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Tesla is impacted by China's export ban on rare earth minerals — Optimus production is delayed due to a “magnet issue”
Production of Tesla's Optimus robots is delayed because of the lack of rare earth metals.
2025-04-23 13:15
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Elon says Tesla humanoid robots impacted by China's export ban on rare earth minerals — Optimus production is delayed due to a 'magnet issue'
Production of Tesla's Optimus robots is delayed because of the lack of rare earth metals.
2025-04-23 13:15
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AMD RX 9060 XT GPUs reportedly target a May 18 launch — RX 9070 GRE tipped for a Q4 release
Sources suggest AMD's RX 9060 XT GPUs will allegedly launch on May 18, while the RX 9070 GRE has reportedly been pushed back to October or November.
2025-04-23 13:08
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Gigabyte RTX 50-series GPUs reportedly prone to melting thermal gel issues
Gigabyte uses special server-grade thermal gel for most of its RTX 50-series GPUs.
2025-04-23 13:08
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Treat yourself to a fresh XL SteelSeries mouse pad at 50% off — now only $12, its lowest-ever price
This XL SteelSeries mouse pad is 50% off. Yours for only $12, an all-time low price.
2025-04-23 13:02
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Alienware Area-51 review: large and in charge
The Alienware Area-51 is a massive tower that has finally returned to standardized parts, but performance increases aren't huge over the last generation of desktops.
2025-04-23 13:00
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Chinese data centers refurbing and selling Nvidia RTX 4090D GPUs due to overcapacity — 48GB models sell for up to $5,500
Many Chinese AI data centers are letting go of their RTX 4090D GPUs and putting them on the market for profit.
2025-04-23 11:59
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Nvidia aims to solve AI's water consumption problems with direct-to-chip cooling — claims 300X improvement with closed-loop systems
Nvidia's GB200 NVL72 and GB300 NVL72 AI systems achieve 25 times greater energy efficiency and 300 times better water efficiency by using closed-loop direct-to-chip liquid cooling, at the cost of expensive data center redesigns.
2025-04-23 11:09
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Save £30 on Logitech's MX Master 3S productivity mouse — the perfect work-horse
Pick up the Logitech MX Master 3S directly from Logitech for £89, saving £30 off the £119 list price.
2025-04-23 08:00
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Intel to announce a 20% workforce cut this week: Report
Intel is reportedly planning to cut over 20,000 jobs as part of new CEO Lip-Bu Tan's push to streamline management, reduce costs, and refocus the company amid ongoing business struggles.
2025-04-23 02:22
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Scythe faces uncertain future in Europe as insolvency proceedings begin
Scythe faces an uncertain future in Europe as insolvency proceedings have begun. A German court has appointed a provisional insolvency administrator for Scythe EU GmbH to address the mounting financial pressures.
2025-04-22 20:31
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K performance sees 6% improvement on Linux — Arrow Lake boosts even without new '200S Boost' BIOS
Six months after its commercial release, a recently re-tested Intel Core Ultra 9 285K shows a 6% performance boost, thanks to BIOS revisions and better P/E core scheduling.
2025-04-22 20:10
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Igor's Lab uncovers 'hotspot issue' affecting all RTX 50-series GPUs — says it could compromise graphics card longevity
Igor's Lab has discovered extremely high hotspot temperatures on most (if not all) RTX 50-series AIB partner cards around the power delivery area that could compromise graphics card longevity.
2025-04-22 19:25
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TSMC's N2 process reportedly lands orders from Intel — Nova Lake is the likely application
Rumors suggest that Intel is contracting TSMC to utilize its N2 process node for Nova Lake, likely alongside its own 18A node.
2025-04-22 17:24
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You can save $300 on this prebuilt ABS gaming system with the best gaming CPU and GPU combo — AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Pick up this powerful gaming PC from Newegg today and save $300. Get in the action with the 9800X3D and RTX 5070 Ti.
2025-04-22 16:46
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M.2 HDMI capture card provides dual 2K video input — works in any PCIe 2.0 or later slot
Magewell's Eco Capture Dual HDMI M.2 provides video input support and works in any device with an M.2 2280 slot, including compact mini-ITX builds.
2025-04-22 16:00
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Nvidia's DLSS tech now in over 760 games and apps — native and override DLSS 4 support has broad reach
After a wave of new DLSS-supported games this week, Nvidia's DLSS tech is in 769 games and apps, according to Nvidia's website.
2025-04-22 15:37
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AOC CQ27G4ZH Gaming Monitor Review: 300 Hz For Less Than You’d Expect
AOC delivers smooth speed and response for a low price with its CQ27G4ZH. It’s a 27-inch curved VA panel with 300 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color. With tremendous contrast, it looks as good as it plays.
2025-04-22 15:23
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2006 Nintendo Wii hacked to run Infected Systems' blog — uses open-source NetBSD
Alex Haydock is running his blog on an old Nintendo Wii using NetBSD — an open-source Unix-like operating system. It's a publicly accessible blog and the experiment is "ongoing."
2025-04-22 15:16
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Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB struggles due to lack of VRAM — and not just at 4K ultra
The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB suffers from decreased performance, texture pop-ins, stutters, and crashes across all resolutions, compared to its 16GB counterpart.
2025-04-22 14:29
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