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Updated 2025-06-23 05:45
Chinese manufacturers of Bitcoin mining rigs are moving production to the U.S. to sidestep tariffs and sanctions — 'This goes beyond tariffs — it’s a strategic pivot toward ‘po
The three biggest mining rig manufacturers have started to or are exploring building local manufacturing facilities.
Nvidia goes nuclear — company joins Bill Gates in backing TerraPower, a company building nuclear reactors for powering data centers
Nvidia is investing in nuclear power to ensure that it will have enough power for its data centers in the future.
Maker of world's largest AI chips was hit by a crypto scam — Cerebras confirms coin launched in its name is fake, X account retaken after being compromised by hackers [Updated]
Cerebras, maker of the world's largest AI chips, has had its X account compromized by a crypto scam, which also involves the launch of a fraudulent coin.
The Crucial P510 2TB SSD Review: A budget PCIe 5.0 SSD that's good but not great
The Crucial P510 is a budget PCIe 5.0 SSD designed to bring more bandwidth than last-generation drives while being power-efficient and more affordable than the newest high-end drives. It mostly achieves these goals.
Somebody turned a Nintendo Switch into the world's slowest iPhone, and the results were a disaster — boasts 20-minute boot times, kernel panics, and no working apps
A tinkerer managed to boot Apple iOS on the Nintendo Switch
Grab one of these 4TB SSDs for 5 cents per gigabyte – 8TB models start as low as 7 cents per GB
Roomy 4TB SSDs cost a lot less than they used to, and even some 8TB models are approaching affordability.
One of the most unique PC cases you can buy just hit its lowest-ever price — Montech's leather-bound Heritage Pro Micro ATX PC even comes with a handle for portability
Adding some class and a unique aesthetic to your micro ATX build, Montech's Heritage Pro micro ATX case is reduced in price at Scan Computers.
Lucky PC builder pays just $146 for 2TB 990 Evo Plus SSD, receives 9 — Amazon blunder so unbelievable some people think it's a marketing conspiracy
After an Amazon shopper strikes it lucky by receiving nine 2TB SSDs instead of one, it doesn't take long for conspiracy theorists to come to the fore.
Apple explores using generative AI to design its chips — executive says 'it can be a huge productivity boost'
Apple Vice President for Hardware Technologies Johny Srouji says AI in EDA tools could allow it to do 'more design work in less time'.
Nvidia keeping prized NVLink tech closely guarded — companies warn restrictions could hamper deployment of some solutions
Nvidia's NVLink Fusion program has drawn interest from the industry aiming to build custom CPUs and accelerators for its ecosystem, but the initiative remains tightly controlled by the green company, which may limit its success.
Steam OS as a desktop? I used the Legion Go S as my work PC
I attempted to experience Linux firsthand in the most awkward way possible - using a handheld gaming PC.
Measuring 'fake' frames — Steam beta in-game overlay now detects DLSS/FSR frame generation and reports both framegen and native frame rates
Valve is making Steam's overlay more functional: the Steam Client Beta includes the ability to monitor AI-generated and native frame rates simultaneously in games where DLSS/FSR frame generation might be used.
Elon Musk's xAI is projected to lose $13 billion in 2025 — AI project burns $1 billion a month in expenditures
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is rapidly burning through cash - spending $1 billion a month and projecting $13 billion in losses for 2025 - as it races to build massive AI infrastructure and catch up with rivals.
Xreal One Pro Review: Segment-leading AR glasses with 6DoF support — but high price limits appeal
Xreal's One Pro brings 6DoF tracking with the Eye accessory.
Enthusiast hacks FSR 4 onto RX 7000 series GPU without official AMD support, returns better quality but slightly lower fps than FSR 3.1
A Reddit user used FP8 emulation and DLL injection techniques to run AMD's latest upscaling tech on unsupported hardware.
Malaysia investigates Chinese use of Nvidia-powered servers in the country — trade minister verifying reports of possible regulation breach following reports of smuggled hard drives and server r
Malaysia's trade ministry is investigating whether a Chinese firm's use of Nvidia-equipped servers in a local data center violates domestic laws.
Texas Instruments commits $60 billion to U.S. semiconductor manufacturing — includes planned expansions to Texas, Utah fabs
Texas Instruments follows the semiconductor industry in announcing its new investments in expanding U.S. facilities, though we already knew about most of the projects.
Store all the things for less with this $10-per-terabyte deal on Seagate's 24TB BarraCuda hard drive
Seagate's 24TB BarraCuda Compute HDD is $10 per Terabyte in this Newegg Deal
Imec's next-gen high-speed chip transistor addresses manufacturing concerns — outer wall forksheet design simplifies production, but may sacrifice density
Imec has introduced a more manufacturable version of its forksheet transistor, named the outer wall forksheet, intended to extend gate-all-around (GAA) technology through the A10 node and serve as a stepping stone toward future CFET designs.
MIT researchers crack 3D printing with glass — new technique enables inorganic composite glass printed at low temperatures
Researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory have successfully 3D printed using a special type of glass-based filament they developed.
After 10 years, we're past peak RGB — but don't celebrate yet, stealth PC purists
It's hard to say when RGB lighting in PCs, components, and peripherals hit its peak. But after a decade of RGB everything, it's nice to see lights in fewer cases, components, and peripherals.
Expert asserts Mario Kart World is a 'fake HDR' Nintendo Switch 2 title — ‘Mario Kart World reveals that even the highest caliber of developers aren’t taking HDR seriously’
Mario Kart World appears to have been developed using 'an SDR-first content pipeline with a last-minute HDR tonemap.'
$1.4 million worth of Switch 2 consoles stolen from semi-truck — 2,800 consoles were en route from Nintendo of America HQ to a GameStop store in Texas
A $1.4-million Nintendo Switch 2 shipment has been stolen off the back of a semi-truck.
VRAM-friendly neural texture compression inches closer to reality — enthusiast shows massive compression benefits with Nvidia and Intel demos
AI texture decompression promises better image quality, lower resource usage
Nvidia planning new RTX 5090 'DD' variant for China — 24GB card with tweaked GPU latest attempt to comply with strict export restrictions
Following the alleged ban of the RTX 5090D in China, Nvidia is reportedly preparing a further cut-down alternative, dubbed the RTX 5090DD.
Sam Altman says Meta is offering obscene $100M bonuses to poach AI employees and even bigger salaries — OpenAI CEO says ‘none of our best people decided to take them up on that’
Meta is reportedly offering a $100 million signing bonus to senior OpenAI talents, but none have taken it yet.
The only MSRP RTX 5080 is back in stock in the UK — grab a Founders Edition straight from Nvidia for £949
The Nvidia RTX 5080 Founder's Edition is back in stock in the UK at MSRP.
Corsair says audible clicking noise from its PSU is completely safe — will give you a new one anyway
Corsair has confirmed it has fixed a clicking issue with its RMe PSUs and will replace any affected units.
AMD reveals benchmarks of Ryzen Threadripper 9000 — claims it's up to 145% faster than rival Xeon in some tests
AMD has finally revealed performance benchmarks for its Ryzen Threadripper 9000-series CPUs, showing that the new Zen 5-based 9995WX and 9980X deliver substantial gains over both their predecessors and Intel's Xeon W9-3595X.
Misguided copper thieves plunge LA into internet blackout — perps cut lines only to find fiber-optic cables
Some would-be copper thieves sliced into Spectrum fiber optic internet lines in Los Angeles this week, cutting internet and TV service to large swaths of the L.A. area. Repairs and restoration of service took over a day of work.
Asus' $10,000 ROG Astral Dhahab RTX 5090 gets a less-elite 5080 version with wider availability
Asus unveils RTX 5080 version of RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition, dubbed the ROG RTX 5080 Astral Dhahab Core. The new GPU uses the same 24K gold-plated ROG Astral cooler as the RTX 5090 version.
AMD to design processor for Xbox Next: Team Red extends long-standing Microsoft partnership
Microsoft has officially confirmed a multi-year partnership with AMD to co-develop high-performance custom processors for both next-generation Xbox home consoles and new Xbox-branded portable gaming devices.
Microsoft has broken Windows Hello facial recognition — it no longer works in the dark
The newest revision of Windows Hello Face requires a color camera to authenticate logins in addition to the use of IR sensors, somewhat limiting the function's usability in low-light scenarios.
I've been using an OLED monitor for 2656 hours, and I'm not scared of burn-in: Here's why
I've been using this monitor for nine months, and I'm not afraid of burn-in.
The CPU Core Wars return — Intel Nova Lake leak teases monster 52 cores, DDR5-8000, and 32 PCIe lanes rumored, would rival AMD's finest
Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 9 'Nova Lake-S' desktop CPUs will reportedly feature up to 52 cores, DDR5-8000 memory support, and 32 PCIe 5.0 lanes. What a beast!
'There's nothing I can do. I don't even know if I wanna play anymore' — Pokémon fan left devastated after '20 years worth of data' lost in Switch to Switch 2 transfer
A passionate Pokemon fan has lost '20 years worth of data' due to a botched transfer between the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2
Speedy MSI 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD hits 5 cents per gigabyte – lowest price since Cyber Monday
Games keep getting bigger, so a 1TB SSD won't go very far. So pick up this 2TB TLC drive for just $105? That's not much more than the typical price of a good 1TB drive.
After just 12 days, Nintendo is already nuking Switch 2 console accounts for players caught using Mig Flash — popular cartridge allows Switch 1 games on the new console, but users say they're on
Be wary if you're planning to use the MIG-Switch with your Nintendo Switch 2, with user reports indicating a widespread ban on consoles that have been used with the flash cart.
Cyclist with 'devastating injuries' one of the first patients to receive 3D-printed face repair — new features made with PEEK printer
Dave Richards is among the first to receive a custom prosthetic from the new Bristol 3D Medical Centre after serious injuries from a bicycling accident.
Intel Foundry layoffs could impact 'more than 10,000' factory workers — one fifth of employees affected by 'enormous cutback'
Intel plans to cut 15%-20 % of its global fab network workforce - between 8,170 and 10,890 employees - to reduce costs, but this risks operational agility and potentially jeopardizes federal and state funding.
The Alienware 16 Area-51 has a secret code — AI failed to help me solve it, but maybe you can
The Alienware 16 Area-51 gaming laptop has a secret code inscribed on the inside, written in a custom alien language. I tried to use Google Gemini and ChatGPT to solve it, but they didn't help, and in some cases Gemini hallucinated wildly.
New Lossless Scaling update can reduce GPU load by 2x — Version 3.1 could be the most potent FSR/DLSS alternative yet
Lossless Scaling 3.1 update can deliver 'up to 2x GPU load reduction' and improved quality.
'There is no way a Borderlands game is that demanding' — Borderlands 4 users furious as PC requirements reveal RTX 3070 minimum GPU, 3080 recommended
Borderlands fans are up in arms over the game's recently revealed recommended PC specs and tier pricing strategy.
Anthropic fires back at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, says it has never claimed only Anthropic can build safe and powerful AI
Anthropic has hit back at claims made by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in which he said Anthropic thinks AI is so scary that only they should do it.
Future AI processors said to consume up to 15,360 watts of power — massive power draw will demand exotic immersion and embedded cooling tech
AI GPU power consumption is projected to rise from current levels of 1,400 to as high as 15,360W by 2035, prompting a shift from air and liquid cooling to immersion and embedded cooling technologies, according to KAIST.
Nvidia calms fears and hypes Europe's impending AI future
Everything Nvidia announced at the GTC Paris keynote at VivaTech
I configured a 1080p-capable gaming PC for just $400 — here's how you can build your own
With the right set of parts, you too can build an inexpensive gaming rig that gets the job done.
GPU-disabled Ryzen 9000F support suspected in AGESA firmware update
AMD's upcoming AGESA 1.2.0.3e microcode update is rumored to support a Ryzen 9000 F-series CPU lineup or potentially just a single SKU in the form of the Ryzen 7 9700F.
Phison E28 2TB SSD Review: A return for vengeance
The Phison E28 is a return to form, offering excellent performance and power efficiency. It's an all-around impressive package.
Intel Nova Lake specs leaked — Up to 52 cores and 150W of TDP for Intel's AMD Zen 6 rival
A hardware leaker has shared the alleged specifications for Intel's upcoming Nova Lake processors, rumored to utilize the new LGA1954 socket.
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