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Updated 2026-04-03 22:00
Intel's potent 18-core Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus CPU lands at retail for under $200
Intel's chip matches similarly-priced AMD parts in gaming and mercilessly wallops them in multi-threaded work.
Level up your gaming setup with this Core Ultra 5 250K Plus bundle for $299 — save $60 with ASRock's rock-solid B860 motherboard
Newegg puts up a new Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and ASRock B860 Rock WiFi 7 bundle for grabs at $299.
Report claims Arm chips will power 90% of AI servers based on custom processors in 2029 — x86 and RISC-V on the outside looking in
As hyperscalers seek efficiency and control from custom CPUs they build in house, they adopt Arm and 90% of servers running custom silicon will use the Arm ISA in 2029.
Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing
Via LA, the patent pool administrator for H.264/AVC, restructured its streaming license fees earlier this year, replacing a flat $100,000 annual cap with a tiered system.
Newegg shaves $240 off this well-equipped RTX 5070, 7800X3D gaming PC — at $1,929, this CyberpowerPC is at least $100 less than the current cost of its components
If you're looking for a deal on a gaming PC, it tends to be cheaper these days to buy a prebuilt, and this deal from Newegg delivers a powerful RTX 5070 / 7800X3D for significantly less than it would cost to build the system yourself.
Half of planned US data center builds have been delayed or canceled, growth limited by shortages of power infrastructure and parts from China — the AI build-out flips the breakers
As cloud giants plan to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure this year, the availability of power infrastructure components has become a significant obstacle to deploying AI data centers.
Researchers build Wi-Fi chip that can operate inside a nuclear reactor — receiver uses special materials and design to withstand high doses of radiation for at least six months
This hardened Wi-Fi receiver is designed to work for at least six months in some of the most radioactive spaces on earth.
Save $240 on Intel's Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with 32GB of DDR5-6000 and Z890 motherboard — get Intel's newest, fastest gaming CPU in a bundle that's 23% off
Score Intel's latest Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with a Z890 motherboard and 32GB of DDR5-6000 memory for $240 off with this bundle.
America’s AI chip rules keep changing — and the rest of the world is paying the price
We interview experts, including Chris McGuire, senior fellow for China and emerging technologies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and former senior director in the U.S. National Security Council on the Trump Administration's shifting stance toward AI accelerator export control rules.
Anycubic Photon P1 Review: Dual Color/Dual Material, Tech Loaded
Anycubic's latest resin printer, the Photon P1, is packed with new tech for all your resin printing needs, like a heated vat and Wave Release technology.
Memory will consume 30% of hyperscaler AI data center spending this year, a 4X increase over 2023 — Nvidia gets preferential supply terms well below standard market rates, says analyst firm
SemiAnalysis estimates on Thursday that memory will account for roughly 30% of total hyperscaler capex in calendar year 2026.
Here’s what the FCC ban on foreign-manufactured routers actually means for consumers
Router manufacturers will now need to jump through some restrictive hoops to sell products in the U.S.
Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use — firm pushing AI hard to consumers and businesses tells users not to rely on it for important advice
Microsoft Copilot's terms of service explicitly say that it's "for entertainment purposes only," but its marketing says otherwise.
Asus ZenWiFi BD5 Outdoor Wi-Fi 7 extender review: Great outdoor wireless performance, as long as you use an Ethernet backhaul
The ZenWiFi BD5 Outdoor shines with a wired backhaul, but is hit or miss with a wireless backhaul.
TSMC reportedly plans to build 12 fabs, four packaging facilities in Arizona — plan purportedly part of Taiwan's agreed $500 million investment in the US
New rumor indicates that TSMC is looking forward to expand its presence in the U.S. to 12 fabs and four packaging facilities.
Modder creates hybrid PlayStation, combining the guts of two original PS1 consoles into one custom PCB — system features native microSD card & HDMI support
A console modder has created a custom PCB featuring components from the original PS1 and PS One motherboards. The PCB also integrated an XStation to add native microSD card support and an HDMI modkit to enable 1080p HDMI out to modern displays. The entire motherboard consumes less than 2 watts and runs at just 3V.
Crypto platform Drift suffers from hack suspected to total $270 million — firm goes into damage control mode, suspends deposits and withdrawals
Drift Protocol says that the platform is currently under attack from hackers, with multiple sources estimating that it lost somewhere between $130 million and $270 million in assets.
Supermicro co-founder pleads not guilty to smuggling billions of dollars of Nvidia servers to China — suspected smuggler released on $5 million bond
Super Micro Computer co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court.
Iran says it has struck Oracle data center in Dubai, Amazon data center in Bahrain — country has threatened to attack Nvidia, Intel, and others, too
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it had hit a data center linked to Oracle in Dubai as part of its war against the U.S. and U.S. technology companies in the region.
The largest programming community on Reddit just banned all content related to AI LLMs — r/programming is prioritizing only high-quality discussions about AI
The r/programming subreddit has banned all discussions related to LLMs to foster a more thoughtful community that focuses on high-quality discourse around AI. Posts on AI are still allowed, but only if they're technical and contribute meaningfully instead of promoting things like vibe coding. LLM-generated content is also strictly no-go.
$1,299 Asus OLED gaming monitors are arriving with cracked panels for many buyers — cut-down packaging with no protection for the panel gets the blame
Multiple users report that the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM Gen3 (PG32UCDM3) gaming monitors are damaged in transit due to poor packaging.
Artemis II astronaut finds two Outlook instances running on computers, calls on Houston to fix Microsoft anomaly — puzzled caller describes ‘two Outlooks, and neither one of those are work
'Two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working,' complains Artemis II astronaut.
Denuvo has been broken, company promises countermeasures against new DRM bypasses — zero-day game releases become norm as security concerns mount over hypervisor-based bypass
Denuvo promises countermeasures against the recent hypervisor-based DRM bypasses
China's homegrown silicon suppliers gain traction as Nvidia struggles to get its chips into the market — Huawei, Cambricon and more step up to fill crucial market gap
Nvidia's market share in the Chinese data center market has shrunk, with a wealth of options coming from Huawei, Cambricon and more, bringing their total share up to 41%.
IBM spruces up its mainframes with new support for modern Arm workloads — firm teams up with Arm to run Arm workloads on IBM Z mainframes
Cloud-native AI and data intensive workloads coming to IBM Z and LinuxONE systems as IBM wants to make its machines more relevant for today's workloads.
Artemis II will use laser beams to live-stream 4K moon footage at 260 Mbps — one giant step beyond the S-band radio comms of the Apollo era
Brace yourselves for exciting high-resolution 4K footage live-streamed from the surface of the moon via NASA's cutting-edge O2O system.
Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018
The release notes for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS show that Canonical has quietly raised the minimum RAM requirement for its popular Linux-based operating system by 50%.
1Hz laptop display reportedly helps deliver outstanding 43-hour battery life on the XPS 14 during web browser use — beats the M5 MacBook Air by more than 28 hours in the same test
The Dell XPS 14 achieved battery life that's nearly three times as long as the M5 MacBook Air thanks to its 120Hz VRR display that can go as low as 1Hz.
GameStop NVMe SSD 2TB SSD Review: A surprisingly capable budget drive for the PS5
The GameStop NVMe SSD is a decent gamer-oriented drive with good performance and a nice heatsink at a reasonable price. SMI and Samsung hardware come together for a compelling package.
Save a massive $950 on this epic Alienware Area-51 gaming PC with an RTX 5090 and 9950X3D — grab this liquid-cooled 4K gaming powerhouse with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD for just $5,299 while you ca
Grab this Alienware Area-51 gaming PC with performance that few can rival. It's on sale with a huge $950 discount right now, shipping with an RTX 5090, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD, all for only $5,299.99
Amazing $490 Newegg combo includes an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU, 16GB of G.Skill DDR5-6000 RAM, MSI Pro B850-S motherboard, and 240mm MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 AIO CPU cooler — all for under $500
Grab the core components of a new AM5 PC build for under $500. Newegg combo bundle includes a CPU, motherboard, RAM, and AIO CPU cooler.
Modders use jumper wires and a custom BIOS to save a damaged RTX 4090 from the trash — resurrected Nvidia gaming GPU loses 4GB of VRAM to overcome terminal PCB sagging
A YouTuber resurrects a damaged RTX 4090 with a bent PCB, using a custom BIOS to disable one of its memory channels, reducing its VRAM to 20GB but stabilizing it in the process.
Intel buys back 49% stake in Ireland Fab Joint Venture — takes full control over Fab 34
In a mutually beneficial deal, Intel repurchases 49% of Fab 34 from Apollo for $14.2 billion, reducing pressure on its margins, but paying a hefty $3 billion premium to the financial company.
Why Nvidia just poured $2 billion into AI ASIC competitor Marvell — NVLink Fusion turns into soft ecosystem lock-in
Nvidia has announced that it has invested $2 billion in Marvell and entered a partnership through NVLink Fusion.
Global semiconductor foundry market hit a record $320 billion in 2025 as TSMC pulled further ahead
The global semiconductor foundry market generated a record $320 billion in revenue in 2025, growing 16% year-over-year, according to Counterpoint Research's Foundry Market Supply Tracker.
Raspberry Pi flagship 500+ model now costs almost as much as a Mac Mini — firm Pi launches 3GB model to fight increasing DRAM prices
Raspberry Pi prices for various models have increased yet again, with the flagship 500+ 16GB model increasing by nearly 50% thanks to the DRAM shortage.
Nvidia market share in China falls to less than 60% — Chinese chip makers deliver 1.65 million AI GPUs as the government pushes data centers to use domestic chips
Local chip makers take 41% of the Chinese AI semiconductor market, while Nvidia's market share falls to 55% - down from the company's claimed high of 95%.
Save $100 on the gaming powerhouse AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D, now $246 on Amazon — budget-friendly X3D processor with 96MB cache, low power draw, and excellent gaming performance
The Ryzen 5 7600X3D delivers X3D-level gaming performance at a significantly lower cost than higher-end models
Nvidia App adds 'Auto Shader Compilation' for faster load times in games — beta feature automatically recompiles shaders in the background after every driver update
The Nvidia App can now automatically recompile shaders for you in the background after every GPU driver update. This should save gamers several minutes across different titles, especially blockbuster ones, where shader compilation can often delay your session. You still need to compile shaders for the first time after a new install, however.
DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% — follows 95% jumps in Q1, Trendforce says AI server demand keeps supply tight
Conventional DRAM contract prices will rise 58% to 63% quarter-over-quarter in Q2 2026, while NAND Flash contract prices will jump 70% to 75% QoQ.
Arm to sell its new AGI CPU in China — 'we would expect the demand for this product to be just as strong in China as it is in the rest of the world'
Arm appears to be eligible to sell its 136-core Neoverse V3-based AGI processor to customers in China.
PC makers report surging prices across different components — increasing costs are going beyond memory chip and processors, now affecting PCBs, plastic materials, and more
PC manufacturers are facing surging costs from various suppliers. Price hikes affect everything from chips and processors to packaging and plastics.
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Xtreme AI Top Motherboard Review: Solid flagship, but the X3D version is what you want today
The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Xtreme AI Top delivers strong performance, premium features, and a slick appearance, but high pricing and newer refresh boards, like the X3D version, make it a tough sell unless you snag a refurb deal.
Microsoft issues emergency update for Windows 11 — fixes broken March preview update rollout from last week
The latest Windows 11 emergency update tackles widespread install errors and replaces the problematic KB5079391 rollout.
Oracle believed to have cut 10,000 positions across multiple divisions as mass layoffs begin to fuel AI investments — company is reportedly reducing headcount to fund data centers
Oracle reportedly cut over 10,000 positions based on reports from various employees. The move comes after the company has spent billions of dollars on AI infrastructure, with some saying that it will be in the red until 2030 after all this spending.
Pay $611 for 64GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM and Samsung's 2TB PCIe Gen 5 9100 Pro when paired with a Gigabyte X870 Auros Elite motherboard and Corsair Frame 5000D case — matching colors for a pur
Bag 64GB of DDR5-6400 RAM, a 2TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD, X870 motherboard, and Corsair Frame PC Case
Hacker charged for stealing $53 million in crypto, faces up to 30 years in prison — Uranium Finance thief spent $2 million of illicit funds on Magic: The Gathering, $1 million on Pokémon
Jonathan Spalletta is charged with computer fraud and money laundering for stealing more than $53.3 million worth of cryptocurrency from Uranium Finance, resulting in its shut down.
PC enthusiast finds relic Nvidia 3D Vision 2 glasses for $2.99 — PC gaming artifact from 2011 cost $149 new, was once Nvidia's 'vision' for the future of gaming
Redditor bought a sealed retail box featuring 'Nvidia Vision 2' 3D glasses for just $2.99.
Apple turns 50 — one of the world's biggest tech companies started with hobbyist computers
Apple is 50 years old. The company, famous for its iPhones and AirPods, is built on a foundation of hobbyist computing.
Act fast to grab this 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM for under $300, the cheapest kit in months — limited-time Woot deal is $70 cheaper than the next-best rival
Save 25% on this Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM, on sale at Woot for a limited-time only.
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