Amazon’s European data center projects stalled by grid delays spanning up to seven years
Premium AWS is encountering grid connection wait times of up to seven years for new European projects, a delay that far exceeds the usual two-year timelines.
CPU scaling with DLSS
Premium In a time of ubiquitous upscaling, your CPU can quickly become a performance bottleneck.
TSMC is on track to have more employees than Intel for the first time in history
Premium After years of job cuts, Intel is about to get behind TSMC in terms of the headcount.
Tesla's robotics ambitions rest on the knife-edge of US-China trade relations due to its supply chain
Premium In a reversal of trade dynamics over cutting-edge silicon, China holds the cards in robotics manufacturing.
Reviews
Anycubic Kobra X Review: Hidden AMS
Anycubic goes toe-to-toe with Bambu with a bedslinger clone.
Asus RT-BE58 Go Wi-Fi 7 travel router review: A versatile, dual-band Wi-Fi 7 travel companion
The RT-BE58 Go is adept at spreading wireless coverage from hotel rooms to outdoor spaces.
GMKtec Evo X2 AI Mini PC review: Compact Strix Halo Powerhouse
GMKtec’s mini PC delivers impressive performance and 1080p gaming in a compact size, though it’s pricey next to a larger system and not as upgradeable.
CPUs
ASRock issues statement concerning yet another round of Ryzen 9000 CPU failures
While the scope of the faults appears to be quite small, ASRock joins the chorus of motherboard companies promising to search for a cause.
Graphics Cards
GPU price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every graphics card from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel today
Check the best prices on Nvidia RTX and AMD Radeon graphics cards.
Report claims Nvidia will not be releasing any new RTX gaming GPUs in 2026, RTX 60 series likely debuting in 2028
Nvidia's RTX 50 series Super refresh supposedly is design complete, but the GPU maker won't be releasing any new RTX GPUs in 2026, according to a report in The Information.
DLSS Ray Reconstruction might be living on borrowed time, DLSS 4.5 can reconstruct ray-traced reflections almost perfectly without any denoisers
Digital Foundry discovered that DLSS 4.5's upscaler alone can resolve noise generated by ray tracing effects without the help of in-game denoisers or DLSS Ray Reconstruction.
Features
CPU scaling with DLSS
Premium In a time of ubiquitous upscaling, your CPU can quickly become a performance bottleneck.
PC Components
Sandisk's rebranded Optimus SSDs now available at $999 for 2TB, $1,799 for 4TB PCIe 5 — Optimus brings a 5% MSRP over previous models, but WD Black predecessors can still be found for less
Sandisk Optimus SSDs are finally available for purchase, but they come with a hefty premium over already hiked-up prices.
Enthusiast ports Thermalright's LCD software for Windows to Linux — fully-fledged port supports a ton of models and enables RGB and LCD customization
A Linux enthusiast has ported the Windows version of Thermalright's AIO cooler control center software to Linux. Linux users can now control their AIO cooler screens directly from Linux.
Desktops and PC Building
How to setup an Android smartphone as a webcam — Camo Studio unlocks new uses for old smartphones in Windows 10 or 11 and OBS software
You don’t need to throw out that old Android smartphone; you can recycle it into a backup webcam or create a multi-camera setup for your streaming platform. And we show you how to do that, for free!
Deals
Get up to 72% off Razer gaming keyboards, 67% off headsets at Woot
Deals There's a hefty sale on at Woot showcasing older (but still great) Razer peripherals right now.
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Amazon’s European data center projects stalled by grid delays spanning up to seven years
Premium AWS is encountering grid connection wait times of up to seven years for new European projects, a delay that far exceeds the usual two-year timelines.