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For a limited time, Amazon is offering AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D for just $499, a $100 discount that improves its value proposition compared to the processors ranked immediately above and below it. The deal echoes the ongoing offer for MSI's...

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MSI recently released EZ PC Builder, a generative AI chatbot that guides users who are building custom PCs. Early tests show that while the assistant can offer basic advice, it can fall short when discussing the finer details of PC...

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Mizuho's report indicates that overall iPhone output projections have also been adjusted. Apple's total annual shipments – previously pegged at 246 million units – are now expected to fall 7 percent to about 229 million units for 2026. The...

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The latest alpha release of the Tor Browser is now available for download. Version 15.0a4 introduces key security updates inherited from Firefox while making notable privacy-focused changes, including the removal of AI features Mozilla had...

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When record heat engulfed California in August 2020, the state's electric grid collapsed under the strain. With air conditioners running nonstop and demand climbing to nearly 47 gigawatts, the grid operator ordered rolling blackouts – the...

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Amazon has announced that its upcoming modular nuclear plant in Washington state will generate three times as much electricity as initially proposed. The Cascade Advanced Energy Facility will provide clean power for the retail giant's...

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After releasing the FSD v14 update last week that included a Sloth Mode for those who prefer to drive at a less life-threatening speed, Tesla has now released FSD v14.1.2, which features the antithesis of Sloth Mode: Mad Max.Read Entire...

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Hanneke Faber became CEO of Logitech on December 1, 2023, after leaving her role as group president at Unilever. Since joining the Swiss peripheral manufacturer, Faber has attracted attention for her unconventional ideas about how personal...

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Hwbot officially validated a new DDR5 overclocking record after German overclocker "Sergmann" pushed a single module to 6,504.9 MHz. The feat hit 13,010 megatransfers per second (13 GT/s), earning him the top spot on Germany's overclocking...

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The now 17-year-old from New Jersey was one of several girls at Westfield High School who discovered a student had used photos from their social media accounts to create AI-generated nude images two years ago. Some male classmates shared...

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Sony launched a lawsuit against Tencent over Light of Motiram back in July. The move came as no surprise, given that the game looks so similar to the Horizon series that most people assumed it was a new franchise entry or DLC from...

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During the three-day launch weekend, gamers played over 172 million matches online and racked up more than 15 million hours watched on streaming services.Read Entire Article

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The N2 node introduces nanosheet-based gate-all-around transistors, replacing the FinFET architecture used since the 16-nanometer generation.Read Entire Article

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Microsoft has begun rolling out new features for Copilot intended to connect with various Windows functions. Although most of the updates are either restricted to Windows Insiders or are coming soon to beta channels, a few significant AI...

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Hackers aligned with North Korea are using public cryptocurrency blockchains to conceal and distribute malicious code, adopting a technique researchers describe as a new form of untouchable online hosting.Read Entire Article

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Microsoft ended official support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, but the operating system will continue to function. While major software vendors and game studios will eventually leave the platform behind, users who are concerned can...

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Adata chairman Simon Chen projects that manufacturing shortages in RAM, flash memory, solid-state drives, and hard drives will continue driving prices upward well into 2026. Speaking at a press conference, Chen said that this is the first...

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Security officials describe sprawling criminal ecosystems behind these fraudulent messages – networks that use industrial-scale text-sending systems, sophisticated phishing websites, and a supply chain of temporary US-based workers to...

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Samsung heavily promoted the S25 Edge, highlighting its incredibly thin and light design. The fact that the Korean giant released the handset before Apple's iPhone Air was also a big bonus in the company's eyes.Read Entire Article

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Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) – which already owned 9.9% of EA – Silver Lake Partners, and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners investment firm agreed to the $55 billion acquisition of EA last month.Read Entire Article

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YouTube is launching a wave of visual and interactive tweaks designed to make the platform feel more vibrant, intuitive, and consistent across devices. The redesign began deploying globally on Monday in a staggered rollout. It marks one of...

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A recent survey from the Pew Research Center looks at how people around the world view AI. The bottom line is that a median of 43% of respondents said they are equally concerned and excited. That's only 8% more than the 34% who said they...

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We benchmarked 33 CPUs in Battlefield 6 to see what really drives performance. After testing 43 GPUs last week, it's time to find out which processors keep the action smooth when chaos begins. Read Entire Article

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A deal on Amazon for MSI's two-fan edition of the Nvidia RTX 5070 has brought the popular midrange GPU to its lowest price yet, dropping below the $500 mark for the first time. Today's GPU market is a surprising reversal compared to just a...

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The recent KB5066835 update for Windows 11 broke the operating system's localhost interface, prompting affected users and developers to uninstall the patch in an attempt to restore functionality. The exact number of impacted systems is...

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In a recent interview with The Game Business, GOG Managing Director Maciej Gołębiewski shared some behind-the-scenes insights about the store. Being in the game preservation business is hard, Gołębiewski admits during the interview, but it...

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Steam has reached a new milestone that underscores the accelerating momentum behind global PC gaming. Data from SteamDB shows Valve's digital distribution platform recently surpassed 41.6 million concurrent users – an all-time high that...

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China has moved to block exports from Nexperia facilities within its borders, escalating the fallout from the Dutch government's decision to seize control of the semiconductor maker. The ruling in the Netherlands, based on a Cold War-era...

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The hypothesis was generated by a 27-billion-parameter foundation model called Cell2Sentence-Scale 27B (C2S-Scale), developed by researchers at Google DeepMind and Yale University. Built on Google's open-source Gemma AI model, C2S-Scale is...

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Superwood, which we looked at earlier this year prior to its launch, is the result of a lengthy mission by material scientist Liangbing Hu, co-founder of the InventWood company that now sells the commercial product.Read Entire Article

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The US Mint recently announced plans to release a special $1 coin featuring Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 2026. The coin is one of four planned for next year, commemorating technological innovations associated with four states, including...

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In a technical report from Microsoft's Browser Vulnerability Research team, investigators said malicious actors had combined basic social engineering tactics with zero-day flaws in Internet Explorer's legacy JavaScript engine, known as...

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A photo recently posted on Chinese social media appears to show several pallets somewhere in China holding dozens of MSI-branded RTX 5090 boxes.Read Entire Article

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DirecTV is preparing to bring a new form of advertising directly to television screens. Starting in early 2026, the company's Gemini and Gemini Air streaming devices will begin displaying AI-generated screensavers powered by Glance, a...

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Google recently updated its sponsored search results – those listings that typically appear above organic results in search engine results pages (SERPs) – with new navigation features. Announced in a brief note on its Ads & Commerce...

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Musk had high hopes for the Cybertruck. With its advanced tech and cyberpunk looks, he told Tesla investors in 2023 that he planned for the company to be producing around 250,000 units annually by 2025.Read Entire Article

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Asus and Microsoft's ROG Xbox Ally X blends Xbox comfort with PC power, offering superb performance, ergonomics, and a slick full-screen Xbox interface. For $1,000, reviewers agree it's the best Windows handheld yet, though it feels more...

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The new Pro Display XDR is rumored to include several upgrades: a 7K resolution display, a higher refresh rate, and Thunderbolt 4 or 5 connectivity. Apple may also incorporate quantum dot technology for improved color accuracy and...

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Cook is currently in China for the second time this year, promoting the delayed launch of the iPhone Air in the Asian nation.Read Entire Article

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Authorities in the US and UK have launched a sweeping cybercrime crackdown targeting Cambodia's Prince Group, a powerful conglomerate accused of running forced-labor scam centers and a vast cryptocurrency fraud network. This week, federal...

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AMD and Intel recently marked the first anniversary of the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group (EAG), a trade organization launched in October 2024. The goal of the EAG is to enable the two remaining companies designing and manufacturing x86 CPUs...

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Toshiba has reached a new engineering milestone in hard drive technology, becoming the first manufacturer to verify a 12-disk stacking design within the standard 3.5-inch hard drive enclosure. The achievement extends the physical limits of...

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Apple officially unveiled its next-gen M5 processor this week, promising substantial gains in performance over previous generations. The M5 GPU now includes Neural Accelerators across all 10 cores, delivering up to 3.5x faster AI...

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Many developers of the popular Doom source port, GZDoom, have recently cut ties with its creator and plan to release a separate fork of the project, which could alter the course of its development. Early source code is now available, and...

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In a recent survey by Atomik Research on behalf of Portugal-based app distributor Aptoide, most mobile app developers expressed concern about overreliance on Apple and Google's official iOS and Android app stores. The majority also expect...

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A new academic investigation has exposed a widespread and largely overlooked vulnerability in global satellite communications. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Maryland found that a...

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Broadcom has introduced a new networking chip called Thor Ultra, designed to compete directly with Nvidia in powering data movement across AI clusters. It is the first 800G Ethernet network interface card built to the open Ultra Ethernet...

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Mikhail Karasikov and his colleagues at ETH Zurich worked on MetaGraph, a search engine designed for genomic databases containing massive troves of DNA and RNA sequences. The project already provides access to millions of unique genetic...

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Microsoft began rolling out its October 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 today, bringing a broad mix of new features and routine security fixes. The update applies to both the 24H2 and 25H2 releases, which share the same system...

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Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai have developed the world's first fully functional memory chip made entirely from two-dimensional materials. The achievement, published in Nature, demonstrates that atomically thin semiconductors...