AI’s insatiable power appetite is both expensive and unsustainable. That’s the main takeaway from a new report by Bain & Company , which puts a staggering number on what it will cost to keep feeding AI’s compute appetite — more than $500 billion per year in global data-center investment by 2030, with $2 trillion in annual revenue required to make that capex viable. Even under generous assumptions, Bain estimates the AI industry will come up
Intel drops day zero game driver support for chips released last year — last-gen iGPUs on 14th-gen Core and older CPUs already put on the backburner of legacy software support

Intel announced that it will transition the integrated graphics on 11th- to 14th-generation processors to a legacy software support model, relegating its last-generation chips to the back burner. The company says that it will no longer release new features for these chips and will only provide software support for critical fixes and security vulnerabilities. It also reduces the update release cadence for the iGPUs from monthly to quarterly, and they will also lose Day 0 Game support.
This $12 external CD/DVD drive plays your old discs through a modern USB-C interface — at 35% off, this drive is an exceptional deal at Amazon

I recently encountered an issue where I needed to retrieve data from an old DVD backup disk, but I had no access to a disk drive on either my laptop or PC. Who even uses physical media these days? Well... this guy. It might be the first time in years that I've even thought about this problem, and definitely over a decade since I've used a CD/DVD to backup anything, but now that I want to access some of
Sandisk WD Blue SN5100 2TB SSD Review: A Rhapsody in Blue
Tom's Hardware Verdict
The Sandisk WD Blue SN5100 is the best QLC SSD we’ve tested to date.
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Surprisingly good performance
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Excellent power efficiency
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Good capacity range
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Poor sustained write performance
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Pricing currently high

OpenAI makes flurry of deals in drive towards for-profit model — AI giant teams up with Nvidia, Luxshare, Apple, and more

Following its joint announcements of major UK investments last week , ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has kicked off this one with a slew of new deals to enhance its own capabilities and increase its valuation ahead of a potential IPO. The company struck a deal for Nvidia hardware worth upwards of $100 billion, a deal with Chinese firm Luxsure to begin building consumer AI devices, and there are several negotiations said to be ongoing with other Chinese Apple suppliers, according to CNBC .
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Nvidia promises its $100 billion OpenAI deal won't impact GPU supply — 'we will continue to make every customer a top priority'

Nvidia wants to make it clear that, despite any deals it's done with certain companies to provide future hardware, it will still ensure all customers get access to next-generation GPUs, as first reported by Bloomberg . This follows the announcement of a $100 billion Nvidia investment in OpenAI , which will see the chip giant give OpenAI money, so that it can purchase Nvidia's GPUs in a circular strategy that has buoyed both companies since the announcement was
World's fastest gaming CPU, AMD's 9800X3D, hits an all-time low price of $429 at Amazon — Newegg offers competing bundles with motherboards, RAM, and coolers

The king of gaming processors used to be almost impossible to get your hands on, but now, with the benefit of time and ample stocks of the 9800X3D on retailer shelves, deals are getting better all the time. Today, direct from Amazon, you can grab hold of AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D for just $429 , the lowest price it's ever been available for at Amazon, according to price
Lenovo cancels some Legion Go 2 pre-orders, delays others due to massive demand — says it can't ship handheld consoles 'in a timely manner'

Several gamers have had their Lenovo Legion Go 2 pre-orders canceled by the company after it said that it could not ship its latest handheld console on time. Many had been asking about the delay on the handheld, and the company answered the issue on its AMA Reddit post, saying, “The truth is pre-orders for the Legion Go Gen 2 has substantially exceeded our projections, leading to unforeseen delivery range extensions.” It also added, “That said,
MediaTek reportedly mulling US chip production — could use TSMC's Arizona fab to avoid tariff fallout

MediaTek is negotiating production of certain chips in the U.S. with TSMC in a bid to meet customer requirements for locally manufactured components. While the plan is still under evaluation, if MediaTek manages to place orders through TSMC's Fab 21 in Arizona, it will be the first non-American company to demand production of its chips at the site. While chips made by TSMC in the U.S. are more expensive than those fabbed in Taiwan, U.S.
Nvidia and OpenAI forge $100 billion alliance to deliver 10 gigawatts of Nvidia hardware for AI datacenters

Tech industry giants OpenAI and Nvidia have announced a pivotal partnership, which will deploy 10 gigawatts worth of AI datacenters and $100 billion in investments.
OpenAI has committed to creating multiple datacenters with Nvidia as its "preferred strategic compute and networking partner," with the first one expected to deploy in the second half of 2026. The partnership will see OpenAI construct fervently until the total combined power budget of those datacenters reaches "at least" 10 gigawatts
