At the start of December, Redditor GnarDead posted that the $1,200 Asus TUF RTX 5080 he'd bought from Best Buy arrived with some worrying signs: it wasn't concealed inside a plain cardboard box to hide the product's identity, shipping labels had been placed directly onto the box itself, and the......
A $5,000 RTX 5090? New reports warn of steep GPU price hikes
According to recent reports from China and South Korea, both AMD and Nvidia are expected to raise prices of their graphics cards in the first quarter of 2026. The initial report surfaced last week, when a user on the Chinese forum Board Channels claimed that AMD is notifying its GPU......
Florida is building a highway that can wirelessly charge EVs while you drive
State Road 516, a brand-new 4.4-mile highway being constructed in Central Florida, is designed to do more than just move cars. The headline feature, which will be added in June 2026, is a wireless EV charging pilot embedded directly into the road. About three-quarters of a mile of one travel......
New York wants social media to carry tobacco-style health warnings
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed a state law aimed at imposing safety constraints on social media platforms. Known as legislation S4505/A5346, the law will require Meta and other major social media companies to display warning labels about potentially harmful features offered to users. Read Entire Article
Play physical SNES games on your PC with Epilogue’s SN Operator
The shell of the SN Operator is constructed of optical-grade polycarbonate and features flaps to keep dust and debris at bay. Epilogue also baked in overcurrent protection, electrostatic discharge resistance, and physical guides to help prevent damage and ensure carts are inserted properly. The dock works with both Super Nintendo......
Intel and Nvidia’s superchip plans blend CPUs, GPUs, and big money
Regulatory filings confirm that Nvidia has acquired roughly 215 million Intel shares at a fixed price of $23.28 per share, a transaction approved by the Federal Trade Commission earlier this month. The deal was first agreed to in September by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Read...
Asus teases “Neo” AM5 motherboards with vapor chamber cooling, improved cable management
The 18-second promotional video released by Asus suggests that the new Neo lineup will offer several upgrades over existing models, including tools to enhance cable management, optimize operating temperatures, and provide other advanced features aimed at enthusiasts, hobbyists, and DIY system builders. Read Entire Article
Experimental camera can focus on multiple planes simultaneously
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering have proposed a new photography method that eliminates the need to choose between focusing on the foreground, midground, or background. By combining previously explored technologies, the team developed a "computational lens" that can selectively focus on objects at different distances within the......
Wired subscriber data exposed as hackers claim to have stolen 40 million Condé Nast records
The group, which goes by the name Lovely, said it reached out to Condé Nast months ago to warn them about six vulnerabilities it had discovered. Read Entire Article
Nvidia’s $4 trillion rise raises questions about financing its own customers
The concern centers on circular financial flows between Nvidia and companies that depend heavily on its chips. Nvidia has committed to invest $10 billion annually in OpenAI for the next decade, most of which will fund purchases of its own hardware. It has also arranged deals with CoreWeave, an AI......