Hardware

Photo of Elon Musk’s new gaming PC reveals odd component choices – is he rocking an RTX 4060?
A recent photo of Elon Musk’s DOGE gaming PC at the White House appears to show a badly-balanced build.
2025-03-05 11:56
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Nvidia RTX 5070 Founders Edition won't be available on launch day, coming 'later in March'
Nvidia has unofficially confirmed that the Founders Edition variant of the RTX 5070 will only be available later this month.
2025-03-04 19:03
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China doubles US research output on next-gen chips amid export bans — trade war fuels a research wave
China is far outpacing US-based studies on next-gen chip technologies, with PRC-based authors making up 50% of the top-cited microchip research essays since 2018.
2025-03-04 18:23
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The NAND market faced a 6.2% revenue loss in Q4 24 — forecast projects a further 20% hit in Q1 25
TrendForce reports that the NAND flash industry suffered a 6% revenue drop in Q4 24 and is expected to plummet by 20% further in Q1 25.
2025-03-04 16:46
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Chinese government shifts focus from x86 and Arm CPUs, promoting the adoption of RISC-V chips
Chinese government will encourage domestic chip developers to design processors based on the RISC-V ISA.
2025-03-04 15:49
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Chinese government shifts focus from x86 and Arm CPUs, gov't promoting RISC-V chips heavily
Chinese government will encourage domestic chip developers to design processors based on the RISC-V ISA.
2025-03-04 15:49
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Nintendo GameCube modified to run PowerPC Windows NT and Doom
Nintendo GameCube and Wii's PowerPC architecture makes a barebones functioning port of Windows NT possible.
2025-03-04 15:48
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Microsoft updates Windows 11 CPU support for OEM systems to include 8th to 10th Gen Intel CPUs
Microsoft relisted the Intel 8th, 9th, and 10th Gen CPUs it had previously removed from the list of Windows 11-supported CPUs.
2025-03-04 15:48
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TSMC's $100B US investment only accounts for 7% of company's output — Taiwan gov't gives official blessing for project
After the initial hype of TSMC's major U.S. investment, TSMC is clarifying its commitments to Taiwan and its shareholders; the move is not an abandoning of Taiwan.
2025-03-04 14:45
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AMD's new RX 9000 GPUs only officially support UEFI systems
Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs will require UEFI for optimal performance and may not work as expected on older CSM/Legacy Modes.
2025-03-04 14:25
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 review: $549 price and performance look decent on paper
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 lands at the upper end of what used to be the mainstream price segment, but we strongly doubt the $549 MSRP will be in effect any time soon, outside of a limited number of cards. In fact, the entire consumer GPU market is in...
2025-03-04 14:13
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Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals
Right to repair crusader Louis Rossmann has shared a new video encapsulating his surprise, and disappointment, that Brother has morphed into an 'anti-consumer printer company.'
2025-03-04 14:04
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AMD's mobile X3D chips come to desktops — Minisforum's $599 MoDT debuts with Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
Minisforum just launched a mini-ITX motherboard that comes equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D chip for the ultimate compact gaming machine.
2025-03-04 12:41
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Trump purge hits Chips Act office, two-fifths of staff to be terminated: Report
Two-fifths of the staff of the U.S. Chips Program Office are to be terminated, with 60 employees leaving today.
2025-03-03 22:43
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TSMC and Trump announce $100 billion investment in the US, including three fabs
President Donald Trump, alongside with TSMC CEO CC Wei, just announced in the White House that the company is investing $100 billion to expand its Arizona facility.
2025-03-03 21:15
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AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X on sale for $289 — get a killer CPU for 20% off plus Monster Hunter Wilds for free
One of AMD's best CPUs is on sale for only $289, the cheapest it's been since holiday flash sales.
2025-03-03 17:48
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Chinese firms get Blackwell chips by ordering through nearby countries, defying U.S. bans
Chinese businesses have been reportedly acquiring several of Nvidia's latest chips despite the export controls that the U.S. has put up.
2025-03-03 17:26
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Cozy cats live in a Raspberry Pi-powered luxury automated smart house
Visible_Turnover3952 has created a Raspberry Pi-powered cat house with luxurious smart home features and automated systems to keep them cozy.
2025-03-03 16:56
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Alibaba launches RISC-V-based XuanTie C930 server CPU — AI/HPC chip ships this month, more designs to follow
Alibaba announces its new XuanTie C930 HPC CPU, built on RISC-V to boost China's domestic CPU market.
2025-03-03 16:25
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Lenovo showcases a USB-C connected AI Stick with a 32 TOPS NPU on board
Lenovo unveiled the Lenovo AI Stick at MWC 2025. It features an NPU with 32 TOPS.
2025-03-03 16:24
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