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Updated 2025-11-19 01:45
AMD announces FSR Redstone premiere on December 10 — confirms technology will be limited to the RX 9000 series
AMD's Jack Huynh releases a teaser trailer on X, announcing December 10th as the premiere date for FSR Redstone.
Cloudflare's CTO apologizes after error takes huge chunk of the internet offline — 'we failed our customers and the broader internet'
Cloudflare has confirmed that a bug in one of its core services caused a major outage on Tuesday, taking large portions of the internet offline.
Nvidia RTX 5070 falls to a historic low of $479 — GPU's price now where it should have been at launch
Newegg is selling MSI's GeForce RTX 5070 12G Ventus 2X OC for $479.99 after rebates.
High-ranking TSMC executive faces Taiwan legal investigation over murky return to Intel — report alleges employee took technical documents with him
Wei-Jen Lo, a longtime TSMC leader who quietly reappeared at Intel only months after retiring, is now reported to have left with extensive N2, A16, A14, and post-A14 process documents, triggering scrutiny over his sudden move and a TSMC investigation into possible stealing of trade secrets.
Taiwan to spend $3 billion turning nation into 'AI island', targets top five global compute power — new goals threatened by energy shortfalls
Taiwan has formally committed over NT$100 billion (US$3.2 billion) to a new national initiative to turn the island into a global hub for artificial intelligence.
GPU depreciation could be the next big crisis coming for AI hyperscalers — after spending billions on buildouts, next-gen upgrades may amplify cashflow quirks
Even if major tech companies can afford their enormous outlays on "AI infrastructure" in the form of new data centers and the GPUs to power them, analysts warn that the depreciating value of that hardware in the wake of new innovations could unravel startups reliant on the potential of future revenue.
Apple and Broadcom job listings suggest potential Intel Foundry collaborations — requirements highlight expertise in Intel's EMIB and 2.5D memory packaging tech
A new job posting at Apple exposes clues that the company could be looking at Intel as a packaging partner for future SoCs. Future M-series chips could leverage EMIB and/or Foveros.
AMD and Eviden unveil Europe's second exascale system — EPYC 'Venice' and Instinct MI430X powered system breaks the ExaFLOP barrier
AMD and Eviden will build Alice Recoque, a 554-million exascale-class supercomputer for European AI and scientific research, powered by next-generation EPYC 'Venice' CPUs and Instinct MI430X GPUs. Deployment is expected later in the decade.
Bitcoin price plunges, wipes $1 trillion from value weeks after it hit all-time high — prices now near lowest level for the year, erasing 2025 gains
Bitcoin falls to below $90,000 for the first time in recent months, largely driven by sell-offs by leveraged investors.
Bambu Lab launches beastly seven-nozzle 3D printer at FormNext — H2C model launches everywhere but the US due to tariffs
Bambu Lab announced the long-awaited seven-nozzle H2C this week at FormNext, the world's largest additive manufacturing expo.
Microsoft Azure Blocks Largest DDoS Attack in History — attack equivalent to streaming 3.5 million Netflix movies at once, 15.72 Terabits per Second from 500,000 IP addresses tied to IoT botnet
Microsoft's Azure cloud has mitigated the largest DDoS attack in history at close to 16 Tbps from the Aisuru botnet. At its peak, the attack used over 500,000 connected devices to hit the Azure servers with over 3.6 million packets per second to target a single cloud endpoint in Australia.
Microsoft's vision of "AI-native" Windows is becoming real, update introduces agents that pilfer through your files — Latest Windows 11 Insider build includes experimental AI agents toggle that
As part of the latest Windows Insider Build, a new experimental feature called "agentic features" has been added, allowing AI agents to create Agent Workspaces that perform tasks and read files. Microsoft says it's secure because these spaces have their own runtime, desktop and permissions.
Dell's 34-inch Alienware AW3425DW QD-OLED gaming monitor hits an all-time $649 low — glorious color accuracy out of the box, along with blistering 240 Hz refresh rate
Dell's 34-inch Alienware QD-OLED gaming monitor just hit an all-time low price.
This superb AOC QD-OLED gaming monitor is an absolute bargain for just £379 — upgrade to 1440p with a super-fast 240Hz refresh rate
This 1440p OLED gaming monitor from AOC is the cheapest you'll find from a known brand, especially with a 240Hz refresh rate.
GlobalFoundries buys silicon photonics firm Advanced Micro Foundry for undisclosed amount — move makes chipmaker one of the largest silicon photonics manufacturers
GlobalFoundries has acquired Singapore-based silicon photonics firm Advanced Micro Foundry, positioning it as one of the leading providers of this technology for AI servers.
Vulkan-to-DirectX 12 translation tool used in Valve's Proton now supports AMD's FSR4 and Anti-Lag, while Nvidia's DLSS4 remains unsupported — FSR4 now also works on older GPUs, VKD3D-Proton v3.0
Version 3.0 of Proton gets released, featuring a variety of bug fixes and performance improvements for DX12 games, and also adds support for big features such as FSR 4, Anti-Lag, and Work Graphs.
Cloudflare outage ongoing as widespread internet outages spread — X, Downdetector go down, company confirms Global Network issue
Cloudflare is down, but the company is investigating.
Elon Musk wants foundry partners to build astounding '100 – 200 billion AI chips' per year — Musk says chipmaking industry can't deliver on his goals
Elon Musk claims Tesla may need 100 - 200 billion AI chips per year, a volume far beyond what TSMC and Samsung can supply, which is why he is considering building Tesla's own fab, as he believes existing foundries cannot scale fast enough for him.
Hackers steal 1.8 terabytes of data from PC peripheral vendor Logitech — firm says zero-day vulnerability to blame, no sensitive information stolen
Logitech has confirmed it was breached internally, likely by the Clop gang, who stole terabytes worth of data, not including any sensitive information. Logitech was targeted for extortion through a zero-day security flaw suspected to be found in Oracle's E-Business Suite, which has since been patched.
Asus adds separate E-Core and P-Core power management to the Z2 Extreme-powered ROG Xbox Ally X — major Armory Crate SE update released for all of its gaming handhelds
Asus is adding individual P-Core and E-Core power controls to the ROG Xbox Ally X, along with a multitude of other features, general improvements, and bug fixes for all ROG Ally devices through Armoury Crate SE. Moreover, accompanying BIOS and MCU updates also bring better stability across the board.
Pat Gelsinger explains how his initials ended up etched into every i386 processor ever made — ex-Intel CEO bluffed Andy Grove to keep his mark on the legendary chip’s silicon
Pat Gelsinger's initials remained on the Intel 386 silicon die, despite this being something that wasn't done at Intel, thanks to some quick thinking.
UK couple’s garden shed datacenter heats home and cuts energy bills to £40 — clusters of 56 Raspberry Pis run real workloads, waste heat converted to heat home
A couple from Essex in the United Kingdom are heating their home with a small datacenter in their garden, according to a BBC News report.
Arm joins Nvidia's NVLink Fusion ecosystem — Arm's Neoverse CPUs to get access to Nvidia GPUs
Arm enters into Nvidia's NVLink Fusion ecosystem, lets Arm licensees build CPUs that natively connect to Nvidia GPUs: They can now use custom CPUs and Nvidia AI accelerators.
AI-led DRAM supply crunch reportedly has Morgan Stanley downgrading major OEMs — skyrocketing memory prices could erode server and PC margins
Apple apparently gets a pass for planning ahead.
Best Black Friday CPU Cooler deals 2025 - get the best price on AIO and air coolers
Here are the best CPU cooler deals for Black Friday.
3D-printed headphones go Pro — Head(amame) launches Kickstarter for premium glass and Kevlar headphones
Head(amame) launches Kickstarter for premium glass and Kevlar headphones
Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform in depth — Inside Nvidia's most complex AI and HPC platform to date
Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform is Nvidia's most complex AI and HPC platform released to date that combines custom Vera CPUs, two types of Rubin GPUs, an all-new DPU, and next-generation scale-up and scale-out connectivity solutions.
Google and Meta delay undersea cable projects over security concerns — Red Sea corridor carries a fifth of global internet traffic, but risk to crews and ships stalls plans
Google and Meta have delayed segments of their subsea cable projects crossing the Red Sea, citing continuing security risks
Intel cancels part of its next-gen Diamond Rapids Xeon lineup, report claims — Xeon 7 will drop models with 8 memory DIMMs to focus only on 16-channel CPUs for extra memory throughput
The upcoming, next-gen Diamond Rapids server CPUs from Intel have received a big shakeup. Previously, both 8-channel and 16-channel SKUs were planned for Xeon 7, expected to succeed existing Xeon 6 models, respectively. Now, Intel has confirmed that 8CH Diamond Rapids has been officially cancelled; Xeon 7 will be only 16-channel.
Netgear’s Nighthawk 5G M7 portable Wi-Fi 7 hotspot brings 3.6 Gbps speeds to all your devices — includes global eSIM support for over 140 countries
Netgear's Nighthawk 5G M7 features dual-band Wi-Fi 7 connectivity and eSIM support
Distributors force unprecedented RAM and motherboard bundle mandate to fight global shortage, report claims — distributors require one-to-one ratio from buyers
A severe shortage in global DRAM supply has reportedly led some distributors in Taiwan to impose unprecedented bundling requirements on buyers.
Kingston debuts versatile SSD thumb drive with USB-A and USB-C connectors — offers 1,050 MB/s transfers, priced from $97 for 512GB
Kingston Technology has announced its first cable-free SSD, the new Kingston Dual Portable SSD Storage Solution, in capacities from 512GB to 2TB.
Crucial's blistering T710 price slashed, 2TB now cheaper than 1TB — get one of the fastest SSDs on the market at a new all-time low price
The 2TB version of Crucial's T710 is now cheaper than the 1TB version on Amazon.
Shave an unbelievable 48% off this Legion Tower 7i (Gen 10) with RTX 5080 — score $1,851 off in Lenovo's sale
Lenovo ecoupon code shaves 48% off the price of this Legion Tower 7i (Gen 10) gaming PC.
For only £199.99, this Intel Arc B580 is an unbeatable deal for 1440p gaming — 12GB of VRAM and a free copy of Battlefield 6 make this the perfect budget GPU upgrade
This Sparkle Intel Arc B580 graphics card unlocks 1440p gaming without breaking the bank for under 200.
Gigantic VHS videotape hoard of thousands of videos stored in McDonald's boxes being given away for free — Internet Archive looks set to claim the tapes of U.S. news output spanning 2004-09
If you would like to rehome thousands of old VHS videotapes, there's an incredible hoard being given away for free on Reddit.
PC hobbyist charged $684 in tariffs on $355 shipment of parts as low-value import exemptions vanish - de minimis exemption expiration poses big problems for the holiday season
A PC hobbyist says he was hit with a $684 tariff bill on a $355 shipment of retro computing parts, in what appears to be a growing pattern tied to changes in federal import rules.
Nvidia's excellent RTX 5070 is selling for an all-time low price of just $489 on Walmart — Get PNY's overclocked variant with a solid, triple-fan cooler on sale right now
The RTX 5070 is one of the best midrange GPUs you can buy but it's often been overshadowed by the more competitive RX 9070 from AMD due to the latter's memory pool. Now, at its lowest price ever, the RTX 5070 has just become a lot more exciting, especially with Nvidia's superior driver suite and features like frame-gen in mind.
Asus, MSI, other manufacturers panic-buying RAM stocks, while major memory chipmakers rake in profits — massive demand for HBM and RDIMM for data centers driving shortage
Asus, MSI, and other PC manufacturers are now purchasing memory chips from the spot market to shore up their inventories as memory supplies tighten.
The NVMe Destroyinator can wipe 16 NVMe drives simultaneously at speeds up to 64 GB/s — it could be the data shredder of your dreams, or nightmares
The NVMe Destroyinator can securely wipe up to 16 NVMe drives at once at 64 GB/sec.
Microsoft Windows boss posts lackluster response to ‘agentic OS’ backlash — Microsoft is working to address broad problems with the OS
For both your everyday and power users alike, the gap between messaging and actual, measurable action in response to criticism remains stark.
Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake desktop refresh detailed in new leak — Core Ultra 290K Plus, 270K Plus, & 250K Plus will ship with improved clocks and more E-cores, along with DDR5-7200 support
We're expecting at least three new SKUs in the Arrow Lake refresh that Intel is cooking up behind the scenes, with decent improvements across the board in terms of better memory support and higher clock speeds. The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, in particular, looks to be almost on par with a current-gen 285K if this leak is to be believed.
Elecom releases Huge Plus trackball mouse with massive 52mm ball and 10 programmable buttons — now comes with wireless connectivity
Elecom just upgraded its top-of-the-line 7.2-inch long trackball mouse.
SilverStone takes the wraps off the FLP03, its latest homage to beige 1980s PC design — retro micro-ATX case has modern amenities
SilverStone surprises EXPO 2025 Japan attendees with an early appearance of the unannounced FLP03 PC case.
Intel's next-gen Granite Rapids-WS server CPU lineup leaked — Xeon 654 18-core chip posts solid numbers in early Geekbench listing
Heating up the HEDT/wokstation market, SKUs from Intel's Granite Rapids-WS lineup have reportedly leaked, with the top-end Xeon 698X model likely to feature 128 cores, beating AMD's 96-core flagship Threadripper 9995WX. Intel's "extreme" tier Xeon CPUs are gunning for the top spot after years of stagnation.
The MP944 was the ‘real’ world’s first microprocessor, but it was top secret for nearly 30 years — F-14 Tomcat's chip lived in the shadow of the Intel 4004, but was eight times
The real 'world's first microprocessor' was a classified military secret for nearly 30 years.
Wolfenstein 3D publisher recalls fight to distribute game in Germany — porn stores and plain packaging came to the rescue of 1990s FPS gamers
The publisher of Wolfenstein 3D has recalled the struggle to distribute copies of this seminal FPS game in Germany back in the early 1990s.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign requires a constant online connection and has zero checkpoints — mission levels are designed for four, necessitating repetitive tasks if you play alone
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's approach to its single-player campaign has got players complaining.
Asus' luxurious RTX 5090 GPU is twice as expensive as Nvidia Founders Edition — ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce RTX 5090 launches at $3,999 with just 1,000 units available
The top-of-the-line Asus ROG Matrix RTX 5090 is priced at $3,999 and will be available in only 1,000 units worldwide.
One of the best PCIe 4.0 SSDs we’ve tested is down to 7 cents per GB – the WD Black SN850X 2TB drops down to $139
The WD Black SN850X continues to stand out thanks to its strong sustained performance, improved efficiency, and full PS5 support.
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