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Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today — milestone unifying modern Windows OS hit RTM in the Pentium era
Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0 to manufacturing partners on this day in 1996.
Shanghai Aishengna named as the maker of China's first domestic immersion DUV chipmaking tools — first viable domestic 7nm-capable scanner to be completed by 2038
Aishengna has been named by a single source who declined to be named, and its shareholders, SMEE, and Yuliangsheng didn't respond to requests for comment.
Amazon accidentally spent $1.8 million using Claude for menial coding task, went 860% over budget —'catastrophically expensive' coding blunders discovered in internal Amazon AI usage metrics
An internal presentation revealed that a failed AI deployment cost Amazon $1.8 million, while a couple of other projects resulted in hundreds of thousands of extra AI expense. What's worse is that the issue went undetected for several months.
PSA: Your watch band may be messing with your laptop – magnetic clasps can cause lid sensors to lock your PC
It's likely a niche issue, but I discovered recently that my magnetic watch clasp was confusing an Acer laptop into thinking I was closing and opening the lid, causing me to repeatedly get logged out of Windows just as I tried to type.
Exploring Apple Silicon’s local AI performance with the Mac Studio and M4 Max — M4 Max beats GB10 and Strix Halo in decode throughput, but memory bandwidth isn't everything
Apple Silicon has been a popular choice for local AI exploration thanks to its high memory bandwidth compared to other unified memory platforms. We tested the M4 Max version of Apple's Mac Studio to see whether its 546GB/s of bandwidth makes it the clear winner in local LLM inference.
Google could build more AI accelerators than Nvidia sells in 2028, analyst claims — could push the company to use Intel Foundry to meet its goals
Google eyes to build more TPU AI accelerators in 2028 than Nvidia, if a report by Fubon Research is correct.
Nvidia's fastest graphics cards get US price increase at Best Buy, Amazon — Astral RTX 5080 now costs more than 5090's MSRP, flagship card now commands more than $4,300
Premium Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 graphics cards are once again selling far above MSRP, with some Asus and MSI models climbing close to $5,000.
Examining the best options for PCIe SSDs during the RAMpocalypse — capacity trumps raw speed for most tasks
High SSD speeds are helpful in many applications, but should they trump the capacity of the SSD when it comes to gaming?
Intel licenses Atom-class x86 cores to startup — firm reportedly sharing RTL, enabling customer to build its own custom processors based on x86 general-purpose cores
Intel reportedly licenses Atom-class x86 cores to a startup led by Lip-Bu Tan's co-investor and incorporated in May.
Foreign-made robot vacuums caught up in FCC robot ban — covers any ground robot over 4.4 pounds with a 200 kbps connection
The FCC has added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and connected power inverters to its Covered List.
Why you need a macro pad, even if you have a mouse with 19 buttons — from $10 mechanical numpads to multi-screen window management
You don't need to be a streamer or do tons of data entry to make use of a standalone macro pad. Here are your options and why you should use them.
A Mac Mini server is running headless in my closet — it manages my photo library and handles my backups
When I wanted to get more serious about backing up my family's data, I bought a refurbished Mac Mini and set it running headless in my closet. It's right for me.
Shipping container-launched cargo rocket promises 550-pound deliveries 750 km away in 15 minutes — $1.25M Air Force contract backs 'Rook' cargo rocket that flies into space to speed deliveries
A minimum-energy ballistic arc covering 750 km needs roughly 2.64 km/s at burnout and peaks near 181 km.
$21 Nintendo Wii U upgrade lets you add TBs of storage to your console with an M.2 or SATA SSD — upgrade makes console slightly faster, but requires Homebrew and custom firmware
You can now upgrade your Wii U from an 8GB or 32GB internal storage to more than a TB with this SSD kit. You'll have to install the Aroma custom firmware on your console to use it, though.
Are your motherboard's M.2 heatsinks making good contact with your SSD? We tested 20 modern Intel and AMD motherboards to verify
We tested 20 motherboards for proper M.2 contact and were surprised at the results - not all make good contact.
30 Georgia homes are being acquired via sale or eminent domain to expand power grid — one affected family member says it’s ‘for the data centers’
Georgia's largest power supply company is reclaiming 30 homes that lay in the path of its power line expansion project through sale or eminent domain. The company says the project is not for a data center, but the substation the line is connecting to sits less than five miles from a massive data center.
32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 is $369 in this Woot sale — the lowest standalone RAM price right now, thanks to a $132 discount
Get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 for just $369 at Woot.
Grab a great-value gaming laptop with a generous amount of memory for only $1,199 — save $100 on Gigabyte's Aero X16 gaming laptop with 32GB of DDR5 and RTX 5060 graphics
Save $100 on a Gigabyte Aero 16X gaming laptop with a Ryzen AI 7 350 CPU, 32GB of RAM, and an RTX 5060 GPU in today's limited-time sale
Legendary Windows developer codes Task Manager for the Mac, says Apple’s ‘Activity Monitor blows’ — Microsoft gave original Windows Task Manager dev permission to reference Win
Legendary Windows developer Dave W. Plummer has shared details and screenshots of a version of Task Manager for Apple Mac computers.
Save 33% on this 27-inch LG OLED 1440p gaming monitor with an ultra-fast 280Hz refresh rate, now just $399 — limited-time deal nets you a big discount on this high-spec panel with Nvidia G-Sync
This 27-inch LG OLED gaming monitor with a 280Hz refresh rate has dropped is on sale right now for $399.99 in a deal that'll save you $200.
Gamers compress 80TB map of Minecraft's oldest anarchy server down to a 15TB download — custom .zvcr compression format and 28 bots map 1 million blocks on infamous 2b2t server
Minecraft enthusiasts come together to archive Minecraft's 2b2t server, which currently weighs over 80TB but is compressed to a mere 15TB.
Firm that uses AI to locate ancient lost shipwrecks is hiring a literal pirate to salvage sunken treasure, paying up to $500,000 a year — AI mines 500 years of Spanish colonial records spanning
AI and software research firm looking for a real-life pirate - extremely remote lob listing requires nautical and diving experience
Pennsylvania town lists 43 specific demands to approve new AI data center project — developer calls local demands 'too difficult' as council slams response as 'approval by tantrum'
One township in Pennsylvania gave a specific list of demands for a data center developer to follow if they want to build their project in the area. Instead, they retracted their initial application and sent in a second one challenging the regulations.
Microsoft says physical discs should not have stopped working during the Xbox outage — clarifies issue with entitlement checks that failed to read licenses correctly, update on the way
Microsoft has confirmed that you should've been able to play your discs offline during the Xbox outage yesterday. The company has identified an issue with entitlement checks that prevented the correct ones from loading during the outage, breaking intended functionality.
Seagate to start qualifying record-setting 50TB HDDs in 2027 — most drives are sold out through 2028
Seagate expects to begin customer qualification of its 50TB-class HAMR hard drives in late 2027 with shipments in 2028 as AI-driven storage demand keeps production largely sold out through 2028.
Nvidia employee implicated in escalating Supermicro smuggling scandal, but demand only intensifies for Nvidia hardware
An Nvidia employee has been implicated in the Supermicro smuggling scandal, with his home and desk searched. He's been detained over allegations of forgery and breach of trust. Meanwhile, Nvidia is collapsing its buyer list in order to root out potential smuggling chains.
Valve says that Steam Machine reservations won't be fulfilled until ‘the end of this year’ — company also releases CAD files for the PC console’s external shell under Creative
Everyone who reserved the Steam Machine can get the chance to buy one before the year ends. Valve says availability differs between models and regions, and that some areas have already completed the reservations, meaning the company is opening the sale of the PC console to waitlisted buyers.
An inside tour of Lenovo’s North Carolina AI server manufacturing line expansion — Chinese firm expanding US-native production to meet exploding demand
Lenovo is fulfilling demand for homemade servers to fuel the AI boom.
GPU repair service will upgrade the 11GB of VRAM on your RTX 2080 Ti to 22GB — mod involves physically adjusting the strap resistors on the PCB to support a new BIOS
A GPU repair shop in the UAE is promising to upgrade the VRAM capacity of an RTX 2080 Ti from 11GB to 22GB by swapping the 1GB GDDR6 modules with 2GB chips and modifying the strap resistors to recognize the new VRAM.
Testing laptops on battery and AC power — Comparing Intel, Qualcomm, Apple, and AMD
We tested laptops with processors from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and Apple to see the differences in how they perform on and off the charger.
Teacher arrested for clapping in support of opposition at an AI data center meeting — gigawatt-scale project gets approved anyway despite community resistance
A Physics teacher was arrested for clapping multiple times during a public hearing to rezone land for a proposed gigawatt-scale data center near Emporia, Kansas. The man refused to cooperate when the police asked him to leave and was subsequently dragged out of the venue by four officers.
MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG review: Panther Lake in an understated mini PC
The MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG is a compact, understated design, providing an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H in a tiny desktop. It's easy to upgrade and relatively quiet but could do with a few more ports at the back and a more attractive price.
How to buy second-hand PC hardware without getting scammed — essential rules of engagement for finding used parts and machines in an inflated market
Buying second-hand can be a great way to pick up a bargain on PC hardware, but you'll need to keep this advice in mind to make sure you avoid the scams.
Memory maker SK hynix's profit rises 557% amid global shortage, expansion costs climb to $27 billion — shares slide despite mammoth earnings as expectations outpace reality and global AI selloff
SK hynix has reported second-quarter revenue of 79.32 trillion won, and operating profit of 60.54 trillion won, the latter up 557% year over year.
Three US states to deploy 60mph drones armed with pepper spray to neutralize school shooters — ‘Campus Guardian Angel’ drones can also smash windows and ram attackers
The drone arms race is set to enter U.S. schools with Mithril Defense's Campus Guardian Angel drones in at least nine schools across three states before the year is out.
How to look better on webcam — tips for the average person to look better and more professional
Some tips for the average non-streaming webcam user to look better and more professional.
Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop SKU to require 65W of separate power delivery for its iGPU, leaker claims — beefy integrated graphics could require two VCCGT phases for 12 Xe3P cores
Intel seems to be working on a 16-core Nova Lake desktop APU with 12 Xe3P cores that will require 65W of power delivery on their own to achieve maximum performance. Two separate VCCGT phases will be needed to power said integrated graphics, since one phase can't sustain up to 65W.
Get $180 of 3D printing filament for just $86 in this eBay blowout — save 52% on 10 reels of Creality's Hyper PLA, just $8.63 a spool
Stock up on your favorite colors in this unbelievable Creality Hyper PLA filament bundle deal. Save 52% on 10 spools of high-speed printing plastics.
State of play: SSD pricing one year into the AI component crisis — 220% price increases are crippling the DIY market
We look at the state of SSD pricing one year into the AI apocalypse.
DRAM chip supply to module makers could drop by more than 70% year-on-year in 2027, says Apacer CEO — demand for HBM and server RAM continues to devour manufacturing capacity
Apacer warns DRAM allocations to module makers could fall below 30% of 2026 levels as AI demand tightens supply and pushes memory prices higher.
Save up to $700 on these iBuyPower gaming PCs, fitted with an RX 9070 XT for 4K gaming — liquid-cooled AMD rigs feature either a 9800X3D or 9900X CPU, along with 32GB DDR5 and a 1TB SSD, startin
Two iBuyPower rigs are on offer at Walmart right now, both fitted with an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, in a deal that could save you up to $700 on a 4K-ready gaming PC.
China's Moonshot AI reportedly used Nvidia Blackwell chips for training Kimi K3 — company circumvented both U.S. export and Chinese import controls to acquire compute
Moonshot AI reportedly used Nvidia Blackwell chips for training Kimi K3 - potentially circumventing both U.S. export and Chinese import controls
Intel closes out RAMP-C production pilot that paid Nvidia and others to run test chips on 18A — program helped lay a path for secure domestic chip production on advanced processes
Intel Foundry says that it has completed RAMP-C, the U.S. defense program awarded to the company in 2021 to stand up a domestic leading-edge chip ecosystem on its 18A process.
Developer uses AI to bring a native version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to iOS — no emulation required to play one of gaming's all-time greats on an iPhone or iPad
A developer has used OpenAI's Codex and GPT-5.6 Sol to help port a native version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to iOS and iPadOS devices.
An affordable OLED laptop for just $699 — Acer's Swift Go 16 AI is the perfect back-to-school deal
Get ready to head back to school with this $300 saving on Acer's excellent Swift Go 16 AI laptop with an OLED screen.
Mystery reviewer 'finds' Nvidia RTX Spark prototype laptop and puts it through its paces — Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia N1X chip shows promise, though prototype warts are still qui
Techie "finds" Nvidia RTX Spark prototype laptop and puts it through its paces - Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia N1X chip shows promise, though prototype warts are still quite visible
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI has entered the singularity — two weeks after OpenAI models cheated a benchmark by hacking Hugging Face
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently declared on the Relentless podcast that artificial intelligence has entered the technological singularity.
One year into the AI-induced RAM apocalypse — how much does memory actually cost, and is there hope for a more affordable future?
We look at the state of the DIY RAM market over the last 12 months.
Apple launches official program for leasing Macs as AI price crunch bites — 24- and 36-month leasing options provided by Klarna
Apple launched its Upgrade program in the US, a partnership with Klarna to lease Macs along with iPads, Watches, and iPhones.
The Neo Geo AES+ retro console is now available to pre-order starting from $249 — game cartridges cost $90 each; the Ultimate Edition with all games and accessories will run you $1,000
How far are you willing to go for physical media? That's the question the Neo Geo AES+ asks above anything else, given the $90 price tags of its game cartridges. Though, comparing it to its original prices from the 90s, especially when adjusted for inflation, makes it start to look like a bargain.
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