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Apple's iPhone 17 chip becomes the fastest single-core CPU in the world on PassMark, beating PC chips and Apple's own M3 Ultra — passively-cooled A19 CPU catapults past power-hungry competitors

Apple's latest mobile chip, the A19, has officially become the world's fastest CPU, at least in PassMark's single-threaded benchmark. It outperformed every flagship desktop processor from both Intel and AMD, as well as Apple's own M3 Ultra, while requiring less cooling and consuming significantly less power.

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AMD's memory patent outlining a 'new, improved RAM' made from DDR5 memory isn't a new development — HB-DIMMs already superseded, probably won't come to market

AMD's HB-DIMM concept probably isn't coming to market, as the company has already thrown its support behind the similar JEDEC MRDIMM standard.

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Modder takes hacksaw and hot glue to original Xbox to create a gaming handheld — ‘portable monstrosity’ has exposed spinning DVD in the center and plenty of duct tape, but works as intended

James Channel challenged himself to transmogrify the 'biggest, heaviest, power-hungry console anybody had ever seen' into a handheld. He did it. Duct tape and hot glue were very useful.

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OneXPlayer unveils OneXFly Apex with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and up to 128 GB RAM — Flagship PC gaming handheld pushes 120W TDP with 'silent liquid cooling' and 85Wh removable battery

OneXPlayer has just teased the OneXFly Apex, its latest flagship handheld powered by the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 at its full 120W TDP, featuring up to 128 GB of memory and an 8-inch 120Hz VRR screen. The device has adjustable triggers, and Harman-tuned dual speakers, all powered by an 85Wh…

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Teen suspected of holding $1.8 million in bitcoin from hacking Vegas casinos is out on bail — alleged perp could be tried as an adult, face possible prison time

A 17-year-old alleged hacker has been released into the custody of his parents, as prosecutors hunt for his involvement with a multi-million dollar cyberattack and heist on a slew of Vegas casinos. The attack, attributed to the Scattered Spider group, affected MGM and Caesar's Entertainment casinos on the Vegas Strip.

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Samsung takes a scalpel to its 2nm wafer price tag, bringing it down to $20,000 — Korean chipmaker now undercuts rival TSMC by 33%

Samsung throws the gauntlet to TMSC, which recently rose its pricing thanks to overwhelming demand.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary calls Taiwan 'world's biggest single point of failure' — Lion's share of advanced chips are made in Taiwan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that Taiwan's near-total dominance in advanced chip production poses a critical threat to global stability, urging urgent redistribution of manufacturing to the U.S. and allied nations.

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Windows 10 extended support is now free, but only in Europe — Microsoft capitulates on controversial $30 ESU price tag which remains firmly in place for the U.S

Microsoft has confirmed that it is taking the $30 price tag off of its extended support upgrade program for the European Economic Area only. It also removes the alternative need to upload one's PC settings to the cloud, a requirement for free ESU support in the rest of the world.

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Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X available for pre-order worldwide – U.S. pricing starts at $599 and $999 respectively

Pre-orders begin for Asus’ ROG Xbox Ally series, the first handhelds designed in partnership with Microsoft.

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New U.S. gov't rule says chipmakers have to make one chip in the US for each chip imported from another country to avoid 100% tariffs — Trump admin allegedly preps new 1:1 chip export rule under new tariff plan

The Trump administration is drafting a policy that would require chipmakers to match U.S. production with customer imports or face steep tariffs, potentially up to 100%.

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YouTuber's homebrew aim-assist exoskeleton grabs them second place in global Aimlabs leader board — 63% aim boost from AI-powered project

A YouTube gamer has constructed a homebrew aim-assist exoskeleton which tracks on-screen movement and adjusts his aim physically, helping to max out his score in Aimlabs' FPS training program.

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Bots targeting the r/GamingLaptop's subreddit with blatant MSI advertising in posts — mods allege marketing bots are flooding the forums with MSI-promoting posts

The r/GamingLaptop subreddit is under attack from a coordinated strike involving spammers promoting MSI products exclusively to its members.

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Elon Musk's Grok AI to be used by US government at a price of 42 cents per agency — Trump admin joining Meta, OpenAI in recent trend of AI govt contracts

The United States government has finalized a deal licensing the Grok 4 chatbot for use by federal government workers. This follows recent deals made with OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic, but raises eyebrows due to the previously fractured relationship between xAI boss Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

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HighPoint's adapter enables GPUDirect storage — up to 64 GB/s from drive to GPU, bypassing the CPU

HighPoint launches the Rocket 7638D switch card that enables Nvidia GPUDirect connectivity between GPUs and NVMe storage by supporting peer-to-peer data transfers without CPU involvement.

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ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally were previously listed at $850 and $550 — pricing and preorders expected today

Asus ROG Singapore has announced on its Instagram page that ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally preorders are "dropping soon!"

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite reference mini PC looks like a coaster — some designs are cooled by Frore AirJets

Qualcomm has just unveiled its new X2 lineup of mobile SoCs, but they seem to be ready for the desktop as well, with mini PC reference designs. There's a frisbee-like circular design and a square device that can dock into an all-in-one base; both are thin and cooled by Frore's…

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CoreWeave deal with OpenAI now worth $22.4 billion — another $6.4 billion of AI data center capacity added

CoreWeave expands partnership to provide OpenAI with compute capacity.

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SlimeMoldCrypt relies on gloopy living organism’s ever-changing network of tendrils for its dynamic, biological, encryption engine — inventor claims concept is resistant to decryption 'even by quantum machines'

A new device hopes to harden cryptography by leveraging icky-sounding organisms called slime molds.

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Sony unveils first-ever wireless desktop speakers for PC gamers with planar magnetic drivers — sleek design features microphone and battery, also work with Mac and PS5

Sony took the wraps off its new Pulse Elevate wireless speakers during its State of Play event a few hours ago.

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Intel reportedly raising prices on ever-popular Raptor Lake chips — 'outdated' CPUs to get over 10% price hike due to disinterest in AI processors

Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh processors are expected to become more expensive because of increasing demand, despite being one generation behind the company's latest chips.

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How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements

Use simple utilities to install or upgrade Windows 11 on any PC, regardless of its TPM status or hardware.

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Intel taps Apple for potential investment, says report — companies said to be discussing ways to work together more closely

Intel is reportedly in early talks with Apple about a potential investment and closer collaboration.

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Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Elite chips for PCs stretch up to a record 5 GHz — 3nm Arm chips sport new Oryon Prime cores

Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite SoCs, and is making big claims about improvements over last gen.

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Alibaba announces partnership with Nvidia despite Beijing’s bans — Chinese e-commerce giant is prioritizing AI with plans for global expansion

Alibaba is partnering with Nvidia for its Physical AI software stack, while also announcing plans to expand the global footprint of its data centers.

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OpenAI may lease Nvidia GPUs instead of buying them — financial engineering deal could cut hardware costs in pursuit of 10GW buildout

OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease high-performance GPUs from Nvidia, rather than purchase them outright, as part of its plan to build out custom AI data centers over the next several years.

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