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TSMC's quarterly sales hit a record $30 billion — contract chipmaker plans over 15 new fabs to meet still-growing AI demand
After posting a record $30 billion revenue in Q2 2025, TSMC announced plans to build at least 15 new fabs worldwide.
Donkey Kong Bananza among Switch 2 games with no DLSS support — reviewers balk at Nintendo's aversion to technology
Donkey Kong Bananza is among the list of Nintendo Switch 2 games that do not have DLSS support, one of the most exciting features in the new handheld.
Japanese chipmaker Rapidus begins test production of 2nm circuits — company commits to single-wafer processing ahead of 2027 mass production target
Rapidus has begun prototyping 2nm gate-all-around transistor structures at its IIM-1 fab in Japan as it prepares for 2027 mass production.
YouTuber resuscitates unstable Ryzen 7 5800X for $30 — a 300 MHZ underclock saved the day
A YouTuber fixes a degrading Ryzen 7 5800X by downclocking the CPU by 300 MHz in the BIOS.
AMD launches Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-series CPUs with up to 96 Zen 5 cores for $11,699
AMD shares the pricing and release date for the Ryzen Threadripper 9000 WX-series processors and Radeon AI Pro R9700 graphics cards for professional and workstation users.
The FCC wants to ban Chinese tech from the undersea cables that connect the U.S. to the rest of the world
FCC chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement that the commission is looking to defend U.S. infrastructure against a variety of threats.
New adapters offer substantial industrial PCIe expansion
The Rocket 1628A and 1528D use HighPoint's PCIe switching architecture to avoid bottlenecks.
FFmpeg devs boast of another 100x leap thanks to handwritten assembly code
Some operations in FFmpeg are now as much as 100x faster due to the crafting of handwritten assembly code.
