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AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D might cost around $500, according to new listings
Similar price, but what about performance?
U.S. grants Samsung and SK hynix 2026 licenses for chipmaking tool shipments to China — annual approvals replace dated waiver system
The U.S. government has approved annual export licenses allowing Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to ship chipmaking equipment to their manufacturing facilities in China throughout 2026.
Chinese firms Bytedance and Tencent reportedly offer massive 150% pay increases and 35% bonuses to entice AI talent
Tech companies are spending more on AI-focused employees even as the rest of the industry is laying off hundreds of thousands.
100,000-Watt Iron Beam laser becomes world’s first drone defense zapper to be operationally deployed
The first Iron Beam laser defense system was deployed by Israel on Sunday. This 100kW laser weapon thus became the world’s first drone defense zapper to be operationally deployed.
Another 16-pin GPU power connector gets scorched, but this time it's not an RTX 5090
12v-2x6 consumes another victim.
Start-up plans to use terahertz radio frequencies for communication between servers instead of copper or optical connections
When copper is not enough and yet optical interconnections are overkill, waveguide-based cables can do the job.
Open source project brings 53-year-old interface to USB
An open source USB to GPIB adapter will soon reach version 3, bringing an integrated Ethernet port with PoE support.
China tells chipmakers to use homegrown chipmaking tools for 50% of new capacity
But there is a catch, or two.
