Scammers are selling fake DDR5 with empty plastic chips relabeled to pass as legit — fake components mounted to PCBs are yet another sign of the RAMpocalypse
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DDR5 memory is overpriced right now, which might make some people desperate to get their hands on a…IRGC-linked media outlines plan to tax and control undersea internet cables in the Hormuz Strait — Iran's mouthpiece calls for a cut of $10 trillion of transactions that pulse through the cables daily
May 11, 2026, 6:25 am By NULL
The oil and shipping choke point of the Strait of Hormuz looks set to become a digital pressure…Portable 40mm launcher kills drones by firing 6.5-feet-long steel chains at 80 m/s — German researchers' low-tech mechanical 'bola' outshines textile drops quadcopters without lasers or EMPs
May 11, 2026, 6:00 am By NULL
The concept draws on the same physics as the bola, a weighted throwing weapon used for centuries by…AMD's excellent Radeon RX 9070 with 16 GB of VRAM hits all-time low pricing — PowerColor Hellhound variant is 23% off list price
May 10, 2026, 11:22 am By
If you've been looking for a GPU upgrade but were disappointed by the ongoing market conditions, a…MIT researchers revive 40-year-old triangular zipper concept now made possible by 3D printing, creates shape-shifting robots and deployable structures — 3D-printed 'Y-Zipper' turns floppy tentacles into rigid beams in seconds
May 10, 2026, 11:15 am By NULL
MIT researchers have developed a 3D-printed three-sided zipper that rapidly transforms floppy…Former Epic director is building a European rival to the Unreal and Unity game engines — 'The Immense Engine' dev sees opportunity for AI agents to 'do the work of ten or fifteen people'
May 10, 2026, 10:17 am By NULL
A heavyweight games industry veteran says he is building a fully European alternative to popular…China's Hanyuan-2 debuts as 'world's first' dual-core quantum computer — 200-qubit claims incredible power efficiency, but lacks critical performance benchmarks
May 10, 2026, 9:31 am By NULL
CAS Cold Atom Technology, a Wuhan-based firm affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),…3DMakerPro Toucan 3D Scanner review: All-in-one 3D scanning
May 10, 2026, 9:00 am By NULL
Designed to be used as a standalone device, the 3DMakerPro Toucan allows users to capture a point…AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure — officials refuse to fine massive 6.2 million-square-foot facility over unauthorized water consumption
May 10, 2026, 8:40 am By NULL
QTS says the extra 29 million gallons were consumed during temporary construction activities,…Tiny credit card computer includes eInk screen and is just 1mm thick — Muxcard is powered by the ESP32-C3 microcontroller
May 10, 2026, 8:20 am By NULL
A GitHub project shares details of the prototype for 'a fully working computer that is literally the…AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from the Linux kernel — 4.3-million-transistor chip gets the axe because it lacks Time Stamp Counter (TSC) support, making it a coding burden
May 10, 2026, 8:00 am By NULL
AMD’s landmark K5 processor family will no longer be supported by Linux when kernel version 7.2…AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D faceoff — How far does dual cache take you?
May 10, 2026, 8:00 am By
AMD's new Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is a unique CPU, but how does it stack up to the single-cache Ryzen 9…Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to ‘Go (Bleep) yourself’ over its lawsuit against enthusiast — Right to Repair advocate offers to pay the legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer
May 10, 2026, 7:35 am By
Louis Rossmann has officially pledged $10,000 to cover the initial legal fees for an independent…AI data centers face increasing complaints about inaudible but 'felt' infrasound — citizens complain high- and low-frequency sounds do not register on decibel meters but cause adverse health effects
May 10, 2026, 7:10 am By
Residents living near data centers are raising concerns about noise pollution, as these massive…$200 'socketed' Nvidia AI GPU for servers hacked into a PCIe card with custom PCB and 3D-printed cooling — modded Tesla V100 SMX data center GPU runs AI LLMs and is more efficient than many modern midrange offerings in AI inference
May 10, 2026, 6:50 am By
Turns out, Nvidia's older Turing-era V100 AI GPU is still pretty capable today, even with just 16GB…NASA pushes Mars helicopter rotors past the speed of sound for the first time ever — next-gen “SkyFall” aircraft's rotors hit 3,750 RPM, ten times faster than normal helicopters
May 10, 2026, 6:25 am By NULL
NASA successfully tested Mars helicopter rotors at Mach 1.08 inside JPL’s Mars simulator chamber,…Ukraine’s new AI-guided laser burns holes in Shahed suicide drones in seconds from 3.1 miles away — also useful for demining operations, trailer-mounted Tryzub system is in final stages of testing
May 10, 2026, 6:00 am By NULL
Ukraine has developed a mobile AI-powered anti-drone laser that can down lethal Shahed drones up to…FCC reverses course, allows software updates for foreign-made drones and routers until 2029 — agency says blocking security patches could create cybersecurity risks
May 9, 2026, 10:35 am By NULL
The FCC has extended waivers allowing certain covered foreign-produced drones, drone components, and…Maryland citizens slapped with $2 billion grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers — state complains to federal energy regulators, says additional cost breaks ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ promises
May 9, 2026, 10:22 am By
Maryland is complaining to the federal energy regulator about PJM's plan to charge it $2 billion for…Cloudflare cuts 20% of its jobs due to AI, and its stock takes a 19% spill — 1,100 jobs disappearing as company increased usage of AI sixfold over past months
May 9, 2026, 10:00 am By
Cloudflare cuts 20% of its jobs due to AI, and its stock takes a 19% spill. The company announced it…
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