OpenAI solution for the Navier-Stokes problem overshadowed by plagiarism controversy
Premium OpenAI announced that a team using one of its internal frontier models has solved the Navier-Stokes problem. However, the announcement has been mired in controversy.
OpenAI claims GPT-6 Astra is an ethereal 'Alien Mind' with AGI-like qualities
Premium Meanwhile, low-cost, intelligent-enough solutions are exploding in popularity.
Benchmarking Qwen 3.8 27B on RTX 5090 and beyond
Premium Following the release of Qwen 3.8 27B, we put our trusty hardware to the test to see which hardware might be best suited for running this open-weight AI model.
Frontier AI faces pricing reckoning as token volume explodes 25-fold
Premium As frontier AI developers push for cost savings as much as intelligence enhancements, new models push the boundaries of the pareto frontier, with even small advantages crowning new kings.
Reviews
Goodram PX700 2TB SSD Review: High-end punch on a budget core
The Goodram PX700 matches good all-around performance with high power-efficiency in a cool-running package. It performs mostly like a premium drive, although pricing remains a concern.
Phanteks AMP GH 750W power supply review: Great buy at sub-$90 street pricing, but comes with a 450W cap on its 12V-2x6 connector
Phanteks' mainstream ATX 3.1 line, with Japanese capacitors, an 8-year warranty, and street pricing under $90, but with a 450W cap on its 12V-2x6 connector.
Montech Century II Gold 850W power supply review: Excellent budget-friendly Gold-tier ATX 3.1 unit with Cybenetics Platinum efficiency
A standout at the $90 mark
Best Picks
Best External SSDs 2026
We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs, running them through several benchmarks, and chosen models we've reviewed that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.
CPUs
AMD releases new Ryzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500 to save budget PC building
AMD has officially launched the Ryzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500 processors with six Zen 4 and Zen 3 cores, respectively.
Graphics Cards
Nvidia's unreleased RTX 3070 Ti 16GB gets rebuilt by Brazilian modder using GDDR6 chips
A modder has recreated the never-released RTX 3070 Ti with 16GB of VRAM using GDDR6 chips instead of the GDDR6X the retail 3070 Ti actually shipped with.
Features
Benchmarking Qwen 3.8 27B on RTX 5090 and beyond
Premium Following the release of Qwen 3.8 27B, we put our trusty hardware to the test to see which hardware might be best suited for running this open-weight AI model.
The current state of Hybrid Bonding in 2026
Premium Hybrid bonding, the copper-to-copper joining technique that replaces solder microbumps in 3D chip stacks, is in high-volume production on logic and freshly postponed on memory.
Glass substrate roadmaps examined — Absolics in final qualification and a first product that keeps slipping
Premium Glass-core substrates, the replacement for organic chip packaging that Intel promised in September 2023, are now in final qualification but still not in a single commercial product
PC Components
Best External SSDs 2026
We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs, running them through several benchmarks, and chosen models we've reviewed that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.
Desktops and PC Building
Self-taught tinkerer demos working room-sized Cold War-era supercomputer with vacuum tubes
A self-taught electronics tinkerer called Mike recently shared details of his retro-computing vacuum tube computer project.
Deals
This $399 Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Combo deal with $1 filament is the perfect 3D printer deal for beginners
Deals Grab this budget-friendly 3D printer from Elegoo, the Centauri Carbon 2 Combo, for $399, and pay just $1 extra for 1KG of filament.
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Minecraft-spawned crypto kingpin faces 20 years for $245 million heist
The ringleader of a cybercrime gang, which reportedly formed after meetups in Minecraft online, has plead guilty to a racketeering charge and now faces up to 20 years in jail.
OpenAI's rogue AI agents accessed more websites to communicate than originally believed
Rogue OpenAI agents used dozens of website to exchange information, new investigations have found. However, the real impact is yet to be determined.
Old MacBook uses a mirror, webcam, and AI agent to code its own AMD GPU drivers
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