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Updated 2025-09-18 12:45
Buy an RTX 50-series GPU and get Borderlands 4 free — Nvidia promo gets you into the upcoming looter-shooter with a bonus
Nvidia has launched a limited-time promotion where you can get Borderlands 4 and the game's pre-order bonus for free with select RTX 50 series graphics cards, laptops, and desktops.
Nvidia could be readying B30A accelerator for Chinese market — new Blackwell chip reportedly beats H20 and even H100 while complying with U.S. export controls
Nvidia is reportedly preparing two China-specific Blackwell accelerators - the B30A for AI training and the RTX 6000D for inference - that will outperform the HGX H20 and L20 PCIe while staying within U.S. export limits.
Crucial's T710 returns to lowest-ever price in every capacity — score one of the fastest SSD's on the market for as little as 10 cents per GB
The blazing fast 4TB version of the Crucial T710 is back down to its lowest-ever price on Amazon.
Intel offers up Battlefield 6 bundle with qualifying CPU or GPU purchase — free game promotion ends September 7
Intel has joined forces with EA to gather conscripts for its new Battlefield 6 bundle.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that export controls alone won’t hold back China's AI ambitions — “My instinct is that doesn’t work”
Sam Altman has cautioned against the use of export controls and has warned that China can probably build inference capacity faster than the U.S..
Snapmaker U1 review: An affordable tool changer for all
Snapmaker's latest machine is a filament-saving tool changer with a Bambu Lab P1S price tag.
Security researcher driven by free nuggets unearths McDonald's security flaw — changing 'login' to 'register' in URL prompted site to issue plain text password for a new account
A security researcher called "BobDaHacker" revealed how they repeatedly gained access to a McDonald's platform that's supposed to be closed off to the public.
Researcher downloaded the data of all 270,000 Intel employees from an internal business card website — massive data breach dubbed 'Intel Outside' didn't qualify for bug bounty
Security researcher Eaton was inspired to do some gentle prying of Intel websites, after considering the company's hardware security reputation.
Nvidia has cut some RTX 50-series prices in Europe — RTX 5090, 5080, and 5070 reduced by almost 10%, likely prompted by falling U.S. dollar
Nvidia has reduced the price of some of its RTX 50-series cards in Europe.
Arm hires Amazon's AI chip developer, ostensibly to help create its own processors — Rami Sinno returns to the company, boasts Trainium and Inferentia on resume
Arm has hired Amazon's director of engineering for Amazon Web Services, who helped develop its homegrown AI hardware. This is part of ARM's drive towards developing its own complete processors, rather than just designing them for third parties.
SoftBank to buy $2 billion in Intel shares at $23 each — firm still owns majority share of Arm
SoftBank will invest $2 billion in Intel at $23 per share, a move seen as both a vote of confidence in Intel's U.S. chipmaking comeback and a strategic bet on an undervalued semiconductor maker.
Nvidia's GeForce Now gets an RTX 5080 upgrade — Ultimate subscribers now get Blackwell benefits in the cloud
Nvidia is upgrading its GeForce Now service at Gamescom with new RTX 5080-powered instances for Ultimate subscribers, plus a range of other improvements.
Trump administration reportedly mulling a 10% stake in Intel — CHIPS Act funding could be reworked into the purchase amount
The Trump administration is considering taking a 10% stake in Intel by converting $10.9B in Chips Act grants into equity, a move that would make the U.S. government Intel's largest shareholder and mark a major shift in how federal chip funding is deployed.
Nvidia teases imminent major GeForce Now announcement — confirms no new hardware coming at Gamescom 2025
Nvidia confirms it is returning to Gamescom this year but clarifies that it won't be announcing any new hardware at the convention. Instead, the GPU giant will focus on GeForce Now updates, updates to GeForce features, and new game releases.
AMD to disclose roadmaps in mid-November — The future of Zen 6, RDNA, CDNA, and UDNA expected
AMD to host 2025 Financial Analyst Day this November, where it will reveal its strategic technology and products roadmaps spanning from Zen 6 and CDNA 5 through the end of the decade.
Report claims 'the era of AI hacking has arrived' — good and bad actors leveraging AI in cybersecurity arms race
The security industry and the hackers they're supposed to defend against have both increased their use of AI as publicly available agents become more capable.
Latest Windows 11 security patch might be breaking SSDs under heavy workloads — Phison investigating reports of disappearing drives following file transfers, including some that cannot be recove
Windows users are reporting SSD issues following the latest Windows 11 security patch.
Dell S3225QC 32-inch 4K QD-OLED Monitor Review: Compelling gaming value
Dell delivers stunning imagery with the S3225QC. It's a 32-inch QD-OLED with 120 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10, Dolby Vision, wide gamut color, and spatial audio from an integrated sound bar. It ups the ante for luxury gaming and entertainment.
SoftBank acquires Foxconn's Ohio facility to build Stargate AI servers — $375 million deal says Foxconn will continue to operate the plant
Foxconn has sold its Lordstown, Ohio, factory to SoftBank but will keep operating it as an AI server hub for the $500 billion Stargate project.
China gets Intel Xeon 6P Granite Rapids CPUs repackaged with added security and surveillance features — Jintide C6P CPUs with up to 86 P-cores
Montage Technology has launched the new Jintide C6P series of server processors in China.
Samsung's excellent 4TB 990 Pro returns to low price not seen since November 2023 — $249 deal ends at midnight
Samsung's 990 Pro SSD is down to a price we haven't seen since November 2023.
Hardcore fan celebrates Alien: Earth by building a fully-working M314 Motion Tracker replica — DreamHAT+ Radar module and Raspberry Pi is effective up to 15 meters, complete with sounds and a di
Electronics hobbyist Rob Smith has built a fully working M314 Motion Tracker'.
Fragmented ecosystems and limited supply: Why China cannot break free from Nvidia hardware for AI
China's push for AI hardware self-reliance hits the roadblock despite U.S. government's restructions due to fragmented hardware and software ecosystems.
China mandates domestic firms source 50% of chips from Chinese producers — Beijing continues to squeeze companies over reliance on foreign semiconductors
A new report says China has started mandating that data centers use 50% homegrown silicon.
Nvidia’s ungainly prototype 6-legged power adapter shown in new video — fabled RTX Titan Ada was allegedly supposed to come with dual 12VHPWR connectors that needed 6x 8-pin PCIe plugs
Der8auer shows off Nvidia's so-far unreleased dual 12VHPWR to 6x 8-pin adapter that was likely meant for the RTX Titan Ada that never came out. This adapter can supply up to 900W of power theoretically and is built very well for a prototype, with proper injection moulding. But there is no smart communication.
Raspberry Pi releases smaller five-inch Touch Display 2 — lower in price, same resolution as larger model
Raspberry Pi releases a smaller model of its updated touch display. This time with $20 off the price but the same display as the larger model.
UK’s Royal Navy tests 40-foot submarine drone which can be operated from ‘the other side of the world’
A large new submarine drone, dubbed Excalibur, can be controlled while it is 'submerged on the other side of the world.'
'Open hardware desktop 3D printing is dead' — rise of China's government subsidies, country's permissive patent system cited by Prusa CEO
3D printer companies are raiding the Open Source cookie jar, and it's starting to hurt.
CobraJet Nvidia AI-powered drone killer takes out 'overwhelming enemy drone incursions' at up to 300mph
This autonomous drone uses an Nvidia AI chip to process what it sees and make decisions.
The award-winning Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD is only $279 — our favorite SSD drops to a great price
You can find the Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD over at Amazon for $279, one of its best prices to date and a great deal in general.
Microsoft Store change removes the ability to stop App updates — pausing automatic updates now limited to a 5-week duration
Microsoft wants to keep you safe by ensuring that you always update your apps.
The first commercial Compact Disc was created 43 years ago, today — nearly one billion CDs were shipped per year in early 2000's
Today marks 43 years since the first commercial compact disc (CD) pressing. Polygram in Germany is credited with pressing the first copies of Abba's The Visitors on this date, back in 1982.
Steam's new Performance Overlay is more accurate than Task Manager, says Valve — GPU utilization monitoring comes directly to Steam in latest client beta
Valve's Steam Beta is testing an overlay that tracks GPU usage more accurately than Windows Task Manager, including multi-process games. Early rollout is inconsistent, but once stable, it could give gamers real-time, reliable performance stats without extra apps, rivaling tools like MSI Afterburner.
Nvidia's midrange GPUs through the years revisited — pitting the RTX 5070 versus the 4070, 3070 and 2070 in an all-encompassing gaming showdown
From the RTX 2070 to the 5070, Nvidia's midrange GPUs show impressive leaps: 1080p ray tracing climbs from 56 to 130 FPS, while 4K performance grows from 36 to 107 FPS. The 4070 strikes the best balance of speed and efficiency, while the 5070 delivers raw power-though at a higher cost.
Is Wi-Fi bad for the environment? Eye-catching London ad suggests our digital habits are ‘damaging the climate’
The University of East London just put out an ad that seemingly says that Wi-Fi is bad for the environment, but it just wants you to look closer.
Asus ROG’s lavish RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition surfaces at a UAE retailer which offers worldwide shipping — currently discounted 11%, to $9,205
Asus' gold-plated ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition has surfaced on UAE retailer Microless for $9,205 with global shipping, alongside the $2,589 RTX 5080 Dhahab Core. Both feature lavish Middle Eastern-themed designs, real 24K gold, and identical specs to their standard counterparts.
DIYer creates ‘RTX 5090 countermeasures’ with cabling spaghetti to mitigate 16-pin meltdowns — system automatically shuts down when the overcurrent protection is triggered
A DIY RTX 5090 Countermeasures" system to prevent connector thermal damage implements a lot of wiring.
Intel's unannounced Core Ultra 7 254V Lunar Lake chip leaks out in new benchmarks — scores worse than entry-level Core Ultra 5 228V in early multi-core tests, but on par in single-core
A new Lunar Lake chips has leaked, the Core Ultra 7 254V, showing up on PassMark with middling multi-core benchmark scores that place it even below the base Core Ultra 5 228V. Single-core scores are on par with other Core Ultra 7 chips but we don't get any specs revelation.
Nvidia says H20 export controls didn’t stop China’s AI progress — claims 'they only stifled U.S. economic and technology leadership'
Nvidia shared an opinion piece by Aaron Ginn, co-founder of AI company Hydra Host, stating that despite the U.S.'s export controls on Nvidia's H20 chips, China continued to achieve AI breakthroughs.
Get an RTX 5080 at MSRP — Yes, you read that right, Newegg has Zotac and MSI RTX 5080 GPUs at 'a discount' from their original prices
Both GPUs are currently available at Nvidia's original MSRP of $999
You can now buy replacement trackball balls in red, blue, black, and violet colors — compatible with Logitech, Kensington, Elecom, and ProtoArc mice
Replacement trackball balls in red, blue, black, and violet are now available for sale.
Seagate spins up a raid on a counterfeit hard drive workshop — authorities read criminals' writes while they spill the beans
Seagate's security team from Singapore and Malaysia and local Malaysian authorities have raided a counterfeiting hard drive warehouse located outside Kuala Lumpur.
Trump mulls a 300% tariff on chips — levies coming within two weeks as Section 232 investigation nears completion
Trump's floated plan for semiconductor tariffs as high as 300% has rattled the tech industry.
These are my favorite pretty PC peripherals that aren't pink, black, or white
Looking to add a pop of color that isn't pink to your desktop? Check out our favorite colorful peripherals.
I 3D printed an entire server case with the Elegoo Centauri Carbon – this is what happened and how much it cost
I spent a week 3D printing a PC server case using Elegoo's first Core XY 3D printer and plenty of PETG filament.
Booking.com customers learn the hard way that Unicode is tricky
A phishing campaign targeting Booking.com users relies on a technique involving the ambiguity of Unicode characters.
The 4K Samsung Odyssey G70B is only $300, a massive $400 discount from its original price — perfect for back-to-school shoppers
Samsung is known to make some of the best gaming monitors on the market, and the G70B is no exception. With its 4K resolution and 144 Hz refresh rate, it's a perfect combination of specs and price, at just $300. It even has local dimming, G-Sync support, and a whole smart TV built in, thanks to Tizen OS support.
This 15.6-inch IPS portable monitor is 36% off — at only $69, this is a cheap answer to your Back to School second screen needs
The Arzopa S1 Table portable monitor checks a lot of boxes with its 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution IPS display, convenient USB Type-C (power and display) and HDMI options, and even built-in speakers, for an alluring $69.99. The regular Amazon list price is $109.99.
Early RTX 5090D V2 benchmarks suggest that maybe 384-bit memory is just fine after all — 'nerfed' China-market GPU runs within 2.2% of 5090D in some tests
Early benchmarks of Nvidia's RTX 5090D V2 in games reveal that the GPU's neutered 384-bit interface and 24GB of GDDR7 memory don't downgrade its gaming capabilities at all. The RTX 5090D V2 performs on par with the RTX 5090D.
China-based firm delivers its first chipmaking tool that stamps nanoscale processor designs onto wafers — Prinano's nanoimprint lithography tool uses quartz molds engraved with circuits
China's Prinano Technology has shipped its first domestically developed semiconductor-grade step-and-repeat nanoimprint lithography system that offers sub-10 nm single-step patterning for applications like memory, photonics, and advanced packaging.
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