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Updated 2025-12-26 03:30
Taiwan considers TSMC export ban that would prevent manufacturing its newest chip nodes in U.S. — limit exports to two generations behind leading-edge nodes, could slow down U.S. expansion
Taiwan's government is considering imposing N+2 export rule on TSMC's advanced process technologies, which would make it significantly harder for the foundry to develop overseas.
Prusa Research introduces the Open Community License to protect open source 3D Printing hardware — new rules aimed at addressing industry abuses
Full STEP and Fusion CAD files for the CORE One+ and CORE One L are now available on Printables under the new OCL license.
Helping to fight the RAM-pocalypse, this $470 Newegg combo pairs an Asus RoG Strix X870E-H WiFi 7 motherboard with 32GB of G.Skill Flare X5 Series DDR5-6000 RAM
Save $119 when you pick up this Newegg motherboard and RAM bundle: Asus's X870E-H motherboard and G.Skill DDR5-6000 32GB RAM kit paired together to save you money.
Ongoing YouTube, Google outage reported — outage spikes across popular services
Multiple reports indicate that YouTube, YouTube TV, and Google are all down.
OpenAI's Stargate data center gets approval to receive 1.4 gigawatts of power in Michigan — some residents furious as energy company is given go-ahead by regulatory body without hearing oppositi
The Michigan Public Service Commission approved the 1.4-gigawatt contract between DTE Energy and a Stargate data center, raising fears that energy prices will spike for residents in the area.
HP Omen 34c G2 34-inch WQHD 180 Hz gaming monitor review: Delivering style, speed and value
HP brings solid performance and value to the 34-inch ultra-wide segment with the Omen 34c G2. It's a VA panel with WQHD 3440x1440 resolution, 1500R curve, 180 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, MPRT backlight strobe, HDR400 and wide gamut color.
Intel-certified 256 GB DDR5 stick could cut Xeon memory power by 18%, saving millions of dollars — a 32W-per-socket reduction could save millions per hyperscale data center
SK hynix first to validate 32Gb-based 256GB DDR5 module with Intel: up to 32.4W power savings per server, or millions of dollars per hyperscale data center.
China convicts 27 people for smuggling 166 tons of critical chipmaking element antimony — heavily-restricted mineral used for semiconductor manufacturing exported without licenses, court decides
A Chinese court sentenced 27 individuals for illegally exporting antimony ingots without licenses, with authorities saying more than 166 metric tons were smuggled earlier this year.
French authorities arrest man for installing malware on a passenger ferry on behalf of 'a foreign power' — could have enabled external control of systems, including navigation
French authorities have arrested a Latvian national suspected of installing malware aboard an Italian passenger ferry while it was docked in southern France.
North Korean hackers stole record $2 billion in crypto in 2025, including single heist worth $1.5 billion, report claims — rogue state accounts for 60% of all reported crypto thefts this year, $
Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis says DPRK has set a record for 2025, with the regime expected to execute more sophisticated attacks in the future.
Grab this £138 2TB Acer Predator SSD before flash prices soar further — fast Gen 4 speeds make this an essential upgrade for your gaming PC
The 2TB Acer Predator GM7000 is a good all-rounder SSD, and priced at 137.96, this is the most affordable 2TB drive you can buy right now in the UK.
Critical motherboard flaw allows game cheats, Riot Games blocks 'Valorant' players that don't update BIOS — security patches pushed live by all major motherboard vendors
Riot Games discovered a vulnerability in several motherboards that potentially allowed cheating DMA devices to run before protections kicked in after boot.
Windows Server 2025 gains native NVMe support, 14 years after its introduction — groundbreaking I/O stack drops SCSI emulation limitations for massive throughput and CPU efficiency gains
Windows Server 2025 gets native NVMe with massive I/O and CPU gains
Score the Meta Quest 3S at its lowest-ever price before Christmas, now just £229 — save 21% on this standalone VR headset with 128GB of storage
Save 60 on the price of the Meta Quest S3 VR headset, back down to its lowest ever price, with delivery still possible before Christmas.
AMD's legacy Ryzen 7 5800X3D chips now sell for up to $800, more than a new 9800X3D — AM4 chip costs twice as much as MSRP, as enthusiasts flock to old DDR4 memory
As DDR5 memory prices skyrocket, demand for AMD's two-generation-old Ryzen 7 5800X3D has increased, causing second-hand prices to climb as high as $800 on eBay.
Huawei's AI chip capabilities still pale in comparison to American silicon — report from U.S. council details that despite fears, Nvidia continues to lead by a wide margin
A new report from the Council on Foreign Relations concludes that Huawei's AI chip capabilities lag behind Nvidia's by a wide margin, and that the gap is growing exponentially.
Mini-ITX motherboard launches with four full-sized RAM slots in the middle of a RAM shortage — support for up to 256GB of glorious DDR5 on a tiny PCB
Maxsun launches the MS-PC Farm B860I, a mini-ITX motherboard with four DDR5 memory slots for Intel processors.
Unreal Engine 5.7 brings significant improvements over the notoriously demanding 5.4 version, tester claims — benchmark shows up to 25% GPU performance increase, 35% CPU boost
Epic is making strides with Unreal Engine 5's development trajectory, fixing performance issues that've bogged down many new releases. The latest version, UE 5.7, reportedly not only improves CPU and GPU-bound performance but ups the visual fidelity, without any real downsides.
TSMC brings its most advanced chipmaking node to the US yet, to begin equipment installation for 3mn months ahead of schedule — Arizona fab slated for production in 2027
Fab 21 phase 2 shell is complete, fab is on track for equipment move in in mid-2026 and for volume production in 2027.
This £379.99 MSI gaming handheld is the cheapest Steam Deck rival you can buy right now — huge saving on this Claw A1M's original price scores you rig with 1TB SSD and 16GB RAM
This MSI Claw A1M handheld is down to just 379.99, making it one of the cheapest alternatives to the Steam Deck that you can buy right now
AI surpasses 2024 Bitcoin mining in energy usage, uses more H20 than the bottles of water people drink globally, study claims — says AI demand could hit 23GW and up to 764 billion liters of wate
A study finds that AI has surpassed Bitcoin and the bottled water industry in its use of resources, with other experts saying that the estimate is actually conservative.
HyperX SoloCast 2 Review: A built-in stand that you'll want to mount
The HyperX SoloCast 2 is an impressive $60 cardioid mic with a clever built-in stand, but you'll still want to mount it on a boom arm for the best results.
North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag — 110ms keystroke input raises red flags over true location
A North Korean imposter was uncovered, working as a sysadmin at Amazon U.S., after their keystroke input lag raised suspicions with security specialists at the online retail giant.
Grab a punchy RTX 5060 Ti-powered iBuypower gaming PC for less than $900 — it even packs 32GB of DDR5 RGB RAM and an 8-core Ryzen processor
With 32GB of DDR5 RAM and an RTX 5060 Ti, this $899 PC from Walmart is a smart pick ahead of Christmas
Honda to temporarily shut down factories in China and Japan because of chip shortage — disruption caused by fallout from on-going conflict within Nexperia
Honda announced the suspension of operations in five automotive manufacturing plants, citing the lack of legacy chips from Nexperia as the reason behind the move.
42-year old QuickShot II joystick gets an era-appropriate revival — iconic joystick is the perfect companion for an 80s retro setup
The iconic QuickShot II from the Commodore 64 era is getting a modern revival, mixing together an era-appropriate design with contemporary features.
Samsung eyed up for huge 8nm chip order from Intel — the Z990 chipset for Nova Lake CPUs could be Intel's 8nm debut
According to a Hankyung report, Samsung Foundry has secured a substantial order from Intel to produce Intel's chipsets on Samsung Foundry's 8nm process node.
China may have reverse engineered EUV lithography tool in covert lab, report claims — employees given fake IDs to avoid secret project being detected, prototypes expected in 2028
China has reportedly built and begun testing a secret EUV lithography prototype using ASML-style laser-produced plasma technology. Yet, despite generating 13.5-nm light, the system remains unable to make chips and appears to be years away from achieving a complete, production-ready EUV manufacturing capability.
New Texas Instruments fab will pump out tens of millions of chips per day — first 300mm fab starts production after $60 billion investment
Texas Instruments has started producing 300mm wafers at its new Sherman, Texas mega-site, with the SM1 fab capable of outputting tens of millions of chips per day.
'$100 Steam Machine' uses a cut-down PS5 APU with Bazzite — DIY console offers 60 FPS at 1080p with 16GB of GDDR6
A YouTuber built "$100 Steam Machine" using an ASRock mining blade featuring a B-grade AMD SoC from the base PlayStation 5 with disabled cores. The neutered PS5 chip can run games at 1080p and 60 FPS.
Micron outlines grim outlook for DRAM supply in first earnings call since killing Crucial memory and SSD brand — CEO says it can only meet half to two-thirds of demand
Micron posted record revenues in its first earnings call since killing the consumer Crucial brand, though it admits that supply shortages will persist.
Evidence of Intel's 'Big Battlemage' GPU continues to mount, as BMG-G31 chip gets another official confirmation
The XPU Manager tool is for monitoring Intel's datacenter GPUs, meaning it's very likely these parts are coming soon.
Sales of chip production equipment to reach $156 billion by 2027 — China, Taiwan, and Korea lead intense demand
Driven by demand for AI and HPC accelerators, sales of chip production equipment are projected to increase through 2027. Asian countries are expected to lead the pack, according to SEMI.
AMD's rumored Ryzen 7 9850X3D spotted at Swiss and U.S. retailers — listings reveal preliminary price of ~$550-600, significantly higher than 9800X3D's $449 MSRP
The Ryzen 7 9850X3D has been spotted at two retailers with slightly different prices, suggesting it would cost between $550 to $600, which is quickly coming up with CES 2026 right around the corner. These early listings are likely inaccurate and should be taken with a huge grain of salt, especially considering that the 9800X3D launched at a $479 MSRP.
Rapidus explores panel-level packaging on glass substrates for next-generation processors — aggressive plan would help it leapfrog rivals
Rapidus plans to outline its early-stage work on panel-level packaging using 600 * 600 mm glass substrates at SEMICON Japan, highlighting an aggressive plan to leapfrog rivals by combining glass-core substrates and PLP for future AI and HPC chiplet packages.
How to choose a CPU – A guide to picking the right processor for your PC
Choosing the right CPU is one of the first decisions you need to make when building a PC. Here's how to make that tough choice.
Engineer turns E-ink tablet into computer monitor in Linux — perfect secondary reading screen to reduce eye strain over the network
A software engineer and E-ink enthusiast recently set up a remote E-ink secondary display, upcycling an old E-ink tablet and setting up an awesome Linux DIY project for all those with the need to read on bespoke screen hardware.
Turtle Beach Vulcan II TKL review: Pretty, bright, and mechanical
Turtle Beach's Vulcan II TKL is an attractive hot-swappable gaming keyboard with a slim, well-built chassis and hot-swappable linear mechanical switches.
Intel details progress on fabbing 2D transistors a few atoms thick in standard high volume fab production environment — chipmaker outlines 300-mm fab compatible with integration of 2D transistor
Intel and imec demonstrate the first 300-mm, fab-compatible integration of contacts and gate stacks for 2D transistors, marking a critical step in turning long-studied 2D materials from lab experiments into a realistic future option for high-volume logic manufacturing.
Corsair MP700 Pro XT 2TB SSD review: the fastest SSD ever has landed with a record 3.3 million IOPS and nearly 15 GB/s
The Corsair MP700 Pro XT is fashionably late, delivering solid numbers across the board to usher in a true high-end SSD contender.
Intel installs industry's first commercial High-NA EUV lithography tool — ASML Twinscan EXE:5200B sets the stage for 14A
Intel has installed and qualified ASML's TWINSCAN EXE:5200B, the first High-NA EUV lithography tool designed for commercial production, reiterating Intel's plans to use High-NA EUV patterning for 14A process technology and onwards.
Score an RTX 5080 and 9800X3D pre-built for under £2,300 with this CyberPowerPC deal — save £200 on this 4K gaming PC with 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD
EE have slashed the price of this powerful CyberPowerPC gaming rig to just 2,299, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080.
These 16 gadgets under $100 are must-haves for hobbyists and PC builders — these last-minute tech gifts are our personal picks for the tech savvy on your gift list
Struggle no more for budget-friendly tech gifts during this holiday season, with everything from screwdrivers to M.2 SSD enclosures ready to wrap up and share.
Newegg's triple component combo deal for $459 pairs an Asus X870 motherboard with 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM, and a 240mm AIO cooler — $780 worth of parts if purchased individually
Pay $780 for these parts separately, or take advantage of Newegg's bundle price and get them all for just $459
Kioxia's next-gen 3D NAND production gets expedited to 2026, report claims — high-capacity 332-layer BiCS10 devices to sate growing demand from AI data centers
Kioxia is reportedly pulling in mass production of high-capacity BiCS10 3D NAND devices with a 4.8 GT/s interface from 2027 to 2026, possibly to meet demand from AI, cloud, and enterprise storage sectors.
Anycubic’s ‘Dual’ Resin Printer, Photon P1 is out — Supports double the color, double the material
The P1 is the latest addition to Anycubic's Photon lineup.
Bernie Sanders calls for halt on AI data center construction — wants to ensure that the technology benefits ‘all of us, not just the 1%’
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders wants to delay AI data center projects to slow down progress, to ensure that AI will benefit the largest number of people and not just the richest few.
Nearly 7,000 of the world’s 8,808 data centers are built in the wrong climate, analysis find — vast majority located outside optimal temperature range for cooling, 600 in locations conside
Nearly 7,000 of the world's operational data centers are located in climates that fall outside the temperature range recommended for efficient operation, according to a new analysis.
Goodram's massive DC25F enterprise SSDs are ready for the immersion-cooled future — 123TB QLC drive boasts compatibility with multiple coolants
Polish company Goodram's 123TB QLC enterprise SSD has been thoroughly tested for use in servers submerged in coolant.
Arctic launches its best thermal paste yet for chips of all types — claims new MX-7 formulation runs 3% cooler than its predecessor
Arctic has launched the MX-7 thermal paste, the successor to the all-popular MX-6.
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