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How optical interconnects and silicon photonics emerged as AI's next hot commodity
Premium The U.S. wants Chinese optical transceivers out of future AI data centers, but China’s current dominance of the rapidly evolving photonics supply chain could make a ban complicated
Benchmarking AMD's BC-250, offering Steam Machine-like performance at half the price
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FCC proposes import ban on Chinese optical transceivers
Premium The FCC is drafting a proposal that would expand its list of equipment and services covered by the Secure Networks Act to include imports of new-model optical transceivers manufactured in China.
Reviews
G.Skill Trident Z5 NeoX RGB DDR5-6000 C30 2x16GB Review — EXPO ULL memory kit to max out your Ryzen
G.Skill's Trident Z5 NeoX is the brand's latest series with the AMD EXPO ULL feature, but can the DDR5-6000 C30 prove to be the fastest memory kit for AMD?
Geekom IT13 Max 2026 review: Meteor Lake rides again in a $799 mini PC
Geekom mates an Intel Meteor Lake Core Ultra 9 processor with soldered 24GB DDR5 dual-channel RAM to conjure up an attractively specified and priced mini PC for the RAMpocalypse era.
Maxsun Terminator B850M Pro II Motherboard Review: Comparable features, but US pricing is over MSRP
Maxsun’s Terminator B850M Pro II is a decent budget option in the Micro ATX form factor, but only if you can find it for the $199.99 MSRP.
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Best SSDs 2026: From blazing-fast M.2 NVMe down to budget SATA
We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.
CPUs
AMD borrows $4.75 billion for 'general corporate purposes'
In a surprising move, AMD announces plans to raise $4.75 billion and does not give a clue how it plans to spend them.
Graphics Cards
Nvidia reportedly testing lower memory configs of Rubin Ultra as memory shortage bites back
Nvidia is reportedly testing at least three Rubin Ultra configurations that pack as little as 192 GB of memory, as opposed to the 1 TB of HBM4E originally announced.
Features
Benchmarking AMD's BC-250, offering Steam Machine-like performance at half the price
Premium The repurposed APU for mining has come back home again.
Chinese chipmaking tool roadmaps examined — Beijing's nascent lithography tools target DUV production at five machines a year, and an EUV prototype with no chips
Premium Ultimately, three markers will indicate whether China’s domestic DUV program is a legitimate rival or yet more state-sanctioned hot air.
PC Components
G.Skill Trident Z5 NeoX RGB DDR5-6000 C30 2x16GB Review — EXPO ULL memory kit to max out your Ryzen
G.Skill's Trident Z5 NeoX is the brand's latest series with the AMD EXPO ULL feature, but can the DDR5-6000 C30 prove to be the fastest memory kit for AMD?
Desktops and PC Building
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Deals
Start your PC gaming journey with this $1,100 1080p gaming rig, now $300 off
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