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Older Raptor Lake CPUs are a ‘core part of the portfolio’ for years to come, says Intel — there’s been a ‘sudden inrush of demand’ for LGA 1700 chips due to DDR5 prices
Pricing and inventory should “smooth out” over time, according to Intel VP Robert Hallock
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AMD borrows $4.75 billion for 'general corporate purposes' — company gives no insight into how it plans to spend cash injection
There is no such thing as too much money.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Just one instruction on AMD's 2015-era CPUs cracks open secret memory areas and gives full hardware-level control — exploit for 15h and 16h chip families gets you access to Platform Security Processor, microcode, and System Management Interface
Not a very practical exploit, but an exceedingly interesting one.
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Motherboards
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Retro Gaming
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Functioning version of 'the first arcade video game ever created' heads to auction with $200,000 estimate — green sparkle 2-player edition of Computer Space hails from 1973
The cabinet is being sold by David Perry, the games industry veteran behind Shiny Entertainment and Gaikai.
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3D Printing
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Prusa Research XL, Core One, and Core One L all to receive second-generation upgrades — all new orders get updated model for 'free'
Existing models will have upgrade kits available.
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Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability — attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched
The researcher's vendetta against Microsoft continues apace, but it seems like the company could be keeping up this time around
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PlayStation
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Critical 'Zoomsday' flaw enables total device takeover during Zoom calls — AI-assisted research only used 20 prompts to find an exploit to hack hundreds of millions of people.
And two of those prompts were probably "no bugs plz" and "kk thx."
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Memory maker CXMT overtakes Tencent to become China's most valuable company 17 days after its IPO — now worth $524 billion
The DRAM maker ended Thursday worth $524 billion against Tencent's $510 billion.
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Cloud Storage
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DDR5
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Elon Musk says xAI will increase data center capacity 7x by 2027 — targeting 10 gigawatts of compute, up to $500 billion in revenue by the end of next year
$300 billion - $500 billion in revenue by the end of next year too.
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Coin-sized device can hack a Boeing 737’s Flight Management Computer, mess with takeoff weights, or even divert an aircraft — gadget connects to an easily accessible port that overrides commands from the pilots, uses in-flight Wi-Fi
While it does not let hackers control the plane remotely, it could potentially confuse pilots and add to their workload while in-flight.
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Get 16GB of DDR5 RAM free when you buy AMD's 9900X and an Asus TUF motherboard — $659 Newegg combo saves $274, and you get a free 240mm AIO
Snag 16GB of dual channel DDR5 RAM for free in this powerful AM5 combo from Newegg
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Cerebras shares plunge nearly 20% after missing earnings expectations — hardware sales drop but AI cloud revenue climbs 281%
Cerebras fails to impress investors.
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Alabama residents left powerless to stop massive Bitcoin mining data center despite county and town moratoriums — hole in state zoning laws lets facility through
Public pressure mounts on data center buildouts in Alabama.
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Data Centers
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Mechanical Keyboards
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PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct — public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center, which hosts archival materials, to ensure preservation
This wouldn't have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives.
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CPUs
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Tech Industry
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Cybersecurity
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Vibe-coded app adds a 3D video rental storefront to your Jellyfin HTPC — self-hosted, open-source project brings back memories of browsing for VHS tapes on Saturday afternoons
Nothing beats picking out your next movie from a rack in the old video rental store.
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Applications
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3D Printing
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Qualcomm details Snapdragon C specs for $300 laptops for the first time — claims 67% faster performance on battery than Intel N250, AC performance remains a mystery
Devices coming from Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo
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Big Tech
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AI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriums — claims range from officials exceeding authority to violations of due process and equal protection laws
Developers are pushing back against residents and local governments.
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Oracle plans more layoffs weeks after spending most of its $2.1 billion restructuring budget, report claims — some teams face double-digit percentage reductions, 21,000 full-time positions already eliminated
Managers have reportedly been told to identify affected staff before the company's second fiscal quarter begins.
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Nvidia doubles RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's MSRP to a staggering $16,000 — 96GB card started pre-orders below $8,000 last year
A doubling in price from March 2025.
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CPUs
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GPUs
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Data Centers
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Suspected China-linked hackers used AI to run the first-ever end-to-end autonomous cyberattack on Taiwan's government, Israeli firm says — open-source-built tool continuously devised effective hack strategies in real-time
Experts warn that every government should now assume it is under permanent automated assault.
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Handheld Gaming
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YMTC breaks into the top three NAND makers for the first time as AI servers swallow 48% of all flash — Chinese vendor has 14% share, according to research
Counterpoint's Q2 tracker puts the Chinese vendor at a 14% shipment share.
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DRAM
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PlayStation
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Tech Industry
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