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Cloudflare reports that a feature file had unexpectedly doubled in size due to an error, leading its Bot Management system to fail.

Wei-Jen Lo, a longtime TSMC leader who quietly reappeared at Intel only months after retiring, is now reported to have left with extensive N2, A16, A14, and post-A14 process documents, triggering scrutiny over his sudden move and a TSMC investigation into possible stealing of trade secrets.

A new job posting at Apple exposes clues that the company could be looking at Intel as a packaging partner for future SoCs. Future M-series chips could leverage EMIB and/or Foveros.

Bitcoin falls to below $90,000 for the first time in recent months, largely driven by sell-offs by leveraged investors.

Microsoft's Azure cloud has mitigated the largest DDoS attack in history at close to 16 Tbps from the Aisuru botnet. At its peak, the attack used over 500,000 connected devices to hit the Azure servers with over 3.6 million packets per second to target a single cloud endpoint in Australia.

As part of the latest Windows Insider Build, a new experimental feature called "agentic features" has been added, allowing AI agents to create Agent Workspaces that perform tasks and read files. Microsoft says it's secure because these spaces have their own runtime, desktop and permissions.

Dell's 34-inch Alienware QD-OLED gaming monitor just hit an all-time low price.

GlobalFoundries has acquired Singapore-based silicon photonics firm Advanced Micro Foundry, positioning it as one of the leading providers of this technology for AI servers.

Version 3.0 of Proton gets released, featuring a variety of bug fixes and performance improvements for DX12 games, and also adds support for big features such as FSR 4, Anti-Lag, and Work Graphs.

Asus is adding individual P-Core and E-Core power controls to the ROG Xbox Ally X, along with a multitude of other features, general improvements, and bug fixes for all ROG Ally devices through Armoury Crate SE. Moreover, accompanying BIOS and MCU updates also bring better stability across the board.

The upcoming, next-gen Diamond Rapids server CPUs from Intel have received a big shakeup. Previously, both 8-channel and 16-channel SKUs were planned for Xeon 7, expected to succeed existing Xeon 6 models, respectively. Now, Intel has confirmed that 8CH Diamond Rapids has been officially cancelled; Xeon 7 will be only 16-channel.

This Sparkle Intel Arc B580 graphics card unlocks 1440p gaming without breaking the bank for under 200.

If you would like to rehome thousands of old VHS videotapes, there's an incredible hoard being given away for free on Reddit.

The RTX 5070 is one of the best midrange GPUs you can buy but it's often been overshadowed by the more competitive RX 9070 from AMD due to the latter's memory pool. Now, at its lowest price ever, the RTX 5070 has just become a lot more exciting, especially with Nvidia's superior driver suite and features like frame-gen in mind.

Asus, MSI, and other PC manufacturers are now purchasing memory chips from the spot market to shore up their inventories as memory supplies tighten.

We're expecting at least three new SKUs in the Arrow Lake refresh that Intel is cooking up behind the scenes, with decent improvements across the board in terms of better memory support and higher clock speeds. The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, in particular, looks to be almost on par with a current-gen 285K if this leak is to be believed.