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Updated 2025-08-08 14:30
AMD quietly reveals cheapest Ryzen AI yet — AI 5 330 is a quad-core budget processor with a 50 TOPS NPU
AMD introduces the Ryzen AI 5 330, a budget-friendly quad-core processor with a 50 TOPS NPU that meets Microsoft Copilot+ PC requirements, aiming to bring AI features to inexpensive Windows 11 laptops.
Ukrainian hackers say they compromised a major Russian drone company, destroying data, backups, and systems
Gaskar Group denies that the attack was successful, but Ukrainian intelligence is reportedly telling a different story.
Nvidia's new consumer desktop PC chip reportedly delayed well into 2026
Nvidia's consumer PC processors N1 and N1X, originally expected in 2025, have been delayed to at least 2026 due to reported 'critical hardware defects' in the chips, possibly requiring a costly and time-consuming silicon respin, according to unofficial sources.
Malware found embedded in DNS, the system that makes the internet usable, except when it doesn't
Fortunately, the example provided appears to be "prank software" rather than more sophisticated malware.
1 in 5 Steam games released in 2025 use generative AI, up nearly 700% year-on-year — 7,818 titles disclose genAI asset usage, 7% of the entire Steam library
New research indicates that there are now over 7,800 Steam titles that disclose the use of generative AI on the platform, a huge increase from 2024.
BigONE crypto exchange cleaned out for $27 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more — Seychelles-based outfit says security attack occurred, will fully cover all losses
The attacker compromised the company's hot wallet, allowing them to move funds before being detected.
'Cyberpunk 2077' system requirements revealed for Apple Silicon Macs — M3 Pro recommended for 1080p 60 FPS gameplay
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition comes with ultimate requirements. To play the game at 1080p 60 FPS, you need an M3 Pro with 18GB of RAM, and that doesn't include ray tracing. MetalFX dynamic resolution scaling will be used to upscale the game's internal resolution to hit the target.
Razer unveils Core X V2 eGPU enclosure with TB5 bandwidth — costs $349.99, but no longer has a power supply and I/O expansion requires a separate Thunderbolt 5 Dock
Razer's new Core X V2 eGPU supports quad-slot cards, 140W charging, and Thunderbolt 5 bandwidth-but drops I/O, PSU, and macOS support. The matching Dock fills the gaps, but at $390, the full setup gets expensive. It's modular, sleek, but not quite the upgrade eGPU users were hoping for.
Intel reportedly prepping supercharged Nova Lake-AX mobile chips for gaming — Team Blue’s high-performance APU to rival AMD’s Strix Halo
A popular Intel leaker says that Team Blue is preparing a competitor to AMD's Strix Halo chips, slated to arrive in 2027.
Tariff fears caused a surge in entry-level 3D printer sales — Chinese companies accounted for 95% of entry-level machines shipped globally
New data shows entry-level" 3D printer sales are up in 2025.
Intel releases new tool to measure gaming image quality — AI tool measures impact of upscalers, frame gen, others; Computer Graphics Video Quality Metric now available on GitHub
Intel has just released its new Computer Graphics Video Quality Metric on GitHub, a new measure designed to capture the complex artifacts found in modern rendering techniques in computer graphics.
HP OmniBook X Flip 14 review: Speedy and spicy
The HP OmniBook X Flip 14 is a strong AMD-powered 2-in-1 with a lot of ports, but its battery life is too short and it gets hot under load.
Firefox dev says Intel Raptor Lake crashes are increasing with rising temperatures in record European heat wave — Mozilla staff's tracking overwhelmed by Intel crash reports, team disables the f
Mozilla's engineering staff reports that Intel Raptor Lakes are sensitive to increasing ambient temperatures, resulting in several crash reports flooding in from areas affected by heat waves.
Switch 2 account ban saga continues as Redditor taunts Nintendo after ripping 20 cartridges and playing online — others warn that it's just a matter of time
A Reddit user claims to have used a Mig-Flash on their online Switch 2 console extensively and not gotten banned.
U.S. earmarks $1B for 'offensive cyber operations' despite broader efforts to slash cybersecurity spending
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" specifically looks to bolster the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
Nvidia reportedly preparing RTX 6000D for Chinese market to comply with U.S. export controls — fabricated on TSMC N4, featuring GDDR7 memory capable of delivering 1,100GB/s of bidirectional band
NVIDIA is reportedly launching the RTX 6000D GPU for China to offset U.S. export restrictions. Built on TSMC's 4nm process and armed with GDDR7 memory delivering 1,100GB/s bandwidth, the card targets AI workloads and could help NVIDIA reclaim lost revenue in the Chinese market.
Lucky data hoarder pays $360 for six 8TB WD external hard drives, lands five more for free — scores 11 shuckable HDDs for $4 per TB
A Redditor bought six WD Easystore 8TB external hard drives for $60 each and ended up getting five more for free.
Speedily craft 3D prints with this Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus deal — an Editor's Choice Award Winner
Elegoo's Neptune 4 Plus is only $289 in this exceptional deal.
Seagate unveils 30TB HAMR HDDs for the masses — laser-powered IronWolf Pro and Exos drives are now widely available
Seagate has released its first mass-market HAMR hard drives - the Exos M and IronWolf Pro up to 30TB - marking a milestone in storage density for such HDDs.
Chip collector showcases 'rarest x86 CPU' in their hoard — Rise mP6 266 ticked along at 200MHz in 1998
Some images demonstrating one of the rarest x86 CPUs still running have been shared online.
Critical UEFI vulnerabilities found in Gigabyte motherboards — allow attackers to bypass Secure Boot and install firmware backdoors
Security researchers warn of persistent firmware threats affecting hundreds of models.
Investigation reveals Google Gemini for Workspace flaw that could have been exploited to enlist AI in phishing schemes — 'Summarize this email' tool would faithfully obey malicious instructions
Mozilla's 0-Day Investigative Network (0din) revealed on July 10 that Google Gemini for Workspace could be tricked into telling users their accounts had been compromised.
MIT engineers 3D print implant for diabetic patients that releases medicine under the skin — chip can be wirelessly activated to melt an alloy that releases powdered glucagon
Engineers from MIT have put together a 3D-printed device that can release medicine under the skin with a wireless trigger.
G.Skill sets new 12,872MT/s DDR5 memory overclocking world record with bl4ckdot — blazing frequencies delivered by liquid nitrogen, using Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and ROG Maximus Z890 Apex mother
Overclocker bl4ckdot set a new DDR5 world record, pushing G.Skill's Trident Z5 to an incredible 12,872 MT/s using LN2 cooling. The run was validated on CPU-Z, placing him at the top of HWBOT's Memory Frequency Hall of Fame once again.
'Cyberpunk 2077' comes to the Mac July 17 — patient Apple gamers get support for every Apple Silicon chip, new Metal features, and Spatial Audio
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is finally hitting the Mac on July 17, with support for Spatial Audio, MetalFX upscaling, and a version of AMD FSR that is optimized for Apple Silicon.
Trump lightens chip bans on China, AMD to restart MI308 AI chip sales in the country, joining Nvidia's H20 — 'We plan to resume shipments as licenses are approved'
AMD has confirmed it plans to resume shipments of its MI308 chip to China.
CoreWeave to invest $6 billion in Pennsylvania AI center — targeting up to 300 MW capacity, just days after the governor threatened to pull the state from the grid over skyrocketing demand
The site is expected to come online by 2026.
Noctua NH-P1 Review: For those who demand silence
Noctua's NH-P1 is a fanless CPU cooler that performs well. We've tested it with Intel's i9-13900K, i7-14700K, AMD's Ryzen 7 7700x, and Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
Meta plans multi-GW data center that's nearly the size of Manhattan — Zuckerberg promises enormous AI splash as company uses 'tents' to try and keep up with rate of expansion
Meta is building data centers and building them fast. Using on-site power generation, lightweight building materials, and billions of dollars, Meta is looking to scale up its AI infrastructure as quickly as possible.
UK Nintendo Switch 2 owners can grab PNY's 256GB microSD Express card for £59, finally back in stock
Hurry and grab PNY's 256GB microSD Express storage card while it's back in stock!
Nintendo Switch 2 account bans continue — Content creator with over a million subs issues warning after buying an old copy of Bayo 3 on eBay
A Switch 2 owner has had their Nintendo console 'restricted' after installing a Switch game they bought on the used market.
Nvidia to resume H20 sales in China — says U.S. government has promised to grant licenses, deliveries to start soon
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been busy lobbying the U.S. and China so that the company can resume the sales of its H20 AI GPUs.
Zotac breathes new life into leftover MXM RTX 5000 Ada GPUs in China at $4,700 a pop — PCIe adapter brings mobile Ada Lovelace GPU to desktops
The MXM variant of the RTX 5000 Ada from Zotac has gone on sale in China with an eye-watering price tag of around $4,742.80.
Upscaling can't save the world's slowest 'modern' GPU — FSR doubles performance on GT 1030, but titles still barely playable
Nvidia's 5-year-old GT 1030 was tested in several games, including AAA games to see if FSR upsclaing can bring frame rates into playable territory. Spoiler alert, it did not.
$5,500 RTX 5090D with dual 16-pin power connectors and 2000W TDP lands on eBay — Galax's HOF OC Lab XOC 5090D, formerly exclusive to China, hits resale market
After being banned in China, Galax's RTX 5090D HOF OC Lab XOC, with dual 16-pin connectors and a 2,000W BIOS, has surfaced on eBay for over $5,500. Built for record-breaking overclocking, this might be the most extreme 5090 out there.
Windows 7 runs natively on the Steam Deck, but only in portrait mode — desktop OS enthusiast aims to push beyond strange limitation in otherwise straightforward process
Windows 7 can run natively on the Steam Deck, according to testing by operating systems enthusiast Bob Pony.
Jensen Huang says China's military will avoid U.S. AI tech — 'they don’t need Nvidia’s chips or American tech stacks in order to build their military'
Jensen Huang said in an interview that we don't have to worry about the Chinese military using advanced American AI tech to develop its own capabilities.
Switch 2 devs are already bleating about performance issues — Donkey Kong Bananza director reveals challenges
Nintendo Switch 2 developers are already feeling the constraints of the new console's hardware and are aware of performance drops in the new Donkey Kong Bananza.
New Rowhammer attack silently corrupts AI models on GDDR6 Nvidia cards — 'GPUHammer' attack drops AI accuracy from 80% to 0.1% on RTX A6000
GPUHammer is a new Rowhammer-based attack targeting NVIDIA GPUs with GDDR6 memory. It flips bits in VRAM to silently corrupt AI models, dropping accuracy from 80% to under 1%. NVIDIA urges users to enable ECC, though it slightly reduces performance and available memory.
Leaked ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Ally X prices hint at a similar price range to existing models — 599, 899 euro prices spotted in the EU
Alleged European prices place the Xbox Ally consoles in the same range as current ROG models.
Lenovo Yoga Book 9i Gen 10 Review: Dual-screen productivity powerhouse
Lenovo's dual-screen ultrabook, the Yoga Book 9i, offers stunning screens, but short battery life.
Slashed in price by 37%, SanDisk's 512GB microSD Express card for the Nintendo Switch 2 is only $78 while stocks last, and that won't be very long
A rare 512GB microSD Express SanDisk card is on sale at Walmart for a ridiculously low price.
Google Gemini crumbles in the face of Atari Chess challenge — admits it would 'struggle immensely' against 1.19 MHz machine, says canceling the match most sensible course of action
Google Gemini decided to call off its chess match against the ancient 1.19 Mhz Atari 2600 console after a friendly pre-game reminder about what happened to ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot.
Enthusiast builds a fully functional CPU from old memory chips — hand-solders every wire, writes 1800 lines of assembler code, and makes it play The Matrix on a VFD display
Someone just built a fully functional CPU from scratch using old memory chips and logic parts from the 8-bit era. Spanning four perfboards and over a kilometer of wire, it runs real code, handles interrupts, and even plays The Matrix-all using logic simulated entirely through EPROMs.
TensorWave just deployed the largest AMD GPU training cluster in North America — features 8,192 MI325X AI accelerators tamed by direct liquid-cooling
TensorWave has built North America's largest AMD AI cluster with 8,192 liquid-cooled MI325X GPUs, delivering 21 exaFLOPS of FP8 throughput. It's a bold move against NVIDIA's dominance and marks ROCm's first major public cloud-scale deployment for general-purpose AI training.
Snot-filtering tech could be the answer to a dust-free PC — Korean scientists turn to nature to improve air filtration
A recent research paper, 'inspired by the natural filtration abilities of mucus-coated nasal hairs,' might have some answers for improved PC air filtration.
Amazon's $8 billion Anthropic investment rumors suggest it would rather sell AI infrastructure than compete with ChatGPT and Gemini
AWS is in prime position to power the AI revolution, rather than win it.
Faux-CRT monitor designed to pair up with retro mini PCs to recreate CRT feeling — cute 8-incher puts retro design first by shoving a 60 Hz LCD panel behind a curved acrylic sheet
Japan's Mizuki Co. is crowdfunding a monitor to match its attractive X68000 Z Super and X68000 Z XVI miniature retro reprint PCs.
This 32-inch LG Ultragear curved monitor is now just $196 — even cheaper than Amazon Prime Day
The LG Ultragear 32GS60QC-B is available at Amazon for one of its best prices to date-just $196 instead of its recommended $299.
Intel axes thousands of technicians and engineers in sweeping U.S. layoffs — cutting 4,000 positions in the U.S., 2,392 in Oregon
Intel is cutting 2,392 jobs in Oregon, with about 4,000 nationwide, mostly affecting technicians and engineers, despite claims of targeting managers, as part of a broader push for automation and decentralization.
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