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Updated 2026-10-20 23:00
AMD's FSR 4.1 now works on Radeon RX 6000 cards, Xbox Series X and S, and Ryzen AI Max, AI 9, and Z2 SoCs
AMD has released a version of its cutting-edge FSR 4.1 upscaler that now works on Radeon RX 6000 GPUs, Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, and Ryzen AI Max, AI 9, and Z2 chips.
TP-Link proposes $1 billion US Wi-Fi router manufacturing alliance with Key Tronic
TP-Link is at the mercy of the FCC regarding its ready-to-go Wi-Fi 8 routers, so it has a sweetener in mind to move things along.
Mysterious AMD Zen 6 APU with 24GB of LPDDR5 memory appears in benchmarks
The engineering sample features six CPU cores, 24GB of LPDDR5 memory running at 9,600 MT/s, and an integrated GPU clocked at 2.4 GHz, although its connection to a future Steam Deck remains unconfirmed.
U.S. Army developing program that would deploy AI agents to autonomously seek and destroy targets in enemy digital infrastructures
The U.S. Army is developing a program to deploy autonomous AI agents that can navigate digital and network infrastructures, identify targets, and neutralize" them.
US restarts three shut-down nuclear reactors to feed AI data centers
The U.S. government is helping fund projects to bring nuclear reactors back online in an attempt to provide more energy capacity to AI data centers.
Oblivion gamer uses Claude AI to boost average FPS gains up to 48%, stutters slashed by 90%
The new Oblivion Remastered Performance Fix mod is a pure code fix, with no changes to game assets or the game's visuals, yet it offers massive gains.
Buy a complete RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC from Newegg and save $450
Save $450 on Newegg's ABS Stratos II Aqua prebuilt - open the box and start gaming tomorrow saving the trouble of building and supporting your own
China’s tech giants drop $35 billion on export-compliant Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 workstation GPU orders to power AI ambitions, according to reports
$35 billion worth of Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 GPUs have been bought by Chinese trio Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance, with demand far exceeding Nvidia's planned production, according to report.
Modern software is built on the backs of low-paid maintainers, opening the door to potential threats
Modern computing remains vulnerable to the low bus factor of many open-source projects - continued lack of funding and manpower for voluntary-maintained infrastructure makes for a perennial threat
Mods can almost double DLSS 5 performance through Foveation, reducing resolution at the edges of frames
VR rendering technique of foveated imaging gets integrated into DLSS 5, making it much easier to run
Modal taps Nvidia Vera CPUs after firm's internal tests show 2x throughput over Intel and AMD chips
Nvidia's Vera CPU delivers twice the performance of Intel and AMD chips in AI agent workloads, Modal claims.
Intel asks FCC for waiver to buy foreign robots
Intel is concerned that the sweeping ban on foreign-made robots means that it could not update or maintain its fleet of AGVs.
Windows 98 SE users get a Thunderbolt 4 driver, thanks to AI assistance
Windows 98 devotees now have (experimental) support for USB4 and Thunderbolt 3/4. Vibe coded driver also supports Windows Me, XP, Vista, and 7.
Electronics hobbyist converts $120 DDR5 SODIMM kit into ‘$1000’ desktop kit to fight RAM crisis
A hobbyist converted a SK hynix 2x 16GB DDR5-5600 SODIMM kit they got off Facebook Marketplace for $120 into a DDR5-7800 desktop kit.
Chinese crime ring steals more than $5 million in gift cards from Staples customer service
Over $5 million worth of gift cards for retailers like Target and Sephora were stolen from Staples when thieves gained access to an internal system.
Pick up this DDR5 gaming PC for only $899
Pick up a brand-new iBuypower Slate PC for just $899, a great entry-level gaming PC option for 1080p gaming.
Save $60 on this TP-Link wireless router with ultra-fast Wi-Fi 7 support, now $189.98
The TP-Link Archer BE9700 Wi-Fi 7 router is on sale for a limited-time only, down to $189.98, with six external antennas, a 10G WAN port, and four 2.5G Ethernet ports.
Google DeepMind claims four AI agents beat Minecraft in 27 hours by writing 2,783 programs of their own
Google DeepMind researchers say four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft in 27 hours, writing 2,783 programs with no human help.
Ukraine rescues wounded soldier using drone in daring 'world's first' UAV evacuation of a human
The Ukrainian military is claiming a world's first after using an unmanned drone to rescue an injured soldier on the eastern Kharkiv front.
You can now modify the vBIOS on Nvidia gaming GPUs without flashing thanks to a solo developer’s project
Flashing the VBIOS is risky and can brick a GPU, but this VBIOS configurator uses an Nvidia register key to override VBIOS settings without flashing.
A Chinese hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites
A Chinese hacker reportedly used a fleet of AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites, including farm equipment maker Deers and appliance outfit SharkNinja.
French rioters ransack eSports team premises and are seen looting RAM sticks from PCs
Leading French eSports club Team Vitality has confirmed that its Paris HQ has been smashed up, with trophies, computer equipment, and more looted over the weekend.
Norwegian undersea cable builder pitches 2,800-mile transatlantic data link between Canada and Europe to bypass the US
Norway's Bulk Infrastructure Group AS is looking for a partner to build transatlantic undersea cabling to connect Canada with Europe to bypass the United States.
Creality Pika 3D scanner review: Good things come in small packages
The tiny, portable Creality Pika is a joy to use, especially if you have a high end computer or a recent model phone to pair it with.
Claude Code AI agent caught a crypto miner hiding on a developer’s overheating Mac
A developer using Claude Code to help build a temperature monitor app was warned by the coding agent about a hidden crypto miner running on their system.
Arm says its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2X the performance per rack of AMD EPYC 9755 in new agentic AI CPU tests
Arm claims its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2X the modeled rack performance of AMD's EPYC 9755 across seven agentic AI workloads, using a new evaluation methodology developed with Fujitsu, Meta, and OpenAI
Score a budget gaming monitor with a blistering 200Hz refresh rate for just $79
With 47% off the list price, LG's UltrGear G5 gaming monitor is the perfect impulse purchase at just $79. An IPS panel, a 200Hz refresh rate, and FHD resolution for an unbelievable price.
Engineer builds tiny 3D-printed single-motor drone in their bedroom
Joshua Bird designed, built, and tested this drone in their home, even resorting to building their own high-speed camera to check their build while spinning at a high speed.
Save $500 on this 1440p gaming PC with an RTX 5070, now under $1,800
This Newegg deal on an ABS Flux II Aqua gaming PC gives you a machine ready for 1440p and 4K gameplay for $1,799.99. This pre-built comes with a 20-core Intel Core i7-14700F CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, a 1TB SSD, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM.
Russian military satellite closes from 200 miles to 3 miles of US radar craft aiding Ukraine
Russia's Cosmos 2612 moved from more than 200 miles to about three miles from ICEYE-X36, a U.S.-owned radar satellite.
Modder brings full Nvidia DLSS 5 suite to three generations of AMD gaming GPUs
Radeon GPUs get the full DLSS experience as solo project ports all the DLSS features for RDNA2-4 GPUs.
Anycubic's award-winning 3D printer hits all-time low pricing
The Editor's Choice Anycubic Kobra X Multicolor 3D Printer is at the lowest price we've ever seen.
F-22 Raptor pilot successfully demonstrates command of 'wingman' fighter drone in simulated combat
The USAF's latest test proves that an F-22 Raptor can command a YFQ-44A Fury drone in combat conditions.
Cinebench world record that stood for 12 years gets toppled
You don't need the latest and greatest PC hardware to have fun or even break overclocking world records, as Luumi shows with an ancient Haswell system.
Asus ROG Strix XG27AQGNV 27-inch G-Sync Pulsar gaming monitor review: Super smooth with unprecedented control
Asus delivers its take on G-Sync Pulsar with the ROG Strix XG27AQGNV. This 27-inch IPS panel sports smooth motion with 360 Hz, QHD resolution, HDR and wide gamut color.
Nvidia RTX 5090 shipment worth $470,000 goes missing in Brazilian airport
Brazilian electronics and IT distributor Oderco claims that two pallets of Zotac RTX 5090 GPUs have arrived at the airport but has since completely disappeared.
Web-based chip fab engineering game goes viral in Taiwan
A new 3D web game where you live 'A Day in the Life of a Semiconductor Wafer Factory Worker' has gone viral in Taiwan, where it was developed.
Official DLSS 5 running on unsupported games delivers up to 90% better performance than the leaked version
Nvidia's latest DLSS Neural Renderer, extracted from NBA 2K27 (again), is being tested on unsupported games and shows up to a 90% performance gain over the previous NR model.
MIT engineers build soft 3D shape-sensing skin for gaming and VR
MIT engineers embedded soft optical fibers in a silicone sheet that reconstructs its own 3D shape, aimed at gaming, VR, and physical therapy.
Typo-squatting attacks with major domains are still viable
Typo-squatting attacks with major domains are still viable - corner cases with Cyrillic characters still evade the best checks
300-plus local data center bans have only delayed just three US projects
SemiAnalysis mapped more than 300 local data center moratoriums against the US pipeline and found only three projects actually delayed.
Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line
Anthropic's proposal requires evaluators to report any imminent risk to the Department of Commerce within 72 hours, after which the Department must present the evidence to a federal judge and await an order.
Researchers train AI to detect concealed handguns using Wi-Fi signals
Researchers have developed WiFireNet, an AI system that detects concealed handguns from Wi-Fi channel-state information, achieving 72.5% average precision in controlled indoor tests without cameras or metal detectors.
DJI’s first battery-swapping dock gets drones recharged and back in the air in under 45 seconds
DJI Dock 4 swaps the Matrice 5TD drone's battery in 25 seconds, but the system has no FCC clearance for sale in the U.S.
Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuest’s new Surveillance Layer
This new feature could help users avoid Flock and other ALPR cameras.
Grab an RTX 5090 for a discounted $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt gaming PC — price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own
Grab an RTX 5090 for $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt - $7,599 price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own
HyperX Cloud Alpha Air Review: Open-back and budget-friendly
The HyperX Cloud Alpha Air is the brand's first open-back gaming headset. It's lightweight and comfortable, and it sounds very good. But microphone pickup is low, and it doesn't seem to work with the brand's peripheral software (yet).
Quad 8-pin mod protects the $8,500 RTX 5090 you can’t replace from melting
Redditor showcases a new quad 8-pin power-conversion kit for the 16-pin power connector on Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics cards.
MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Base and MFY Yoke review: Taking flight sim immersion to the next level
The MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Base and MFY Yoke Bundle brings force feedback and autopilot following to the world of desktop flight simulators.
Nvidia reportedly insists the RTX 5090 isn't dead despite severe shortages and removed listings at multiple retailers
Nvidia states that RTX 5090 isn't discontinued, only that supply is constrained - and yet the card is effectively gone from storefronts
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