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June 10
- 1.5TB of James Webb Space Telescope data dumped on the internet — new searchable database is the largest window into our universe to date
- FSP MEGA TI 1650W Titanium power supply review
- 'Our single chips still lag behind the US by a generation' — Huawei CEO says Washington has exaggerated its achievements, saying the company isn't that powerful
- Giant 42-inch OLED gaming monitor from Asus hits an all-time low price at Amazon
- Getting To Know the Linux Filesystem — Demystify the directories
- Starlink shut down on United regional jets — Reports of radio interference on Embraer E175 aircraft prompt switch off
- Nvidia's 20-core N1X leaks with 3000+ single-core Geekbench score — Arm chip could rival Intel and AMD's laptop offerings
- Frantic manufacturers are pushing RTX 5090s out the door to beat tariffs — MSI and Gigabyte lead race to get ahead of 'the biggest uncertainty for the rest of the year'
- Vital chipmaking software access restored to China — shift follows high-level call between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping
- Open source Switch 2 adapter brings M.2 NVMe SSD to Nintendo's latest console — MicroSD Express and NVMe share a similar pinout that could even theoretically support an eGPU
- How To Manage Linux Users via the GUI and Terminal
June 9
- macOS Tahoe is the last release for Intel Macs — Apple Silicon-exclusivity will mark end of Hackintoshes
- Apple says generative AI cannot think like a human - research paper pours cold water on reasoning models
- Custom PC company stuffs a NUC inside a GPU — GeeFarce 5027 POS packs 2X more memory than Nvidia's RTX 5090
- Apple debuts macOS 26 Tahoe at WWDC with 'liquid glass' redesign
- Plans to shrink particle accelerators by 1,000x could speed chipmaking by 15X - Inversion Semiconductor proposes 'tabletop' particle accelerators with petawatt lasers
- Nvidia RTX 5050 won't use GDDR7 memory— entry-level GPU tipped to use Samsung & SK hynix GDDR6 modules instead
- How To Kill a Process in the Linux terminal
- How To Copy Files and Directories in the Linux terminal
- How To Find Files in the Linux terminal
- Gigabyte revives striking orange Force motherboard series — B850 for AM5 offers DDR5 up to 9,600MT/s, Wi-Fi 6E, and a throwback PS/2 port
- ChatGPT 'got absolutely wrecked' by Atari 2600 in beginner's chess match — OpenAI's newest model bamboozled by 1970s logic
- Micron balks at court order to share 73 pages of sensitive data with China's banned YMTC chipmaker — Micron strives to protect IP from Chinese chip firm on the entity list
- Xbox Series X|S expansion card from Seagate now comes in 4TB — quadruple your storage for $499
- Automate common and boring tasks with Bash Scripts in Linux
- Qualcomm acquires Alphawave Semi for $2.4 billion – says its leading high-speed wired tech will accelerate data center expansion
- If you deleted that mysterious Windows file Microsoft told you not to, there's a new script to restore it
June 8
- Asus partners with Microsoft launch first Xbox gaming handhelds, the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X
- AMD unveils Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme with AI processing NPU, expands family with two new chips for handheld gaming consoles
- Microsoft Surface Pro vs. Surface Laptop: Snapdragon X Elite showdown
- Bambu Lab removes third-party app support for P and A series 3D printers
- Commodore shocks retro TechTuber with option to buy 'the whole company'
- Alienware AW2725Q 4K 240 Hz OLED gaming monitor review: Serious value and high performance
- Researchers convert old phones into 'tiny data centers' — deploy one underwater for marine monitoring
- ChatGPT used to disable SecureBoot in locked-down device – modded BIOS reflash facilitated fresh Windows and Linux installs
- YouTube is expanding its ad-blocking powers — closes loopholes that allowed some users to bypass restrictions
- Microsoft 'Xbox PC' branding surfaces in game dev publicity materials — Xbox App also sees big changes
June 7
- Steam Deck internals crammed inside an Apple Magic Keyboard create a portable gaming PC
- Razer's HD haptic gaming cushion allows you to experience every in-game explosion for $299
- FAA to eliminate floppy disks used in air traffic control systems - Windows 95 also being phased out
- New tool burns images onto Compact Discs' recording area using ones and zeros — unlike Lightscribe, the technique works on any disc
- Zotac launches a new fragrance line just for gamers — the company’s April Fool’s joke turned to reality
- Relive the days of unhinged GPU box artwork — new book catalogs 300 retail boxes with both horrors and delights
- New leaked Bambu Lab 3D printer images may show the next model — decoding the images reveals interesting details
- Alienware releases a PC Lego set — Area-51 kit has 318 bricks, builds NUC NUC-sized PC
- Tesla details how it finds punishing defective cores on its million-core Dojo supercomputers — a single error can ruin a weeks-long AI training run
- Kioxia preps XL-Flash SSD that's 3x faster than any SSD available — 10 million IOPS drive has peer-to-peer GPU connectivity for AI servers
June 6
- ASE adopts AMD CPUs — largest independent chip packaging and testing firm also begins evaluating Instinct MI300-series GPUs for AI
- Aorus RTX 5090 package from Amazon was allegedly filled with macaroni, rice, and an old obsolete GPU — it's an impasta!
- 'Brain-inspired' supercomputer with no GPUs or storage switched on — SpiNNaker 2 mimics 150-180 million neurons
- AMD RX 9060 XT still available at MSRP at most retailers post-launch — 8GB and 16GB versions still in stock
- ASRock tailors budget-friendly AMD A620 mini-ITX motherboard to SFF enthusiasts
- 'Rising ASIC coalition' seeks to jettison Nvidia — Industry report claims firms are accelerating development in order to reduce dependence on the giant
- Hackers discover Nintendo Switch 2 exploit one day after launch — minor hack allows running custom code on top of OS
- Nvidia is building 100 AI Factories: Jensen's 50-year gambit begins
- AMD's desktop GPU market share hits all-time low despite RX 9070 launch, Nvidia extends its lead [Updated]
- Groundbreaking 3D-printing tech developed — dual-light system can print two different materials from the same resin
- New Nintendo Switch 2 units show potential signs of tampering — UK customers report receiving unsealed products from multiple retailers
- MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk Wifi Motherboard Review: Dual PCIe 5.0 and USB4
- Cheapest 5090 ever? Lucky PC builder finds RTX 5090 for 'just' $1,679 at Walmart, saving $1,520 — card has worked 'flawlessly' ever since
- AMD scoops entire Untether AI chip team — Canada AI inference outfit will cease product support
June 5
- Graphene thermal pad for AMD CPUs promises 17X better conductivity than thermal paste, 2X improvement over Thermal Grizzly
- Where to buy Nintendo's Switch 2 games console
- AMD RX 9060 XT 16GB flies off shelves, 8GB lingers - GPU launch highlights demand split between variants
- Hacker who breached 5,000 accounts to mine crypto arrested — 7-year cryptojacking scheme incurs $4.5 million in damages
- Where to buy AMD's RX 9060 XT — GPUs still available at Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy
- GameStop Nintendo Switch 2 customers hit with punctured screens after store employees staple receipts to the box (Updated)
- How to turn an old PC into a Linux web server
- Intel draws a line in the sand to boost gross margins — new products must deliver 50% gross profit to get the green light
- HighPoint's Gen5 M.2 NVMe PCIe card is here — promises 50 GB/s+ speeds for less than $1,000
- Would you buy this? $44 PC promises "powerful performance" and "striking visuals"
- The Nintendo Switch 2 may face steeper repair costs — Japanese listings show up to a 92% increase in prices for replacement parts
- Trump admin renegotiating Chips Act contracts, needles China over lowly advanced chip output
- Forget about Switch 2, this PlayStation 5 Pro deal is the best gaming choice
- DDR4 prices continue to surge — reportedly increased by 50% in the second half of May alone
- Elon Musk's SpaceX to build its own advanced chip packaging factory in Texas – 700mm x 700mm substrate size purported to be the largest in the industry
- Corsair HX1200i ATX 3.1 power supply review
- Scientists print 'world's smallest violin' in platinum with nanolithography — UK physicists push toward nanoscale computing
- Nvidia planning its most affordable 50-series GPU yet – RTX 5050 reportedly launching in July with 8GB VRAM and 130W TDP
- Asus responds to concerns over 9,000+ routers compromised by botnet — firmware updates and factory reset can purge routers of persistent backdoor
- AI drone beats human champions for the first time at Abu Dhabi racing event – new deep neural network sends control commands directly to motors in significant leap
June 4
- Light gun support comes to LCD monitors — new G’AIM’E gun controller comes with bundled Namco titles via Kickstarter
- Self-destructing graphics cards: Why are power connectors melting, and what can you do about it?
- Nintendo Switch 2 gets disassembled — Nvidia chip gets its close-up
- GlobalFoundries announces $16 billion U.S. chip production spend — striking spending boom follows demand from domestic customers
- This setup uses ‘true wireless power’ for PC monitor, peripherals — RF generator supplies up to 100W of wireless power
- Ancient CD ripping tool updated for the first time in 16 years, now supports Windows 11
- This one-of-one 3D-printed motorcycle is inspired by the 1988 film Akira
- GPU frequency overclocking world record broken using integrated Intel graphics — Arrow Lake outpaces discrete GPUs in clock speed competition
- Nvidia accused of poaching TSMC engineers in Taiwan – up to $180,000 salaries offered for talent
- Unreal Engine 5.6 promises 60 FPS Ray Tracing on current hardware – features Hardware Ray Tracing enhancements and eliminates CPU bottlenecks
- Alienware 16 Area-51 review: a big, mysterious powerhouse
- Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly get a GPU overhaul — Xe3 Celestial and Xe4 Druid IPs used for graphics, media, and display
- Crazed modder straps CPU cooler to Nvidia GTX 960 with a 3D-printed bracket, breaks 3DMark benchmark record
- TSMC could charge up to $45,000 for 1.6nm wafers — rumors allege a 50% increase in pricing over prior-gen wafers
June 3
- AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics card roundup: Every announced card from every AIB partner
- Compact Thunderbolt 5 and OCuLink eGPU flaunts RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
- Thermaltake’s new AIO liquid cooler features a 3.95-inch LCD display and swappable reverse-blade fans
- T-Mobile Fiber Home Internet officially launches in U.S. — Up to 2 Gbps covering 500,000 households
- Zen 6 Ryzen spotted in AIDA64 — latest software beta adds 'preliminary support' for next-gen AMD desktop processors
- Next-gen Intel CPUs break cover - Nova Lake-S/U and LGA 1700 Bartlett Lake-S appear in official docs
- Google is killing the web with AI Overviews – I made an extension to block them
- Nintendo Switch 2 has 'the most advanced graphics ever in a mobile device' – Nvidia CEO hails custom chip efforts ahead of launch
- LDO Positron v3.2 3D Printer Kit Review: Build Your Own Portable, Foldable, Adorable, Upside Down 3D Printer
- MSI unveils one of the tiniest RTX 5060 GPUs yet — Single-fan Inspire RTX model measures just 145 x 120 x 45mm
- Two monitors for less than the price of just one — Dell's Alienware AW2725QF dual-resolution gaming monitor hits £415 low
- U.S. ban on EDA software hits Chinese tech companies hard — Xiaomi, Lenovo among affected
- Nvidia RTX 4000 and 5000 series owners instructed to lower quality settings in Hell is Us demo — Developer urges users to turn down settings and disable DLSS during cinematic intro to resolve crashing issue
- U.S. extends China GPU tariff exemption until August 31 — Motherboards also listed in Section 301 exclusion
- TSMC quashes UAE fab rumors, but says AI demand remains fierce in the face of tariff pressures
June 2
- This RTX 50-series GPU design hides its custom L-shaped 16-pin power cable behind a magnetic shroud
- AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB shadows the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB in leaked benchmarks — only 5% slower despite big price difference
- Alleged RTX 9060 XT prices listed at retailers ahead of launch – AMD targets 5060 series with aggressive pricing
- Could water-soluble plastic be the answer to better recycling of 3D prints?
- AMD RX 9060 XT overclock potential revealed – pushed to almost 3.5 GHz with less than 200W
- Switzerland is now home to the world's tallest 3D-printed building – Tor Alva measures 98 feet and features 32 sculptured columns
- Cougar Airface Eco Case Review: Simple, stylish design
- TP-Link Deco BE63 mesh router review: An affordable tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh router
- $29.5 million home of Intel founder who invented Moore's Law goes up for sale – Gordon Moore's 9,000 sq ft home includes 25 acres of land, wine cellar, pool, and one very strict rule
- Chip news live: All the latest in the semiconductor industry
- Nvidia reportedly developing new AI chip for China that meets export controls – B30 could include NVLink for creation of high-performance clusters
- Someone hacked an Apple Network Server to run DOOM – $10,000 IBM AIX unit from 1996 runs the game
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite variant rumored to have 50% more CPU cores — New chip with 18 cores and 64GB RAM is reportedly already in testing
June 1
- Damage-sensing and self-healing artificial muscles heralded as huge step forward in robotics
- RTX Pro 6000 crowned the ‘new gaming king’ — but its $10,000 price tag makes the all-gold Dhahab RTX 5090 seem cheap
- How to merge, extract images and digitally sign PDFs
- RX 9060 XT 16GB graphics cards with faster clocks than 8GB models appear to be in development
- TSMC reopening discussions with Washington to build chip manufacturing plant in UAE — report
- Contour RollerMouse Red Plus Wireless Review: More than just a very pricey wrist rest
- More affordable Strix Halo model emerges — Early Ryzen AI Max 385 Geekbench result reveals an eight-core option
- Microsoft promises it is 'ending USB-C port confusion' with updated Windows 11 certified program
- Intel and SoftBank collaborate on power-efficient HBM substitute for AI data centers, says report
- Logitech G915 X TKL Review: The same, but better?