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TSMC’s foundry dominance hits new heights as global revenues smash records — 14.6% QoQ jump sees growth for Samsung, but TSMC's market share climbs to 70.2%

The second quarter of 2025 was a windfall for the world’s chipmakers, with global foundry revenue climbing 14.6% to an unprecedented $41.7 billion.

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China plans to outpace Neuralink with a state-backed brain chip blitz — seven ministries, a 17-point roadmap, and clinical trials where patients play chess

China has just drawn its battle lines in a new frontier of computing, with a sweeping new policy document laying out its ambition to build an internationally competitive BCI industry within five years.

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AMD Ryzen 9000 iGPU-less CPUs listed for under $300 — unreleased Pro chips start at $350

U.S. retailers list AMD's Ryzen 7 9700F and Ryzen 5 9500F, as well as the Ryzen 9 Pro 9945, Ryzen 7 Pro 9745, and Ryzen 5 Pro 9645.

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Gaming consoles are becoming more expensive as they age for the first time in history — gamers blame tariffs for PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch price increases

Gamers are frustrated by the high prices of current generation consoles which haven't seen the usual mid-generation price drops. Indeed, they're actually much higher than they were at launch as much as five years ago.

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3D printing's tool changer wars heat up as Prusa re-enters the ring

Hot on the heels of Snapmaker’s U1 launch, Bambu and Prusa chime in with new machine teasers.

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DDR4 costs soar as manufacturers pull the plug — panic buying and stockpiling impact DDR4 spot pricing as supply dwindles

According to recent findings by Digitimes, DDR4 spot prices have stabilized after a frenzied second quarter, yet contract pricing continues to rise as supply remains tight.

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Linux gaming OS Kazeta promises ‘console gaming experience of the 1990s’ for PC users — supports almost any DRM-free game, past or present

Kazeta promises to 'bring the console gaming experience of the '90s to modern PC hardware'

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Intel files patent for 'Software Defined Supercore' — increases single-thread performance and IPC by mimicking ultra-wide execution using multiple cores

Intel's Software Defined Supercore (SDC) lets multiple CPU cores fuse into a virtual high-performance core to boost single-thread speed without building wider physical cores.

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Shuttle intros semi-ruggedized barebone Intel Arrow Lake-S mini PC — support for 65W Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs

Small form factor (SFF) PC specialist Shuttle has rolled out a semi-rugged compact PC system dubbed the XPC slim DH810.

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Chinese eSports firm worked with AMD on 1,000 Hz gaming monitor primed for 2026 debut

China’s AntGamer has teased the release of a 1,000 Hz eSports monitor in 2026.

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Battlefield 6 says no to ray tracing now and in the near future — dev says decision made to ‘focus on making sure it was performance for everyone else’

BF6 dev says that they won't add a ray tracing feature to focus on making the game run great 'for everyone else'.

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More than 50% of Nvidia’s data center revenue comes from three customers — $21.9 billion in sales recorded from the unnamed companies

One customer made up more than 20% of Nvidia's second-quarter revenue.

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Nvidia 1080 Ti dunked into car transmission fluid for overclocking experiments using a Dodge Journey transmission cooler as a radiator — DIY immersion cooling rig delivers 7% to 16% gains

A tinkerer on Reddit has taken immersion cooling way too seriously. Using ATF, yes, transmission fluid, an enthusiast dipped a GTX 1060 and a 1080 Ti to run some overclocking experiments. Turns out, the transmission actually helped the 1060 quite a bit faster, but the 1080 Ti only exhibited mild…

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AI converts ASCII game to real-time AI-rendered graphics – Thunder Lizard ASCII visuals transformed, but latency and consistency need improvement

A software engineer has been experimenting with techniques to transform an ASCII game renderer using AI-powered visuals - in real-time.

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Lenovo is making a laptop with a rotating screen that swivels from portrait to landscape in real-time — "Project Pivo" gets leaked ahead of showcase next week

Lenovo, no stranger to concept designs, is bringing a new proof-of-concept laptop to IFA next week. Project Pivo, or "VertiFlex" as it will be called at the show, has a rotating screen that flips from landscape to portrait orientation in real-time with a slight nudge. Think LG Wing, but subsequent…

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Apple iMac G3 made from Legos has a chance to become an official retail set — a fan-designed model needs 4,000 more signatures to be considered by Lego

A Lego model of the classic Apple iMac G3 has a chance to become an official, commercially available Lego set. The submission to Lego's Ideas website needs 4,000 more votes to be approved, at which point it will compete against around 50 other similar models for approval by Lego corporate.

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Core Ultra 3 205 flaunts 30% higher multi-core performance over Core i3-14100 in early benchmarks — extra E-cores seemingly contribute to uplift

Geekbench 6 benchmarks featuring the Core Ultra 3 205 have emerged, revealing a 30% multi-core performance improvement for Intel's upcoming entry-level Arrow Lake chip compared to the Core i3-14100, Intel's outgoing entry-level processor.

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Battlefield 6's modest system requirements open the doors to gamers of all budgets — six-year-old GPUs meet minimum recommendations

EA just confirmed the final specifications for Battlefield 6, and it's excellent news.

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$175,000 computer server package acquired by mayor flagged as suspicious due to an apparent 1,300% markup

A recently elected mayor has brought to light a suspiciously expensive computer systems deal, which was signed, sealed, and delivered by their predecessor.

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Intel Arc Pro B50 is up to 20% slower than the Arc B570 gaming GPU in early Geekbench tests — almost doubles the A50 in synthetic tests

Intel's latest workstation GPU, the Arc Pro B50, has made its first appearance on Geekbench, where it scored respectable numbers, placing it ahead of its predecessor but still trailing the B570 gaming GPU, which utilizes the full BMG-21 die.

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UK Steam users must register a credit card to unlock game titles with adult content — UK’s Online Safety Act requires blocking minors from accessing mature content

Valve has started enforcing a new UK-only rule on Steam: If you want to browse or buy “mature” games, you’ll need to put a valid credit card on file.

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Microsoft swats down reports of SSD failures in Windows — company says recent update didn't cause storage failures

Microsoft says that the KB5063878 update did not cause the drive failures that have been widely reported on social media.

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World's largest 3D printer maker discusses tariff impact on its buisness, passing costs on to customers — Creality is the first consumer 3D printer maker to IPO

A draft of Creality’s IPO shows the receipts

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Intel admits its high-end desktop PC chips 'fumbled the football,' disusses 18A yield challenges and performance, Panther Lake ramp

Intel sees performance of Panther Lake processors as competitive, but it admits lower-than-desired 18A yields and weak offerings on desktop and data center markets.

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ASRock's new motherboard comes bristling with 25 USB ports for connectivity aficionados — AMD X870 LiveMixer WiFi hits the market at $229

ASRock has launched the X870 LiveMixer WiFi for AMD's Ryzen processors.

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