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Comparison of $4,000 boutique audio cable to $7 Amazon Basics cable shows audiophiles waste a lot of money — scientific audio equipment analysis with analyzer shows no difference in quality

Those upgraded audio cables probably won't take your music listening pleasure up to the next level. All you need are the basics, literally.

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Researchers develop ground-penetrating 'Wi-Fi' tech with 100m range — magnetic induction method could help reach those trapped or lost underground

South Korean researchers have developed a new underground communication technology that uses magnetic induction to achieve a 100-meter range. The tech could help rescuers reach those trapped or lost underground.

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Open source laser engraver sells for just $64 fully assembled — it is small and low power but may be enough for your needs

A tech tinkerer has shared the full plans and resources necessary to build a compact, low-power desktop laser engraver.

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$500 fiber optic HDMI cable delivers flawless 48 Gbps performance across a staggering 990 feet — crushes 8K at 60 Hz and 4K at 120 Hz over long distances

The HDMI standard can often be unclear, with the same version number referring to completely different capabilities across products. You can technically pay your way out of this confusion by going with an expensive fiber-optic HDMI cable that maintains its full bandwidth over much longer distances. That's what this Twitter…

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Samsung preps PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with a controller based on open-source RISC-V architecture — BM9K1 delivers speeds up to 11.4 GB/s for 'personal AI workloads'

The BM9K1 reportedly delivers sequential read speeds of up to 11.4 GB/s, which Samsung said is 1.6 times faster than its predecessor, the PCIe 4.0 BM9C1.

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Microsoft's new gaming boss axed 'This is an Xbox' campaign because 'it didn't feel like Xbox' — Xbox brand undergoes transformation to redefine its identity

The "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign was met with severe backlash from pretty much everyone outside Microsoft's top brass. Now, it seems like the brand is course-correcting with new Xbox chief Asha Sharma leading the charge for a rejuvenated Xbox, and personally killing the controversial campaign.

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Sony freezes memory card orders in Japan amid growing storage crisis — the company attributes the cause to ‘shortage of semiconductors’

Sony Japan has announced that it will no longer accept orders for almost its entire lineup of CFexpress and SD memory cards as of March 27.

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Meta to fund seven new natural gas power plants to fuel AI data centers — Entergy partnership to deliver 7 gigawatts of power for Louisiana AI facility

Meta is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas plants to supply its largest data center, massively expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure underpinning its AI buildout.

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Chinese universities performing military research acquired Super Micro servers with sanctioned Nvidia AI chips — public documents reveal purchases were completed in 2025 and 2026 despite US export controls

Public documents revealed that four Chinese universities, including two that worked on military research for the PLA, were able to acquire servers with Nvidia A100 AI chips despite the U.S.'s export controls.

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Hong Kong border agents and police can demand device passwords, including from US citizens, under penalty of imprisonment — border controls become more invasive worldwide

Hong Kong border agents and police can demand device passwords under penalty of imprisonment

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Ambitious modder bolts a 360mm server AIO onto an RTX 3080, slashes VRAM temps in half — enormous workstation cooler powers 54 degree drop, 9% performance uplift

Trashbench decided to take an Arctic WS360 360mm server AIO cooler and strap it directly to a GeForce RTX 3080

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Lucky PC builder scores brand new RTX 5060 Ti worth $420 for just $80 at Walmart — clearance sale find saves buyer hundreds upgrading from a GTX 1060

Nvidia launched the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB at $379 but you've been able find it for lower for around $350 ever since. That's what Walmart was selling an MSI Ventus 2X variant for, before slapping an insane clearance sale on it and letting it go for just $80. You can't…

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Apple’s Mac OS X turns 25, has prospered across three hardware architecture changes — from PowerPC, through Intel x86, to Apple Silicon

This week Apple’s Mac OS X enjoyed its quarter century anniversary.

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Trucker shows off $6,000 PC driving sim rig in passenger seat — driver slides over to RTX 5080-powered setup when stuck in traffic

There’s at least one trucker in the U.S. who looks forward to getting stuck in traffic.

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DIYer upcycles an old PC PSU into a flexible bench power supply — 20-year-old relic rescued from dusty neglect

Your old, unwanted, PC PSU could enjoy a new life as a bench power supply, after a bit of DIY.

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Air Liquide opens Taiwan factory as helium shortage tightens around chip makers — 200 specialized helium containers stranded near the Strait of Hormuz

French industrial gas supplier Air Liquide opened a new factory near the port of Taichung, Taiwan, on Wednesday, as the semiconductor industry faces a worsening helium shortage.

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SMIC sent chipmaking tools to Iran's military, Trump administration officials say — report claims exchange began a year ago, 'almost certainly included technical training on SMIC's semiconductor technology'

The officials said the collaboration "almost certainly included technical training on SMIC's semiconductor technology."

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US Supreme Court says ISPs aren’t liable for their users’ piracy — top judiciary body unanimously rules that Cox Communications did not commit copyright infringement

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Sony Music Entertainment in its case against Cox Communications alleging that the ISP is liable for its users' illegal sharing of copyrighted content.

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US judge sides with Anthropic, says company supply chain risk branding over Pentagon disagreement 'Orwellian' — Trump slapped AI company with designation after it refused to lower its guardrails for the military

A U.S. federal judge ruled that the Pentagon cannot brand Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" simply because it refused to give in to its demands.

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MacBook Neo mods include copper and liquid cooling — temps drop and boost performance by up to 18%

While designed for basic tasks, the MacBook Neo shows clear thermal constraints that can be solved with better cooling.

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Exceptional fake SSD clone of Samsung 990 Pro is almost impossible to spot — near-identical performance blurs the line between real and fake as AI crunch drives knock-off market

Japanese news outlet Akiba PC Hotline! examines a fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD that's starting to show up in the Japanese market.

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Samsung Display debuts 'QuantumBlack' coating for QD-OLED monitors — screen tech boosts ambient black levels while reducing glare

If you've been putting off buying a QD-OLED monitor because of your room's lighting setup, Samsung Display might have solved your dilemma. The company's new "QuantumBlack" coating finally cuts down on black level raise, reducing purple tint and improving contrast under ambient lighting, among other upgrades.

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Startup builds first responder drone connected via Starlink that enables eight mile range — UAV can fly for over an hour, swap batteries automatically, and carry various payloads

The BRINC Guardian has a built-in Starlink module, allowing operators to continue operating the drone even if it falls outside the range of its base station, cellular networks, and other terrestrial signals.

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Apple discontinues Mac Pro after 20 years — system had been stuck in stasis with M2 Ultra since 2023

Apple has discontinued its Mac Pro tower, which hasn't been updated since a version with the M2 Ultra processor arrived in 2023.

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Intel confirms rumored Core Ultra 9 290K Plus has been scrapped — potential Core Ultra 9 285KS Special Edition also off the table as Arrow Lake refresh rolls out

Intel has confirmed it has scrapped the Core Ultra 9 295K Plus, and will not be releasing a Special Edition "KS" part for its Core Ultra 200S series lineup.

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