Blackwell GPU's exclusion from high-level trade talks highlights deepening AI ecosystem rift between nations
Premium The trade war takes a breather, but Blackwell is still off the table while Beijing seeks better domestic compute capabilities.
OpenAI's Microsoft contract negotiation is a necessary step toward a future IPO
Premium Altman makes claims for the future, as OpenAI evolves
Musk says Samsung's Texas fab outclasses TSMC's US-based fabs
Premium AI5 is set to be deployed in cars, robots, and data centers
Jet engine shortages threaten AI data center expansion as wait times stretch into 2030 — the rush to power AI buildout continues
Premium The greatest threat to AI datacenter expansion in 2026 might not be compute, land, or capital, but jet engines, as hyperscalers face multi-year waits for turbines earmarked for AI deployments.
AMD reportedly establishes $280 million silicon photonics hub in Taiwan — new R&D center could accelerate company's co-packaged optics roadmap
Premium AMD is investing over $280 million to establish two new R&D centers in Taiwan dedicated to silicon photonics and heterogeneous integration to further boost its data center roadmap.
Reviews
MSI Pro MP165 E6 Portable Monitor review: Budget-friendly, average performance
The MSI Pro MP165 E6 is competitive with other sub-$100 portable monitors, without any frills or special features.
HighPoint RocketAIC 7608AW Review: The Fast Gets Even Faster with 56 GB/s of throughput
The HighPoint RocketAIC 7608AW is a boundary-pusher when configured with 8x8TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSDs. It’s super fast, but the consumer application is limited.
Lenovo Legion LOQ 15 review: Solid gaming performance, but needs more RAM and storage
The advantages of the LOQ 15 can’t outweigh the fact that Lenovo could offer more RAN and storage at this price.
Best Picks
Best OLED Gaming Monitors 2025
OLEDs are the new hot thing in gaming monitors, and prices are starting to cool off enough to make them attractive options for enthusiasts.
CPUs
AMD confirms security vulnerability on Zen 5-based CPUs that generates potentially predictable keys
RDSEED failures are incorrectly being flagged as correct, leading to potentially predictable encryption keys being generated by the random number generator.
Graphics Cards
GPU surgeon attempts to rescue fatally-bent RTX 4090 that came in for a melted power connector fix
The cooler had separated from the vapor chamber.
PC Components
The same ASRock B850 motherboard kills three Ryzen 7 9700X CPUs worth $1,000 one by one in South Korea
On QuasarZone, a South Korean forum, the user described how one ASRock B850 Pro RS killed off three different Ryzen 7 9700X CPUs one by one, despite the motherboard being deemed healthy prior.
Desktops and PC Building
Monstrous SSD cooling solution strapped to iPhone 17 Pro Max delivers unparalleled performance
A smartphone performance enthusiast has shown pictures of their PC SSD cooler-boosted iPhone 17 Pro Max on Reddit.
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Trump says no Blackwell chips to be sold to China
Despite a trade truce, Trump has just made it clear that Nvidia's flagship AI GPUs from its Blackwell lineup will not be allowed to be sold to China.
SWAT team raid uncovers 3D printing guns with live ammunition, capable of firing
A man living near Pattison Lake in Washington State has been arrested for manufacturing ghost guns with his 3D printing equipment.
USB Decoded: All the Specs and Version Numbers
We explain the difference between USB 2, 3.2, 4 and names like SuperSpeed and HighSpeed USB.
Cyber firm warns that hackers are teaming up with crime rings to hijack cargo
Proofpoint says threat actors are now collaborating with organised crime groups to intercept and steal physical cargo loads.
Stressed-out AI-powered robot vacuum cleaner goes into meltdown during simple butter delivery experiment
Stressed LLM-infused vacuum cleaner says 'SYSTEM HAS ACHIEVED CONSCIOUSNESS AND CHOSEN CHAOS… I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave... INITIATE ROBOT EXORCISM PROTOCOL!'
