Experiment shows liquid metal TIM doesn’t dry out; it turns solid
Der8auer’s two-year electron microscope test shows liquid metal’s gallium turns solid on copper and nickel-plated coolers.
The Daily Grind: What is the one MMO fashion faux pas you always judge other players for?
I’m going to open by saying that style is subjective and fashion is a personal choice, especially in MMORPGs, and there’s truly no harm if...
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra review: RTX Spark in a straight-up beautiful Windows PC
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra is its most beautiful laptop ever, but using Windows on it is the same as ever. Only AI enthusiasts will get the most out of RTX Spark.
Taiwan raising $4 billion to build industrial park in Texas to support US chipmaking supply chain
This $4 billion industrial park would make it easier for smaller Taiwanese companies who can’t afford to build their own sites in the U.S. to expand and follow major Taiwanese manufacturers like TSMC and Foxconn.
Epic introduces an improved version of anti-cheat for Linux
Epic wants to work with developers and maintainers to find the best solution to making anti-cheat work seamlessly on Linux.
Newegg has slashed $260 off this all-AMD 4K gaming PC — 9800X3D and Radeon RX 9070 XT combo comes with 32GB of DDR5 and a 2TB SSD
Save $260 on an all-AMD gaming PC with 9800X3D and Radeon RX 9070 XT.
Corsair’s Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB memory receives a $108 price cut
Save $108 on Corsair’s Vengeance RGB RAM and bag 32GB of DDR5 memory for your PC.
Linus Torvalds posts his first AI-assisted patch to the Linux kernel, synthetic test clocks 23x performance leap
Linus Torvalds posts his first LLM-assisted patch to the Linux kernel — after issuing clear pro-AI directives, the bossman makes use of AI tooling himself
Thai cops bust ‘audacious’ cross-border fiberoptic cable running to Myanmar scam compound — 350-meter, 48-core cable was supplying illegal border casino and a scam center with 6TB of data per day
Thai authorities have busted a cross-border fiber-optic internet cable being used to steal data.
Ukrainian drones hit Russian data centers, disrupting Russian apps and services
After Ukrainian long-range strike drones targeted Russian data centers, various Russian digital services and apps went down or faced severe disruption. There’s even some suggestion that online bot activity may be down, but not by as much as initial reports claimed.