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2,000-GPU data center launches powered exclusively by reusable batteries — 12-megawatt storage system built on hundreds of repurposed EV batteries

Redwood Materials repurposed old EV batteries as power storage for a 2,000-GPU data center running solely off renewable energy.

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Windows Blue screen of death axed after 40 years, but BSOD still remains — will be replaced by new black Windows 11 'unexpected restart screen'

After 40 years, Microsoft is replacing its iconic blue screen of death with a simpler black screen that displays the stop code and faulty driver error message.

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I swapped out my laptop's Wi-Fi 6E card for Wi-Fi 7 in minutes and gained 50% more performance for just $54 — here's how you can, too

I saw up to a 50 percent performance uplift going from the default Wi-Fi 6E card to a Wi-Fi 7 transplant.

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Lenovo's hot-swappable batteries made my colleagues nostalgic — but today's USB-C solutions are better

Lenovo's hot swappable batteries were a great way to keep working when you ran out of charge. Now, there are many ways to do that.

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Top semiconductor toolmaker launches talent competition in China — ASML is looking for 16 skilled lithography engineers

ASML launches an online competition in China to boost lithography awareness and recruit talented engineers for its operations in the country.

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AI disruptor DeepSeek's next-gen model delayed by Nvidia GPU export restrictions to China — short supply of AI GPUs hinders development

DeepSeek's development of its next-gen R2 AI model has reportedly stalled due to a shortage of Nvidia's H20 chips in China, exposing the company's heavy reliance on U.S. hardware and casting uncertainty over the model’s launch timeline.

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Micron 2600 QLC SSD uses flexible caching to offer TLC-like performance—7,200 MB/s reads and 6,500 MB/s writes push the limits of PCIe 4.0

Micron announces the new Micron 2600 SSD, available in 2230, 2242, and 2280 form factors.

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New homegrown China server chips unveiled with impressive specs — Loongson's 3C6000 CPU comes armed with 64 cores, 128 threads, and performance to rival Xeon 8380

Loongson has finally released its 64-core 3C6000 data center CPU, featuring CPU performance equivalent to 2023 Intel and AMD data center processors such as the Xeon 8380.

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Micron samples ground-breaking EUV-based memory — new DRAM process slashes power consumption by 20% and boosts performance by 15%

Micron has begun sampling LPDDR5X chips made with its new 1γ process that relies on EUV patterning, marking a major technology transition that improves performance, power efficiency, and bit density across its DRAM portfolio.

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Bargain of the century? Lucky Goodwill shopper pays $30 for a PC, finds $1,200 RTX 3080 Ti and $400 Ryzen 7 inside

A Reddit user has revealed they spent $30 on a Goodwill PC find, only to discover an RTX 3080Ti and a Ryzen 7 3800X inside.

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OpenAI's gargantuan data center is even bigger than Elon Musk's xAI Colossus — world's largest 300 MW AI data center could reach record 1 gigawatt scale by next year, threatens grid stability

OpenAI, which is already operating a 300 MW data center, is building a gigawatt-scale AI data center in Texas, which will further strain the regional power grid.

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Dell's new 'Premium' laptops are the XPS in all but name — Intel Core Ultra Series 2 arrives in 14 and 16-inch sizes

Dell has unveiled two new Premium laptops sporting Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors.

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FTC to give $126 million back to Fortnite players who were charged for unwanted items — 950,000 payments refunded, and the deadline to claim your cash was just extended

The FTC has begun its second round of refunds for players affected by Fortnite's dark patterns that led to unwanted in-game purchases.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang begins sale of $925M worth of Nvidia stock — sale of 6 million shares barely dents his $123 billion in shares

Jensen Huang will rake in almost a billion dollars this year from his planned sale of 6 million Nvidia shares.

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AMD’s next-generation mobile processors 'Gorgon Point' spotted in shipping manifests — HX 475 and 465 to use 10-core and 12-core CPU designs, respectively

AMD’s next-generation laptop processors, “Gorgon Point,” were spotted in shipping manifests with similar designs to the corresponding models of this generation’s Strix Point, Ryzen AI 9 365 / Ryzen AI 9 HX 375.

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New single-molecule magnet tech could unlock hard drives with 100x more capacity — drives could store half a million TikTok views on a hard drive the size of a postage stamp, or three terabytes per square centimeter

New single-molecule magnet tech could enable hard drives with 100x more capacity

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Nvidia explains why its desktop RTX 5050 only uses GDDR6 memory instead of GDDR7 like the laptop version — 'G6 is the best choice for desktops and the more power efficient G7 is the best choice for laptops'

Nvidia has revealed why it used GDDR6 VRAM in the desktop version of its RTX 5050, despite the fact the laptop version comes with GDDR7

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Intel hosts Direct Connect Asia event in Seoul — company tries to lure Samsung Foundry clients in its own backyard

Intel Foundry hosts its first Direct Connect Asia event in Korea, targets local chip designers, automotive industry.

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Fedora Linux ponders dropping 32-bit packages, which could impact support for Steam gaming — change could also force Bazzite to shut down, according to its creator

A proposal for Fedora 44 suggests removing 32-bit support from the operating system, and many gamers are up in arms against it.

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Laser-cooled GPUs get buy-in from the U.S. military — government beams cash to Maxwell Labs to cool AI processors

Maxwell Labs has received a $500,000 grant through a U.S. Army-backed program to develop and test its laser-based cooling technology using ultrapure gallium arsenide semiconductors.

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Insane DDR4 price spikes mean last-gen RAM loses its value luster versus DDR5 — prices have nearly tripled in just two months

As tariffs rise and production falls, DDR4 has soared to become over twice as expensive as DDR5. This is the first time in DRAM history that a previous generation of DRAM has become this much more expensive than its current-gen replacement.

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Semiconductor industry faces critical talent crisis — one million additional skilled workers needed by 2030

The semiconductor industry is experiencing strong growth and soaring demand, but a worsening shortage of engineers, managers, and technical talent threatens to undermine its ability to grow further.

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RTX 5060 eGPU prototype brings Blackwell to handheld PCs — unit crams desktop-class power into the palm of a hand

The compact prototype is similar in size to RX 7600M XT-powered eGPU docks.

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China vows to retaliate against Taiwan for blacklisting Huawei, SMIC from chip tech — "Such despicable acts are utterly contemptible" says China spokesperson

Taiwan's blacklisting of 601 Chinese firms, including Huawei and SMIC, over national security concerns have provoked fierce condemnation from Beijing, which threatened retaliatory measures.

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Switch 2 has a 120 Hz screen with response times that are too slow for 60 Hz gaming, tester claims

Nintendo's latest Switch 2 console allegedly has a response time that is inadequate even for 60 FPS gaming.

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