Soaring DDR5 prices lead to falling motherboard sales and calls for gamers to boycott RAM
We've covered the memory-pricing crisis since it began, including this deep dive into the problem and how it's caused by demand from AI data centers that require massive amounts of DRAM.
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Nexperia and Wingtech feud escalates, raising new fears of global chip disruptions
Wingtech's public charges center on what they describe as a deliberate attempt by Nexperia's European management to build "a non-Chinese supply chain." In a parallel statement, Nexperia's Chinese branch demanded an immediate halt to overseas expansion, calling for the Dutch leadership to abandon "improper intentions to replace Chinese capacity."
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Amazon data center linked to rare cancers and miscarriages in Oregon, report warns
The Lower Umatilla Basin aquifer in Morrow County, Oregon, is the only source of water for up to 45,000 residents, reports Rolling Stone. But samples from the aquifer show that chemical toxins have increased over the years.
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When Batman rides the subway, we act nicer
The study, led by Francesco Pagnini, a professor of clinical psychology at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and published in npj Mental Health Research, was designed as an in situ quasi-experiment on the Milan metro, using real trains, real crowds, and scripted but controlled scenarios.
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Cost Per Frame: Best Value Graphics Cards Right Now
GPU prices are finally at or below MSRP, but rising memory costs could push them back up fast. With hikes expected soon, now's the moment to buy . So which cards deliver the best value globally?
New nanotech generator could replace batteries in tiny devices
The researchers set out to explore whether simple ingredients – silicon and water – could be arranged so that mechanical pressure and fluid motion could serve as a reliable electrical source rather than wasted energy. Their answer is a triboelectric generator built around nanostructured silicon that uses water flow through...
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Alibaba and ByteDance are moving AI training offshore to bypass China chip bans
Alibaba and ByteDance are among the companies routing training jobs for their latest large language models to data centers in countries such as Singapore and Malaysia, according to The Financial Times, citing people with direct knowledge of the deployments. These sources say there has been a steady shift toward offshore...
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Google's CEO says "vibe coding" is reshaping who gets to write code
Pichai made the comments on a Google for Developers podcast with Logan Kilpatrick, who runs Google's AI Studio. The CEO said tools built on large language models are making coding "more enjoyable" and "approachable" because people can test ideas for apps and websites without wrestling with syntax or frameworks first....
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This Black Friday belonged to the internet (and your phone)
By 6:30 pm Eastern on Black Friday, online spending was running 9.4% ahead of the same point a year earlier, already surpassing Adobe's earlier forecast of 8.3% growth for the whole day. Its updated estimate of $11.7 billion to $11.9 billion in total Black Friday e-commerce would set a new...
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The original 1976 contract that founded Apple is heading to auction
Drafted on April 1, 1976, the foundational contract laid out the initial ownership split: Jobs and Wozniak would each hold 45 percent, while Wayne would receive a 10 percent stake.
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