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Updated 2025-08-08 09:30
M.2 SSD cooler displays your SSD's performance and vitals in real time — Thermalright HR-10 2280 Pro Digital features an ARGB display for colorful readouts
Thermalright has launched the company's new HR-10 2280 Pro Digital M.2 SSD cooler in both white and black colors.
OpenAI intros two open-weight language models that can run on consumer GPUs — optimized to run on devices with just 16GB of memory
gpt-oss-120b and 20b are the first open-model LMs since GPT-3
Inventor caffeinates liquid cooling with coffee-cooled Coffeematic PC — computer built on old 1980s appliance runs completely fine despite the hot drink running through its radiators
Doug MacDowell built a PC that's cooled by hot coffee.
Framework Desktop review: AMD's Strix Halo in a petite, powerful, pricey PC
The Framework Desktop is 4.5 liters of charm with a powerful AMD Strix Halo APU, but it's pricey compared to other systems.'
Silicon Motion gives a glimpse of its PCIe 6.0 controller for client SSDs — 25+ GB/s sequential reads, 3.5 million random IOPS, coming 2028-2029
Silicon Motion previews its next-gen Neptune SSD controller for client PCs, featuring a PCIe 6.0 x4 interface and over 25 GB/s read speeds, but mass production is only set for 2028.
Intel will retire rarely-used 16x MSAA support on Xe3 GPUs — AI upscalers like XeSS, FSR, and DLSS provide better, more efficient results
Intel is retiring 16x MSAA support in its Xe3 GPUs, citing limited vendor adoption and the rise of more efficient upscaling methods like XeSS, FSR, and DLSS. The change begins with Mesa 25.3 and aligns with Xe3's launch in upcoming Panther Lake SoCs.
Trump calls for Intel CEO to resign — claims Lip-Bu Tan is 'conflicted' (Update)
President Donald Trump called for Intel's CEO to resign in a Truth Social post, claiming that Lip-Bu Tan is "conflicted."
Amazon Prime members can grab this RTX 5090 for its lowest-ever price
Dropping to an all-time low on Amazon, Zotac's RTX 5090 Gaming Solid OC GPU is available for Amazon Prime members.
Sandisk and SK hynix join forces to standardize High Bandwidth Flash memory, a NAND-based alternative to HBM for AI GPUs — Move could enable 8-16x higher capacity compared to DRAM
Sandisk and SK hynix have announced they're collaborating on High Bandwidth Flash (HBF)-a potential alternative to traditional, DRAM-based HBM for AI GPUs. Instead of only relying on DRAM, HBF adds NAND to the memory stack, allowing for non-volatility that can cut energy (and thermal) costs, along with upping the storage capacity.
Trump announces 100% semiconductor tariffs — 'There's no charge' for chips built in the U.S
President Donald Trump says that he will apply a 100% tariff on chip imports, but exempts companies that build in the U.S.
Back-to-school PC peripherals you didn't know you needed — hot deals on headsets, mice, keyboards, speakers, and more
The best back-to-school deals on peripherals - mice, keyboards, headsets, and speakers - for schoolwork and gaming.
TSMC employees reportedly stole 2nm trade secrets to share with Rapidus — accused are said to have shared 'hundreds of process integration technical photos'
TSMC is probing an alleged leak of 2nm process integration images to Japan's Rapidus, though the data's content, impact, and Rapidus's involvement remain uncertain.
Nvidia RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell laptop GPU beats previous gen by 14% in OpenCL benchmark — professional mobile chip performs like a laptop RTX 5090
Someone has benchmarked Nvidia's RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU with Geekbench 6.
'Call of Duty: Black Ops 7' will require TPM 2.0, Windows Secure Boot — Activision testing Ricochet anti-cheat update in upcoming season
Activision will require 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 7' players to use TPM 2.0 and enable Windows Secure Boot as part of its anti-cheat initiative.
Ebuyer reportedly closing its doors — staff at UK’s second biggest PC retailer sent home early, company sued for liquidation
Ebuyer, the U.K.'s second biggest PC retailer, is facing a compulsory liquidation case as it allegedly cannot pay its lessor.
Hardware hacker tries to run NVMe SSD on the Switch 2 but fails — adapter doesn't light up NVMe SSD controller but could work in the future with microSD Express emulation
YouTuber Better Gaming tested a MicroSD Express adapter to see if they could expand the Switch 2's storage with a 1TB NVMe SSD. The test failed, but further development of the adapter suggests this method of storage expansion will work in the future.
Apple reportedly set to invest $100 billion into the production of 'critical components' in the U.S. to avoid tariffs on iPhones — domestic commitments reach $600 billion
Apple will reportedly invest an extra $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing -raising its total domestic commitment to $600 billion - in an effort to avoid steep iPhone tariffs.
U.S. Senator probes Intel board over CEO Lip-Bu Tan's former China links —raises national security concerns amid Cadence scandal
Senator Tom Cotton is pressing Intel's board over CEO Lip-Bu Tan's past China investments and whether he knew about subpoenas tied to Cadence, his former company, which recently pleaded guilty to selling chip design tools to a Chinese military university during his tenure.
China semiconductor 'megamerger' strategy reportedly stalling — new report says high-level merger plans to strengthen domestic chip industry face multiple headwinds
Despite China's push to consolidate its semiconductor sector into a few strong players, efforts have largely stalled due to valuation conflicts, political obstacles, and technological gaps.
DDR4 production expected to continue until 2026 — Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron will continue serving industry clients for longer
Major DRAM makers are phasing out DDR4 production from late 2025, as they shift to DDR5, but supply will remain available for niche applications for years to come.
Nvidia defiant over backdoors and kill switches in GPUs as U.S. mulls tracking requirements — calls them 'permanent flaws' that are 'a gift to hackers'
Nvidia has denied backdoors or kill switches in its GPUs amid U.S. proposals for location tracking to enforce export controls. The company calls such features a security risk and permanent flaw," warning they could undermine trust. Nvidia lost $8B in sales from recent export restrictions.
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40 years of Windows: How XP changed everything
Windows XP was a significant moment in the operating system's history. While it suffered from security problems, it also brought forth a slew of new features.
Now that Wi-Fi 7 has been around for a while, is it worth upgrading?
Wi-Fi 7 brings some noticeable performance and reliability benefits over preceding standards, but not everyone should upgrade.
What sort of power supply do you actually need for an RTX 5090?
Here are the fundamental requirements for powering the Nvidia RTX 5090, a notoriously difficult card to satisfy.
50 years after its inception, desktop PCs are less popular than ever — a rise in PC gaming interest means it's in no danger of disappearing
Is the desktop PC dying? In 2025, things might seem worse than before. But hope yet remains.
Apple I replica can run ChatGPT — Macintosh Founding Father uses Wi-Fi module to turn relic into AI assistant
Original Apple employee, Daniel Kottke, was spotted at a recent Computer History Museum event where he was demoing a unique project: An original Apple 1 replica with a modern Wi-Fi module, running a version of ChatGPT.
Two Chinese nationals arrested in the U.S. over GPU smuggling worth 'tens of millions of dollars' — over 20 shipments of AI chips and numerous illicit payments tracked
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in the U.S. over allegations they shipped tens of millions of dollars' worth of AI GPUs to China in exchange for cash.
AMD posts record $7.685 billion revenue despite massive inventory charge — $800 million MI308 write-off not enough to stop biggest ever quarter
AMD posted record Q2 2025 revenue of $7.685 billion, driven by strong client and data center processor sales, though profitability was partially offset by an $800 million charge related to Instinct MI308 GPU export restrictions to China.
PCI-SIG announces PCIe 8.0 spec with twice the bandwidth — 1TB/s of peak bandwidth, 256 GT/s per lane, and a possible new connector
PCI-SIG has officially begun developing PCIe 8.0, doubling bandwidth to 256 GT/s while tackling signal integrity limits over copper with protocol upgrades.
Huawei is making its Ascend AI GPU software toolkit open-source to better compete against CUDA
Huawei is planning to open-source its Ascend AI GPU toolkit in efforts to accelerate development and compete with Nvidia's CUDA software ecosystem.
14 ex-Huawei employees handed down prison sentences in China — accused face up to six years for taking 'chip-related business secrets' with them to form startup Zunpai
China's courts take tech secret pilfering seriously, if one of its homegrown companies appears to be the victim.
Snag up to 40% off with these excellent portable monitor deals that can expand your laptop screen space, just in time for the back-to-school season
There are excellent back to school deals to be had on portable monitors from Arzopa and Feelworld
Legendary GPU architect Raja Koduri's new startup leverages RISC-V and targets CUDA workloads — Oxmiq Labs supports running Python-based CUDA applications unmodified on non-Nvidia hardware
Raja Koduri's Oxmiq Labs develops RISC-V-based GPU IP and a hardware-agnostic software stack.
White House considering chip tracking to curb AI hardware smuggling to China amid enforcement gaps — software or hardware tracking could be next step in U.S. export controls over leading-edge AI
U.S. officials are weighing chip-level location tracking to curb AI hardware smuggling to China, according to Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. But the plan faces technical hurdles, industry pushback, and geopolitical risks.
3D printing and AI used to slash nuclear reactor component construction time ‘from weeks to days’ — pioneers hail 'new era of nuclear construction'
3D printing is tipped to have a pivotal part to play in 'a new era of nuclear construction.'
8BitDo's Xbox-inspired mechanical gaming keyboard drops to its lowest-ever price — Halo can it go
Save 46% on this 8BitDo keyboard deal at Woot and add a splash of nostalgic color to your setup.
Acer Predator SpatialLabs View 27 PSV27-2 3D gaming monitor review: Bleeding edge tech with solid performance
Acer's Predator SpatialLabs View 27 PSV27-2 delivers glasses-free 3D. It's a 27-inch 4K gaming monitor with 160 Hz, Adaptive Sync and wide gamut color. It provides an incredible experience for both gamers and creatives.
The massive Ugreen Nexode 25,000mAh power bank is at an all-time low Amazon pricing — power all the things, including your laptop and Switch 2
Dropping to just 67.99, Ugreen's 25,000mAh power bank is the perfect travel companion for keeping your devices charged.
Sandisk unveils colossal new 256TB SSD with new UltraQLC flash memory — enterprise-grade SSDs for high density storage also come in 128TB
Sandisk introduces its UltraQLC 256TB NVMe SSDs with direct QLC NAND writes for hyperscale AI and cloud workloads.
TSMC employees arrested, could face up to 12 years in jail, $3 million fine over alleged attempt to leak 2nm chip details — first case under Taiwan's amended National Security Act cites 'serious
Two employees of major semiconductor manufacturer and design company TSMC have been arrested over claims they stole proprietary technology.
Enthusiast spends 6 years building 'world's most impractical display' — 1,000-pixel wood panel uses a hacked-apart CNC machine to change a single pixel just 10 times a minute
An engineer spent six years crafting 'the world's most impractical 1,000-pixel display' using wooden pixels.
Desktop laser cutter maker xTool Opens U.S. Headquarters in Silicon Valley
xTool puts down roots in California.
AMD quietly announces Radeon RX 9060 alongside new Adrenalin driver — new entry-level GPU is for 'select system integrators only'
A new RX 9000-series graphics card for prebuilts, not builders
CrowdStrike report details scale of North Korea's use of AI in remote work schemes — 320 known cases in the last year, funding nation's weapons programs
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is using generative AI tools to land agents jobs at tech companies to fund its weapons programs.
New Ryzen 9000X3D CPU could deliver EPYC levels of game-boosting L3 cache — rumored chip reportedly sports 16 Zen 5 cores, 192MB L3 cache, 200W TDP
Hardware leaker shares the alleged specifications for new Ryzen 9000X3D processors that may be in the works.
Unreported $3.5 billion Bitcoin hack from 2020 dwarfs Mt. Gox in value, is worth $14.5 billion today — intelligence firm uncovers heist that shuttered 6th-largest bitcoin mining pool
Arkham Intelligence has uncovered the largest Bitcoin heist ever, amounting to $14.5 billion worth today. The heist was conducted in 2020 against the Chinese mining pool LuBian.
GPU startup's cherry-picked path tracing test shows 13x edge over Nvidia's RTX 5090 — Bolt Graphics' Zeus 4c impresses, but key performance questions remain
Bolt Graphics claims its Zeus GPUs outperform Nvidia's RTX 5090 by up to 13x in internal ray-tracing tests, though real-world gains remain unknown.
ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi Motherboard review: flagship audio meets value
ASRock's B850 Steel Legend is a well-rounded board featuring a flagship-class audio codec and a unique silver/white appearance, but it doesn't stand out beyond its value proposition compared to the competition.
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