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Investigations have provided evidence that China-based organizations could still get their hands on sanctioned Nvidia GPUs as recently as Feb 28, 2024. However, it is debatable whether the GPUs were in China before the extended sanctions were imposed last November.

EDATEC's latest industrial product range for the Raspberry Pi 5 is an update that sees NVMe storage added to an embedded and rugged chassis.

QIDI heats up the competition with a controversial chamber heater.

Taiwan was rocked by a series of strong earthquakes on Monday and Tuesday but only a small number of cleanroom staff were immediately evacuated from TSMC fabs according to local news reports.

Nekhil is using a Raspberry Pi to power his 3D-printed glasses that can translate sign language into speech using AI.

Korean news outlet Quasar Zone bought and tested an obscure Samsung-looking 1080 Pro SSD from China.

Tiny11 just got a massive overhaul after a year of no updates from developer NTDEV. The new version now runs in PowerShell and supports all versions and builds of Windows 11 (including builds in different languages).

Sapphire launches a budget Mini ITX AM5 motherboard with no Gen 5 support in China.

A great power supply deal for any mid-range gaming PC.

IIT Bombay and King's College researchers worked together to create a 2D transistor in a research project studying advancements in AI machines.

Storage manufacturer Seagate sends out a letter to big customers warning of incoming price hikes for its suite of products, blaming inflation and increased demand.

DeepCool has announced a new Mini-ITX case that's centered around airflow, sporting five mesh sides, including the right panel.

AMD has said that it is currently on track to release its Micro Engine Scheduler documentation in late May, followed by source code. Then it will follow through with releases of additional parts of the Radeon stack as open-source.

The WD Gold 24TB HDD delivers a modest capacity increase over the 22TB model, matching the highest capacity available from Seagate. Larger drives are still pending, and there are no new features to speak of. The WD Gold remains pricey and stands out only with its ArmorCache technology.

Three people suspected of passing 'innovative technologies for military use' to China have been arrested in Germany

If you want to get into esports gaming, then check out these deals from iBUYPOWER on their RDY prebuilt gaming PCs.

Allen Wu, former CEO of Arm China, founds RISC-V technology startup, set to rival Arm.

Cat robot with fur turns out to be surprisingly flammable, to itself.

Researchers from Linkoping University claim to be the first to have successfully created sheets of gold composed of just a single atomic layer. Goldene has arrived, and just like the much-heralded 2D wonder material Graphene it is said to deliver some highly attractive properties.

The Asus TUF VG289Q1A gaming monitor is available at Walmart for one of its lowest prices to date, just $229 instead of its usual rate of around $289.

The global PC shipments during the first quarter of 2024 indicated a positive comeback since the pandemic according to a report published by Counterpoint Research, which could enjoy further growth as end-users wanting AI-powered PCs.

Russia reportedly preps a supercomputer platform based on a 128-core server platform but it is unclear where the processors will be made.

The ViewSonic VA1655 is reasonably priced, but there are far better portable monitors at this price point.

Popular PC monitor maker AOC has showcased its first monitors tailored to the professional market. The new AOC Graphic Pro monitors are tuned for professional content creators.

Steve of Gamers Nexus investigated complaints from employees and suppliers for EK Cooling, unearthing unpaid bills and salaries stacking up to 3-4 months while having an unsold surplus of goods.

Former Microsoft engineer and Task Manager creator Dave Plummer added ZIP file support to Windows, but initially through his own independently-sold kernel extension, VisualZIP.

Next Computing has launched two new flyaway kits that can hold 1U or 2U rack-mount server chassis. These kits are ideal for businesses that need high-performance computing in a portable package.

HighPoint releases NVMe Gen 5-tailored RAID controller cards with a throughput of up to 56 GB/s.

X user Jiacheng Liu got his hands on an early GeForce GTX 2070 engineering sample and benchmarked it.

To alleviate the frustration with instability issues on motherboards using 13th-and 14th-generation Intel CPUs, Asus is taking the first step by providing a setting on a new beta BIOS that uses Intel settings instead of its own.

The HyperX Alloy Rise is customizable, well-built, and wired. It's expensive, but with its 8kHz polling rate, fast switches, and easy programmability, it offers solid performance for the money.

With certain notebooks ready to be showcased by respective OEMs, Qualcomm has another announcement in the pipeline for April 24.

Corsair has finally launched its stylized accessory case panels for its 2500 and 6500 series chassis. Options are walnut, teak, bamboo, obsidian, and aluminum starting at $69.99.

A user on the ChipHell forums has posted the supposed specs and leaked details of AMD's upcoming Strix Halo mobile APU, boasting 16 Zen 5 CPU cores, LPDDR5X memory, and more GPU cores than AMD's RX 7600 XT.

This funky-looking keyboard from 8Bitdo brightens up your setup with its nostalgic retro look.

Don't expect deep data, as Seagate only shared the headline claims.

HPE sues Inspur over server patents infringement, claims it still conducts business in the U.S. under new names.

The SK hynix Tube T31 delivers top "flash drive" speeds by bolting an M.2 SSD onto a USB-A port. It's one of the fastest drives you can buy without having to fuss with a cable.

We reported on the sighting of a single-slot Galax GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB blower graphics card last October, and now one has appeared in a Chinese tech site review.

The Razer Blade 14 is the most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop we've tested, and it has a bright display and lots of ports. But it's far more expensive than the competition.

TSMC's production services in the U.S., Japan, and Germany will be more expensive than the same manufacturing services in Taiwan, says company.

A Nintendo Wii is successfully converted into the size of a deck of playing cards, and how to do it yourself is shared on GitHub.

EKWB launches waterblock for custom cooling system for delidded AM5 CPUs, including X3D CPUs.

Phoronix tested two versions of Ubuntu Linux against Windows 11 on the latest Ryzen-powered Framework 16 laptop and discovered that Ubuntu is better performing OS most of the time.

Corsair has started offering refurbished peripherals as part of its Revival line. The products are heavily discounted peripherals over new, so if you're looking to pick up one of Corsairs big ticket items for less, it might be worth considering.

A leak has revealed that Intel is planning two new Xeon 6 CPUs boasting a whopping 500W TDP rating, one with just P-cores and the other featuring E-cores only. The P-core model will have 128 cores while the E-core variant will come with 288 cores.

U.S. government to support Micron's EUV DRAM fab, other fab projects in the U.S. with $6 billion according to Bloomberg.

Intel Foundry announced it had completed the assembly of the industry's first commercial High Numerical Aperture (High-NA) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) machine in its D1X fab in Oregon.

We put Intel's Core i5-14400 through a battery of gaming and productivity benchmarks to see how it fares against competing AMD Ryzen processors.

Alienware's AW2725DF is a 27-inch flat QHD OLED that will appeal to hardcore gamers. It has a 360 Hz refresh rate, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400, wide gamut color, and is one of the fastest monitors I've ever tested.