Trump says Apple has agreed to 'build' chips with Intel — neither company confirms deal as Intel share price rockets
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to “design and build” chips in the United States.
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Chinese makers of DRAM modules, SSDs have a serious advantage over American and Taiwanese suppliers, says SMI SVP — state guidance secures local DRAM and SSD supply while the Big Three chase AI margins
CCP directives can be lifebuoy for Chinese producers of DRAM modules and solid-state drives as domestic memory makers may be obliged to support the module industry.
Digital entrepreneur creates humorous 'physical NFT minting device' using a Raspberry Pi in quest for 'infinite money machine' — contraption trained on M3 MacBook can generate an NFT in 3 seconds, has so far sold one for $9.92
An enterprising young man aims to catch up with the collective wealth of Elon Musk, and his first money spinner is a portable NFT minting gadget.
Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself — dozens of malicious packages downloaded tens of thousands of times
Attackers have spent the past several months smuggling malware into Steam through animated desktop wallpapers.
Frontier Airlines site leaks all personal info with just a glance at a boarding pass, researcher claims — booking number and last name nets you every passenger's personal info, including address, passport, TSA PreCheck, and most credit card info
Frontier Airlines site leaks all personal info with just a glance at a boarding pass — just a booking number and last name nets you all passengers' personal info including address, passport, TSA PreCheck, and most credit card info
Intel's fab roadmap examined — Arizona, Ohio, Ireland, and the two deadlines deciding 14A process node
This roadmap provides an in-depth analysis of Intel's current plans for its chip production capacity.
US pulls the 'kill-switch' on Anthropic's Fable 5 AI models, sending global allies scrambling — European and Canadian leaders alarm allies over sudden export bans
Following the Trump administration's block on Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models, world leaders have raised concerns that without direct access to frontier models, they may need to develop their own national alternatives.
DeepSeek was set to be added to US Entity List for supporting China’s military and intelligence operations, report claims — White House holds off to avoid escalating tensions with China
DeepSeek and CXMT, which have both been tagged as supporting Chinese military and intelligence operations, are set to be added to the U.S.'s Entity List. However, the White House hasn't included them yet in order to avoid escalating trade tensions with Beijing.
Snag a pro-level 180 Hz gaming monitor at entry-level pricing — Gigabyte 27-inch 1440p monitor up for grabs at $159
For a limited time, Newegg has the Gigabyte GS27QA on sale for $159.99, 36%off its regular price.
Nvidia releases RTX Remix 1.5 with new RTX IO compression reducing mod file sizes by up to 37% — update also adds Smooth Normals and 'RTX Remix Skills' Agents
Nvidia has updated RTX Remix with a bunch of new features that will help improve the fidelity and reduce the file size of modded games, along with the complexity of developing said mods.
Researchers build brain-like memory device for AI sensors that may improve energy efficiency — phototransistor device combines light sensing, memory, and processing to cut data movement
Oregon State University researchers have developed a brain-inspired phototransistor that combines light sensing, memory, and signal processing in one device. The hardware can electronically control how long optical memories persist or fade, potentially improving energy efficiency in future AI vis...
Undersea cable connecting Egypt and Syria has been cut, state-owned telecom operator says — Damascus blames 'systematic sabotage campaign' as cause of damage
The Syrian government blamed a third party for the damage on its undersea cable that connects it to Egypt. Damascus didn't mention any specific state or non-state actor, but its location makes it a prime target for disruption.
First official details of AMD's next-gen 'Mustang Peak' Threadripper CPUs come into view — chips feature DDR5, PCIe 6.0, and a new socket
We now have the first confirmed details about AMD's Zen 6-based Threadripper CPUs, code-named Mustang Peak.
Save $500 on this Acer 16” Predator Helios Neo 16 IPS Gaming laptop — just $1,499.99 gets you a powerful portable gaming rig with an RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, and Intel Core Ultra 9 275 HX processor
Save $500 on Acer’s Predator Helios Neo 16 AI Gaming laptop and score a powerful gaming laptop with 32GB of RAM and RTX 5070 for only $1,499.99.
ViewSonic VX2738-2K 27-inch OLED review: An OLED value play
ViewSonic’s VX2738-2K OLED is a high-performance 27-inch QHD gaming monitor with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and Quantum Dot color. It delivers smooth speed, quick response and saturated color for a relatively low price.
Nvidia reveals AI robots that taught themselves to install GPUs into motherboards — video shows robot ‘solve high-precision tasks like… installing GPUs all by itself’
Nvidia showcases agentic robots that can teach themselves high-precision and dexterous tasks - like PC building - in the real world.
Fight the price rises on SSDs with this 31% saving on Samsung's brilliant 1TB 990 Pro SSD — now $219 at Amazon, lowest price since April
Save $100 off the price of this 1TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD. Amazon's 31% discount fights off the current storage price rises.
U.S. gov't asks court to dismiss NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI over use of unpermitted gas turbines — DOJ says Grok model running at Colossus 2 ‘supports mission-critical operations’
The US government is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit from the NAACP, arguing that the Colossus 2 data center is crucial for national security. The data center runs the Grok Gov AI model, and the government claims a shutdown "directly threatens ongoing national security interests."
This $339 Corsair 32GB DDR5 RAM kit is the cheapest on sale right now, $45 less than the next-best rival — secure overclockable RGB kit with 6,000 MT/s speeds for a new gaming PC build and beat inevitable future price rises
This 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RAM kit is on sale at Woot for $339.99 right now, $45 less than its next-best rival.
SSD controller maker Silicon Motion says its consumer PCIe 6.0 roadmap is driven by Nvidia, not by AMD and Intel — RTX Spark agentic AI platform fuels a hunger for storage bandwidth
Nvidia may be ahead of AMD and Intel with PCIe Gen6-supporting platform for client PCs due to its client agentic AI ambitions, and that roadmap has suppliers like Silicon Motion paying attention.