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DeepSeek reportedly urged by Chinese authorities to train new model on Huawei hardware — after multiple failures, R2 training to switch back to Nvidia hardware while Ascend GPUs handle inference

DeepSeek reportedly urged by Chinese authorities to train new model on Huawei hardware — after multi...

2 months ago 40

After nearly 30 years, Settlers II arrives on Amiga — classic RTS sequel finally gets the Commodore version it deserved

After nearly 30 years, Settlers II arrives on Amiga — classic RTS sequel finally gets the Commodore ...

2 months ago 40

AMD, Nvidia, and Intel haven't given me a reason to upgrade since 2023, so I 3D printed enhancements to my PC instead

AMD, Nvidia, and Intel haven't given me a reason to upgrade since 2023, so I 3D printed enhancements...

2 months ago 38

Epic Games adds Easy Anti-Cheat for ARM devices — Feature unlocks support for Windows, Linux, and Switch 2

Epic Games adds Easy Anti-Cheat for ARM devices — Feature unlocks support for Windows, Linux, and Sw...

2 months ago 40

Apple's Migration Assistant makes transferring all your data to a new Mac so easy that even a caveman could do it

Apple's Migration Assistant makes transferring all your data to a new Mac so easy that even a cavema...

2 months ago 49

The Best PC Monitors - 2025 Update

The Best PC Monitors - 2025 Update

2 months ago 64

AMD's desktop PC market share hits a new high as server gains slow down — Intel now only outsells AMD 2:1, down from 9:1 a few years ago

AMD's desktop PC market share hits a new high as server gains slow down — Intel now only outsells AM...

2 months ago 66

Battlefield 6 open beta missing DLSS/DLAA, EA confirms — matchmaking issues also hamper second weekend launch

Battlefield 6 open beta missing DLSS/DLAA, EA confirms — matchmaking issues also hamper second weeke...

2 months ago 49

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GPU face-off: how much difference does twice the memory make for the same chip?

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GPU face-off: how much difference does twice the memory ...

2 months ago 61

Wean yourself off of Windows with Linuxfx — I've tried many Linux distros designed to look and feel like Windows, and this is the best one yet

Wean yourself off of Windows with Linuxfx — I've tried many Linux distros designed to look and feel ...

2 months ago 59

Intel promises to keep updating its game-boosting software despite recent delays — APO will only focus on current and upcoming Intel CPUs

Intel promises to keep updating its game-boosting software despite recent delays — APO will only foc...

2 months ago 52

Battlefield 6 open beta won't run if you have Valorant installed, thanks to Riot's anti-cheat — uninstall if you plan to joint the second open beta this weekend

Battlefield 6 open beta won't run if you have Valorant installed, thanks to Riot's anti-cheat — unin...

2 months ago 43

Intel releases new software for GPU-powered Project Battlematrix workstations — Arc Pro B-series GPUs get LLM Scaler 1.0 software to optimize performance in AI workloads

Intel releases new software for GPU-powered Project Battlematrix workstations — Arc Pro B-series GPU...

2 months ago 45

World's first 'thermodynamic computing chip' reaches tape out — Normal Computing's physics-based ASIC changes lanes to train more AI

World's first 'thermodynamic computing chip' reaches tape out — Normal Computing's physics-based ASI...

2 months ago 48

White House confirms it's still figuring out the legality of the revenue-sharing Nvidia and AMD deal for China GPU sales — 'The legality of it, the mechanics of it, is still being ironed out'

White House confirms it's still figuring out the legality of the revenue-sharing Nvidia and AMD deal...

2 months ago 31

I’ve spent more than 10 hours revisiting Viking Iceland in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced on PS5 and have fallen in love with its bleakness and misery all over again

I’ve spent more than 10 hours revisiting Viking Iceland in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced on PS5...

2 months ago 24

I use one simple tool to update my Linux OS and all of its software in minutes — Topgrade auto-detects and updates all of of my system via one command

I use one simple tool to update my Linux OS and all of its software in minutes — Topgrade auto-detec...

2 months ago 38

AMD's beastly Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip to power 14-inch OLED gaming 2-in-1 — One-Netbook claims it delivers RTX 4060 Ti-level performance

AMD's beastly Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip to power 14-inch OLED gaming 2-in-1 — One-Netbook claims it del...

2 months ago 38

WWE 2K25 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is the handheld wrestling game I’ve been waiting nearly three decades for

WWE 2K25 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is the handheld wrestling game I’ve been waiting nearly three dec...

2 months ago 20

French 12-color 3D printer claims to be 'the fastest multi-color 3D printer in the galaxy' — Kickstarter pricing starts at $195 and stretches to $775

French 12-color 3D printer claims to be 'the fastest multi-color 3D printer in the galaxy' — Kicksta...

2 months ago 37

ChatGPT users revolt over GPT-5 release — OpenAI battles claims that the new model's accuracy and abilities fall short

ChatGPT users revolt over GPT-5 release — OpenAI battles claims that the new model's accuracy and ab...

2 months ago 46

Major UK PC retailer, Ebuyer, bought out of administration by notorious backer — PC component listings mostly nuked in favor of furniture, garish iPhone cases, and air fryers as Frasers Group takes the helm

Major UK PC retailer, Ebuyer, bought out of administration by notorious backer — PC component listin...

2 months ago 36

The Logitech G522 Lightspeed delivers high-end performance at an attractive price – here's why it's my new gaming headset of choice in 2025

The Logitech G522 Lightspeed delivers high-end performance at an attractive price – here's why it's ...

2 months ago 31

AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX can run 400 copies of Doom or eight instances of Crysis simultaneously — CPU is so powerful that tester left 100 copies of the classic game running accidentally without realizing

AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX can run 400 copies of Doom or eight instances of Crysis simultaneously —...

2 months ago 34

Samsung's 4TB 990 Pro SSD tumbles to lowest-ever price — our top SSD pick returns to a low price not seen since October 2024

Samsung's 4TB 990 Pro SSD tumbles to lowest-ever price — our top SSD pick returns to a low price not...

2 months ago 32

Samsung’s 500Hz QHD OLED monitor, the first of its kind, is now available in the U.S. for $999 — two new curved monitors under the Odyssey G7 lineup also go on sale

Samsung’s 500Hz QHD OLED monitor, the first of its kind, is now available in the U.S. for $999 — two...

2 months ago 57

I'm building a media server out of leftover PC parts and a 3D printed case

I'm building a media server out of leftover PC parts and a 3D printed case

2 months ago 41

U.S. authorities allegedly placed secret tracking devices in AI chip shipments to China — report claims targeted shipments from Dell and Super Micro containing Nvidia and AMD chips had trackers in packaging and servers themselves

U.S. authorities allegedly placed secret tracking devices in AI chip shipments to China — report cla...

2 months ago 37

Students 3D print drone that can swim underwater and fly through the air — 'variable-pitch propeller system' paves way for amphibious breakthrough

Students 3D print drone that can swim underwater and fly through the air — 'variable-pitch propeller...

2 months ago 41

Drag x Drive is a decently entertaining hooping experience – but bland visuals and tiring controls mean it’s not the slam dunk Nintendo hoped for

Drag x Drive is a decently entertaining hooping experience – but bland visuals and tiring controls m...

2 months ago 42

I swapped my mini-LED display for a $1,300 OLED monitor. Here’s what happened

I swapped my mini-LED display for a $1,300 OLED monitor. Here’s what happened

2 months ago 37

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has become a lightning rod of controversy in the semiconductor space amid US and China geopolitical tensions — here's why

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has become a lightning rod of controversy in the semiconductor space amid US an...

2 months ago 53

Huawei releases new tool to get Chinese firms around crushing HBM export blacklist — new UCM software claims up to 22x throughput gain and 90% latency reduction for traditional cache hierarchies in AI workloads

Huawei releases new tool to get Chinese firms around crushing HBM export blacklist — new UCM softwar...

2 months ago 63

German tech firm sues Nvidia for patent infringement, seeks to block Nvidia across 18 European countries — ParTec lawsuit alleges DGX AI supercomputer design theft

German tech firm sues Nvidia for patent infringement, seeks to block Nvidia across 18 European count...

2 months ago 45

Crew of Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker charged with intentionally sabotaging undersea cables — Finnish authorities claim ship dragged its anchor 56 miles along the sea floor, causing $70 million in damage to five cables

Crew of Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker charged with intentionally sabotaging undersea cables — Finnis...

2 months ago 37

Intel's fabled Itanium refuses to die, but the end is probably near — deprecation of IA-64 support is back on the chopping block in GCC version 16

Intel's fabled Itanium refuses to die, but the end is probably near — deprecation of IA-64 support i...

2 months ago 43

Anker’s massive laptop power bank is down to $110 on Amazon — TSA-friendly, triple USB-C charging and max output of 165W battery is perfect for back to school

Anker’s massive laptop power bank is down to $110 on Amazon — TSA-friendly, triple USB-C charging an...

2 months ago 49

I’ve reviewed a lot of chairs in my career, but the OdinLake Ergo Butterfly 753 is one of the few I’d want for my own office

I’ve reviewed a lot of chairs in my career, but the OdinLake Ergo Butterfly 753 is one of the few I’...

2 months ago 43

Nvidia RTX 5090D V2 limits AI performance even more with 25% less VRAM and bandwidth — downgraded gaming flagship keeps same $2299 MSRP in China

Nvidia RTX 5090D V2 limits AI performance even more with 25% less VRAM and bandwidth — downgraded ga...

2 months ago 57

UK government inexplicably tells citizens to delete old emails and pictures to save water during national drought — 'data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems'

UK government inexplicably tells citizens to delete old emails and pictures to save water during nat...

2 months ago 69

Modder builds gaming handheld powered by an RTX 4090 laptop GPU and Intel i9-14900HX — system sports 12.5-inch 4K display, 175W mobile GPU

Modder builds gaming handheld powered by an RTX 4090 laptop GPU and Intel i9-14900HX — system sports...

2 months ago 47

Our favorite 2TB SSD stick hits an all-time low — keep all your schoolwork backed up and in your backpack with this back-to-school deal

Our favorite 2TB SSD stick hits an all-time low — keep all your schoolwork backed up and in your bac...

2 months ago 45

I created a Time Machine volume for Macs with a TP-Link router to simplify my backup tasks, and it was surprisingly easy — one central backup point can back up all the Apple devices on your network

I created a Time Machine volume for Macs with a TP-Link router to simplify my backup tasks, and it w...

2 months ago 68

AMD's new RX 9060 ripped out of OEM PC and benchmarked — beats the RTX 5050 by 20 percent, basically ties the RTX 5060 in gaming and productivity

AMD's new RX 9060 ripped out of OEM PC and benchmarked — beats the RTX 5050 by 20 percent, basically...

2 months ago 55

I just spent a week with the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360, and now I don't want to give it back

I just spent a week with the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360, and now I don't want to give it back

2 months ago 104

AI's soaring energy consumption is causing skyrocketing power bills for households across the US — States reporting spikes in energy costs of up to 36%

AI's soaring energy consumption is causing skyrocketing power bills for households across the US — S...

2 months ago 62

Asus ROG Strix XG32UCWMG 4K OLED gaming monitor review: Premium high-speed gaming and stunning imagery

Asus ROG Strix XG32UCWMG 4K OLED gaming monitor review: Premium high-speed gaming and stunning image...

2 months ago 50

Korean Starbucks bans desktop PCs, printers, and office partitions — power strips also forbidden in crackdown on industrious customers

Korean Starbucks bans desktop PCs, printers, and office partitions — power strips also forbidden in ...

2 months ago 61

Samsung's benchmark-topping 4TB and 2TB 9100 Pro SSDs with attached heatsinks leap to all-time low prices at Newegg and Amazon — Act fast while they are cheaper than the non-heatsink versions

Samsung's benchmark-topping 4TB and 2TB 9100 Pro SSDs with attached heatsinks leap to all-time low p...

2 months ago 42

Why I still use a Lenovo Thinkpad that debuted in 2011 — the X220 helps me stay focused on my most important tasks

Why I still use a Lenovo Thinkpad that debuted in 2011 — the X220 helps me stay focused on my most i...

2 months ago 33