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PayPal is no longer available as a payment method on Steam in most countries around the world
It's always the banks.
HP's new Omen 35L comes in a 'Stealth' edition for people who hate RGB — and the Omen Max 45L got refreshed, too
HP updated its Omen 35L and Omen Max 45L to the latest parts from Nvidia and AMD, and added some slight design changes. New headsets and mics are also on offer from HyperX.
I'm building a media server out of leftover PC parts and a 3D printed case
Why buy a PC server when you can build one using spare parts and a 3D printer?
Intel spinoff Altera faces lay offs
FPGA developer Altera will cut 82 San Jose jobs in October 2025 as part of a strategic shift following its sale by Intel and a strategic realignment under new leadership.
Ex-Intel engineer sentenced for sharing secrets with Microsoft
An ex-Intel employee has been sentenced to two years' probation and fined $34,472 for pilfering "thousands of files" which were reportedly instrumental to him landing a new position at Microsoft.
Microsoft brings native Xbox app gaming to Windows on Arm PCs
Native Xbox games for Arm-based Windows 11 PCs is finally here
Scientists 3D print a patch that can be embedded into heart tissue
Scientists from ETH Zurich have 3D printed a special patch that can integrate into existing heart tissue to help repair damage, providing an alternative to animal-based tissues like bovine patches.
ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4
Estimates from the University of Rhode Island's AI lab suggest OpenAI's more capable GPT 5 could consume up to 45 GWh per day. But researchers may be wrong.
