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Bilibili hardware tester finds discrepancies between SK hynix and Samsung memory across Radeon 9070 XT models

AMD unveiled Helios, its first in-house rack-scale AI system built around upcoming EPYC 'Venice' CPUs and Instinct MI400-series GPUs, aiming to challenge Nvidia's dominance in AI. But while it is said to offer higher memory capacity and bandwidth than competing platforms, it is expected to trail in peak compute performance against Nvidia's future Rubin-based systems.

The Nintendo Switch 2's powerful internals deliver a major upgrade to the Switch formula, but there's still some room for improvement.

AMD unveiled its new MI350X and MI355X GPUs for AI workloads here at its Advancing AI 2025 event in San Jose, California, claiming the new accelerators offer a 3X performance boost over the prior-gen MI300X, positioning the company to improve its competitive footing against its market-leading rival, Nvidia.

Removing files and directories using the Linux command line is very efficient and can be used directly, or when accessing a system remotely.

ARM CEO joins Nvidia in stance against U.S export controls

Copilot Vision is live on Windows in the United States for Windows 10 and 11.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says US tech isolationism may result in handing major wins to Huawei and the Chinese AI software stack. While Huawei may be lagging behind US tech, the time may come when it can catch up and perhaps surpass US interests.

Micron has become the first DRAM vendor to begin sampling 36GB HBM4 memory with a 2048-bit interface and 2TB/s bandwidth.

Running Linux on your Chromebook used to be fraught with hacks and complications, but now we can easily run a Linux virtual machine alongside Google's cloud based OS.

A team has created an application called PartCrafter that creates 3D models, in single or multiple parts, using AI based on 2D images for input.

A video chronicling the degradation of an OLED monitor over time has just been published, offering a 15-month update, and things aren't too bad.

In a recent showcase, the team behind the MIG-Switch (now MIG Flash) successfully booted up The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom directly from the flash cart.

Lian Li's new fans aim to cut the cable clutter to some extent

The Ryzen Z1 Extreme and SteamOS transform the Legion Go S from an also-ran to a giant slayer.

Learn how to write a Bash shell script that will have all of your favorite apps ready to go!

Managing files across a remote connection, or sat at your desk, the Linux terminal is the place to be. Learn how one command can be used for two different purposes.

China's leading scientific institution has taken the wraps of QiMeng, an AI-powered system designed to accelerate chip design.

MindsEye players are complaining of poor performance despite having hardware that exceeds the game's recommended requirements.

Rip your CDs directly from the Linux terminal using the abcde bash tool.

PCI-SIG has revealed the specs for PCIe 7.0, and its plans for 8.0.

The CEO of Silicon Motion discusses the prospects of independent developers of SSD controllers, PCIe 6.0 SSDs, PLC 3D NAND, and other exotic types of non-volatile memory, as well as why NAND makers are poised to continue using controllers from third parties.

Bitsight warns of real-time privacy breaches as cameras in homes, offices, and factories stream openly on the web

As power consumption of accelerators for supercomputers continues to grow in the coming years, AMD expects zetta scale-class datacenters to consume 500 megawatts, require nuclear reactor.

AMD's Zen 5 Ryzen 5 9600X paired with a free 512GB Patriot P300 M.2 SSD for just $189.

The Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition has hit the eBay marketplace with prices varying between $8,500 and $22,900.

Yangtze Memory Technologies Company has launched its second lawsuit against Micron within the last two years, the third total in their lengthy legal battle. The new suit accuses Micron of funding a lengthy astroturfing misinformation campaign aimed at slanderizing YMTC in the American market.

AMD shared a graph at ISC 2025 demonstrating the projected growth of supercomputer power consumption until 2035. It expects by the mid-2030s, supercomputers will require 500 megawatts of energy to run.

Tio, is a tool for Linux that enables easy and fast connections to serial devices. If you are working with the Raspberry Pi Pico or Arduino, then this is a great tool for you.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is pushing AI factories towards European manufacturers to "advance simulation-first, AI-driven manufacturing."

Several major U.S. semiconductor projects - including Amkor's packaging plant in Arizona, Micron's $100B DRAM fab in New York, and SK hynix's HBM site in Indiana - are facing delays or opposition due to environmental reviews and local protests.

Manage your third party applications as easily as software from the official repositories with deb-get.

Maingear's new 18-inch gaming laptop, the Ultima 18, is a desktop replacement with a 3840 x 2400 screen, up to 192GB of RAM, and fits four PCIe SSDs.

BenQ brings top-shelf gaming cred to its DesignVue line with the PD3226G. It's a 32-inch 4K IPS panel with 144 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color. It's well-suited for pro graphics and video, and high-performance gaming.

Employment in AI companies is growing, with Anthropic quickly becoming one of the most popular startups to go to.

Using Grub Customizer, add a custom background to your Grub boot menu.

Nintendo says it sold 3.5 million Nintendo Switch 2 units worldwide in its opening weekend.

The Top500 project's 65th list of performance results reveals U.S. leadership in supercomputing. The AMD-based El Capitan, Frontier, and Intel-powered Aurora take the top three spots. AI-focused systems like Microsoft's Eagle and Germany's GH200-powered Jupiter Booster make early appearances. China submitted no new entries for this Top500 edition.

AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB delivers solid performance at seemingly reasonable pricing, though current retail costs are about 10% higher than the official MSRP. It's a good option with no massive shortcomings, unlike the 8GB cards that are still being foisted off on less knowledgeable consumers.

German IT company Kiebel reveals the specifications for Nvidia's unreleased GeForce RTX 5050 graphics card.

This 3D printer simulator, created by 5minlab, is much more than a game-it's a practical tool and learning platform that gives you the chance to see your 3D printed object without wasting filament.

At London Tech Week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claimed that AI has advanced a millionfold over the past decade, likely referencing explosive growth in GPU performance and system scale.

In this how-to, we will look at how to work with tar archives via the terminal, including two of the most popular compression methods to squeeze every last byte of space.

A Redditor devised a crafty solution to fix RTX 50 boot-up problems on their EVGA motherboard by insulating the problematic pins with Kapton tape.

TSMC's $165 billion U.S. investment gets speed boost

NASA-backed astronomy project has just released the 'largest look ever into the deep universe.'

The FSP Mega TI 1650W Titanium PSU offers extreme-efficiency power delivery for the most demanding systems, featuring premium performance and an exceptional thermal design.

Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei said in an interview on the People's Daily that its Ascend chips are a generation behind U.S. tech.

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