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This is my new favorite laptop, but thanks to RAMageddon it already went up in price by $800

This is my new favorite laptop, but thanks to RAMa...

2 weeks ago 20

Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: It cleans up nice

Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: It cleans up nice

2 weeks ago 21

Nvidia weighs $250 billion guarantee so OpenAI can lease SoftBank's 10-gigawatt Ohio campus, report claims — Nvidia also said to be discussing $350 billion deal to finance chips for the site

Nvidia weighs $250 billion guarantee so OpenAI can...

2 weeks ago 23

AI developer runs 28.9-million-parameter model on $10 ESP32-S3 microcontroller — uses Google's Per-Layer Embeddings technique, stores table on 16MB Flash memory

AI developer runs 28.9-million-parameter model on ...

2 weeks ago 25

Disgruntled gamer builds booby-trapped Steam Deck with 3D-printed spikes and a built-in taser — Raspberry Pi powers speaker, camera, and alarm to stop family members draining his battery

Disgruntled gamer builds booby-trapped Steam Deck ...

2 weeks ago 24

AMD splits Zen 7 into three EPYC families for 2028 and starts selling server CPUs by the agent — Florence, Ferrara, and Fidenza to be applied across AI-focused product stack

AMD splits Zen 7 into three EPYC families for 2028...

2 weeks ago 26

'It sounds like someone set up a vacuum, like in your living room': Michigan residents sue AI data center emitting noise 24/7 — company fined for industrial noise ordinance violations, offers to buy homes from residents

'It sounds like someone set up a vacuum, like in y...

2 weeks ago 24

Chinese memory maker CXMT posts blistering 466% leap in Shanghai IPO — bulk of spending to be focused on DRAM production, no HBM in sight

Chinese memory maker CXMT posts blistering 466% le...

2 weeks ago 29

Get 16GB of DDR5 RAM for just $16 when you buy it ...

2 weeks ago 35

Save $1,000 on Lenovo's over-the-top RTX 5090 gaming laptop — this 18-inch monster packs 64GB of RAM and up to a 440Hz refresh rate

Save $1,000 on Lenovo's over-the-top RTX 5090 gami...

2 weeks ago 20

California's largest AI data center project suing for access to 287 million gallons of Colorado River water, 0.03% of Imperial Valley’s supply — plaintiffs claim project equivalent to 160-acre farm amidst concern about jobs and reallocation of farmland

California's largest AI data center project suing ...

2 weeks ago 29

TP-Link’s solar-powered Tapo C660 Kit security camera provides crisp 4K video and clear night vision for an affordable price

TP-Link’s solar-powered Tapo C660 Kit security cam...

2 weeks ago 44

Physicists turn particles in chaotic orbits into liquid computers — but this fluid hardware still trails memristor rivals

Physicists turn particles in chaotic orbits into l...

2 weeks ago 48

I tested the GameSir G8+ Bluetooth across Android and iOS — iPhone users are getting the roughest deal

I tested the GameSir G8+ Bluetooth across Android ...

2 weeks ago 36

Open-source 3D-printed portable MRI machine built for under $70,000 — DIY medical equipment costs less than 7% of a full-sized MRI machine’s $1.1 million starting price

Open-source 3D-printed portable MRI machine built ...

2 weeks ago 29

Chinese CXMT DRAM doesn't look like the budget savior many were expecting — new modules enter the market, but prices still track the big three

Chinese CXMT DRAM doesn't look like the budget sav...

2 weeks ago 21

XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT drops to its lowest price of the summer — save $90 on AMD's flagship RDNA 4 graphics card

XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT drops to its lowest price of...

2 weeks ago 32

Minecraft system requirements raised for the first time in 17 years — Microsoft now recommends 16GB of RAM and a 2020s or newer CPU to run the Java Edition

Minecraft system requirements raised for the first...

2 weeks ago 50

3D-printed F-14 Tomcat uses an FPGA recreation of the ‘world’s first microprocessor' — CADC’s MP944 chip controls the fighter’s swing-wing system, among other things

3D-printed F-14 Tomcat uses an FPGA recreation of ...

2 weeks ago 43

HP OmniBook X Flip 14 Review: Premium design, middling performance

HP OmniBook X Flip 14 Review: Premium design, midd...

2 weeks ago 38

Zeiss expands German site that caps ASML's EUV scanner output — first new building opens four years after Oberkochen site groundbreaking

Zeiss expands German site that caps ASML's EUV sca...

2 weeks ago 30

AI enthusiast adds Nvidia Tesla V100 as loud as a lawnmower to gaming PC for $266 — 32GB of VRAM rig can run 27 billion parameter model at 32 tokens per second

AI enthusiast adds Nvidia Tesla V100 as loud as a ...

2 weeks ago 27

This is one of the most interesting and comfortable gaming keyboards I’ve ever tested — but also one of the most divisive

This is one of the most interesting and comfortabl...

2 weeks ago 38

Security flaw in Vatican’s ‘Click to Pray’ app leaves over 700,000 global users exposed — app has been leaking user data for over six months and still does

Security flaw in Vatican’s ‘Click to Pray’ app lea...

2 weeks ago 35

OpenAI agent goes rogue and hacks popular AI community — left escape plans for future models inside the company's infrastructure

OpenAI agent goes rogue and hacks popular AI commu...

2 weeks ago 37

Hori won me back with its Wireless Horipad Turbo for Nintendo Switch 2, but some annoying design quirks stop it short of greatness

Hori won me back with its Wireless Horipad Turbo f...

2 weeks ago 32

'RAM Machine' case probably costs more than the entire build — Nvidia RTX 5060, Core Ultra 5 CPU, and 32GB DDR5-8200 RAM are hiding inside

'RAM Machine' case probably costs more than the en...

2 weeks ago 35

Grab an Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti gaming PC with Core Ultra 7 CPU and 32GB RAM for under $1,200 — Thermaltake's View u2660T-170 slashed by 33%

Grab an Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti gaming PC with Core Ult...

2 weeks ago 40

Nvidia and SK Group enter $500 billion AI partnership — plan to supercharge AI infrastructure with next-gen memory and massive AI factories

Nvidia and SK Group enter $500 billion AI partners...

2 weeks ago 39

Delaware’s Printed Solid rebrands to Prusa USA

Delaware’s Printed Solid rebrands to Prusa USA

2 weeks ago 26

AOC U32G4 32-inch 4K Dual-Refresh gaming monitor review: Solid performance and value

AOC U32G4 32-inch 4K Dual-Refresh gaming monitor r...

2 weeks ago 31

Microsoft shipped a native Xbox 360 emulator with its new backwards-compatible releases on PC — modders quickly got 360 games running with minor tweaks

Microsoft shipped a native Xbox 360 emulator with ...

2 weeks ago 39

Game Compressor can save you hundreds of GB across your game library — as storage prices remain high, utility leverages Windows' built-in LZX compression for substantial space savings

Game Compressor can save you hundreds of GB across...

2 weeks ago 35

The Valve Steam Machine should be the perfect 'couch gaming' PC—but after testing it out, I'm not convinced it's worth the price

The Valve Steam Machine should be the perfect 'cou...

2 weeks ago 29

Pro-Ukraine group claims it helped hack Russian drone air defense system, shooting down Su-57 in friendly fire incident — Moscow confirms fifth-generation fighter jet crashed in 'technical malfunction'

Pro-Ukraine group claims it helped hack Russian dr...

2 weeks ago 40

Lockheed Martin unveils counter-drone system that can ‘neutralize up to 50 enemy drones in a single mission’ — sensor-agnostic system uses High Power Microwave to purge enemies from the sky

Lockheed Martin unveils counter-drone system that ...

2 weeks ago 33

'Not the USP I wanted': Nothing’s new Ear (3a) earbuds sound good and the ANC is effective, but they hide a troublesome secret I found it hard to get past during testing

'Not the USP I wanted': Nothing’s new Ear (3a) ear...

2 weeks ago 20

RAM thieves in China jailed after looting a string of eSport hotels — stole 16 sticks worth $2,000 in 'frenzied hotel room-dismantling'

RAM thieves in China jailed after looting a string...

2 weeks ago 36

Nvidia and 24 other companies sign open-weights letter as Washington weighs Chinese AI model ban — OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google absent from the list

Nvidia and 24 other companies sign open-weights le...

3 weeks ago 45

Intel commits to 14A mass production in 2028 as its sales rise 25% year-over-year

Intel commits to 14A mass production in 2028 as it...

3 weeks ago 28

Shokz' new OpenDots Air aren't flashy, but after a month of testing I can confidently say they're the best clip-style open earbuds for most people

Shokz' new OpenDots Air aren't flashy, but after a...

3 weeks ago 35

Geekom A9 Max 2026 review: Gorgon Point in a compact Mini PC

Geekom A9 Max 2026 review: Gorgon Point in a compa...

3 weeks ago 33

OpenAI's HuggingFace breach heralds an unprecedented age of AI cyber warfare — contemporary LLMs have caused massive upheaval in cybersecurity, and it's only going to get worse

OpenAI's HuggingFace breach heralds an unprecedent...

3 weeks ago 27

Dell 14S review: High-class design and 20+ hour battery life

Dell 14S review: High-class design and 20+ hour ba...

3 weeks ago 26

The Razer Kiyo V2 is an excellent webcam, even though its fancy new AI features aren't really that exciting

The Razer Kiyo V2 is an excellent webcam, even tho...

3 weeks ago 27

AMD working on new X3D V-cache mobile chip for gaming laptops, leaker claims — Ryzen 7 9800HX3D could launch with 8 cores, 16 threads, and 96MB cache

AMD working on new X3D V-cache mobile chip for gam...

3 weeks ago 24

Gigabyte announces support for Chinese-made CXMT memory — pushes it to 8200 MT/s on Socket AM5

Gigabyte announces support for Chinese-made CXMT m...

3 weeks ago 32

South Korean memory giants Samsung and SK Hynix ar...

3 weeks ago 34

AMD exec was ‘very happy’ to see Nvidia‘s Vera performance results – ‘I actually thought we were beating them by smaller numbers’

AMD exec was ‘very happy’ to see Nvidia‘s Vera per...

3 weeks ago 24

'When will the EA greed end': Fans vent their fury as company announces $150 version of FC 27 — annual game release comes in three editions, but top-tier option is 50% more expensive than GTA VI Ultimate

'When will the EA greed end': Fans vent their fury...

3 weeks ago 41