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Updated 2026-01-27 05:15
Nvidia pumps another $2 billion into CoreWeave and announces standalone availability of Vera CPU — chipmaker increases stake in its customer to 9%
Nvidia is spending another $2 billion investing in CoreWeave, one of its AI customers, due to "confidence in their growth and confidence in CoreWeave's management," according to CEO Jensen Huang.
Microsoft introduces newest in-house AI chip — Maia 200 is faster than other bespoke Nvidia competitors, built on TSMC 3nm with 216GB of HBM3e
30% more performance per dollar than Maia 100, and faster than Amazon or Google.
Get AMD's 16GB RX 9060 XT for the MSRP price of an 8GB RTX 5060 Ti — Newegg discount code unlocks $20 saving on double the VRAM
PowerColor's RX 9060 XT 16GB is on a $20 discount on Newegg with promo code, making the card as cheap as the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB with double the VRAM capacity.
Mac Mini M4 is on sale for just $499, defying the odds as PCs become more expensive — save $100 on performant machine with 16GB of unified memory
The Mac mini M4 is currently on sale on Amazon for $499, making one of the cheapest ways to get into the Apple ecosystem even much more affordable.
Bill Gates-backed silicon photonics startup develops optical transistors 10,000x smaller than current tech — optical chip can process 1,000 x 1,000 multiplication matrices
Neurophos built a silicon photonics chip that's 10,000 smaller than current tech and could potentially deliver 10x the performance of Nivida's Vera Rubin GPUs using the same amount of power and available chip fab technologies.
AMD reportedly addressing crushing memory shortages with Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU bundles — 'official' boxset with CPU, memory and cooler spotted in China, worth ~$1,000
Official hardware combos are now a reality, at least in China, where AMD has collaborated with Cooler Master and V-Color to provide gamers with a convenient all-in-one solution. This new bundled box includes the 9850X3D chip, alongside a 32 GB kit of V-Color's DDR5-6000 OLED RAM and a Cooler Master Hyper 612 Apex cooler.
Elegoo’s Centauri Carbon 2 Combo budget 3D printer is now available — brings four-color printing to an accessible price point
The anticipated color upgrade to Elegoo's budget-busting 3D printer launches at $449.
Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) review: Premium Panther Lake
The Asus ZenBook Duo with Intel Core Ultra X9 388H has two pretty OLED screens powered by an impressive chip with powerful integrated graphics.
Get rid of that ancient thermal paste with Arctic's MX-6, which just hit an all-time low price at Amazon — a cheap fix for what could turn into an expensive problem
Look after your precious PC, check your temps, and reapply thermal paste on your CPU for optimum performance.
Xi Jinping calls AI ‘epoch-making’ as China’s focus tightens on domestic tech — likens change to Industrial Revolution or the dawn of the internet
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has emphasized the importance of advancing AI in his first formal meeting of 2026 with ministers.
Best Budget Wi-Fi Routers roundup: Wi-Fi 6 versus Wi-Fi 7 benchmarked across seven low-cost routers
These are the best Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 routers on the market for less than $100.
DDR5 RAM is actually discounted for the first time in months — Corsair's 32GB Vengeance kit at Amazon is now one of the cheapest available options
A RAM deal? In 2026?
Some PCs can't boot after latest Windows 11 security update, no fix in sight —mostly affects 24H2 and 25H2 versions
A Windows security update bug has prevented some Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 users from booting into their PCs, requiring them to go to Windows Recovery Environment to uninstall the offering update just to use their computer.
PS4 Slim transformed into a handheld, powered by a miniaturized motherboard in a 3D-printed case — features a 7-inch OLED screen, HDMI out, and 3-hour battery life
While we wait for Sony to eventually release its next PlayStation handheld alongside the PS6, one fan has already built a portable PS4 featuring full power. The handheld can even function as a normal PS4 with passthrough charging, but the beautiful OLED screen up front ensures you enjoy it on the go as well.
Four arrested following $1.6 million NFT heist in the Netherlands — data carriers, cash, cars, and house also seized as part of ongoing investigation
The police have picked up four people suspected of the theft of multiple NFTs amounting to 1.4 million Euros or US$1.65 million. The group was released after interrogation, but their house, cars, data carriers, and cash were seized as part of the investigation.
Ambitious 170 km long Saudimegacity 'The Line' has scope slashed and may be repurposed as AI data center hub — futuristic desert city was set to house 9 million people, and showcased polarizing
New reports suggest Saudi Arabia is drastically reducing the scale of megaproject 'The Line',' possibly pivoting its future to become a hub for AI data centers.
American factory worker Robert Williams became the first human to be killed by a robot on this day in 1979 — man crushed by a robot’s mechanical arm at the Ford plant in Flat Rock
Today marks the anniversary of what is widely regarded to be the first death of a human caused by a robot.
Suspicious DJI clones appear on the market after the FCC banned foreign-made drones — Xtra and Skyrover drones look awfully familiar
These two companies are selling action cameras and drones that have the same look, performance, and specifications as DJI's products, but they do not acknowledge any relationship with the Chinese drone maker.
Save $735 on Lenovo's Legion 5i gaming laptop with an OLED screen and RTX 5070 GPU — Get your hands on the perfect mobile companion for just $1,259
If you've been eyeing a laptop upgrade and want something with premium features, Lenovo's Legion 5i with an OLED display might just be the device you've been waiting for. It features a solid CPU and GPU combo, and pairs it with a beautiful display that rivals most monitors and features a sleek design.
Breakthrough wireless transceiver transmits data 24 times faster than 5G connections, reaching blazing 15 gigabytes per second — Researchers demo invention that uses silicon chip to directly sen
A research team from the University of California, Irvine developed a new wireless transceiver that skipped DACs and used three sub-transmitters to send analog signs from digital data.
The Apple Mac turned 42 this weekend — we are still using the WIMP GUI WYSIWYG computing paradigm in 2026
A youthful Steve Jobs unveiled the original Apple Macintosh 42 years ago.
ChatGPT found to be sourcing data from AI-generated content — popular LLM uses content from Grokipedia as source for more obscure queries
ChatGPT has been found to be citing Grok in some of its answers, returning recursive results that risks spreading hallucinated or incorrect information.
HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless Review: 250-hour battery life and simultaneous dual-wireless connectivity
HyperX's Cloud Alpha 2 is a wireless over-ear headset with several impressive features: up to 250 hours of battery life, simultaneous dual-wireless connectivity, and a customizable desktop base station.
Open-source Intel 486 mobo built from scratch in under 6 months for i486 chips — M8SBC-486's goal was to achieve Linux and Doom compatibility, but it achieves far more than that
An enthusiast has showcased an open-source Intel 486 motherboard that they claim was 'made from scratch' in under six months.
Modder turns RTX 2080 Ti Hall of Fame into a supercharged 900W Titan RTX with transplanted core and memory — fully unlocked TU102 die with a 900W power limit hits 18k on 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme
RTX 2080 Ti Hall of Fame graphics card gets transplanted with a Titan RTX core and 24GB of GDDR6 memory. Paired with a 900W power limit modification, the card achieved a TimeSpy Extreme score better than an RTX 3090 on air.
Gaming PC charges you quarters every time you want to power it on, restoring oldest form of microtransactions — $135 in tools and supplies, plus a lifetime supply of quarters to kick it old scho
A YouTube engineer has built a coin-operated power switch for a gaming PC, allowing users to pay for the privilege of turning on their own PC's - which is unfortunately not a cry too distant from encroaching reality.
Enthusiast strips GPU cooler to run sub-zero water through its heatpipes, drops temps to 13C — Modded, liquid-cooled RTX 2060 maintains 13C in gaming & unlocks higher boost clocks
A GPU running ice-cold water through its heatpipes without being a part of a massive liquid-nitrogen-fueled overclocking session is not something you see every day. That's exactly what TrashBench did by cutting up an RTX 2060's heatsink and attaching his own tubes to the cooler to push sub-zero liquid to the die.
Screen-ripping 300 Hz gaming monitor crashes to just $229, touts 1440p resolution and 1ms response time — save $220 on the LG 27-inch UltraGear 27G640A-B
This 1440p UltraGear monitor delivers a 300 Hz refresh rate at a price usually reserved for slower panels.
AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D could save you hundreds on your new build during the RAM crisis — CPU tech nearly eliminates the performance difference between cheap and expensive RAM
AMD has just reminded us that its X3D CPUs don't require fast memory speeds. In a new marketing slide for the upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D, we see only a 1% difference in average FPS across five games. We've known about this phenomenon since the DDR4-era 5800X3D, but this marks the first time AMD is explicitly marketing it.
100W car amplifier hacked into a custom RTX 3080 heatsink — custom mod slashes GPU temps by 10°C and looks absolutely stunning
A Redditor decided to give their RTX 3080 more life by replacing its backplate with a massive heatsink.
Shopper walks out with a $4.99 Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU from Goodwill — thrift stores are the hidden goldmines amid the AI-driven GPU crisis
Launched initially as a strong 1080p and 1440p gaming card, the Radeon RX 5700 XT was revived with basic maintenance after being picked up for just $4.99.
$3,000 RTX 5090 delivery brings rocks, a towel, and broken dreams — unboxing nightmare on an expensive GPU bought from Amazon Resale
A customer who ordered an MSI Suprim RTX 5090 worth at least $3,000 was scammed out of their money when they received a box filled with rocks instead. The story shared on Reddit highlights another entrant in the long line of GPU scam-swap cases, but this time it was an Amazon Resale item, where you might expect more dubious activity.
Zotac reportedly cancels GPU orders and raises MSRP by $200 or more across the board — the company blames 'system error' for cancellations
Zotac is said to have hiked prices on multiple Nvidia RTX GPUs, with one user claiming that the company canceled their order before the MSRP increase.
MSI MPG X870E Edge Ti Wifi Review: Silver-white aesthetic meets budget X870E
MSI MPG X870E Edge Ti WiFi delivers USB4, Wi-Fi 7, 5GbE, dual PCIe 5.0 M.2, and strong performance in a stylish $299 X870E board.
New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents — ex-crypto mining company doesn’t want publicity for its latest project
Applied Digital is apparently keeping the location of its new 430 MW secret at the moment to give the town where it's building it time to adjust for "national media attention."
Retro gamer resurrects Nintendo Wii Food Channel, uses Wii console to order Domino’s Pizza — the WiiLink project is the magic ingredient
Nintendo's 20-year-old Wii console is still useful for making online Domino's Pizza orders in the U.S. and Canada.
Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders
Microsoft is said to have cooperated with the FBI and released the backup BitLocker encryption key of one user stored in its servers to the agency after receiving a valid search warrant.
Jensen laments buying Mercedes for his parents with Nvidia stock that would be worth $1.33 billion today — founder cashed out some stock after 1999 IPO to buy his parents a $135,000 S-Class
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang laments selling some of his stock in the company to buy a Mercedes Benz S-Class for his parents in 1999. They are said to still have the vehicle in their possession, although they also regret the gift.
Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are competing to see whose AI can play Pokémon the best — Twitch streams of beloved RPG game test the models' true might
Twitch streams of different AI models playing old Pokemon games have garnered hundreds of thousands of comments as the audience watches robots try to emulate human thinking. Unlike Pong or its derivatives, a game like Pokemon is much more complex, requiring risk assessment and logical reasoning, all great metrics to test and improve an AI.
Atari ST enthusiast announces the MiniST with FPGA, MiSTeryNano core, and black TKL case — priced at around $400 each, but the initial run is a mere five units
An Atari computer enthusiast is planning to produce a new TKL-sized FPGA-powered remake dubbed the MiniST.
China reveals 200-strong AI drone swarm that can be controlled by a single soldier — ‘intelligent algorithm’ allows individual units to cooperate autonomously even after losing commu
The People's Liberation Army revealed its latest drone swarm tech with 200 units that's resistant to jamming, can make autonomous decisions, and is controlled by a single soldier.
Our favorite gaming headset gets a 50% price cut for a limited time — Razer's BlackShark V2 Pro (2023) drops to $100
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GPU price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every graphics card from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel today — here are the best deals during the AI-driven pricing crisis
Check the best prices on Nvidia RTX and AMD Radeon graphics cards.
Intel Q4 earnings reveal rocky path to recovery following weakest full-year revenue since 2010 — Intel Foundry losses continue as 18A begins ramp, but supply challenges set to ease in Q2 2026
Intel's management stabilized the company in 2025, but after posting rather good results in Q4, the company claims that it will face supply constraints in Q1 2026.
Alibaba plans IPO for chip-arm T-Head to help bankroll ambitious AI infrastructure investments — company to go up against Cambricon and Huawei to capture domestic accelerator market
A new report claims that Alibaba's chip manufacturing business, T-head, is preparing to IPO. It's likely that Alibaba is pinning its hopes on T-head to raise capital for the company's domestic AI accelerator solutions, and to fund further infrastructure projects.
Nvidia reportedly cuts program designed to keep gaming GPUs near MSRP pricing — end of OPP pricing-support scheme does not bode well for gamers
The OPP program allegedly allowed Nvidia's board partners to sell GPUs at MSRP.
Intel says it has two prospective customers for 14A — expects to hear about commitments in second half of 2026
Intel claims that customers show interest in the 14A process technology; however, they have yet to make a commitment to use it.
Turtle Beach Atlas 200 Review: It sounds better than $60
The Turtle Beach Atlas 200 is a budget-friendly, lightweight wired headset with surprisingly solid audio performance.
Grab a SteelSeries wired gaming headset for less than $20 in this Woot sale — Arctis Nova 1 was $60 when it launched and is a fantastic budget option
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 delivers solid audio, comfort, and broad platform support, and it's now available at its lowest price ever on Woot
Combat insane price rises with this Newegg 9800X3D, RAM, and X870 motherboard bundle — save $269.99 over buying the parts individually
Newegg's CPU, RAM, and Mobo bundle saves you $269.99, plus you also get a free Corsair M75 wireless mouse worth $69.99 chucked in for free.
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