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Intel joins Elon Musk's TeraFab project — 'Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla to help refactor silicon fab technology'
As Intel joins Elon Musk's TeraFab project, Lip-Bu Tan expects Elon Musk to reimagine the semiconductor industry.
GitHub user creates open-source Nvidia GeForce Now client alternative — removes tracking, telemetry, and AFK limitations
Zortos293 uploaded an open-source GeForce Now client to GitHub, allowing gamers to connect to Nvidia's service without being tracked by the tech giant.
Framework warns of even more rising RAM and SSD prices through 2026 as memory crisis persists — some reprieve as prices plateau in latest monthly update
The company is already adjusting pricing for high-capacity SSDs and memory-heavy configurations as supply costs increase.
Asus Zenbook A16 review: Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is a strong chip in a so-so package
The Asus Zenbook A16 is a lightweight housing for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, but comes with compromises in build quality and battery life.
Indianapolis politician's home shot at 13 times over data center dispute — police and FBI investigating 'isolated, targeted incident' after city councilor backed project
A city councilor's home has been shot up for allegedly supporting a data center project in Indianapolis. Opposing neighborhood groups condemn the shooting, while the authorities have yet to determine who's behind the crime.
Snag this 1440p iBuyPower gaming PC with a 7800X3D and RTX 5070 for just $2,049 right now — 32GB of fast DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD round off powerhouse specs, with an extra $200 off this custom-bui
Save $200 on this awesome AMD build from iBuyPower, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX 5070, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB SSD, all for just $2,049 right now.
Broadcom to supply Anthropic with 3.5 gigawatts of Google TPU capacity from 2027 — Claude pioneer says its annual revenue run rate has passed $30 billion
Broadcom disclosed in a securities filing on Monday that it'll supply Anthropic with roughly 3.5 gigawatts of Google TPU capacity starting in 2027.
Save up to $150 on Apple's brand-new M5-powered MacBook Air 13, now from just $949 — all models receive the biggest discount to date
The entire range of Apple's M5-powered 13-inch MacBook Air laptops receives the largest discounts to date. Save up to $150 off all models.
Intel reportedly in talks with Google and Amazon over advanced packaging — major customers could take advantage of EMIB-T later this year
Intel is understood to be in active talks with Google and Amazon to provide advanced chip packaging services for their custom AI ASICs.
Electronics enthusiast begins breadboard-based Intel 386 system build — a large step up from their previous PC-XT and PC-AT breadboard projects
Motherboards, who needs them? Not Breadboarding Labs, which recently drafted plans for a retro Intel 80386 (i386) PC build using solderless breadboards.
Amazon, Microsoft, and Google under investor pressure to disclose site-specific data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen shareholders ask for transparency ahead of annual inve
More than a dozen investors are pressuring Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet's Google to provide detailed data on water and energy consumption at their U.S. data centers.
Intel's OEM-only Bartlett Lake CPU modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboard beats AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D in Cinebench multi-core test — Core 9 273QPE has 12 cores, 24 threads, and hits 5.4GHz
Bartlett Lake, Intel's P-core only family of CPUs intended for edge and industrial use cases has been modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboards. At the moment, the flagship Core 9 273QPE with 12 Raptor Cove P-cores is posting around 33,000 points in Cinbenech R23, which is around the Core i7-14700 mark.
US lawmakers aim to ban export of DUV chipmaking and etching tools to leading firms in China — bipartisan proposal would ban lithography equipment for Huawei, SMIC, and others
Bipartisan group of U.S. senators propose to impose blanket ban on export of advanced DUV lithography and etching tools to Chinese companies known to have worked with China's military, such as CXMT, Huawei, SMIC, and YMTC.
Why TSMC grew four times faster than its foundry rivals in 2025 — price hikes, vertical integration, and commanding technology lead pay dividends
That lopsided split isn't a one-quarter anomaly or a function of a single product cycle, but instead reflects three massive advantages held by TSMC.
HP’s flagship Omen Max 45L with an RTX 5090 is on sale for $1,000 off — get a top-shelf 4K gaming PC with 64GB DDR5 and 4TB SSD for $5,499
HP's Omen Max 45L offers a powerful alternative to building your own PC amid rising component prices.
MSI MAG A1200PLS PCIE5 1200W power supply review: A competent 1200W unit, but pricey
The MSI MAG A1200PLS PCIE5 delivers strong cold efficiency numbers and excellent build presentation, but a thermal weakness at high load, a questionable 80Plus Platinum claim, and a steep asking price temper an otherwise capable unit.
Grab the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of RAM, and MSI X870E bundle and get free 240mm AIO and game — $350 total savings on combo bundle
A high-end AM5 platform bundle that not only cuts costs but also includes a free 240mm AIO cooler and a bundled game.
Creality Sermoon S1 Review: Accessible 3D Scanning
Creality's scanner technology has gotten a lot better, but it's not perfect.
80 different Microsoft Copilot products have been mapped out by expert, but there may be more than 100 — 'What happens when you name everything Copilot,' an AI consultant mapped out the myriad p
An AI aficionado has put together a chart of all the Copilot products they could find. At the latest count there are 80.
Linux devs start removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU — head honcho Linus Torvalds says 'zero real reason' to continue support
Linux kernel developers appear to have started to dismantle support for the legendary Intel 486 CPU.
WD Innovation Day 2026 press Q&A transcript: roadmap plans to reach 60TB with ePMR and 100TB via HAMR by 2029 — 'at some point, the laws of physics will require us to transition to HAMR'
WD's leadership, now fully split from Sandisk, talks about its expectations for the future with industry analysts. We cover the full transcript of the press-only session right here.
Nvidia's own DLSS 5 announcement video gets taken down by YouTube in Italy due to a copyright strike — local TV channel sent a copyright strike to every YouTube video for using the trailer it us
YouTube's AI moderator acted on an errant DMCA takedown, affecting nearly every video that contained clips of the DLSS 5 trailer, including Nvidia's own YouTube video.
AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 listed around $1,000 at several retailers across Canada and the UK — New flagship dual-cache CPU might demand a hefty premium
Listings for the 9950X3D2 have started to pop up at many different vendors, with some even listing preliminary prices. We found the CPU going for roughly $1,000 at two Canadian retailers, and just a smidge below that at a UK-based website. For context, the standard 9950X3D with 3D V-Cache on only one CCD launched at $699.
UK confirms drone-killing DragonFire laser weapon for Royal Navy destroyers by 2027 —laser downs 400mph high‑speed drones, costs $13 per shot
The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the DragonFire high-energy laser weapon will be installed on Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers by 2027, five years ahead of the original schedule.
Get a 27" 1440p OLED monitor with a blazing-fast 240 Hz refresh rate for just $499 — LG's 27GS93QE-B is $400 off right now, features 1,300 nits of peak HDR brightness
The LG 27GS93QE-B is perfect for gaming, productivity, and media consumption, thanks to its versatile feature set. It's a 27-inch 1440p OLED monitor with an MLA+ panel so it's really bright at 1,300 nits (peak) and it has a 240 Hz refresh rate with support for both G-Sync and FreeSync, so it's really smooth, too.
Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data
IRGC spokesperson threatens the complete and utter annihilation" of U.S. and Israeli facilities. Singles out the $30bn Stargate AI data center.
Researchers train living rat neurons to perform real-time AI computations — experiments could pave the way for new brain-machine interfaces
Japanese researchers trained cultured rat cortical neurons to autonomously generate complex temporal signals using a real-time machine learning framework.
Limited edition Atari wristwatches dip under $500 in 20% off sale — classic console inspired rainbow designs available in five colorways
Watchmaker Nubeo has put its Torrent Automatic Atari Rainbow Limited Edition timepieces on sale, all at 20% off.
Intel's upcoming Wildcat Lake low-budget CPUs leak out again — OEM confirms specs for Core 7 350, Core 5 320, & Core 3 305 in first retail product datasheet
Wildcat Lake is Intel's upcoming family of low-budget and low-power CPUs intended for OEMs. We've already seen many leaks surrounding this family, but now a new product from Advantech has listed three SKUs in a datasheet for its MIO-5356 SBC. This confirms the specs from prior leaks and signals that a launch is due soon.
Delisted Xbox 360 games briefly reappear on the Xbox Store — Microsoft prepares backward compatibility revival
This follows Xbox Vice President Jason Ronald's commitment at GDC 2026 in March to revive the company's backward compatibility program.
Steam starts gathering FPS data with latest client update — company to estimate framerates based on your hardware, Beta feature to focus on SteamOS devices
The latest Steam client update included an FPS data gathering component in Beta, allowing the platform to monitor your framerates and compare it with your hardware.
Autonomous ErgoChair Core Review: You get what you pay for
The Autonomous EroChair Core is an entry-level office chair that offers a few comfort features but is limited by its overall dimensions.
BenQ DesignVue PD2770U 4K professional monitor review: A blend of flexibility, control, and precision
BenQ's DesignVue PD2770U is a flexible and capable professional monitor with a 27-inch IPS panel, 4K resolution, wide-gamut color, HDR10, a built-in calibrator, software control, and premium build quality.
Nvidia Pascal GPUs debuted 10 years ago today, best known for the GTX 1060 and GTX 1080 Ti — architecture kicked off with the Tesla P100
Nvidia delivered 'five architectural breakthroughs' with the launch of the Tesla P100 accelerator 10 years ago today.
Hobbyist builds a homebrew Intel 8086 ISA accelerator card — maker’s project improves integer multiplication on these retro systems by 250%
Computer scientist showcases their hardware multiplication ISA card accelerator for Intel 8086 and Intel 8088 PC systems.
Intel's upcoming 42-core Nova Lake SKU allegedly upgraded to 44 cores — New config frees up 6P+12E tiles that could trickle down as locked bLLC variants
A 42-core SKU from the upcoming Nova Lake-S CPU family has reportedly been upgraded to 44 cores by swapping the 6P+12E tile with an 8P+12E tile, allowing the chip to achieve symmetry across its dual-tile config. Those leftover 6P+12E tiles could now become locked variants with 144 MB of bLLC as a new 22-core SKU (6P+12E+4LPE).
Sequoia Capital shares founder’s 1977 memo for investing in Apple — initial $600,000 investment is worth $26.4 billion today, firm said it was ‘tough to do this deal’
The VC firm shared its founder's notes on Apple recognizing the company's potential while also doubting its management team.
PlayStation 3 emulator makes Cell CPU 'breakthrough' that improves performance in all games — 'All CPUs can benefit from this, from low-end to high-end!' says RPCS3 devs
Developers behind the open-source PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 claim that they've achieved a breakthrough in emulating the PS3's Cell Broadband Engine processor.
$1,700 liquid-cooled phone can run GTA V at up to 100 FPS, Red Dead 2 at 50+ FPS via emulation — Redmagic 11 Pro packs 24 GB of RAM and pulls more than 40W at peak load
The Golden Saga Edition of the Redmagic 11 Pro is equipped with 24 GB of RAM and an even more robust liquid cooling system that can pull upwards of 45W while emulating Red Dead 2, delivering 50+ FPS. The phone costs around $1,700, but for that money, you're getting GTA V running at up to 100 FPS on a device that just happens to make calls, too.
Apple approves drivers that let AMD and Nvidia eGPUs run on Mac — software designed for AI, though, and not built for gaming
The company behind the tiny box AI accelerator says that its macOS driver for Nvidia eGPUs has just been signed by Apple, making it a legitimate software for Macs and no longer needs workarounds to work with the device.
Player defeats Darks Souls II using only poop — 42 hits of dung pie defeats the final boss
Gamer and YouTuber ymfah spent a lot of time figuring out how to farm dung pies in Dark Souls II to defeat the game using just poop.
LinkedIn is spying on you, according to a new 'BrowserGate' security report — scripts stealthily scan visitors' browsers for over 6,000 Chrome extensions and harvest hardware data
LinkedIn is understood to inject a JavaScript fingerprinting script on every page load that probes visitors' browsers for 6,236 installed Chrome extensions and collects detailed device telemetry.
McDonald’s debuts one-finger gadget that lets you move your character to 'keep you in the game' while you chow down — Pro Gamer Menu's ‘Archie’ designed to keep you from being
McDonald's Turkiye AFK solution will help keep gamers online during meal breaks without getting kicked from the match.
Nvidia AI tech claims to slash gaming GPU memory usage by 85% with zero quality loss — Neural Texture Compression demo reveals stunning visual parity between 6.5GB of VRAM and 970MB
Nvidia has just demoed its Neural Texture Compression technique again at a GTC talk, where it showed VRAM usage dropping from 6.5 GB to just 970 MB in a scene. NTC uses a neural network to decompress textures instead of standard block-based compression, reducing texture size and VRAM usage while also improving final image quality.
Unprecedented $450 price slash brings 27-inch 1440p 280 Hz OLED gaming monitor down to $399 — LG UltraGear OLED 27GX700A-B now at an unbeatable Price
LG's 27-inch 280 Hz OLED gaming monitor sees a massive price drop, with a promo code bringing it down to $399.
Iranian missile blitz takes down AWS data centers in Bahrain and Dubai — Amazon reportedly declares “hard down” status for multiple zones
Internal company communications indicate that multiple zones at AWS Bahrain and Dubai are "hard down," with no timeline for service restoration.
Sharge Disk Pro 2TB review: Great sustained writes, active cooling, and a built-in hub
Sharge's Disk Pro pairs a snappy 10 Gbps SSD with a handy port hub and active cooling, all in a compact, eye-catching shell with a magnetic back. It's an impressive package for gamers and road warriors, but you'll pay a high price for all these features.
Hands-on with Modos Tech 13.3-inch e-paper monitors — we tried the current Dev Kit model and the next-gen Modos Flow touch
Modos Tech sent us a couple of its latest e-paper monitors for some hands-on time.
Modder uses Claude AI to rewrite BIOS so they can boot unsupported 12 P-core Bartlett Lake CPU in Windows on a Z790 motherboard
A modder has successfully booted a 12-core Bartlett Lake-S CPU into Windows using a modified BIOS on an Asus Z790 motherboard.
Microsoft to force updates to Windows 11 25H2 for PCs with older OS versions — 'intelligent' update system uses machine learning to determine when a device is ready
Windows 11 24H2 systems are being upgraded to 25H2 automatically, as Microsoft aims to streamline updates before support ends.
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