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Japanese retailer will host a lottery to give buyers a chance to purchase an RTX 5090 or RTX 5080
Japanese electronics retailer Goodwill Nagoya Osu will conduct a lottery for customers who line up at the store by 10:20 a.m. on January 31 to determine who can buy an RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 GPU.
Creality K2 Plus Review: Now in Color
Creality's long-awaited new flagship 3D printer is bigger, better, and in color.
Spitballing Nvidia's RTX 5090 GPU die manufacturing costs — die could cost as little as $290 to make
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 is an expensive product to build, but it makes Nvidia a lot of money.
Where to buy Nvidia's RTX 5080 graphics card - get ready for tomorrow's launch
After a new Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU? Check our lists for all the RTX 5080 models and retailer links.
AI research team claims to reproduce DeepSeek core technologies for $30 — relatively small R1-Zero model has remarkable problem-solving abilities
PhD-candidate Jiayi Pan led a team at UC Berkeley that reproduced the core technology of DeepSeek R1-Zero for just $30, showing how AI could become affordable to just about anyone.
Huawei adds DeepSeek-optimized inference support for its Ascend AI GPUs
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek is using Huawei's AI chips to run its wave-making R1 large language model.
TSMC founder says Tim Cook told him Intel did not know how to be a foundry
Founder of TSMC remembers how his company managed to land a supply contract with Apple.
MSI delays RTX 5090 shipments until February 6 — Prebookings go live on January 30
MSI has pushed back RTX 5090 shipments by one week as it likely faces difficulties with supply.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition review: Incremental gains over the previous generation
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is a big step down from the 5090, at least in some cases. It's also a relatively small step up from the previous generation 4080 Super it replaces. Without multi-frame generation, it offers only minor gains, and with MFG, it's more about marketing than real performance benefits.
Lenovo Legion R27fc-30 27-inch 280 Hz gaming monitor review: Remarkable performance and value
Lenovo delivers remarkable value from its Legion R27fc-30. It's a 27-inch FHD VA curved gaming monitor with 280 Hz, Adaptive-Sync HDR and wide gamut color. It also boasts premium gaming performance and speed for relatively little money.
Microsoft and OpenAI investigate whether DeepSeek illicitly obtained data from ChatGPT
Sources at Open AI believe DeepSeek unlawfully distilled data from ChatGPT, Open AI and Microsoft begin investigation.
US introduces act to add tax credits for chip designers, extends credits for chip production, too
The STAR Act extends the semiconductor manufacturing tax credit beyond 2026 and expands it to include research and development.
German Seagate customers say their 'new' hard drives were actually used – resold HDDs reportedly used for tens of thousands of hours
German publication Heise.de reports that over fifty of its readers received used hard drives when they were supposed to receive brand-new models.
Lucky buyer snags a RTX 4070 Super for $350 in Walmart clearance sale
Walmart customer snags RTX 4070 Super for just $350, over 50% off its original MSRP during a Walmart clearance sale.
January Windows security updates are breaking audio on PCs using external DACs
Bad January security updates are breaking USB 1.0 external DACs on recent Windows and Windows Server versions.
Chinese-made DeepSeek AI model records extensive online user data, stores it in China-based servers
From personal information to hardware specifications to even how you type, DeepSeek says it's collecting swathes of data from its online users.
DeepSeek's AI breakthrough bypasses industry-standard CUDA, uses Nvidia's assembly-like PTX programming instead
DeepSeek used PTX ISA to fine-tune its AI model training.
Nvidia says 'Press Build'-stamped GPU dies in RTX 5090s are not juiced up — performance is identical to retail counterparts
Nvidia has shot down speculation that it sent third-party reviewers binned RTX 5090 Founders Edition models featuring higher performance than retail counterparts.
Nvidia finally admits looming RTX 50-series GPU shortage — RTX 5090, RTX 5080 stockouts may happen
Nvidia admits to having a limited supply of RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs and says "stockouts may happen" for these graphics cards.
Sam Altman said startups with only $10 million were 'totally hopeless' competing with OpenAI, DeepSeek's disruption says otherwise
Sam Altman's comments on the prospects of AI startups may have come back to bite him after the dramatic debut of DeepSeek.
AMD-powered NUC appears to be in the works — Ryzen AI Max 395+ powered mini-PC spotted
Leaked customs documents show an Asus NUC powered by an AMD Strix Halo chip.
AMD denies 9070 XT leaked prices — '$899 USD starting price point was never part of the plan'
AMD disputed the rumor saying that the RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 were supposed to be priced around $899 and $749.
Crucial's X9 Pro 2TB external SSD is now only $119 — fast and portable storage
Crucial's X9 Pro 2TB external SSD is now only $119.
Cyberpunk 2077 SteamDB page indicates that the Apple MacOS port is just around the corner
Cyberpunk 2077's MacOS port gets some SteamDB updates.
ViewSonic VG1656N portable monitor review: Delivering wireless freedom
It may not have an integrated kickstand, but the ViewSonic VG1656N delivers with a Smart Cover, 1200p IPS panel, integrated battery, and wireless casting support.
Taiwan's Economy Ministry responds to Trump's threat of up to 100% tariffs on chips, including those from TSMC
Taiwan's government has been swift to respond to the talk of huge tariffs by the recently inaugurated 47th president of the United States.
Best Buy lists RTX 5080s from Gigabyte at up to 40% higher than MSRP — just one model at $999
Custom RTX 5080 models from Gigabyte are listed at up to $1,400 at Best Buy.
Nvidia loses $589 billion in market cap — broad stock plunge triggered by DeepSeek AI release
Nvidia stock prices plummet by 17% after the release of DeepSeek. Investors nervous that investing in more hardware is unnecessary to develop advanced AI.
Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger loads up on Nvidia stock, says the market's reaction to DeepSeek is wrong
The need for AI compute power will not go anywhere and Nvidia will thrive, says Pat Gelsinger.
Trump to impose 25% to 100% tariffs on Taiwan-made chips, impacting TSMC
Trump to impose 25% to 100% tariffs on Taiwan-made chips, impacting TSMC
Maxsun RTX 5060 Ti EEC filings show 8GB, 16GB models — 2016 wants its VRAM capacity back
New filings at the EEC suggest that Nvidia might offer the RTX 5060 Ti in 8GB and 16GB flavors.
Raspberry Pi Pico secure delivery box helps protect your packages
This maker has built a secure delivery box with a Raspberry Pi Pico to initiate a locking mechanism to keep packages safe.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business allegedly keeps OCR'ed data in an unprotected format
Security experts warn that Microsoft's OneDrive for Business allegedly keeps private data in an unprotected format.
Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 buyers are already camping at Micro Center three days before launch
RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 customers are already camping at Micro Center's brick-and-mortar location in Tustin, California.
Be Quiet Light Base 900 DX Case Review: Innovative design with lots of space
Configurable in three layouts, Be Quiet's Light Base 900 DX stands apart from the competition. We paired it with Intel's i7-14700K and Radeon's RX 7900 GRE to test its thermal performance.
8BitDo's retro console-inspired keyboard is at its all-time low price of $59 — again
Gorgeous aesthetics
Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked
Facebook is banning posts which mention various Linux related topics, sites, or groups.
Intel quietly slashes prices of Xeon 6 CPUs by up to $5,340
Intel significantly cut pricing for its newest Xeon 6 models. The flagship 128-core Xeon 6980P model is now available for $12,460, but it is still more expensive than AMD's range-topping EPYC 'Genoa.'
DLSS Swapper now updates FSR, XeSS, and DLSS, too — Supports all major upscaling/frame gen technologies
You can update upscaling and frame-gen DLLs across DLSS, FSR, and XeSS through DLSS Swapper.
Offloading Lossless Scaling Frame-Gen to secondary GPU eliminates overhead
Should you have the appropriate hardware configuration, a YouTuber finds a logical method for getting a Lossless Scaling Frame Gen without performance loss in any game.
AMD RX 9000 series will focus on desktop GPUs first — RDNA 4 mobility offerings to follow later
AMD's strategy for RDNA 4 will prioritize the desktop market first.
Nvidia RTX 5090D experiment bakes the label off a 750W SFX power supply
Chinese TechTubers tested an RTX 5090D Mini ITX PC system with an inappropriately weedy PSU - baking the label
AMD slides claim Strix Halo can beat the RTX 4070 laptop GPU by up to 68% in modern games
Marketing slides show AMD's Radeon 8060S beating the RTX 4070 across 17 games.
Fujifilm to double spending on chip materials as U.S., Japan and South Korea up chip production
Fujifilm, one of a few makers of EUV photoresists, will expand capacities in the U.S., Japan, and South Korea as Intel, TSMC, Samsung, and SK hynix ramp up production.
Modder creates the Steam Brick — a stripped-down Steam Deck with only a power button and a USB
Someone has stripped down one of the popular Steam Deck handhelds into a minimal form factor and dubbed the result the Steam Brick.
Intel concerned about Irish energy costs says report — wants gov to subsidize renewables
Electricity costs in Ireland are up to two times higher than in Arizona and Taiwan, which makes Intel worry.
This Asus TUF 27-inch QHD gaming monitor is now only $199 at Amazon
The Asus TUF gaming VG27AQ3A monitor is currently available at Amazon for just $199 instead of its usual $249.
Linux kernel source expands beyond 40 million lines – it has doubled in size in a decade
The Linux kernel sources expanded beyond 40 million lines with the release of 6.14 rc1.
A version of Snake only playable with a microscope has been made — Meet Subpixel Snake
A developer created a version of Snake that relies on animations at the sub-pixel level.
SiFive HiFive Premier P550 Review: High RISC
Touted as The Highest Performance RISC-V CPU Development Board in the World', the HiFive Premier P550 aims to be the development board of choice for RISC developers.
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