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Updated 2026-11-13 15:15
‘Broken and shattered’ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang surrendered during resignation meeting, report claims
Jensen Huang reportedly called himself 'a piece of sh--" after his forced departure, but employees still want him back.
Japanese workers return to fax machines during ongoing Microsoft 365 outage
Japanese workers are breaking out fax machines to deal with Microsoft's 365 outage.
Walmart has slashed $730 off this monster gaming PC with RTX 5070 Ti
Save $730 on this CyberPowerPC with Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and RTX 5070 Ti.
How Shanghai fund manager Kang Wei introduced his wife Alice Huang to Jensen and built $7.5 billion Nvidia AI GPU smuggling operation
While Alice Huang lives on the headlines, it was actually her husband who put her in the same room as Jensen Huang.
Mass smuggling of up to 1.5 million Nvidia AI GPUs could be the underlying cause of Jensen Huang's departure, analysts claim
Top analyst firm SemiAnalysis says it has tracked staggering 1.5 gigawatts of banned AI accelerators flowing into China.
Grab this 8BitDo wireless controller for your gaming PC and Switch 2 at its lowest ever price, now $51.12
This 8BitDo Ultimate 2 game controller for your PC or Nintendo Switch is down to a record low price on Amazon right now.
1994 Jeep Cherokee owner hacks 32-year-old car with Claude AI to pass California smog tests
An AI enthusiast managed to get his old 1994 Jeep Cherokee to pass the California smog tests thanks to the help of AI, a little electronics wiring skill, and $15 of components.
macOS on PC becomes possible again thanks to Apple Silicon translator for x86-64
macOS on PCs becomes possible thanks to Apple Silicon translator for x86-64 - Hackintoshes
Russia’s Google says nearly 3% of its data was lost after crippling Ukraine drone strikes, opens secret availability zones
Yandex Cloud boasted that it had 'restored access to more than 97% of customer data' after Ukrainian drone attack damage.
Save $119 on DDR5 RAM with this high-end AM5 gaming combo from Newegg
Newegg's latest combo deal pairs 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RAM, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a MSI X870E Carbon Wifi motherboard and a free Rosewill Frostmax 360mm AIO for only $1,250, a savings of $119.
President Trump says Apple’s Tim Cook is the only man to replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO
President Trump says Tim Cook should replace Jensen Huang as CEO of Nvidia.
Elon Musk says it ‘would be an honor’ to hire ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
A random X poster urged Elon Musk to hire Jensen Huang just hours before the former Nvidia chief resigned from his position.
Corsair HX1000i Shift Crystal power supply review: 1000W Platinum efficiency with an eye-catching transparent aesthetic
Corsair puts the internals of a CWT-built, Cybenetics Platinum 1000W platform on display behind three clear panels, adding side-mounted connectors, iCUE LINK integration and per-pin 12V-2x6 protection.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns in the wake of multiple affairs, Chinese spy allegations
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) Board of Directors announced today that Jensen Huang has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board, effective immediately.
Noctua brings space-grade carbon nanotube thermal pad to AMD AM5 and AM4 processors
Noctua says the NT-CP1 uses carbon nanotubes originally developed for aerospace applications, with the material gradually adapting to microscopic surface imperfections to improve heat transfer over repeated heating and cooling cycles.
Suspected Chinese spy at center of Jensen Huang affair surfaces in Beijing
There are multiple speculations about Alice Huang's s history and how she built her relationship with Jensen Huang.
Save $300 on this 1440p gaming PC with a 9800X3D and RTX 5070 right now
Grab a CyberPowerPC machine with an RX 9070, 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD for $2,199.
Google reworks TPU silicon into specialized systems for agents and security
Google's TPU 8i Max and TPU 8tx reuse TPU 8i and TPU 8t silicon to target long-context agents and confidential inference.
Techie uses voltage glitching hack to turn $2,500 Nvidia 8GB cryptomining GPU into a full-fat $20,000 A100 with 80GB of VRAM
A techie turned a $2,500 CMP-170HX 8GB mining card into a full-fat $20,000 A100 80GB by carefully blowing onboard fuses to unlock entire VRAM and shader modules.
Struggling marijuana farms pivot to becoming AI data center sites to escape falling weed revenue
One expert says that it still depends on the perfect confluence of cheap power, favorable regulation, and reliable connectivity.
Nvidia’s Board reportedly preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang as second extra-marital affair emerges
Nvidia Board reportedly moves to expel Jensen Huang as stock tumbles on latest scandals and lack of succession plans at Nvidia.
Jensen Huang now accused of affair with Nvidia executive who reported to him, alleged cover-up attempt
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly had an extramarital affair with a direct report, following a separate affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy.
AMD’s Venice-X maxes out family at 5.3 GHz, returning 3D V-Cache to data center after four years
AMD's Venice-X CPUs launch in the second half of 2027, bringing 3D V-Cache back to the data center after four years on the sidelines.
Prusa launches new carbon-fiber and carbon-nanotube-filled 3D printing filament for electronics manufacturing
Prusament PETG ESD is the cheapest ESD filament on the market, while being carbon-fiber reinforced, something the competition doesn't have.
OpenAI and Georgia county leaders hit with Mafia-style RICO racketeering lawsuit over $30 billion AI data center
The plaintiffs alleged that the parties committed fraud and concealment through NDAs and misleading public statements.
PC peripheral maker Logitech giving all of its 7,000 employees the day off to play GTA 6
Accessory maker Logitech has a new "Logi Game Day" initiative that allows employees to take a day off from now until this time next year to play a game of their choice - including the one everyone is talking about.
SpaceX develops its own ‘Kessel’ rack-scale system featuring 72 Nvidia Rubin GPUs for data centers in space, report claims
SpaceX is reportedly developing a 'Kessel' rack-scale system design with 72 Nvidia Rubin GPUs that relies on a massive 84-layer PCB midplane.
Softbank loses $3.7 billion on canceled AI data center gas turbine orders days after denying Elon Musk’s claim it was defaulting
SoftBank might not have defaulted on a raft of gas turbine orders, but it has pulled out of deals for unwanted power units after overestimating how many it could use amid the AI data center buildout boom.
ASRock quietly rolls out new firmware after disastrous previous update killed Radeon RX 7900-series GPUs
Asrock's VBIOS 1.0.6 update follows reports of Radeon RX 7900 XT and XTX graphics cards failing to boot after installing the previous firmware.
Montech King 95 3D Pro case review: The King has returned
The new Montech King 95 3D case offers 3-panel panoramic views of the inside, loads of interior space for components and cooling, and the Pro version comes with seven RGB fan
Nintendo unleashes DMCA takedown wave against open-source Switch modchip firmware, 144 tools disabled
Nintendo is going after the open-source firmware behind hardware modchips on Nintendo Switch
Cognichip reveals how its new AI-assisted program can slash chip design times from months to days — automating labor-intensive tasks cuts design time down, Chief Product Officer explains
Cognichip claims its AI can slash chip design time from months to days, only that that design must be very simplistic.
Congress could issue subpoena to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang if he doesn’t respond by today to request for a ‘joint, closed-door briefing’
Three committee chairpersons want to grill Jensen Huang about his company's 'security protocols against foreign adversary espionage,' as a former CIA agent says that he had a target on his back as the leader of a trillion-dollar company.
Cyanogen co-founder unveils Kora, a Linux OS that splits AI models across the CPU, GPU, and NPU
Kora, a Linux desktop OS with built-in AI models and agents for local agentic work, is coming to PCs in 2027, including Snapdragon X2 Elite machines.
Linux kernel reviewer steps down from memory management duties due to influx of AI slop patches
Linux kernel memory-management code reviewer steps down due to influx of AI slop patches - volume of submissions coupled with low manpower forces the step back
AMD shares how it can retain 95% of server performance with just half the DRAM, sidestepping memory shortages with MEXT
Following AMD's acquisition of MEXT earlier this year, the company has revealed its own IT infrastructure is using the technology to run servers at 50% DRAM capacity while achieving 95% of the performance of a full-DRAM system in certain applications.
Save 36% on this Hoto cordless rotary 3D printing toolkit for makers, now under $32
Grab a 36% saving on Hoto's cordless rotary toolkit, with a 25,000 RPM motor, 35 accessories and a built-in LED ring light.
Elon Musk wants to build a s $24 billion gas-powered AI supercomputer in Texas company town
The city of Starbase, Texas, is set to vote on a proposed $24 billion data center to be built within its limits, but the SpaceX company town may not provide the friendly regulatory environment that owner Elon Musk might have hoped for.
Ukrainian drone operations squeezed by fiber optic cable shortage triggered by AI data center buildouts
Ukrainian drone manufacturer BlueBird Tech says that limited fiber optic supplies are making it harder to build jam-proof fiber optic drones.
Grab 32GB DDR5 for $351 with this Newegg bundle with the 9800X3D, $87 less than the next cheapest memory
Another brilliant Newegg combo deal has combined the eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D with 32GB of V-Color DDR5-6400 RAM, all for just $650, saving you a whopping $348.99 in the process.
Modder routes PC water cooling loop to radiator outside to beat the winter heat
A Reddit PC builder didn't want to bother opening a window in the winter when their system made their legs too hot, so they created an automated split cooling system to dump heat outside.
3,500 laser-armed AI submarine drones patrol Norwegian salmon farms, killing sea lice and protecting 112 million fish
3,500 Stingray AI laser robots deployed around salmon pens along the Norwegian coast 24/7 protect over 112 million fish from sea lice.
Microsoft lobbies against potential ban on Chinese optical networking gear for AI data centers as FCC mulls restricting imports
The ITI is lobbying against the ban of these optical transceivers needed by data centers to convert electrical signals into optical signals.
AMD VP and chief Zen architect rebuke claims that Nvidia and Arm made CPUs for agentic AI — ‘We didn’t magically know four years ago that agentic was going to be a thing’
Nvidia and Arm have new agentic CPUs," a title that high-ranking AMD employees are pushing back against with the launch of Zen 6 EPYC Venice CPUs.
AMD Zen 6 EPYC ‘Venice’ deep dive and benchmarking
AMD has pulled back the curtain on its Zen 6 microarchitecture. We deep-dive into the differences between Zen 5 and 6, as well as detail our first benchmarks of AMD's Venice CPUs.
Alice Huang reportedly instrumental in securing over $7.5 billion of Nvidia AI GPU imports during three-year relationship with Jensen Huang
Alice Huang is reportedly connected to a web of Chinese companies, which then leveraged her closeness to Jensen Huang to gain access to billions of dollars' worth of Nvidia GPUs.
Secretlab debuts monitor light bar add-on to reduce glare and eye strain
Popular desk and chair maker Secretlab has released a new monitor light bar.
New framework grades AI jailbreaks across capability gains, scope, and how easy they are to deploy
Frontier Model Forum releases its Jailbreak Rating Framework to estimate how easy it is for models to escape their cages and how much damage they can do.
Going deep on local AI performance benchmarking with Apple’s Mac Studio with M5 Ultra taking on Nvidia DGX Spark
But if you're thinking about dropping over $10K for the purpose of building a local AI inference setup, is a Mac Studio right for you?
Elon Musk’s Terafab targets 1 million wafers a month after 2032
Tesla and SpaceX's Terafab reportedly plans 1 million wafers per month after 2032, with about 700,000 for memory.
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