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Updated 2025-10-02 21:45
White House won't ask for ownership stake in TSMC or Micron in exchange for CHIPS Act funds — companies already investing more in the US expected to be exempt
CHIPS Act awardees that don't expand their investment commitments might be asked to hand over some equity to the federal government.
How the AI revolution is triggering a hardware arms race and pushing up prices
Tech giants and hyperscalers are paying billions to build out large data centers for AI, creating supply chain bottlenecks and intense competition for technological dominance.
Noctua says Nvidia doesn't have enough dies to make big, brown, RTX 5090 — RTX 5090 Noctua Edition may never see the light of day
Noctua has opened up on the possibility of making an RTX 5090, claiming it wants to build an RTX 5090 Noctua Edition graphics card, but Nvidia does not have enough GB202 dies (currently) to make it a reality.
This Baseus laptop hub is 38% off, great for a standing desk or secondary workstation – versatile 9-in-1, dual-HDMI, 100W PD passthrough port expander is a mere $39
This 10 Gbps USB-C hub / dock supports two HDMI monitors (or one at 4K and 120 Hz), PD power passthrough for charging your laptop, plus Ethernet and SD and microSD card slots.
Arch Linux continues to feel the force of a DDoS attack after two brutal weeks — attackers yet to be identified as project struggles to restore full service
The Arch Linux project team are working to mitigate the impact, while keeping details of who, why and how close to its chest
AMD zapped with 16-pin power connector melting issue for the first time — Radeon RX 9070 XT paired with sub-par PSU gets singed
Redditor Savings_Opportunity3 reported that the 16-pin power connector on his ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi OC graphics card had melted.
Nvidia responds to reports that its H20 GPU for China is ending production — next-gen B30A green light "up to the United States government," according to CEO Jensen Huang
A new report claims that Nvidia might be winding down production of the China-only HGX H20 AI chip following claims that the chips is "unsafe" according to China's CAC.
Trump mulls allocating $2B of CHIPS Act funds to boost U.S. critical minerals supply chain — move aims to reduce American dependence on China for its rare-earth needs
The White House wants to use the already existing CHIPS Act funds to invest in rare-earth mining.
Dev plants kill switch in ex-employer's network that crashed servers and deleted files, gets four years in the slammer — kill switch triggered by dev's removal from Active Directory when fired
A software engineer called Davis Lu was sentenced to four years in prison for creating a kill switch in his former employer's network.
ASRock B850 Livemixer WiFi motherboard review: a budget playground for content creators
ASRock's B850 Livemixer, with its updated, comparatively conservative appearance, offers 14 USB ports and three PCIe slots for additional expansion, a solid audio solution, and a wallet-friendly price under $190.
AMD's already taken down mistakenly released FSR 4 source code, but the internet never forgets — forked Github repositories remain accessible
AMD has confirmed it didn't mean to leak FSR 4 source code, but with forks created and files already downloaded, it might not be able to do much to claw them back.
RTX 5090 blower GPU sells for $5,999 at U.S. retailer — dual-slot design converts Blackwell gaming flagship into an AI workhorse
Graphics card manufacturer AFOX has launched the GeForce RTX 5090 32GB Professional, featuring a blower-style design, which is priced at $5,999 at a U.S. retailer.
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AMD accidentally marks FSR 4 open-source — source code reveals potential support for older Radeon GPUs
Screenshots of FSR 4 files accidentally published by AMD on GitHub reveal that the GPU maker was or is working on a second version of FSR 4 that works with older GPUs.
AMD discontinues B650 chipset to transition to the newer B850 chipset — affordable AM5 motherboards just got a bit pricier
AMD has confirmed that it is transitioning from the B650 chipset to the latest B850 chipset.
Get this 2TB high-performance SSD for just 6 cents per gigabyte — Samsung's excellent 990 Evo Plus is on sale for only $120 at Newegg
Samsung's 990 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe SSD is down to $119.99 on Newegg, just 6 cents per gigabyte. With speeds up to 7,250 MB/s, PCIe Gen4/Gen5 support, low power draw, and a 5-year warranty, it rivals the 990 Pro in real-world use.
Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB drops to just $19 per TB — priced just $10 more than the 8TB for a limited time
Newegg is offering up the IronWolf Pro 12TB on sale for just $229.99, a $20 discount and just $10 more than the 8TB model.
China Tells Tech Giants to Halt Nvidia H20 Orders After U.S. Official’s ‘Addiction’ Remark — Chinese leaders call Lutnick's comments 'insulting'
Sec. Lutnick's remarks drew the ire of Chinese leaders who could have potentially drawn on historical parallels.
OpenAI's rocky GPT-5 launch is the beginning of an uphill battle for AI, as Meta announces another restructuring
OpenAI might be a poster-child of the AI industry, but as the hype starts to cool and other major players slow their advances, questions arise about where profitability might be found in this new AI revolution.
Creality announces the $1,200 K2 Pro 3D printer — complete with dual AI cameras, smart bed leveling and support for up to 16 filaments via a CFS
Creality has unveiled the K2 Pro with preorders available on the Creality website and plans to launch the new printer on August 25th.
Samsung expands Odyssey G7 series with 37 and 40-inch gaming monitors — VA panels offer up to 5120 x 2160 at 180 Hz
Samsung is at Gamescom showcasing the latest large format additions to its Odyssey G7 gaming monitor series
Google switches from Samsung to TSMC — Pixel 10 and G5 use TSMC's N3P process
Ahead of Apple, it seems.
Doom runs surprisingly well on Anker Prime Charger — 150 MHz CPU and decent screen results in 'better than expected' FPS per mAh
Classic Doom 'works better than expected' on an Anker charger.
Jiushark JF15K Review: An air cooler like none other
Jiushark's JF15K is an air cooler like none other, with two double-wide heatsink towers and four fans.
South Korea says there are no plans for the U.S. to acquire Samsung shares — denial comes amid talks about Washington acquiring a 10% equity stake in Intel for CHIPS Act funds
The Blue House is denying that the U.S. government wants to buy a stake in its crown jewel.
Full-sized A1200 Amiga remake spotted on display — A1200 will come with a port of The Settlers 2 which took 30 years and a working keyboard
Retro Games Ltd is showcasing The A1200 at Gamescom 2025, over the next few days.
DirectX speeds up game loads up to 10X with new advanced shader compiling — feature debuts with Xbox PC app on ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, more devices later
Microsoft moves shader compilation to the cloud, delivering a pre-compiled database with your game download for faster loading.
China's Great Firewall blocked all traffic to a common HTTPS port for over an hour, severing connection to the outside world — with no hint as to its intention
Forged TCP RST+ACK packets disrupted port 443, but not common ports like 22, 80 or 8443
Gigabyte's RTX 5060-equipped A16 gaming laptop drops to just $1,099 at Amazon – save $150 on this potent Core i7-13620H, 165Hz portable
The Gigabyte A16 gaming laptop is on sale for $1,099 ($150 off) on Amazon, packing an Intel Core i7-13620H, RTX 5060 GPU, 16 GB RAM, and a 1 TB SSD. With strong 1080p gaming, a 165 Hz display, solid build, and modern connectivity, it's a well-rounded choice for students and gamers alike.
Samsung's fastest consumer SSD raises its capacity cap — 8TB 9100 Pro to arrive in September
The Samsung 9100 Pro will soon be available in 8TB variants this coming September.
Valve's secretive 'Fremont' gaming device surfaces in benchmarks with 2X more processing power than Steam Deck OLED — device powered by six-core Zen 4 CPU and RX 7600 GPU
Valve's Fremont device, featuring an AMD processor based on the Hawk Point 2 silicon, has appeared in the Geekbench database.
CHIPS Act funding could herald an era where the U.S. is not offering grants, but buying equity — Lutnick's semiconductor strategy might not end with Intel
As the U.S. confirms interest in an equity stake in Intel, could this move signal to other CHIPS Act beneficiaries that America wants a slice of their pie, in exchange for funds?
Ryzen 5 9500F without integrated graphics shows up on Geekbench — alleged performance is just shy of the Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD is preparing another Ryzen 5 9000 CPU that could be the cheapest Zen 5 CPU when it debuts. The Ryzen 5 9500F was spotted in a Geekbench listing sporting benchmark scores just shy of the Ryzen 5 9600X.
Huawei's Kirin 9020 integrates 5G modem, China-made 5G FEM — chip symbolizes resilience to U.S. sanctions
Despite U.S. sanctions, Huawei's Kirin 9020 is built by SMIC on a 7nm-class process and integrates a fully in-house 5G modem supported by a domestic FEM.
Sony hikes PS5 prices by $50, starting tomorrow — Sony adds up to 10% to the price of every model from August 21
Sony is increasing the price of every PS5 model.
Popular VPN extension for Google Chrome is a security nightmare, screenshots every page users visit and sends them to anonymous developer — FreeVPN.One flagged over enormous privacy concerns
Koi Security discovered that the popular FreeVPN extension for Google Chrome has been silently taking screenshots of every website its users visit.
Thailand’s $15B TouristDigiPay scheme will let visitors convert crypto to Baht — 18-month pilot program is engineered to revive slumping tourism in the region
Thailand has launched TouristDigiPay, an 18-month sandbox program letting foreign tourists convert crypto into Baht for local spending. With strict KYC/AML safeguards and 500,000-Baht caps, officials hope the $15B scheme offsets a sharp drop in Chinese visitors and boosts the tourism economy.
RTX 5070 Ti finally hits MSRP in the U.S. — stealthy PNY model now available for $750 on Amazon
This is the first time that we see an RTX 5070 Ti GPU that is widely in stock and selling at MSRP.
This 3D printer was repurposed as a robotic camera — and it doubles as a photogrammetry rig for 3D scanning
YouTuber Ben Makes Everything shows off how he transformed his old 3D printer into a working photogrammetry rig.
Phison takes legal action over falsified 'leaked' document on Windows SSD issues — says it continues to investigate reports of problems
Phison has been forced to release a staunch rebuttal against a circulated document the company says has been falsely created and circulated amongst its customers.
Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X to launch October 16 — co-branded handhelds sport new CPUs, game-friendly Windows tweaks, but pricing is still unknown
The Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X handhelds are set to hit store shelves on October 16, but the Gamescom announcement doesn't mention a price.
Aura Triple Aero 15.6 Pro Max portable monitor review: 43 inches of real estate spread across three displays
The Aura Triple Aero 15.6 Pro Max is a beastly portable" monitor with three 15.6-inch 1080p IPS panels.
White House confirms talks to acquire 10% stake in Intel — 'We should get an equity stake for our money'
The U.S. wants to get 10% of Intel in exchange for the billions of dollars it's giving it under the CHIPS Act.
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