UK regulator fines 4chan $26,000 and counting under Online Safety Act
UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom writes that 4chan has not responded to a request for a copy of its illegal harms risk assessment or a second request for information about its qualifying worldwide revenue.
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Average new car price tops $50,000 for first time as Americans shift to EVs and luxury models
The average price paid for a new car in the United States surpassed $50,000 for the first time in September, marking a pivotal moment for the automotive market as buyers increasingly opt for luxury vehicles and electric models. Industry analysis points to multiple trends converging to drive prices higher, signaling...
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Jensen Huang hand-delivers Nvidia DGX Spark desktop AI supercomputer to Elon Musk ahead of launch
After being teased at CES 2025, when it was still called Project Digits, Nvidia officially revealed the DGX Spark during its GTC conference in March.
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After years in the lab, SOT-MRAM might finally be ready for the real world
A team of researchers spanning Taiwan and the United States has solved a materials stability problem that has kept spin-orbit torque magnetic random-access memory (SOT-MRAM) from moving beyond the lab and into commercial production. The breakthrough centers on stabilizing the β-phase of tungsten (β-W), a highly conductive material essential for...
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AI is killing jobs, so Meta is reviving the Facebook job board
Meta writes that Facebook jobs will offer a new way for people in the US to find and enquire about local jobs. Users can search for new jobs via a dedicated tab in the Marketplace section, where they can be filtered by category, distance, and job type. Local businesses can...
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Which Budget Ryzen 5 CPU is Best for PC Gaming?
AMD's Ryzen 5 8400F was once an obscure OEM chip, but now it's showing up online for cheap. We tested it against AMD's other budget CPUs to see if this rebadged Zen 4 processor is actually worth buying.
The Netherlands invokes Cold War-era law to seize control of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia
The chip industry is beginning to resemble a battlefield, and governments around the world are taking preemptive action to avoid being caught off guard. Dutch officials have now announced that they will intervene in decisions made by Nexperia, a major producer of less advanced components such as diodes, bipolar transistors,...
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OpenAI and Broadcom team up on $10 billion custom AI chip deal
OpenAI and Broadcom are moving forward to develop and roll out 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and computing systems over the next four years. This not only marks a significant stride in OpenAI's effort to expand its infrastructure but also signals its ambition to influence the design of specialized...
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Obsidian for the privacy-minded: offline, secure notes
Obsidian offers a markdown approach to note-taking, stores your notes locally, and optionally syncs them with end-to-end encryption, keeping you in control. Obsidian supports graph views and backlinks, and caters to users who value privacy without sacrificing rich linking.
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TP-Link conducts successful Wi-Fi 8 trials, promises better reliability and lower latency
Chinese tech firm TP-Link has announced its first successful Wi-Fi 8 trial using a prototype device. According to the company, the trial – conducted in collaboration with an unnamed partner – successfully validated both the Wi-Fi 8 beacon and data throughput, marking a "critical milestone in Wi-Fi 8 development."
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