The state of Intel: What the company's $5 billion deal with Nvidia could mean for the floundering chipmaker — Investments, capex, and the beating heart of x86
OpenAI's significant investments raise more questions than answers — CEO Sam Altman remains tight-lipped about how the company will deliver
Windows 10 extended support is now free, but only in Europe — Microsoft capitulates on controversial $30 ESU price tag which remains firmly in place for the U.S
Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X available for pre-order worldwide – U.S. pricing starts at $599 and $999 respectively
New U.S. gov't rule says chipmakers have to make one chip in the US for each chip imported from another country to avoid 100% tariffs — Trump admin allegedly preps new 1:1 chip export rule under new tariff plan
YouTuber's homebrew aim-assist exoskeleton grabs them second place in global Aimlabs leader board — 63% aim boost from AI-powered project
Intel officially becomes a contract custom chip designer, Nvidia among lead customers — company veteran Srini Iyengar to spearhead new Central Engineering Group
Bots targeting the r/GamingLaptop's subreddit with blatant MSI advertising in posts — mods allege marketing bots are flooding the forums with MSI-promoting posts
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 review: a necessary update, not an exciting one
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5050-review
Elon Musk's Grok AI to be used by US government at a price of 42 cents per agency— Trump admin joining Meta, OpenAI in recent trend of AI govt contracts
HighPoint enables GPUDirect storage with new adapter: — up to 64 GB/s from storage to GPU without CPU involvement
ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally were previously listed at $850 and $550 — pricing and preorders expected today
Every RTX 50 Series card hits MSRP or lower in Walmart blowout — GeForce week sees $100 off some cards
Micron teams up with TSMC to deliver HBM4E, targeted for 2027 — collaboration could enable further customization
https://www.tomshardware.com/micron-hands-tsmc-the-keys-to-hbm4e
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite reference mini PC looks like a coaster — some designs are cooled by Frore AirJets
CoreWeave deal with OpenAI now worth $22.4 billion — another $6.4 billion of AI data center capacity added
SlimeMoldCrypt relies on gloopy living organism’s ever-changing network of tendrils for its dynamic, biological, encryption engine — inventor claims concept is resistant to decryption 'even by quantum machines'
Sony unveils first-ever wireless desktop speakers for PC gamers with planar magnetic drivers — sleek design features microphone and battery, also work with Mac and PS5
Intel reportedly raising prices on ever-popular Raptor Lake chips — 'outdated' CPUs to get over 10% price hike due to disinterest in AI processors
Intel taps Apple for potential investment, says report — companies said to be discussing ways to work together more closely