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Cornell builds a "microwave brain" chip can think like AI and talk like a radio — all at gigahertz speeds
Ultra-fast, wireless computing.
I paired a cheap $125 PSU with a $3,000 RTX 5090
The RTX 5090's 575W TGP is intimidating, but some cheap PSUs are still up to the task
Trump administration reportedly mulls investing in Intel to bolster national security — direct cash assistance would speed Ohio fab build out
The U.S. administration is considering buying a stake in Intel to accelerate construction of its long-delayed $100 billion Ohio fab complex that is crucial for the company's revival.
AMD's new budget AM4 gaming CPU looks solid in new benchmarks — Zen 3-based Ryzen 5 5500X3D trails Ryzen 5 5600X3D by 6% in PassMark
Twitter user discovers benchmarks for AMD's Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a Zen 3-based processor with 3D V-Cache.
Free mini-ITX case made of semi-transparent plastic debuts, stock evaporates instantly
Quirky electronics design house Teenage Engineering has released the Computer-2 Mini-ITX case.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Faceoff — it isn't even close
The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Ryzen 9 9950X competition is intense, so we put the chips through a six-round faceoff to find the winner.
Get a blisteringly-fast and reliable Gen5 NVMe SSD for only 11 cents per gigabyte
Deals PCIe 5.0 for the masses.
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.
The tale of Nvidia's HGX H20: How an AI GPU became a political lightning rod
Premium Nvidia’s HGX H20, a cut-down AI GPU originally allowed for sale to China, has become a geopolitical bargaining tool as the U.S. taxes its exports and China halts purchases over security concerns.
AMD's desktop PC market share hits a new high as server gains slow down — Intel now only outsells AMD 2:1, down from 9:1 a few years ago
AMD reached record desktop CPU market share and posted strong server gains in early 2025, while its mobile CPU position weakened, but revenue shares across all segments hit new highs.