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IBM announced the world’s first HDD, the 3.75MB RAMAC 350 disk storage unit, 69 years ago today — unit weighed more than a ton, 50 platters ran at 1,200 RPM

On this day in 1956, IBM announced the RAMAC 350 Disk Storage Unit, packing an awe-inspiring 3.75MB of data across 50 magnetic platters, each spanning 24-inches in diameter and spinning at 1,200 RPM.

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China launches anti-dumping probe into U.S. analog chips used in PCs and routers

China has launched an anti-dumping investigation into American-made analog chips, claiming U.S. manufacturers have undercut local vendors on price while flooding the market with mature-node parts.

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Hacker breaks into on-campus smart washing machines — management eventually disables devices, leaving thousands of students with no reliable laundry service

A hacker breaks into the digital washing machines of a student residence in Amsterdam and makes them free for all to use — but management catches up and deactivates the appliances altogether.

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TSM-Bee? TSMC gets into the honey business after working with local beekeepers to establish hives around its fabs

TSMC has worked with local beekeepers in Taiwan to produce ‘Ji Mi’ – TSMC branded honey.

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Enthusiast builds entire PC setup with Lego-style bricks — Includes desktop terminal-style OLED monitor & keyboard, with an iPhone 6-powered desk clock

An enthusiast has showcased a workstation built using Lego-style bricks. Featuring a PC case, a desktop terminal with an OLED monitor, and a mechanical keyboard, this setup is truly unique in its creativity. It only has a 5600G inside with no dedicated GPU, however.

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Compromised Google Calendar invites can hijack ChatGPT’s Gmail connector and leak emails

A security researcher has demonstrated how a malicious Google Calendar invite can prompt-inject ChatGPT and coax it into leaking private emails once Google connectors are enabled.

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Nintendo revives Virtual Boy after 30 years for the Switch and Switch 2 — lets you play 3D Nintendo Classics titles to bring back the nostalgia

Nintendo is reviving the Virtual Boy 3D console with an accessory that accepts your Switch or Switch 2 handheld.

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China’s Great Firewall suffers its biggest leak ever as 500GB of source code and docs spill online — censorship tool has been sold to three different countries

Chinese censorship suffered a significant breach on September 11, when researchers confirmed that more than 500GB of internal documents had been dumped online.

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AI-driven search engine running inside a laundry room aims to rival Google, and you can try it yourself — programmer harnesses old server parts and AI to deliver quality results

Searcha Page and Seek Ninja are a one-person operation that utilizes AI to deliver relevant search results without relying on Google.

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DNA ‘cassette tape’ research hints at petabyte-scale cartridges and multi-century lifespan on paper — petabytes-per-meter density possible, but today it writes at kilobytes per hour

Chinese researchers have developed a DNA cassette tape drive that theoretically offers petabytes of storage, but it fails in real-world tests.

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Corsair lost a lawsuit over advertising XMP memory speeds, and you could get paid — the settlement covers U.S. purchases between 2018 and 2025 for overclocked kits

The gap between memory speed marketing and JEDEC reality landed Corsair in a class-action lawsuit back in 2022—one that is currently accepting applications for payouts from the settlement.

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Compact copper-encased 14.2-liter PC system weighs 47.4 pounds, doesn't need fans for cooling — passive ITX case is nearly twice as heavy as the aluminum shrouded version

The Compact FanlessVC2300S DT ITX case will be sold in a limited-edition, completely copper version.

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Redditor fishes a fully-functional Core i5-9400F and GTX 1660 PC gaming rig out of the trash

A Redditor enjoyed a big ‘W’ after fishing out a PC packing an Intel Core i5-9400F, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, and more

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Nvidia may have ended RTX 50 Founders Edition GPU production — report suggests move is in preparation for 'Super' refresh

Nvidia RTX 50 Founders Edition cards may be sidelined until a Super refresh arrives.

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Export restrictions force Galax to build cutdown RTX 5090D V2 HoF — gaming performance is, fortunately, nearly identical to original 5090D HoF

A Chinese content creator has benchmarked Galax' latest RTX 5090D V2 Hall of Fame XOC graphics card. The new model provides virtually identical performance to the RTX 5090D despite having less memory bandwidth and memory capacity.

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Nvidia steps back from DGX Cloud — stops trying to compete with AWS and Azure

Nvidia’s DGX Cloud, once positioned as a direct-to-enterprise AI cloud, has quietly taken a backseat in the company’s external strategy.

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New DDR5 module features an OLED display you probably won't see after installation — shows off RAM's specs and vitals

V-Color unveils new XFinity+ DDR5 memory modules with built-in OLED display.

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Legendary combat sim enthusiast builds frankly dangerous fighter jet rig — features three-axis motion seat, a cannon, afterburners, and a chaff launcher

A combat sim creator built an air combat sim gaming rig that moves with you and shoots guns, missiles, and chaff.

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SK hynix completes development of next-gen HBM4 — 2,048-bit interface and 10 GT/s speeds promised for next-gen AI accelerators

SK hynix has finalized development of its HBM4 memory stacks with a 2,048-bit interface and 10 GT/s speed, 25% above JEDEC specs.

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Borderlands 4 on PC crushing even the most powerful rigs — RTX 5090 struggles in some scenarios, but day one patch solves plenty of issues

Borderlands 4 has arrived on PC to a chorus of criticism over performance and stuttering. Early reports from players described low frame rates and frequent crashes, even on high-end hardware.

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Amazon says bug caused select Echo Show devices to use tons of data — widgets caching large images caused gigabytes of internet usage

Amazon says that a bug in a widget on select Echo Show devices caused them to cache high-resolution images and use up a ton of data.

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Nintendo Switch 2 mod adds over an hour of playtime with bigger 8,000mAh battery — unofficial replacement battery packs sell for as little as $40

Testing shows Cyberpunk 2077 running over an hour longer after the upgrade

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Intel Xeon chief architect leaves just 8 months after appointment — Ronak Singhal latest departure in ongoing shakeup

Ronak Singhal, Intel Xeon chief architect, departs from the company just eight months after his appointment and after 28 years at the company.

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Nvidia and Kioxia target 100 million IOPS SSD in 2027 — AI server drives aim to deliver 33 times more performance

Kioxia is working with Nvidia to develop a 100 million IOPS SSD for AI servers by 2027, likely leveraging unconventional NAND architectures.

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