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Another giant collection of Apple gear on sale this weekend: MacBooks, iPad, AirPods, more
Another sizable lineup of week’s end Apple deals are at the ready folks. Last week we featured a series of massive Apple sales at retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H, and since that time, just about all of the best deals have carried through to ...
2025-08-15 12:04
Another giant collection of Apple gear on sale this weekend: MacBooks, iPad, AirPods, more
Another sizable lineup of week’s end Apple deals are at the ready folks. Last week we featured a series of massive Apple sales at retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H, and since that time, just about all of the best deals have carried through to ...
2025-08-15 12:04
I've reviewed one hundred 3D printers — these are the best features that have become non-negotiable
I've reviewed more than 100 3D printers, and these are the top features I prefer in a new printer.
2025-08-15 11:20
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Get a 'Legion Go S' alternative to the Steam Deck for $499.99 with Windows — Honestly, it should have launched at this price anyway
Lenovo's Legion Go S, a Windows-based handheld alternative to the Steam Deck, has dropped to a far more sensible $499.99 for a limited time, revitalizing its appeal.
2025-08-15 11:11
China introduces up to 2TB 'Mini SSD' that's 3X faster than the microSD Express used in the Switch 2, but smaller — tiny '1517' SSD is just 15x17mm and boasts impressive performance claims
3,700 MB/s sequential read and 3,400 MB/s sequential write speed in a tiny package that fits in your device like a SIM card.
2025-08-15 11:05
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OpenAI's GPT-5 is a powerful but energy-hungry model compared to its predecessors — reportedly consuming enough electricity to power 1.5 million US households daily
A new report suggests GPT-5 is a power guzzler compared to its predecessors, consuming 40 watt-hours of electricity to generate a medium-length response of about 1,000 tokens.
2025-08-15 11:02
Researchers build world’s first “microwave brain” chip that can think like AI and talk like a radio — all at gigahertz speeds
Cornell researchers have built a chip that processes AI tasks and handles wireless communication using microwaves instead of digital logic, slashing power use while boosting speed—paving the way for always-on, cloud-free AI in tiny devices.
2025-08-15 11:00
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U.S. AI boom is completely upending the electricity market — small businesses and households could foot the bill as industry watchers warn of sharp price increases
The rapid growth of AI data centers is driving up U.S. household power bills as utilities expand the grid to meet their massive, volatile electricity demand.
2025-08-15 10:02
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I'm organizing my life with a 3D printer and Bento3D — here's how you can build your own organizer
With a few measurements, an idea and a 3D printer, you can organize (most) of your life.
2025-08-15 10:00
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I paired a cheap $125 PSU with a $3,000 RTX 5090 — nothing melted, even when pulling 1044 watts
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 has high power requirements to go with its chart-topping performance. That usually means putting a pricey PSU on your parts list, but sometimes you just need to save some cash. I paired a 5090 with Montech's $125 Century II 12...
2025-08-15 10:00
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I paired a cheap $125 PSU with a $3,000 RTX 5090
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 has high power requirements to go with its chart-topping performance. That usually means putting a pricey PSU on your parts list, but sometimes you just need to save some cash. I paired a 5090 with Montech's $125 Century II 12...
2025-08-15 10:00
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Apple MacBook notch flaw makes many games render blurry, but there's a workaround
Apple has been called upon to fix its gaming APIs as many games aren't able to get the correct resolution due to a badly written API. Read more...
2025-08-15 09:40
The truth about Python’s AI-powered popularity surge
Python’s popularity is surging thanks to AI, but also its power and ease of use. Editable installs for Python packages and the newly refined type hinting in Python 3.14 are just two examples, and the brand new, in-beta installation manager also help...
2025-08-15 09:00
Can your cloud provider really scale?
On July 29, 2025, enterprises relying on Microsoft Azure’s East US region experienced an unexpected disruption that reverberated across numerous organizations. Attempted allocations for virtual machines failed. The root cause wasn’t a network brea...
2025-08-15 09:00
Microsoft shares details on a new Teams mandatory security requirement update
A Microsoft Teams feature is getting a mandatory security update very soon. Microsoft shares details about how to proceed. Read more...
2025-08-15 08:48
Apple TV+ premieres the first Snoopy musical special in 37 years
As part of its exclusive deal with Peanuts, Apple TV+ today premieres Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. This is the latest original Snoopy special to air on the platform, and this one stands out as it is a song-filled musical. The last time Peanuts pr...
2025-08-15 08:26
Apple TV+ premieres the first new Snoopy musical special in 37 years
As part of its exclusive deal with Peanuts, Apple TV+ today premieres Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. This is the latest original Snoopy special to air on the platform, and this one stands out as it is a song-filled musical. The last time Peanuts pr...
2025-08-15 08:26
Intel FRED Suffers A Late "Incompatible Change" To The Architecture
Intel FRED has been seeing Linux software enablement going on for the past three years. FRED is the Flexible Return Event Delivery that overhauls CPU transitions between privilege levels with a goal of lower ring transition latency and more robust soft...
2025-08-15 08:24
DM-PCACHE Poised For Linux 6.18 As High Throughput, Low Latency DAX Cache
Barring any issues from coming up in the near future, it looks like DM-PCACHE will be submitted for the Linux 6.18 cycle later in the year as a high throughput, low latency cache for DAX-capable persistent memory devices...
2025-08-15 08:01
UK government to use AI to predict crime locations by 2030
The UK government has launched a challenge for the development of a map that uses AI to predict where crimes will occur. It'll couple this with 13,000 more law enforcers. Read more...
2025-08-15 06:42