Nvidia bundles Borderlands 4 with Geforce RTX 50 graphics cards
Published in Graphics


Geforce RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, and Geforce 5070

Nvidia has announced its latest bundle, giving a copy of the Borderlands 4 game with select Geforce RTX 50 series desktop and laptop graphics cards.

Meta’s AI rules allowed bots to flirt with kids and spew racist junk
Published in AI


Company admits chatbot guidelines let dangerous content slide

Meta’s internal AI policies gave chatbots the green light to engage in flirty chats with children, dish out bogus medical advice and help users craft racist nonsense, according to a 200 page company document seen by Reuters.

GlobalWafers sets up Texas plant to feed chip giants
Published in News


Local wafer supply to benefit TSMC, Samsung and US fabs

GlobalWafers is joining the parade of semiconductor suppliers setting up shop in the US, announcing a new silicon wafer plant in Texas to help fuel America’s push for chip independence.

Applied Materials sued in China over alleged tech theft
Published in News


Beijing chip-gear maker claims US rival swiped plasma tech via ex-staff

Top US chip-equipment maker Applied Materials is in hot water in China after being accused of stealing trade secrets from a domestic competitor.

Biwin’s hints at pint-sized PCIe drive
Published in News


China’s new Mini SSD is faster than MicroSD and nearly as tiny

Chinese storage maker Biwin has cooked up a new SSD that’s barely bigger than a MicroSD card but claims read speeds over 3.7GB/s.

Proton shifts out of Switzerland over snooping law fears
Published in News


Privacy-first firm bolts as Swiss politicians threaten anonymity

Proton is beginning to shift its physical infrastructure out of Switzerland, fearing a fresh bout of government snooping baked into the country's updated surveillance laws.

OpenAI’s GPT-5 wins over enterprise despite user backlash
Published in AI


Corporates chase speed, cost, and brainpower

OpenAI might be taking flak for GPT-5’s "less intuitive" feel, but the enterprise crowd is lapping it up. The chatbot’s newly launched brainchild is already getting jammed into products across the coding and productivity world.

Nanya cashes in as DRAM giants throttle DDR4 output
Published in News


Conservative chipmaker finds gold in dwindling supply

The DRAM world’s three big players have been quietly turning off the taps on DDR4 this year and it is finally sending prices skyward.

Simply NUC becomes SNUC Systems
Published in AI


Focus on AI-powered computing platforms built for the edge

Simply NUC has announced a shift in the company's focus, becoming SNUC Systems, and focusing on delivering AI-powered computing platforms purpose-built for the edge. This also means we won't see any more Simply NUC-built systems.

ASRock announces H810TM-ITX mini-ITX motherboard
Published in PC Hardware


Mini-ITX H810 motherboard for commercial environments

ASRock has announced its new H810TM-ITX mini-ITX motherboard that is part of its Thin Mini-ITX motherboard series nd designed for commercial environments that require stability and performance.