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PC processors entered the Gigahertz era today in the year 2000 with AMD's Athlon — AMD hit marketing gold with its 1 GHz Athlon, beat Intel by a nose
Today in the year 2000, AMD shipped an undisputable milestone processor, its 1 GHz Athlon CPU. Thus, the Gigahertz PC era was born on Monday, March 6, 2000.
DDR5 RAM kits skyrocket to an astonishing $4,000 on Newegg with wild price listings on multiple G.Skill and Corsair products — various speeds and capacities all listed at the same eye-watering p
Newegg has raised the price of some Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory kits to $3,980; however, it's unclear whether this is a pricing blunder.
Motherboard buying advice for the PC building apocalypse — Our benchmarks, and years of testing, show you where to save and when to spend
Match your board to your build, use case, and future plans to avoid bottlenecks and wasted upgrades. Spend smart now to prevent paying out more later, even with a budget motherboard.
Apple pulls $4,000 512GB Mac Studio upgrade option as AI RAM squeeze continues, raises 256GB upgrade price — M3 256GB upgrade now costs $2,000
The 512GB option, which was exclusive to the M3 Ultra chip and previously cost $4,000, no longer appears on Apple's configuration page.
AI creates jobs, data from bank survey shows — companies with wide AI deployments and investments are more likely to be hiring than those that don't
The fears over AI job market decimation may be overblown, according to economists working at the European Central Bank. A new report suggests that firms that make the most use of AI in Europe are also the largest job creators, hiring more people as productivity increases.
Sovol SV08 Max review: Monster printer
Sovol's super-sized SV08 Max is an enthusiast's printer with a few quirks that may make it tough for newbies.
US Commerce Department confirms harsh new AI export rules, shoots down reports over the return of Biden-era AI Diffusion rule — DoC to formalize a new approach to strategic AI accelerator export
The U.S. Commerce confirms work on new export regulations for AI accelerators, but implies they will not resemble the ill-fated AI Diffusion Rule.
Acer's RTX 5070-powered Nitro V16 gaming laptop price cut to $1249.99 — you have 24 hours to make the most of this Best Buy limited-time deal
Snap up this Acer Nitro V 16 gaming laptop for $1,249.99 in this limited-time Best Buy deal
Asus' excellent 4K OLED gaming monitor falls to its lowest ever price on Amazon — get a 32-inch dual-mode display for just $799
Get a large 4K OLED monitor at its lowest-ever price.
Asus GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua Edition review: Silent running
Asus' GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua Edition is built with a single-minded focus on quiet operation. It takes the world's second-fastest gaming GPU and reduces its noise levels to the absolute minimum thanks to an enormous heatsink and three cutting-edge Noctua fans. But its size, weight, high price, and polarizing design all make it a product for the Noctua faithful and quiet computing obsessives only.
FBI arrests crypto thief accused of stealing $46 million from seized government wallets — Suspect's father was allegedly contractor for the US Marshals
John Daghita, the lead suspect in a major crypto theft worth $46 million has been arrested by the FBI, together with French authorities. Daghita allegedly siphoned funds from government-controlled wallets to his own, abusing the access his father's firm held because of a federal contract with the U.S. Marshals.
Arc Raiders was accidentally recording Discord conversations into an unencrypted local game file — vulnerability in SDK could log messages and credentials in plaintext
A vulnerability in Discord's SDK allowed Arc Raiders to unintentionally log private DMs and user account credentials to the game's log files. Embark Studios has since hotfixed the problem.
DoJ, Europol, and others bring down LeakBase cybercrime site of 142,000 member, multiple arrests made — seized website reportedly among world's largest hacker forums
United States DoJ, Europol, and friends bring down LeakBase cybercrime forum
Microsoft confirms next-gen Xbox will play PC games — 'Project Helix' teased as more than just a console
Microsoft CEO Asha Sharma confirmed that the next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will be capable of playing both Xbox and PC games.
US gov't preps sweeping export controls for Nvidia, AMD AI hardware — worldwide licensing system would give Trump admin broad authority to block global sales
The Trump administration is working on sweeping export regulations over AI hardware that will make large AI clusters a topic of intergovernmental talks.
TCL intros two premium dual-mode gaming monitors — 27-inch 1,040 Hz QHD Mini-LED and 32-inch 4K OLED with striped subpixel layout
The TCL 32X3A is a 31.5-inch 4K OLED monitor with dual-mode support enabling 1080p at 480 Hz for esports gaming. It features a "Matrix-Pure" true RGB subpixel layout for better text clarity, along with speakers integrated into its stand. On the other hand, the TCL 27P2A is a 1440p Mini-LED monitor that can boost to 1,040 Hz at likely 720p resolution.
As Frank Yeary retires from Intel, the company picks an engineer to chair its board — Intel Foundry governance issues to be resolved, and looking back at the Yeary years
Intel's board of directors is getting a new independent chair, effective May 13, following the company's Annual Stockholders' Meeting.
China's top chip execs claim ASML alternative 'small, fragmented, and weak' — Chinese industry titans call for national effort to invest in advanced chipmaking tools
China's most senior semiconductor executives issued a public call this week for a consolidated national effort to build a domestic alternative to Dutch lithography giant ASML.
‘CPUs are cool again,' Intel and AMD reporting spikes in CPU demand due to agentic AI, shortages — Lisa Su says business exceeded expectations while Intel is looking at long-term agreement
Both AMD and Intel reports increased demand for CPUs, driven by AI agents' need for general computing power.
Go beyond the review with Bench, the deepest consumer hardware benchmarking database on the internet — compare hundreds of products across a range of categories
Take advantage of Bench, the ultimate resource for PC hardware enthusiasts, offering a large database of benchmarks for you to browse through. We detail how the tool works, and what we're doing to keep results up-to-date here.
Labubu sues 3D printer maker Bambu Lab for items made by its users — MakerWorld design repository in hot water over IP theft by its users
While Bambu Lab builds tools to protect creators, a Chinese court case over 3D-printed Labubu fakes turns the tables on the 3DP giant.
Orico IG740-Pro 1TB SSD Review: A small budget sleeper
The Orico IG740-Pro is a competent, no-frills SSD that hits the right performance and power efficiency marks.
AI vibe-coded operating system is so bad it can't even run Doom — Vib-OS can't connect to the internet, browser app is an image viewer [Updated]
A new vibe-coded operating system performed as woefully as expected during a 9-point check process.
China seeks to enhance rare earth advantages, take 'extraordinary measures' to achieve semiconductor breakthroughs — new five-year plan marks doubling down on technological self-reliance
China just released the latest draft of its five-year plan, which mentions it goal of building a more robust "response mechanism" to supply chain threats and focusing on enhancing its "competitive advantages in rare earths."
Spiralling memory spot prices could trigger 'industry cycle collapse,' report warns — NAND wafer costs surge 25% in a single month
DDR5 16G (2Gx8) chips averaged $39, up 7.4% month-over-month, while 1Tb TLC flash wafers jumped 25% to $25.
M4 MacBook Air with 24GB of RAM plunges to lowest-ever price following M5 announcement — $300 off is a steal on Apple's highest-spec RAM configuration
Apple's 15-inch MacBook Air with the M4 goes on sale for $1,299, its lowest-ever price at Amazon.
For under $1000, land the fastest gaming CPU, motherboard, and 32GB of RAM — AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D, MSI MAG X870, and Corsair Vengeance RAM saves you $196 in today's Newegg combo deal
AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D, MSI MAG X870, and Corsair Vengeance RAM are just $999 in today's Newegg combo deal.
Nintendo Switch 2 users buying fewer games because of AI storage crisis, report claims — game demand under threat as titles get bigger and storage gets more expensive
The lack of storage capacity on the Nintendo Switch 2 and increasing game sizes are forcing some Switch 2 owners to reconsider shopping for game titles, especially as microSD Express Card prices skyrocket due to the global memory and storage chip shortage.
OpenAI building GitHub alternative after frequent platform outages and disruptions — a public OpenAI code repository would directly compete with one of its biggest investors
OpenAI is building its own code repository, prompted by a rise in GitHub outages and disruptions that left its engineers unable to work for hours at a time.
Nvidia reportedly working on RTX 5050 with 9GB of VRAM on a 96-bit bus, featuring 28 Gbps GDDR7 modules — RTX 5060 with cut-down GB205 GPU also planned
Nvidia is reportedly working on a new RTX 5050 with 9GB of GDDR7 VRAM, up from 8GB GDDR6 on the existing model. Moving from 20 Gbps chips to 28 Gbps chips, the memory interface is also said to be reduced to 96-bit, from 128-bit on the original. Moreover, an RTX 5060 with a cut-down GB205 die is also said to be in the works, with otherwise same specs.
Intel CEO embraces its 18A node for external customers as 18A-P gets 'inbound interest' — company cites increasing yields
Intel sees 'inbound interest' for 18A-P process technology despite 18A process variability.
Popular budget-friendly Chinese brand exposed for shocking CPU scam in its laptops — advertised CPU secretly swapped for an outdated chip
Publication Notebookcheck reports that Chuwi is shipping a different processor in the Chuwi CoreBook X than the one advertised.
Europe achieves record-breaking gigabit per second data transfer between a geostationary satellite and an aircraft
The European Space Agency has successfully tested a 2.6 Gbps data transmission from a laser satellite orbiting Earth 36,000 km away.
EA's Javelin anti-cheat is coming to Arm-based systems soon — new job listing for Windows-on-ARM driver anticipates Nvidia N1/N1X debut and pivotal shift in PC gaming
A new job listing for a Senior Anti-Cheat Engineer has revealed that EA is working on bringing its Javelin anti-cheat software to Arm-based devices. The timing aligns nicely with the purported launch of Nvidia's N1/N1X SoCs that are also Arm-based. The role also involves future development for Linux/Proton.
Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike Review: Changing the Game…
The Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike is innovative and excellent for competitive players of every age. Its high price will put it out of reach for many players, but if you're older or looking for a mechanical advantage, it's definitely worth considering.
Taiwan expects power demand to increase by more than 5GW by 2030, enough to power nearly 4 million homes — rise in electricity consumption driven by semiconductor manufacturing and AI data cente
New semiconductor fabs and data centers are fueling Taiwan's growing power demand, with the island expected to require more than 5GW of new electricity sources and power infrastructure to keep up.
Trump summons tech giants to White House to pledge power payment commitments — ‘ratepayer protection plan’ will make data center operators negotiate discrete payment structure for el
Some of the U.S.'s biggest AI tech companies are expected to go to the White House to sign the "ratepayer protection pledge" that promises they will pay for all of their electricity usage and not pass on the burden of increased rates to the average American.
Apple announces $599 MacBook Neo running A18 Pro chip — budget laptop features 16-hour battery and comes in fun colors
Apple announces $599 MacBook Neo running A18 Pro chip
Nvidia invests $4 billion into photonics firms in a bid to bolster data center interconnect supply chains — Lumentum and Coherent investment to fund U.S. R&D and manufacturing facilities, su
Nvidia has invested a combined $4 billion USD in photonics and networking companies Lumentum and Coherent in a deal that will see both building U.S. facilities, while locking down access rights and capacity for future technologies.
Trump administration weighs forcing China's Tencent to sell its stakes in Epic Games, Riot Games, and Supercell — meetings held over security risk ahead of China summit with Xi Jinping
The Trump administration is actively debating whether to allow Chinese tech giant Tencent to keep its ownership stakes in several major gaming companies, including Fortnite creator Epic Games.
Arm's $250 million deal with Malaysia probed by anti-corruption authorities — $1.27 million seized from safehouse of prominent politician, former army chief arrested
Malaysia's anti-corruption body is investigating the former Economy Minister who spearheaded the $250-million Malaysia-Arm Holding deal, raising concerns that the probe will impact the agreement.
Amazon has slashed 45% off this 1440p Asus ROG monitor — score almost half price on this 280Hz VA display for just $210
Get a 1440p monitor with a 280Hz refresh rate for just $210 at Amazon.
Get 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM for just $201 when you pair it with AMD's new 9850X3D, X870E motherboard — start your AM5 PC off in style for just $1,109
This premium Asus ROG Strix mobo, 9850X3D, and 32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM bundle is yours for just $1109.99.
Nvidia driver 595.71 reportedly limits overclocks on some GeForce GPUs, but not all — troubled driver release seems to stifle voltages on RTX 40- and 50-series cards
Users report that Nvidia's latest 595.71 driver is creating artificial voltage limits on many RTX 40- and 50-series GPUs, causing some products to lose as much as 200MHz in overclocking headroom.
Micron sampling first 256GB SOCAMM2 memory packages to customers — 2TB of RAM per CPU is now in reach of datacenter players
Micron is now sampling 256GB SOCAMM2 units, enabling capacities of up to 2TB of LPDDR5X per CPU in AI servers.
Gemini API key thief racks up $82,314 in charges in just two days, victim 'facing bankruptcy' — affected devs call for basic guardrails against 'catastrophic usage anomalies'
A Google Gemini user has taken to Reddit 'in a state of shock and panic' after getting an $82,314 bill.
Intel Chairman Frank Yeary retires, Craig Barrat to become the new chairman of the Board of Directors
The man who tried to split Intel retires from the board of directors.
Seagate begins shipping 44TB hard drives with HAMR tech to data centers — Mozaic 4+ platform expands to 10 platters
Seagate has begun shipping its 44TB Exos HDDs based on its HAMR technology to two hyperscale customers as others qualify the all-new Mozaic 4+ hard drive platform.
AI memory crunch forces DRAM market into 'hourly pricing' model, report claims — small and medium-sized businesses fighting for survival
According to DigiTimes, these companies began struggling to absorb soaring memory costs in the second half of 2025.
Intel's make-or-break 18A process node debuts for data center with 288-core Xeon 6+ CPU — multi-chip monster sports 12 channels of DDR5-8000, Foveros Direct 3D packaging tech
Intel formally announces Xeon 6+ CPUs with up to 288 cores that are made on 18A process technology.
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