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Updated 2025-11-18 22:15
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.
Score an RTX 5070 for just £479 and get a free 1TB SSD in Amazon's Gaming Week sale — blowout includes up to 69% off Logitech, Razer, and more
The Amazon Gaming Week sale includes a free 1TB SSD with one of the cheapest RTX 5070s you can buy right now.
Asus' latest OLED gaming monitor can hit 720 Hz at HD resolution — dual refresh modes also allow 540 Hz at QHD
Asus has announced three high-speed OLED gaming monitors at Gamescom 2025.
95% of generative AI implementations in enterprise 'have no measurable impact on P&L', says MIT — flawed integration cited as why AI projects underperform
A new study conducted by MIT purports to demonstrate that most generative AI implementations in business settings fail.
Microsoft’s August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft admits its latest security updates break Windows recovery tools like "Reset this PC" and "Fix problems using Windows Update" on multiple Windows versions.
Softbank reportedly considered buying Intel's foundry division outright before investing $2 billion into the company as equity
SoftBank invested $2 billion into Intel today, but before that they considered buying the company's foundry division outright. Softbank, who already owns ARM, would've likely been blocked over monopolistic concerns, but CEO Masayoshi's relationship with Trump might've easedlocalapproval.
Trump eyes up Intel: What the White House's reported 10% stake could mean for the struggling manufacturer
The Trump administration is considering converting $10.9 billion in CHIPS Act grants into a 10% equity stake in Intel, while SoftBank acquires $2 billion. Together, a $12 billion boost that signals both political and commercial confidence in the struggling chipmaker. However, whether this is enough to accelerate the delayed U.S. fabs in time to secure major foundry customers remains uncertain.
Buy an RTX 50-series GPU and get Borderlands 4 free — Nvidia promo gets you into the upcoming looter-shooter with a bonus
Nvidia has launched a limited-time promotion where you can get Borderlands 4 and the game's pre-order bonus for free with select RTX 50 series graphics cards, laptops, and desktops.
Nvidia could be readying B30A accelerator for Chinese market — new Blackwell chip reportedly beats H20 and even H100 while complying with U.S. export controls
Nvidia is reportedly preparing two China-specific Blackwell accelerators - the B30A for AI training and the RTX 6000D for inference - that will outperform the HGX H20 and L20 PCIe while staying within U.S. export limits.
Crucial's T710 returns to lowest-ever price in every capacity — score one of the fastest SSD's on the market for as little as 10 cents per GB
The blazing fast 4TB version of the Crucial T710 is back down to its lowest-ever price on Amazon.
Intel offers up Battlefield 6 bundle with qualifying CPU or GPU purchase — free game promotion ends September 7
Intel has joined forces with EA to gather conscripts for its new Battlefield 6 bundle.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that export controls alone won’t hold back China's AI ambitions — “My instinct is that doesn’t work”
Sam Altman has cautioned against the use of export controls and has warned that China can probably build inference capacity faster than the U.S..
Snapmaker U1 review: An affordable tool changer for all
Snapmaker's latest machine is a filament-saving tool changer with a Bambu Lab P1S price tag.
Security researcher driven by free nuggets unearths McDonald's security flaw — changing 'login' to 'register' in URL prompted site to issue plain text password for a new account
A security researcher called "BobDaHacker" revealed how they repeatedly gained access to a McDonald's platform that's supposed to be closed off to the public.
Researcher downloaded the data of all 270,000 Intel employees from an internal business card website — massive data breach dubbed 'Intel Outside' didn't qualify for bug bounty
Security researcher Eaton was inspired to do some gentle prying of Intel websites, after considering the company's hardware security reputation.
Nvidia has cut some RTX 50-series prices in Europe — RTX 5090, 5080, and 5070 reduced by almost 10%, likely prompted by falling U.S. dollar
Nvidia has reduced the price of some of its RTX 50-series cards in Europe.
Arm hires Amazon's AI chip developer, ostensibly to help create its own processors — Rami Sinno returns to the company, boasts Trainium and Inferentia on resume
Arm has hired Amazon's director of engineering for Amazon Web Services, who helped develop its homegrown AI hardware. This is part of ARM's drive towards developing its own complete processors, rather than just designing them for third parties.
SoftBank to buy $2 billion in Intel shares at $23 each — firm still owns majority share of Arm
SoftBank will invest $2 billion in Intel at $23 per share, a move seen as both a vote of confidence in Intel's U.S. chipmaking comeback and a strategic bet on an undervalued semiconductor maker.
Nvidia's GeForce Now gets an RTX 5080 upgrade — Ultimate subscribers now get Blackwell benefits in the cloud
Nvidia is upgrading its GeForce Now service at Gamescom with new RTX 5080-powered instances for Ultimate subscribers, plus a range of other improvements.
Trump administration reportedly mulling a 10% stake in Intel — CHIPS Act funding could be reworked into the purchase amount
The Trump administration is considering taking a 10% stake in Intel by converting $10.9B in Chips Act grants into equity, a move that would make the U.S. government Intel's largest shareholder and mark a major shift in how federal chip funding is deployed.
Nvidia teases imminent major GeForce Now announcement — confirms no new hardware coming at Gamescom 2025
Nvidia confirms it is returning to Gamescom this year but clarifies that it won't be announcing any new hardware at the convention. Instead, the GPU giant will focus on GeForce Now updates, updates to GeForce features, and new game releases.
AMD to disclose roadmaps in mid-November — The future of Zen 6, RDNA, CDNA, and UDNA expected
AMD to host 2025 Financial Analyst Day this November, where it will reveal its strategic technology and products roadmaps spanning from Zen 6 and CDNA 5 through the end of the decade.
Report claims 'the era of AI hacking has arrived' — good and bad actors leveraging AI in cybersecurity arms race
The security industry and the hackers they're supposed to defend against have both increased their use of AI as publicly available agents become more capable.
Latest Windows 11 security patch might be breaking SSDs under heavy workloads — Phison investigating reports of disappearing drives following file transfers, including some that cannot be recove
Windows users are reporting SSD issues following the latest Windows 11 security patch.
Dell S3225QC 32-inch 4K QD-OLED Monitor Review: Compelling gaming value
Dell delivers stunning imagery with the S3225QC. It's a 32-inch QD-OLED with 120 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10, Dolby Vision, wide gamut color, and spatial audio from an integrated sound bar. It ups the ante for luxury gaming and entertainment.
SoftBank acquires Foxconn's Ohio facility to build Stargate AI servers — $375 million deal says Foxconn will continue to operate the plant
Foxconn has sold its Lordstown, Ohio, factory to SoftBank but will keep operating it as an AI server hub for the $500 billion Stargate project.
China gets Intel Xeon 6P Granite Rapids CPUs repackaged with added security and surveillance features — Jintide C6P CPUs with up to 86 P-cores
Montage Technology has launched the new Jintide C6P series of server processors in China.
Samsung's excellent 4TB 990 Pro returns to low price not seen since November 2023 — $249 deal ends at midnight
Samsung's 990 Pro SSD is down to a price we haven't seen since November 2023.
Hardcore fan celebrates Alien: Earth by building a fully-working M314 Motion Tracker replica — DreamHAT+ Radar module and Raspberry Pi is effective up to 15 meters, complete with sounds and a di
Electronics hobbyist Rob Smith has built a fully working M314 Motion Tracker'.
Fragmented ecosystems and limited supply: Why China cannot break free from Nvidia hardware for AI
China's push for AI hardware self-reliance hits the roadblock despite U.S. government's restructions due to fragmented hardware and software ecosystems.
China mandates domestic firms source 50% of chips from Chinese producers — Beijing continues to squeeze companies over reliance on foreign semiconductors
A new report says China has started mandating that data centers use 50% homegrown silicon.
Nvidia’s ungainly prototype 6-legged power adapter shown in new video — fabled RTX Titan Ada was allegedly supposed to come with dual 12VHPWR connectors that needed 6x 8-pin PCIe plugs
Der8auer shows off Nvidia's so-far unreleased dual 12VHPWR to 6x 8-pin adapter that was likely meant for the RTX Titan Ada that never came out. This adapter can supply up to 900W of power theoretically and is built very well for a prototype, with proper injection moulding. But there is no smart communication.
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