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Optimum Tech has shown the faintest burn-in on its OLED monitor after 3,000 hours of use over two years, primarily from close to 500 hours of Overwatch. All that gameplay burned in the player card and health bar in the bottom-left corner, only really visible on specific colored backgrounds if you pixel peep.

Redditor u/AudiblyTacit shared their custom 3D-printed SFF case based on the Xikii FF04, equipped with an RTX 5070 Ti.

AMD auto-update delivers software insecurely, company says MITM attacks are "out of scope"

Sandisk Optimus SSDs are finally available for purchase, but they come with a hefty premium over already hiked-up prices.

Intel's answer to AMD's handheld dominance was teased at CES 2026 with reports pointing toward a Q1 2026 launch, but new info says the release has been pushed back to Q2 2026. The alleged "Core G3" series will feature two SKUs, both 14-core configs, with new iGPUs: Arc B360 with 10 Xe cores and Arc B380 with 12 Xe cores.

A Linux enthusiast has ported the Windows version of Thermalright's AIO cooler control center software to Linux. Linux users can now control their AIO cooler screens directly from Linux.

The central government is closing loopholes that allowed some of its citizens to use cryptocurrencies despite the 2021 ban.

Big Tech stocks take a $1 trillion tumble as projected AI spending continues outweighing revenue

A Redditor was able to get a 1 TB PNY CS2241, a 2 TB Samsung T5 Evo, and two WD Black SN770 SSDs for a total of just $210 at their local Walmart. These items have a combined retail value of around $1,327 currently, so our lucky scavenger saved over a grand by looking through the clearance aisle.

After years of job cuts, Intel is about to get behind TSMC in terms of the headcount.

The increased demand is said to be partly brought by demand for agentic AI, which need CPUs to execute their tasks.

Chinese tech YouTube channel Geekerwan tests direct die cooling on the 96-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX, using a CNC-engraved IHS and automotive-grade cooling components.

A report from consumer firm Circana has shown that two-thirds of those opposed to AI believe it isn't useful on their devices, while a third weren't interested at all in the technology.

Adafruit says that the current bill, which forces 3D printer manufacturers to scan for gun and gun components, is too broad and is prone to massive false positive and false negative rates.

Nvidia representative recommends GeForce graphics card owners to uninstall the Windows 11 KB5074109 update to solve framerate drops and gaming artifacts.

HP and Dell are reportedly qualifying CXMT memory chips for their products, while Asus and Acer are asking their partners to source locally-made memory modules. The ongoing memory chip shortage is forcing even big companies to look for alternative sources to Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix.

Tenstorrent downgrades existing and new Blackhole p150 cards from 140 to 120 tensor cores

While the scope of the faults appears to be quite small, ASRock joins the chorus of motherboard companies promising to search for a cause.

Fractal Design's North cases kicked off the wood accent trend, and it's been one of our favorite cases since 2022. Now the company is updating the line, with an all-black North Momentum Edition that includes the company's new and improved fans, while the larger XL model now supports rear-connector motherboards.

This MSI Codex R2 gaming PC is on sale direct from MSI, costing just $959 for a rig with a 10-core Intel Core i5-14400F, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.

For Tesla to reach its goal of producing a million Optimus robots a year, it will need mountains of critical materials and deep supply chain cooperation. The majority of that "Optimus Chain" is found in China, highlighting Tesla's future dependence on U.S.-China trade relations.

After months of consistent decline, Intel's consumer CPUs have enjoyed a small but significant spell of market share growth, at least according to the latest Steam Hardware Survey.