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Could AI Memory Demand Wipe Out Budget Phones?
An AI-driven shortage of key components, especially memory and storage chips, has driven up the price of a range of electronics, including not only DDR5 memory kits and PC solid state drives (SSDs), but also things like game consoles, consumer laptops, and so forth. Will lower-priced smartphones be the next shoe to drop? It could be, according
Jim Keller’s startup is building a factory to mass-produce small semiconductor fabs —Atomic Semi rebrands as ‘Fab2’ underlining intended role as a ‘fab fab’
Atomic Semi, the semiconductor tooling startup founded by chip architect Jim Keller and DIY fabrication pioneer Sam Zeloof, has rebranded as Fab2.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition review: A masterclass in mobility and usability
A sublime ultraportable with world-class quality and OLED visuals, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 excels at everything it does.
Windows 11 identifier used to track Scattered Spider perp after Microsoft shared info with FBI — 19-year-old US-Estonian hacker arrested over alleged ties to infamous extortion group
Petet Stokes was arrested in Finland and extradited to the U.S. over alleged ties to the Scattered Spider group, with Microsoft helping in the investigation. He’s in custody awaiting trial based on a criminal complaint for a May 2025 attack on a U.S.-based luxury jewelry retailer
Grab this RTX 5070 Ti OLED gaming laptop at $300 off — Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI drops to $1,899.99
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI combines an OLED 240 Hz display, Intel’s Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5070 Ti graphics, and 32GB of DDR5 memory, all while saving you $300 off its regular price.
Alibaba bans Anthropic’s Claude Code after an alleged hidden China-detection backdoor is uncovered — employees told to switch to Qoder as the rift between the firms widens
Alibaba banned Claude Code after an alleged hidden China-detection code was found, prompting staff to switch to Qoder as its feud with Anthropic deepens.
Turtle Beach Command Series KB7 Review: A keyboard with a touchscreen and a lot of potential
Turtle Beach’s new “Command Series” KB7 TKL keyboard features a 4.3-inch touchscreen instead of the typical navigation cluster — like a Stream Deck, but as a touchscreen. Unfortunately, it lacks the software to back it up.
PS5 Disc Drive purchase cap predates Sony’s disc cutoff — ‘high demand’ order limit has been on the store page since at least March 2025
Meanwhile, the largest petition against the disc cutoff sat beyond 74,000 signatures on the morning of July 4th, closing in on its 75,000 goal.
The Daily Grind: What’s the personal achievement you’re proudest of in an MMO?
One of the fun things about online games is that there are lots of achievements. I don’t mean that in the sense of “there are...