation memory technologies for Nvidia's upcoming platforms and SK hynix will supply them to Nvidia.
Intel introduced ‘the first processor in the x86 series and the first 8086 microprocessor’ on this day in 1978 — CPU was designed as a temporary substitute for the delayed iAPX 432 p
June 8, 1978, marked the birth of the x86 architecture with the arrival of the 16-bit Intel 8086 CPU.
Executives are cutting jobs for an AI future that hasn't fully arrived yet, even as productivity gains remain difficult to prove — data neither confirms nor refutes an AI unemployment apocalypse
A growing number of CEOs expect AI-driven layoffs, but economic data paints a more complex picture as companies cut junior roles before proving AI delivers meaningful productivity gains.
Amazon is offering a $324 Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU deal in a lightning sale, making it the cheapest model available — 1080p gaming on a budget
Grab an RTX 5060 GPU deal while you still can. The $324 deal is selling out fast in Amazon's limited-time sale.
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