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Anyone old enough to be messing with PCs in the early to mid-2000s probably has the following burned…The exceptional Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer could be yours for just $349 — Fall sale drops the popular beginner-friendly printer to a new low price
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It's not even Prime Day yet, but we're already seeing a lot of individual fall sales popping up from…Poland lost $230m in cryptocurrency trying to buy Venezuelan oil in 2023 — USB drives with crypto handed directly to scammers
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The country of Venezuela has had a few embattled decades, but it has massive oil reserves…UK research agency backs drone-based internet service experiment with lasers, microwaves, and gravity waves used for wireless power — Britain invests $94 million into Starlink alternative
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While China and Russia rush to build a SpaceX competitor, the UK is taking another route by…Developer vibe codes a tool to let NVIDIA RTX 50-series laptop owners crank up their power limits — can juice RTX 5090 mobile GPU to 225W
Sep 16, 2026, 11:19 am By Zak Killian
Folks with NVIDIA-based gaming laptops can now use a new tool called NvpwrControl to unlock…Piecemakers bets edge AI devices will diverge from reliance on HBM — custom-designed memory fuses DRAM stack directly to the processor using hybrid bonding
Sep 16, 2026, 10:36 am By Shane Downing
PieceMakers, a Nanya-backed DRAM designer, began trading on Taiwan’s Emerging Stock Board on…Denuvo sues anonymous game cracker ‘voices38’ over alleged DRM circumvention — seeks damages after Anti-Tamper protections bypassed in 26 games
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Anti-Tamper and DRM (Digital Rights Management) software developer Denuvo is taking its fight…Micron announces 512GB DDR5-9200 memory modules with 16W power draw — up to 12TB per server, claims 60% less energy-intensive than four 128GB modules
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Micron this week introduced its first 512GB DDR5-9200 memory module that is designed for servers…AI-induced Memory shortage is changing how devices are built, Fairphone says memory now 60% of materials cost — smaller laptop and phone makers are redesigning products and have to test for fake chips
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With the ongoing memory shortage, smaller smartphone and laptop manufacturers are reportedly looking…Chinese state media counters Anthropic's call to put brakes on AI development — paper says move is ‘a response to Chinese competition’
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China's state-run newspaper has downplayed the call of Anthropic founder Dario Amodei to “pace the…Pick up a giant 18-inch RTX 5080-powered Asus gaming laptop from Best Buy and save $600 — the ROG Strix G18 also comes with 32GB of memory and a 2TB SSD
Sep 16, 2026, 7:40 am By Stewart Bendle
Laptops have long been a more expensive way to game, especially compared to a desktop gaming PC, for…Jensen Huang thinks China will develop its own advanced lithography chipmaking tools by 2030 — Nvidia CEO says achievement of that capability 'is just a matter of time'
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China's progress toward technological self-sufficiency in recent years is undeniable, but there is…SK hynix reportedly discussing US memory chip manufacturing with Intel — options include leasing Ohio plant or forming joint venture with other AI hyperscalers
Sep 16, 2026, 7:20 am By
South Korean memory chip manufacturer SK hynix is in talks with Intel to start manufacturing inside…'Defeated' GPT-6 Astra model spent several hours just farming potatoes after being blown up by a Creeper in Minecraft — OpenAI offering gets further than any other AI system in 141-hour test
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An apparently sad and defeated GPT-6 Astra spent several hours doing nothing but farming potatoes…AWS tells clients to abandon Middle East data centers six months after Iranian drone strikes — Amazon offers no recovery timeline as UAE mulls underground data centers
Sep 16, 2026, 7:00 am By Oliver Haslam
More than six months after Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain were…Nvidia reportedly denies RTX 5090 warranty over faded serial number — $6,500 GPU blemish not an isolated incident, according to customers
Sep 16, 2026, 6:45 am By Zhiye Liu
The GeForce RTX 5090 is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the best graphics…Save $270 on this solid 1080p gaming PC with an RTX 5060 from MSI, now under $1,430 — Codex R2 rig packs 32GB DDR5 RAM, a 2TB SSD, and a 10-core Intel CPU
Sep 16, 2026, 6:43 am By Ben Stockton
With new gaming PCs continuing to rise in price, it's worth grabbing a discount or a deal where you…Original Sony PlayStation 2 security chip ‘broken wide open’ after 26 years — chemical decapping and four years of reverse engineering unlocks MechaCon secrets
Sep 16, 2026, 6:30 am By Mark Tyson
The ‘magic security chip’ inside the original PlayStation 2 has been successfully…Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card — bill racked up in just three weeks was supposed to be one $20 promotion
Sep 16, 2026, 6:15 am By Shane Downing
A father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft and Roblox…
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