As we detailed in October , the memory and storage markets were expected to face significant supply constraints. In the months following, DDR5 prices have skyrocketed. Kits that had sold comfortably below $100 months earlier were surging into the hundreds by early December. CyberPowerPC, one of the largest system builders in North America, warned in November that contract DRAM prices
LG responds swiftly to user backlash, will allow users to remove Microsoft Copilot link from TVs — clarifies service is not an app, future update will include tile removal option from WebOS

LG has clarified how Microsoft Copilot appears on its webOS smart TVs following recent coverage that described the feature as a non-removable app bundled into the operating system. According to the company, Copilot is not installed as a native application and does not run as an embedded service within webOS.
In a statement provided to Tom’s Hardware , Chris De Maria, Director
Grab a new Elegoo 3D printer from just $149, thanks to huge holiday sale — up to 53% savings on FDM and resin machines before Christmas

The holiday season is the perfect time to invest in a new 3D printer, with big brands slashing prices on top-quality printers for Christmas. Elegoo has joined the party with its huge holiday sale running until
Taiwan considers TSMC export ban that would prevent manufacturing its newest chip nodes in U.S. — limit exports to two generations behind leading-edge nodes, could slow down U.S. expansion

Being concerned that TSMC’s expansion into the United States could dilute Taiwan’s semiconductor leadership, Taiwanese authorities are mulling setting a new export rule that would only let the world’s number-one foundry export technologies that are two generations behind its leading-edge production node, reports CNA . If this happens, this could slow down TSMC’s expansion in
Prusa Research introduces the Open Community License to protect open source 3D Printing hardware — new rules aimed at addressing industry abuses

Josef Prusa has long been a champion of Open Source, but defending its use has been an uphill battle. Last July, he surprised no one at all when he announced that “ open hardware desktop 3D printing is dead .” He pointed to his company’s 2016 MMU1 multiplexer as an example of an open source design
Helping to fight the RAM-pocalypse, this $470 Newegg combo pairs an Asus RoG Strix X870E-H WiFi 7 motherboard with 32GB of G.Skill Flare X5 Series DDR5-6000 RAM

The holidays are just around the corner, and Newegg has posted another opportunity to get your mitts on a high-quality AM5 motherboard and some of that all-important DDR5-6000 RAM, which is swiftly disappearing off the shelves or becoming out of reach due to astronomical price rises due to the ongoing RAM-pocalypse that's sweeping
Ongoing YouTube, Google outage reported — outage spikes across popular services
OpenAI's Stargate data center gets approval to receive 1.4 gigawatts of power in Michigan — some residents furious as energy company is given go-ahead by regulatory body without hearing opposition

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has given DTE Energy permission to deliver 1.4 gigawatts of power to a planned data center that will be built in Saline Township, about 40 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. This data center project is part of the Stargate data center project by OpenAI and Oracle , which aims to deliver more than
HP Omen 34c G2 34-inch WQHD 180 Hz gaming monitor review: Delivering style, speed and value
Tom's Hardware Verdict
The 34-inch ultra-wide genre looked like it was leveling out, but the HP Omen 34c G2 takes it up a notch with killer HDR and premium video processing with smooth motion and low input lag. It’s an addictive gaming screen and a great day-to-day display.
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Intel-certified 256 GB DDR5 stick could cut Xeon memory power by 18%, saving millions of dollars — a 32W-per-socket reduction could save millions per hyperscale data center

SK hynix on Thursday said that its range-topping 256 GB DDR5 RDIMM based on 32 Gb memory devices has passed the Intel Data Center Certified process, the industry's first memory module at this capacity to do so. Normally, certification of a memory module by Intel would be mundane, but this module is special; it combines capacity
