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Intel 10th Generation Core CPUs

Intel's 14nm+++ desktop CPUs are making a comeback

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DOOMQL

DOOM multiplayer tribute gets coded in 'pure SQL' and runs at 30FPS

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Nvidia H200 Hopper

Top China silicon figure calls on country to stop using Nvidia GPUs for AI

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Windows 11

Windows 11 25H2 ISOs released after delays

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Taiwan Coast Guard officers boarded a suspicious Chinese fishing vessel this weekend

Taiwan increases defensive patrols around 24 undersea cables

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Xray

Researchers develop modified glue gun that can print bone

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Larry Ellison in the oval office.

OpenAI signs contract to buy $300 billion worth of Oracle computing power over the next five years

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Nano11 Builder

Nano11 compresses Windows 11 install footprint to as little as 2.8GB

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DDoS attack illustration

DDoS scrubbing service ironic target of massive attack it was built to prevent

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A19 Pro

Apple's A19 Pro beats Ryzen 9 9950X in single-thread Geekbench tests

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THICC Q80 Trio

Hyte warns Thicc Q80 Trio customers should uninstall AIO cooler immediately

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Huawei

China's chip champions ramp up production of AI accelerators at domestic fabs, but HBM and fab production capacity are towering bottlenecks

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A man receiving a ransomware attack on both his phone and laptop - a poor day for the stock image actor.

U.S. places $11 million bounty on Ukrainian ransomware mastermind

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MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED

At 4,500 hours, MSI's OLED MPG 321URX is showing noticeable visual artifacts

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GeForce RTX 4090 mod

$142 upgrade kit and spare modules turn Nvidia RTX 4090 24GB to 48GB AI card

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Interior of a PC with an RTX 3080 Ti and Threadripper CPU.

Lucky bidder scoops $8,000 PC for $23 at auction

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A demonstration of Nvidia's new particle effects in the Portal RTX video game.

Nvidia’s latest RTX Remix update brings path-traced particles to classic games

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Nvidia Blackwell Ultra server stack.

Nvidia claims software and hardware upgrades allow Blackwell Ultra GB300 to dominate MLPerf benchmarks

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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Intel confirms Arrow Lake refresh set for 2026, Nova Lake later that year

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Rubin CPX GPU

Nvidia Rubin CPX forms one half of new, "disaggregated" AI inference architecture

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Intel

Intel could sell up to 49% of its foundry business to external investors, but a full IPO or spin-off is unlikely

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News Analysis But would it make any sense?

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Ryzen to the top: How AMD innovated in the gaming CPU market

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Premium AMD has come a long way since Bulldozer

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Synopsys

Synopsys adds generative AI for chip development with Synopsys.ai Copilot design software

By Anton Shilov published

Having designed an AI-enhanced EDA toolset, Synopsys now adds Assistive and Creative capabilities for chip designers that can accelerate chip design across all phases.

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ASML

China injects tens of billions of dollars in chipmaking tools, but it's easily more than a decade behind the market leaders — Here's why

By Anton Shilov published

China’s chip industry excels at mature nodes but remains at least a decade behind in advanced lithography.

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OpenAI logo on a phone in front of an Indian flag.

Despite whispers of a bubble, OpenAI is planning a gigawatt-scale data center in India

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Premium As the second-largest market for ChatGPT, OpenAI looks to secure local infrastructure and investment.

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TSMC building

TSMC to reportedly raise quotes on advanced process nodes by up to 10% next year to pay for new fabs

By Anton Shilov published

Premium TSMC will raise 3nm–5nm chip prices by up to 10% in 2026 to fund new fabs and sustain margins as it expands 2nm production.

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Reviews

Lexar NM1090 Pro 4TB SSD

Lexar NM1090 Pro 4TB SSD Review: A 'Budget' High-End Drive

By Shane Downing published

The Lexar NM1090 Pro is not a bad drive, but its appeal is somewhat limited given its position in the market. It has good all-around performance, but it isn't exceptional.

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Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB SSD

Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB SSD review: Bigger, badder, and better

By Shane Downing published

Samsung pushes the limit with the 8TB 9100 Pro, offering the first large-capacity high-end PCIe 5.0 drive. It’s a good drive, but the price might cause some hesitation.

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Halot-X1

Halot X-1 review: A solid step forward for serious hobbyists

By Jack Pierson published

Halot's X-1 offers great prints, smart features, and a few growing pains.

3D Printing
Corsair HX1500i (2025) ATX 3.1

Corsair HX1500i (2025) ATX 3.1 power supply review

By E. Fylladitakis published

The Corsair HX1500i (2025) ATX 3.1 PSU offers premium power delivery with digital monitoring capabilities, outstanding performance, and impressive thermal design.

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Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable review: Rolling in screen real estate

By Andrew E. Freedman published

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6's rollable OLED screen adds more vertical space using folding display technology, but it's very expensive.

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Best Picks

Best Hard Drives

Best Hard Drives 2025: Our top HDD picks for desktop PCs, NAS, and more

By Paul Alcorn last updated

We recommend the best hard drives for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.

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Best SSDs: Reviewed and Benchmarked

Best SSDs 2025: From blazing-fast M.2 NVMe down to budget SATA

By Jarred Walton, Paul Alcorn last updated

We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.

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Best Speakers

Best PC Speakers 2025: From Budget to Audiophile Bliss

By Matt Safford, Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated

These are the best computer speakers that we've tested — whether you’re looking for a simple stereo system or 5.1 surround sound.

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CPUs

Intel 10th Generation Core CPUs

Intel's 14nm+++ desktop CPUs are making a comeback

By Zhiye Liu published

Intel has launched the Core i5-110, a six-core, 12-thread Comet Lake processor with a $200 MSRP.

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Intel confirms Arrow Lake refresh set for 2026, Nova Lake later that year

By Jon Martindale published

Though the next-generation chip launch looks set to extend into 2027, too.

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Graphics Cards

GeForce RTX 4090 mod

$142 upgrade kit and spare modules turn Nvidia RTX 4090 24GB to 48GB AI card

By Zhiye Liu published

Russian technician VIK-on shows how to upgrade the GeForce RTX 4090's 24GB memory to 48GB in a new YouTube video.

GPUs

Nvidia claims software and hardware upgrades allow Blackwell Ultra GB300 to dominate MLPerf benchmarks

By Jon Martindale published

Big increases in performance when running a range of popular open source models.

GPUs
GeForce RTX 3060

Lucky gamer scores Nvidia's RTX 3060 12GB for $4.99

By Zhiye Liu last updated

A fortunate Redditor has found and bought a used GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card for $4.99.

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Laptops

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable review: Rolling in screen real estate

By Andrew E. Freedman published

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6's rollable OLED screen adds more vertical space using folding display technology, but it's very expensive.

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Lenovo ThinkBook VertiFlex

Lenovo shows off ThinkBook VertiFlex laptop and Smart Motion dock concepts at IFA

By Brandon Hill published

Lenovo’s ThinkBook VertiFlex and Smart Motion concepts appear to have a better-than-average chance of reaching production.

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Features

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Faceoff

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D faceoff

By Hassam Nasir last updated

We put the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D through a six-round faceoff to determine the winner.

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Ryzen to the top: How AMD innovated in the gaming CPU market

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SSD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2025: We've tested over 100 different SSDs over the past few years, and here's how they stack up.

By Jarred Walton last updated

For our SSD benchmarks hierarchy, we've tested over a hundred different SSDs and ranked them in order of performance, grouped by capacity.

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Deals

HP Omen 16 Slim gaming laptop on sale

HP's Omen 16 Slim gaming laptop with an RTX 5050 and 2K 165Hz display is $550 off right now

By Hassam Nasir published

Deals The right price.

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WD_Black SN7100 4TB SSD on sale

Score a 4 terabyte PCIe 4.0 SSD for a mere 5 cents per gigabyte

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Deals More storage, less money.

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Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI on sale at Best Buy

Acer's RTX 5070 Ti-powered Helios Neo 16S gaming laptop with a 240Hz OLED screen is only $1600 at Best Buy

By Hassam Nasir last updated

Deals Fast and sleek.

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