An inside tour of Lenovo’s North Carolina AI server manufacturing line expansion — Chinese firm expanding US-native production to meet exploding demand
Lenovo is fulfilling demand for homemade servers to fuel the AI boom.
GPU repair service will upgrade the 11GB of VRAM on your RTX 2080 Ti to 22GB — mod involves physically adjusting the strap resistors on the PCB to support a new BIOS
A GPU repair shop in the UAE is promising to upgrade the VRAM capacity of an RTX 2080 Ti from 11GB to 22GB by swapping the 1GB GDDR6 modules with 2GB chips and modifying the strap resistors to recognize the new VRAM.
Overgeared, based on hit Korean web novel, is Nexon’s next major MMORPG project
The MMORPG giant Nexon officially confirmed what we’d been hearing for years now: Its next major MMORPG will be Overgeared, a game based on the...
Valve Updates Steam Machine Queue, Adds CAD Files And FSR 4.1 Support
Following the launch of its new Steam Machine console, Valve has issued a status update addressing production timelines, regional order queues, and software improvements. The company confirmed that hardware units are shipping out daily, with current projections indicating that everyone sitting in the reservation queue should receive an option
Lord of the Rings Online adjusts the Angmarim Sorceress and preps this year’s Farmers Faire
What, did you think that Lord of the Rings Online would introduce a brand-new PvP class and have it be absolutely perfect from the get-go?...
Kioxia Launches Liquid-Cooled NX1 AI SSDs To Tame Extreme Heat
Call it an AI upgrade super-cycle, if you will, but today’s AI servers pack dozens of high-power GPUs into tighter rack environments. Managing thermal output has quickly become a key operational bottleneck for hyperscale data centers amid the AI arms race. Enter Kioxia, which aims to address those mounting heat challenges with its new NX1
Testing laptops on battery life and AC power — Comparing Intel, Qualcomm, Apple, and AMD
We tested laptops with processors from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and Apple to see the differences in how they perform on and off the charger.
Teacher arrested for clapping in support of opposition at an AI data center meeting — gigawatt-scale project gets approved anyway despite community resistance
A Physics teacher was arrested for clapping multiple times during a public hearing to rezone land for a proposed gigawatt-scale data center near Emporia, Kansas. The man refused to cooperate when the police asked him to leave and was subsequently dragged out of the venue by four officers.
MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG review: Panther Lake in an understated mini PC
The MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG is a compact, understated design, providing an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H in a tiny desktop. It’s easy to upgrade and relatively quiet but could do with a few more ports at the back and a more attractive price.
World of Warcraft sends players to the Coiled Isle when the Curse of Ula’tek arrives August 11
At long last, World of Warcraft is releasing a proper snupdate (snake update) with the Curse of Ula’tek patch coming on August 11th. Players will continue...