
Fake AMD 9800X3D turns out to be hollow scam
Gamers Nexus uncovers a CPU with no guts
Someone’s been flogging bogus AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D chips online, and someone sent a dud to Gamers Nexus who cracked it open to find absolutely nothing inside.

AMD leaks its Ryzen 9600X3D and 9000 PRO CPUs
Zen 5 chips outed by Radeon driver
AMD has done the usual trick of leaking its upcoming hardware via a routine software update, this time outing the Ryzen 9600X3D, the 9600, and a fleet of Ryzen 9000 PRO CPUs in the latest Radeon SI driver.

Apple kills off FireWire in macOS Tahoe beta
Legacy gear dumped as Job's Mob ignores its own past
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has axed support for FireWire 400 and 800 in the first macOS Tahoe developer beta, leaving old iPods and legacy drives to rot in drawers.

Radiation-tolerant chips for budget rocket jockeys
Infineon has lifted the kimono on a batch of memory chips designed to handle the mild radiation of low Earth orbit without the usual military price tag.

Marvell scores billions in AI chip deal
Two new hyperscalers signed up as demand surges for custom silicon
Chip designer Marvell reckons it has landed two new hyperscale cloud clients and is sniffing around more than 50 other deals as demand for its customised AI silicon keeps growing.