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The first hour of FBC: Firebreak is absolutely miserable, and it doesn't get much better from there

The first hour of FBC: Firebreak is absolutely miserable, and it doesn't get much better from there

2 months ago 46

28 Years Later review: an unsettling journey through an isolated Britain that’s brilliantly brutal

28 Years Later review: an unsettling journey through an isolated Britain that’s brilliantly brutal

2 months ago 62

Asus' costly AMOLED liquid cooler suffers from cooling degradation — company offers replacements for affected units

Asus' costly AMOLED liquid cooler suffers from cooling degradation — company offers replacements for...

2 months ago 95

Less than half price! Grab 52% off 1KG of MatterHackers Pro Series resin for 3D printing

Less than half price! Grab 52% off 1KG of MatterHackers Pro Series resin for 3D printing

2 months ago 53

The Nintendo Switch 2 is the company’s least ambitious console to date, but its improvements are astronomical

The Nintendo Switch 2 is the company’s least ambitious console to date, but its improvements are ast...

2 months ago 75

16 billion accounts exposed in one of the largest data breaches in history — enormous data haul holds two accounts for every human alive

16 billion accounts exposed in one of the largest data breaches in history — enormous data haul hold...

2 months ago 39

Chinese manufacturers of Bitcoin mining rigs are moving production to the U.S. to sidestep tariffs and sanctions — 'This goes beyond tariffs — it’s a strategic pivot toward ‘politically acceptable’ hardware sources'

Chinese manufacturers of Bitcoin mining rigs are moving production to the U.S. to sidestep tariffs a...

2 months ago 31

Nvidia goes nuclear — company joins Bill Gates in backing TerraPower, a company building nuclear reactors for powering data centers

Nvidia goes nuclear — company joins Bill Gates in backing TerraPower, a company building nuclear rea...

2 months ago 55

Maker of world's largest AI chips victim of crypto scam — Cerebras confirms coin launched in its name is fake, X account compromised by hackers

Maker of world's largest AI chips victim of crypto scam — Cerebras confirms coin launched in its nam...

2 months ago 34

The Crucial P510 2TB SSD Review: A budget PCIe 5.0 SSD that's good but not great

The Crucial P510 2TB SSD Review: A budget PCIe 5.0 SSD that's good but not great

2 months ago 24

Somebody turned a Nintendo Switch into the world's slowest iPhone, and the results were a disaster — boasts 20-minute boot times, kernel panics, and no working apps

Somebody turned a Nintendo Switch into the world's slowest iPhone, and the results were a disaster —...

2 months ago 45

Grab one of these 4TB SSDs for 5 cents per gigabyte – 8TB models start as low as 7 cents per GB

Grab one of these 4TB SSDs for 5 cents per gigabyte – 8TB models start as low as 7 cents per GB

2 months ago 56

One of the most unique PC cases you can buy just hit its lowest-ever price — Montech's leather-bound Heritage Pro Micro ATX PC even comes with a handle for portability

One of the most unique PC cases you can buy just hit its lowest-ever price — Montech's leather-bound...

2 months ago 55

Forget Peak Design – I’ve just found my new favorite travel tripod, and it costs less than its main rival

Forget Peak Design – I’ve just found my new favorite travel tripod, and it costs less than its main ...

2 months ago 22

Lucky PC builder pays just $146 for 2TB 990 Evo Plus SSD, receives 9 — Amazon blunder so unbelievable some people think it's a marketing conspiracy

Lucky PC builder pays just $146 for 2TB 990 Evo Plus SSD, receives 9 — Amazon blunder so unbelievabl...

2 months ago 37

Apple explores using generative AI to design its chips — executive says 'it can be a huge productivity boost'

Apple explores using generative AI to design its chips — executive says 'it can be a huge productivi...

2 months ago 49

Nvidia keeping prized NVLink tech closely guarded — companies warn restrictions could hamper deployment of some solutions

Nvidia keeping prized NVLink tech closely guarded — companies warn restrictions could hamper deploym...

2 months ago 74

Measuring 'fake' frames — Steam beta in-game overlay now detects DLSS/FSR frame generation and reports both framegen and native frame rates

Measuring 'fake' frames — Steam beta in-game overlay now detects DLSS/FSR frame generation and repor...

2 months ago 70

Steam OS as a desktop? I used the Legion Go S as my work PC

Steam OS as a desktop? I used the Legion Go S as my work PC

2 months ago 56

Elon Musk's xAI is projected to lose $13 billion in 2025 — AI project burns $1 billion a month in expenditures

Elon Musk's xAI is projected to lose $13 billion in 2025 — AI project burns $1 billion a month in ex...

2 months ago 65

Xreal One Pro Review: Segment-leading AR glasses with 6DoF support — but high price limits appeal

Xreal One Pro Review: Segment-leading AR glasses with 6DoF support — but high price limits appeal

2 months ago 44

Enthusiast hacks FSR 4 onto RX 7000 series GPU without official AMD support, returns better quality but slightly lower fps than FSR 3.1

Enthusiast hacks FSR 4 onto RX 7000 series GPU without official AMD support, returns better quality ...

2 months ago 49

Malaysia investigates Chinese use of Nvidia-powered servers in the country — trade minister verifying reports of possible regulation breach following reports of smuggled hard drives and server rentals

Malaysia investigates Chinese use of Nvidia-powered servers in the country — trade minister verifyin...

2 months ago 52

Texas Instruments commits $60 billion to U.S. semiconductor manufacturing — includes planned expansions to Texas, Utah fabs

Texas Instruments commits $60 billion to U.S. semiconductor manufacturing — includes planned expansi...

2 months ago 79

Store all the things for less with this $10-per-terabyte deal on Seagate's 24TB BarraCuda hard drive

Store all the things for less with this $10-per-terabyte deal on Seagate's 24TB BarraCuda hard drive...

2 months ago 35

Imec's next-gen high-speed chip transistor addresses manufacturing concerns — outer wall forksheet design simplifies production, but may sacrifice density

Imec's next-gen high-speed chip transistor addresses manufacturing concerns — outer wall forksheet d...

2 months ago 67

Framework Laptop 12 review: plastic fantastic

Framework Laptop 12 review: plastic fantastic

2 months ago 35

This smart light has party speaker aspirations

This smart light has party speaker aspirations

2 months ago 61

I tested the Keychron V6 Max customizable mechanical keyboard - and it seriously upgraded my entire typing experience

I tested the Keychron V6 Max customizable mechanical keyboard - and it seriously upgraded my entire ...

2 months ago 40

MIT researchers crack 3D printing with glass — new technique enables inorganic composite glass printed at low temperatures

MIT researchers crack 3D printing with glass — new technique enables inorganic composite glass print...

2 months ago 36

After 10 years, we're past peak RGB — but don't celebrate yet, stealth PC purists

After 10 years, we're past peak RGB — but don't celebrate yet, stealth PC purists

2 months ago 39

Expert asserts Mario Kart World is a 'fake HDR' Nintendo Switch 2 title — ‘Mario Kart World reveals that even the highest caliber of developers aren’t taking HDR seriously’

Expert asserts Mario Kart World is a 'fake HDR' Nintendo Switch 2 title — ‘Mario Kart World reveals ...

2 months ago 25

Xreal has changed the game with its One Pro AR smart glasses, and I think I'm in love

Xreal has changed the game with its One Pro AR smart glasses, and I think I'm in love

2 months ago 23

$1.4 million worth of Switch 2 consoles stolen from semi-truck — 2,800 consoles were en route from Nintendo of America HQ to a GameStop store in Texas

$1.4 million worth of Switch 2 consoles stolen from semi-truck — 2,800 consoles were en route from N...

3 months ago 24

VRAM-friendly neural texture compression inches closer to reality — enthusiast shows massive compression benefits with Nvidia and Intel demos

VRAM-friendly neural texture compression inches closer to reality — enthusiast shows massive compres...

3 months ago 39

Nvidia planning new RTX 5090 'DD' variant for China — 24GB card with tweaked GPU latest attempt to comply with strict export restrictions

Nvidia planning new RTX 5090 'DD' variant for China — 24GB card with tweaked GPU latest attempt to c...

3 months ago 50

Sam Altman says Meta is offering obscene $100M bonuses to poach AI employees and even bigger salaries — OpenAI CEO says ‘none of our best people decided to take them up on that’

Sam Altman says Meta is offering obscene $100M bonuses to poach AI employees and even bigger salarie...

3 months ago 33

The only MSRP RTX 5080 is back in stock in the UK — grab a Founders Edition straight from Nvidia for £949

The only MSRP RTX 5080 is back in stock in the UK — grab a Founders Edition straight from Nvidia for...

3 months ago 39

I attempted to best the desert in Dune: Awakening’s engaging survival MMO and fell prey to the sandworms and sunburn

I attempted to best the desert in Dune: Awakening’s engaging survival MMO and fell prey to the sandw...

3 months ago 29

Corsair says audible clicking noise from its PSU is completely safe — will give you a new one anyway

Corsair says audible clicking noise from its PSU is completely safe — will give you a new one anyway...

3 months ago 28

I had high hopes for the Nexar One dash cam, but it's let down by frustrating software

I had high hopes for the Nexar One dash cam, but it's let down by frustrating software

3 months ago 21

Dell Alienware AW3425DW 34" 240Hz Review

Dell Alienware AW3425DW 34" 240Hz Review

3 months ago 55

AMD reveals benchmarks of Ryzen Threadripper 9000 — claims it's up to 145% faster than rival Xeon in some tests

AMD reveals benchmarks of Ryzen Threadripper 9000 — claims it's up to 145% faster than rival Xeon in...

3 months ago 72

Misguided copper thieves plunge LA into internet blackout — perps cut lines only to find fiber-optic cables

Misguided copper thieves plunge LA into internet blackout — perps cut lines only to find fiber-optic...

3 months ago 72

I tested Viltrox’s low-cost 50mm prime, and it's high time we started talking about Chinese lenses

I tested Viltrox’s low-cost 50mm prime, and it's high time we started talking about Chinese lenses

3 months ago 59

I’ve spent over 300 hours in Fortnite, and the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is slowly becoming my favorite way to play the game

I’ve spent over 300 hours in Fortnite, and the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is slowly becoming my favor...

3 months ago 51

Asus' $10,000 ROG Astral Dhahab RTX 5090 gets a less-elite 5080 version with wider availability

Asus' $10,000 ROG Astral Dhahab RTX 5090 gets a less-elite 5080 version with wider availability

3 months ago 36

AMD to design processor for Xbox Next: Team Red extends long-standing Microsoft partnership

AMD to design processor for Xbox Next: Team Red extends long-standing Microsoft partnership

3 months ago 66

Microsoft has broken Windows Hello facial recognition — it no longer works in the dark

Microsoft has broken Windows Hello facial recognition — it no longer works in the dark

3 months ago 63

I've been using an OLED monitor for 2656 hours, and I'm not scared of burn-in: Here's why

I've been using an OLED monitor for 2656 hours, and I'm not scared of burn-in: Here's why

3 months ago 40