Industry analysts expect TSMC to raise chip prices for its sub-5-nanometer nodes starting in January 2026. TrendForce sources say the company notified its major clients in September. The average cost will jump by 3 or 4 percent, but reports from Taiwan suggest the most advanced nodes could rise by as......
AI has read everything on the internet, now it’s watching how we live to train robots
In the textile city of Karur, Naveen Kumar begins his day not by writing code, but by performing hundreds of precise hand movements to fold towels. With a GoPro camera attached to his forehead, he records every gesture, from the way his fingers grip the fabric to the sequence of......
Cisco’s new IQ platform is like ChatGPT for network ops, and it’s coming for your dashboard
When it comes to AI-powered capabilities, agentic workflows and edge computing applications, a lot of promises have been made over the years. A whole lot. Read Entire Article
This tiny MSI x86 SBC board runs Windows, survives -40°C, and is aimed at factories
MSI is introducing a new SBC built for demanding computing scenarios. The MS-CF16 V3.0 uses the standard Pico-ITX form factor, offers multiple connectivity options, and can even run a standard edition of Windows, potentially turning the compact board into a PC-like system – though MSI is primarily targeting businesses with......
Hobbyist builds lo-fi camera from an old optical mouse
Dycus recently shared the mouse-turned-camera project on Reddit. He used the optical sensor (model ADNS-3090) from an old pointer, which is capable of capturing 30 x 30 pixel images in 64 shades of gray. The sensor and supporting hardware is encapsulated in a 3D printed enclosure complete with a small......
Stripped-down Windows 7 fits in 69MB download, with some caveats
Windows enthusiasts have been stripping the operating system down to its bare minimum for years. Now, a user known as "Xeno" on X has reduced one of the most popular operating systems of all time to a download of just a few megabytes. The base package allows the system to......
Critical vulnerability in AMD Zen 5 CPUs could make encryption keys predictable
Cataloged as AMD-SB-7055 and tracked as CVE-2025-62626, the vulnerability in the RDSEED instruction is classified as High Severity because it could allow local attackers to manipulate the values returned by RDSEED, forcing it to generate zero in a non-randomized manner. This flaw can lead to a loss of both confidentiality......
Australia will offer households three hours of free solar power a day, no panels needed
Australian households in three states will soon be guaranteed at least three hours of free electricity each day under a new federal plan known as "Solar Sharer." The initiative, announced by Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, begins in July 2026 for customers in New South Wales, south-east Queensland,......
DDR5 speeds hit 13,576 MT/s as overclockers trade records in hours
In mid-October, Sergmann achieved a record high DDR5 overclock of 6,504.9 MHz, which works out to 13,010 megatransfers per second (13 GT/s). Another OCer, Salty Croissant, claimed to hit 13,020 MT/s weeks earlier but those results were never validated in Hwbot. Read Entire Article
OpenAI signs $38 billion Amazon Web Services deal for Nvidia-powered cloud compute
The agreement allows OpenAI to begin deploying workloads on AWS immediately, using hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs across US data centers, with additional capacity expected to come online over several years. Read Entire Article