Category: Technology

MSI recently released EZ PC Builder, a generative AI chatbot that guides users who are building custom PCs. Early tests show that while the assistant can offer basic advice, it can fall short when discussing the finer details of PC components. Read Entire Article

When record heat engulfed California in August 2020, the state's electric grid collapsed under the strain. With air conditioners running nonstop and demand climbing to nearly 47 gigawatts, the grid operator ordered rolling blackouts – the first in nearly two decades. More than 800,000 homes lost power for hours, forcing......

For a limited time, Amazon is offering AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D for just $499, a $100 discount that improves its value proposition compared to the processors ranked immediately above and below it. The deal echoes the ongoing offer for MSI's two-fan Nvidia RTX 5070. Read Entire Article

The latest alpha release of the Tor Browser is now available for download. Version 15.0a4 introduces key security updates inherited from Firefox while making notable privacy-focused changes, including the removal of AI features Mozilla had been adding to its browser. Read Entire Article

Mizuho's report indicates that overall iPhone output projections have also been adjusted. Apple's total annual shipments – previously pegged at 246 million units – are now expected to fall 7 percent to about 229 million units for 2026. The downgrade reflects uneven performance across the iPhone lineup, even as the......

Hackers aligned with North Korea are using public cryptocurrency blockchains to conceal and distribute malicious code, adopting a technique researchers describe as a new form of untouchable online hosting. Read Entire Article

Hanneke Faber became CEO of Logitech on December 1, 2023, after leaving her role as group president at Unilever. Since joining the Swiss peripheral manufacturer, Faber has attracted attention for her unconventional ideas about how personal technology should evolve – often with a focus on benefiting shareholders and companies first....

Amazon has announced that its upcoming modular nuclear plant in Washington state will generate three times as much electricity as initially proposed. The Cascade Advanced Energy Facility will provide clean power for the retail giant's Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers and generative AI clusters, whose power requirements are growing......

For those not up to speed, rumors suggest the game could debut as high as $100 for the standard edition. While that would result in a nice premium for Rockstar on a per-game basis over the current $70 sweet spot for AAA titles, the plan could actually backfire if it......

The N2 node introduces nanosheet-based gate-all-around transistors, replacing the FinFET architecture used since the 16-nanometer generation. Read Entire Article