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Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs may be backwards compatible with Arrow Lake coolers
Shipping records suggest Intel's next-gen LGA1954 socket shares dimensions with existing LGA1851 sockets, hinting at mechanical cooler compatibility.
Elegoo launches automatic filament switching for color 3D printing
Elegoo has confirmed that full color printing is coming to the Centauri Series of FDM 3D printers by the 3rd quarter of 2025.
xMEMS' fan-on-a-chip cooling can reduce SSD temperatures by up to 20%
xMEMS is expanding its fan-on-a-chip platform to include active cooling solutions directly installed in SSDs.
Team creates 3D-printed "soft robot" that walks off the machine that made it
The University of Edinburgh has shared a 3D-printed "soft robot" made by a team of theirs who claim it can walk off the machine that made it.
IDC says PC shipments will increase because of tariffs, now expects 274 million PCs to ship in 2025
Market research and tech analyst firm IDC reckons that global PC sales will reach 274 million units in 2025.
9,000 Asus routers compromised by botnet attack and persistent SSH backdoor that even firmware updates can't fix
New botnet campaign exploits legitimate system features to establish deep persistence while remaining virtually undetectable
AMD to build export-compliant AI chips for the Chinese market
The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9700 is expected to launch in China as the company's competitor to Nvidia's B20 AI chip.
Western Digital still plans to start shipping 36TB HAMR hard drives in 2027
At Computex 2025, Western Digital confirmed plans to begin mass production of HAMR-based hard drives in 2027, starting with 36TB, 40TB, and 44TB models.
