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A Physics teacher was arrested for clapping multiple times during a public hearing to rezone land for a proposed gigawatt-scale data center near Emporia, Kansas. The man refused to cooperate when the police asked him to leave and was subsequently dragged out of the venue by four officers.
MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG review: Panther Lake in an understated mini PC
The MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG is a compact, understated design, providing an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H in a tiny desktop. It’s easy to upgrade and relatively quiet but could do with a few more ports at the back and a more attractive price.
How to buy second-hand PC hardware without getting scammed — essential rules of engagement for finding used parts and machines in an inflated market
Buying second-hand can be a great way to pick up a bargain on PC hardware, but you'll need to keep this advice in mind to make sure you avoid the scams.
Memory maker SK hynix's profit rises 557% amid global shortage, expansion costs climb to $27 billion — shares slide despite mammoth earnings as expectations outpace reality and global AI selloffs continue
SK hynix has reported second-quarter revenue of 79.32 trillion won, and operating profit of 60.54 trillion won, the latter up 557% year over year.
Three US states to deploy 60mph drones armed with pepper spray to neutralize school shooters — ‘Campus Guardian Angel’ drones can also smash windows and ram attackers
The drone arms race is set to enter U.S. schools with Mithril Defense’s Campus Guardian Angel drones in at least nine schools across three states before the year is out.
How to look better on webcam — tips for the average person to look better and more professional
Some tips for the average non-streaming webcam user to look better and more professional.
Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop SKU to require 65W of separate power delivery for its iGPU, leaker claims — beefy integrated graphics could require two VCCGT phases for 12 Xe3P cores
Intel seems to be working on a 16-core Nova Lake desktop APU with 12 Xe3P cores that will require 65W of power delivery on their own to achieve maximum performance. Two separate VCCGT phases will be needed to power said integrated graphics, since one phase can't sustain up to 65W.
Get $180 of 3D printing filament for just $86 in this eBay blowout — save 52% on 10 reels of Creality's Hyper PLA, just $8.63 a spool
Stock up on your favorite colors in this unbelievable Creality Hyper PLA filament bundle deal. Save 52% on 10 spools of high-speed printing plastics.
State of play: SSD pricing one year into the AI component crisis — 220% price increases are crippling the DIY market
We look at the state of SSD pricing one year into the AI apocalypse.
DRAM chip supply to module makers could drop by more than 70% year-on-year in 2027, says Apacer CEO — demand for HBM and server RAM continues to devour manufacturing capacity
Apacer warns DRAM allocations to module makers could fall below 30% of 2026 levels as AI demand tightens supply and pushes memory prices higher.
Save up to $700 on these iBuyPower gaming PCs, fitted with an RX 9070 XT for 4K gaming — liquid-cooled AMD rigs feature either a 9800X3D or 9900X CPU, along with 32GB DDR5 and a 1TB SSD, starting from $1,799
Two iBuyPower rigs are on offer at Walmart right now, both fitted with an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, in a deal that could save you up to $700 on a 4K-ready gaming PC.
China's Moonshot AI reportedly used Nvidia Blackwell chips for training Kimi K3 — company circumvented both U.S. export and Chinese import controls to acquire compute
Moonshot AI reportedly used Nvidia Blackwell chips for training Kimi K3 — potentially circumventing both U.S. export and Chinese import controls
Intel closes out RAMP-C production pilot that paid Nvidia and others to run test chips on 18A — program helped lay a path for secure domestic chip production on advanced processes
Intel Foundry says that it has completed RAMP-C, the U.S. defense program awarded to the company in 2021 to stand up a domestic leading-edge chip ecosystem on its 18A process.
Developer uses AI to bring a native version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to iOS — no emulation required to play one of gaming's all-time greats on an iPhone or iPad
A developer has used OpenAI's Codex and GPT-5.6 Sol to help port a native version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to iOS and iPadOS devices.
An affordable OLED laptop for just $699 — Acer's Swift Go 16 AI is the perfect back-to-school deal
Get ready to head back to school with this $300 saving on Acer's excellent Swift Go 16 AI laptop with an OLED screen.
Mystery reviewer 'finds' Nvidia RTX Spark prototype laptop and puts it through its paces — Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia N1X chip shows promise, though prototype warts are still quite visible
Techie "finds" Nvidia RTX Spark prototype laptop and puts it through its paces — Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia N1X chip shows promise, though prototype warts are still quite visible
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI has entered the singularity — two weeks after OpenAI models cheated a benchmark by hacking Hugging Face
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently declared on the Relentless podcast that artificial intelligence has entered the technological singularity.
One year into the AI-induced RAM apocalypse — how much does memory actually cost, and is there hope for a more affordable future?
We look at the state of the DIY RAM market over the last 12 months.
Apple launches official program for leasing Macs as AI price crunch bites — 24- and 36-month leasing options provided by Klarna
Apple launched its Upgrade program in the US, a partnership with Klarna to lease Macs along with iPads, Watches, and iPhones.