Tech·Deal·Value
Gamers looking to build a budget-friendly AM5 PC can pick up a Ryzen 5 9600X, a Gigabyte B650M motherboard, and a Corsair DDR5 memory bundle, with a free 240mm liquid cooler included.
Current Events·Legal Case·Consumer Victory
A Brazilian gamer who lost his Microsoft account and all his digital games has won a court order requiring the company to return them.
Business·Tech Trends·Financial Speculation
SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung says the memory shortage will get even worse in 2027, and claiming the RAM crunch will last at least until the turn of the decade.
Tech·Consumer Tech·AI Innovation
Colibrì proof-of-concept gets a frontier-level AI model running on only 25 GB of RAM and a modest CPU
Current Events·Controversial·Opinion
Flock AI cameras failed to read the smaller digits on a non-standard New Jersey plate, leading cops to block in the driver on suspicion of driving a vehicle with "stolen" tags. It turns out the initial police report omitted the smaller numbers, resulting in several legitimate plates getting flagged by the system.
Tech·Controversial·Expert
SK hynix, TetraMem, and the University of Southern California built a memristor-based in-memory computing system-on-chip for AI edge devices, achieving promising energy efficiency, but failed to demonstrate its full potential.
Business·Industry Analysis·Financial Growth
Steam made an estimated $11.1 billion in revenue in the first six months of 2026, according to estimates from research firm Alinea Analytics. That's more than it did in the entire pandemic-ridden year of 2020. In fact, even last year's holiday season made 8% less money than H1 2026, making this half Valve's best-ever.
Business·Expert·Original
SK hynix raised $26.5 billion in a record-breaking Nasdaq IPO, as it plans to channel the windfall from surging AI demand and sold-out HBM supply to fund new fabs.
Business·Investment Strategy·Financial Outlook
Nanya Technology plans capex of more than TW$200 billion ($6.2 billion) in 2027, roughly four times its budget for this year.
Politics·Controversial·Opinion
Chat Control 1.0 sneaks through the EU Parliament, letting companies scan user data without warrants — legal skullduggery used to force a majority-required re-vote on eve of Parliament break
Tech·Controversial·Expert
The TeamGroup G70 Pro is a high-end drive without a high-end price. Good performance, but poor power efficiency keeps it in check.
Current Events·Consumer Advocacy·Scam Alert
u/Hartkralle says that eBay refunds them when they report these fake drives, so getting scammers banned from the platform is worth their effort. While fake sellers would likely just create a new account on eBay in an hour or so, they say that it's still another hour before an unsuspecting victim buys these fraudulent items.
Tech·Controversial·Expert
A Russian family has just saved the house $120 in GPU repairs after the father fixed it with a salvaged capacitor from an old radio.
Tech·Value·Budget Tech
AMD's quiet revival of older Ryzen processors continues, with the Ryzen 7 4700LE now appearing in a prebuilt gaming desktop priced at $799.99.
Tech·Performance·Tech Review
The first independent benchmarks for AMD's EXPO ULL memory are available, showing just up to a 4% improvement despite an increase in price.
Tech·Controversial·Expert
A Reddit user named u/Slawrfp shared on the r/pcmasterrace subreddit that Chinese courts have allowed heirs to inherit games and other digital assets after the original user has since passed on. While Chinese inheritance law hasn't explicitly covered digital properties, multiple rulings have already set precedent.
Business·Controversial·Expert
Rapidus is building Japan's entire return to leading-edge logic on one fab in Chitose, Hokkaido.
Tech·Controversial·Security
China is warning against the use of Claude Code versions released between April and June 2026 after it's revealed that hidden code is sending sensitive user information to remote servers. The government told users to uninstall the app or use its latest version, despite the fact that the AI tool is not approved for use in China.
Business·Technology·Market Analysis
Global consumer Wi-Fi router shipments have declined 34 percent from their peak in 2021
Current Events·Controversial·Opinion
Ubisoft's remake of the 2013 game has been circulating online more than a month before its official release date, despite Denuvo DRM protection. Incident questions the effectivity of anti-piracy app, which causes performance hits and requires intrusive online check-ins.
Business·Promotional·Gaming
This great value gaming PC from Newegg's ABS brand features a 16GB RTX 5060 Ti GPU and 32GB of DDR5-6400 RAM, giving you a rig ready for 1440p gaming.
Tech·Technical·Cybersecurity
While the use of Windows' GDID to catch Scattered Spider hacking group member Peter Stokes is unusual, that device identifier is only one bit of telemetry that can be used to fingerprint a user across the wider Internet these days.
Business·Controversial·Sensational
Grab this Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gaming laptop with an RTX 5090 for just $3,199 right now at B&H Photo, saving you $1,800.
Tech·Technical·Hardware
Valve’s official account on Reddit has responded to RLOD victims with simple step-by-step instructions to get any affected Steam Machine up and running again.