Samsung issues warning about fake SSDs in Europe — as the PC crisis sparks a massive slump in CPU sales
More fake SSDs and a CPU sales slump — the casualties of the RAM crisis are piling up, sadly.
Steam shown running on Nintendo Switch thanks to latest Proton Beta — FEX 2604 translates x86 to ARM-friendly instructions on Linux
Valve has released Proton 11.0-Beta1, with support for Arm devices.
64GB of DDR5 RAM is a staggering $216 in this latest Newegg deal — Get a 9800X3D, X870-P motherboard, case, and a free AIO for just $939
Newegg’s latest combo bundle gets you 64GB of RAM, a motherboard, AMD’s 9800X3D, and a Corsair case, as well as a free AIO cooler for just $939.
Google and Pentagon in talks to run custom AI chips inside classified environments — Google pushes for tight controls for TPUs surrounding use for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons
Google is reportedly negotiating with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy Gemini in classified settings, with the talks covering the addition of GPU racks to Google Distributed Cloud.
Nvidia RTX 5070 spotted at rare MSRP price in Woot flash sale — move fast to secure a bargain, 38% off saves you $340
Get an RTX 5070 for MSRP at Woot, now just $549.
Commodore fans split over C64 Ultimate FPGA firmware lockdown — firm says it wants to protect its hardware and reduce support fallout
The retro community seems sharply divided over a decision by Commodore regarding locking down firmware access in its C64 Ultimate computer.
AMD to resurrect Ryzen 7 5800X3D AM4 with 10th anniversary edition, leaker claims — return of legendary CPU a sign of bleak PC building landscape
AMD is rumored to launch the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition in the second quarter of this year.
Amazon returns buyer gets scammed out of a Ryzen 9 9950X3D — ‘CPU’ came with just a 3D-printed plastic heat spreader
Another victim of Amazon’s return policy shares their story on Reddit, how they bought a Ryzen 9 9950X3D for just €163 only to get a 3D-printed IHS of a 9950X3D attached to nothing.
Crazed World of Warcraft gamer plays game with 3D-printed hot dog controller — the left wiener quad-array controls movement, the right triggers abilities
Gamer and maker builds a hotdog-based game controller.
TSMC warns of Intel Foundry’s growing prowess during the company’s latest earnings call — ‘We view Intel as our formidable competitor and do not underestimate them’
By now, TSMC has become a much bigger chipmaker than Intel has ever been, but the world’s top foundry still calls its American peer a ‘formidable’ competitor.