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Microsoft has released ISO install media for Windows 11 version 25H2, the next feature update in its annual release cycle. As of September 10, official ISOs are available via the Windows Insider download page.

Taiwan has intensified patrols around the 24 undersea cables that connect it with the global internet.

A research team modified a hot glue gun for use in orthopedic surgery, allowing for faster bone healing.

ASRock's X870 Nova offers users a good balance between the more expensive X870E and lower-end B850 Chipsets. But take a close look at how bandwidth is shared if you plan to use a lot of M.2-based storage.

Volodymyr Tymoshchuk has been indicted by the United States for his involvement in ransomware crimes that stole an estimated $18 billion from large companies from 2018 to 2021. While the U.S. waits on extradition efforts, an $11 million bounty has been placed on his head.

Samsung pushes the limit with the 8TB 9100 Pro, offering the first large-capacity high-end PCIe 5.0 drive. It's a good drive, but the price might cause some hesitation.

Halot's X-1 offers great prints, smart features, and a few growing pains.

Nvidia's modding platform for retrofitting classic games with ray tracing has just had a huge overhaul, with updates including an "advanced path-traced particle system."

Pop a massive 8TB drive into your PC and not worry about storage space on your M.2 SSD. The SN850X 8TB is now only $539.

Amidst a forest of GUI framework choices, EasyGUI takes its name to heart and provides an exceptionally straightforward means to create your own graphical Python applications.

The legality of second-hand Microsoft Windows and Office licenses is back under the microscope as the company's battle with a UK-based reseller returns to court this week.

Dave Plummer, the Microsoft programmer who ported Pinball from Windows 95 to NT, didn't add a frame limiter to the game, which made it go into overdrive on more modern systems.

Apple introduced its A19 and A19 Pro processors to power its new line of iPhones, including the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Atari has put up its Gamestation Go retro handheld up for pre-order, priced at $179 and with shipping scheduled to begin next month.

A fortunate Redditor has found and bought a used GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card for $4.99.

A few days after signs of cable disruptions surfaced in the Red Sea, experts are pointing to a more prosaic explanation than initial fears of targeted sabotage.

Dell's latest layoff impacts its EMC storage division and Client Solution Group and comes roughly a year after it let go of 12,000 employees.

Save $450 on Gigabyte's Aero X16 gaming/AI laptop. Available at Best Buy for only $1049 while this sale price lasts.

General Atomics and Kepler Communications have demonstrated plane to satellite optical communications for the first time, transmitting data at up to 1 Gbps while maintaining a steady connection, despite both transmitter and receiver being in constant motion.

We put the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D through a six-round faceoff to determine the winner.

Intel has ousted its CEO of Products, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, a 30-year veteran of the company, as part of a shakeup of executive structure. CEO, Lip-Bu Tan wants more people answering directly to him as he looks to steer the ship back towards profitability and relevance.

The Corsair HX1500i (2025) ATX 3.1 PSU offers premium power delivery with digital monitoring capabilities, outstanding performance, and impressive thermal design.

Support for FSR 4 officially expands to a total of 85 games

ASML has invested 1.3 billion in s Mistral AI allegedly in a strategic move to deepen its use of AI across lithography and chipmaking software.

Intel CFO David Zinsner confirmed that Intel could theoretically sell up to 49% of Intel Foundry without violating U.S. government agreements. However, the company is unlikely to do so due to ownership restrictions, partial fab control, and limited investor interest in the money-bleeding unit, which makes a full spin-off or IPO financially unattractive for now.

Permanent injunction bans modder Ryan Daly from selling or possessing devices that defeat Switch protection mechanisms.

Phoronix tests Windows 11 25H2 against 24H2, Ubuntu 25.10, and Ubuntu 24.0.3 LTS. But testing shows that 25H2 has no additional optimizations under the hood, matching 24H2 in performance.

Despite continuing hype around AI, and companies scrambling to keep up with manufacturing, a recent survey says that large companies have started to use AI less. The latest U.S. Census Bureau BTOS reveals that AI use among firms with more than 250 employees has a declined since June.

Sapphire expands its motherboard lineup with the Pure B850A WiFi and Pure B850M WiFi motherboards.

Appearance of the OneXGPU Lite with 'USB 5.0' surprises at the One-Netbook Fall Launch 2025 Event

The U.S. plans to replace Samsung and SK hynix's indefinite export permissions for chipmaking tools with annual site-specific licenses, a move that adds regulatory complexity but avoids disrupting memory fab operations in China and the global DRAM and NAND supply chain.

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6's rollable OLED screen adds more vertical space using folding display technology, but it's very expensive.

The Decisioninator was designed and produced to 'optimize and automate' navigating the minefield with a gate signposted 'What do you want for dinner tonight?'