DIY archivists push budget Nikons to 902,000 clicks to save 1,800 rare books — team trains neural net on Photoshop edits to process 526,000 scans
An epic book preservation effort.
The Daily Grind: Have you ever really changed what you play in an MMO because of balance tweaks?
I dislike the term “nerf” because it has become overapplied to the point of uselessness. Did an ability get its damage reduced by one point?...
China’s top DRAM maker CXMT sues Pentagon over its blacklisting — argues chips are standard civilian JEDEC spec, not defense hardware
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT wants the US Department of Defense to remove it from the list of companies linked to the Chinese military.
Corsair RM1000e (2026) ThermalProtect power supply review: Temperature-sensing 12V-2×6 cable shuts the GPU down before a connector can melt
Corsair’s mainstream RMe series returns for 2026 with Platinum-class efficiency, a 500W fanless window, and a temperature-sensing 12V-2×6 cable that shuts the GPU down before a connector can melt.
Poor liquid metal application almost destroys Asus Zephyrus M16 laptop, eats through the processor lid — paste replacement triples framerates, drops temps, and eliminates hard crashes
A user on Reddit shared their story about how the factory-applied liquid metal on their Asus Zephyrus M16 gaming laptop corroded the heatsink and lid of their CPU. It got so bad that the corrosion was about to eat away and seep onto the silicon itself, but thankfully a simple re-paste job averted catastrophe.
Modders solder power cables directly to RTX 5090 PCB to eliminate notorious melting 16-pin connector — bare-board Galax HOF card pulls 600W under chiller cooling
TecLab, a Brazilian YouTuber, has just shown the most dangerous method of bypassing the 16-pin connector on an RTX 5090 — by soldering wires directly to the card’s PCB. In an attempt to save the GPU from melting, they’ve created perhaps an even bigger fire hazard.
US military uses high-energy lasers to shoot down three Mexican cartel drones over the southern border — narcos suspected of using UAVs for surveillance and reconnaissance to support illegal activities
The US military has successfully deployed a laser defense system on the southern border of the country and shot down alleged Mexican cartel drones. These UAVs are suspected of spotting U.S. law enforcement operations and help the criminal organizations traffic humans and goods into the United States.
Roblox clamps down on gen-AI brainrot scrolling games after Steal an Egg goes viral
We’re just as depressed as you are to learn that a “brainrot scrolling game” is a thing in Roblox, but we also can’t say that...
Star Trek Online promises to showcase the future of the MMORPG on September 8
Apparently the Guardian of Forever is going to have some things to say about Star Trek Online pretty soon, as the folks at Cryptic Studios have put...
Guild Wars 2 shares a sizzle reel for Code of Creation’s new raid and convergence rewards
Surely you have 50 seconds of time to ogle things that are coming to Guild Wars 2, right? It’s not that much time, it’s all a...