Solar-powered Logitech keyboard appears on Amazon Mexico — MX Keys S look-alike promises up to 10 years of power

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According to an early Amazon México listing, Logitech is preparing to launch the Signature Slim Solar+, a wireless keyboard in every sense of the word. The Signature Slim Solar+ features a solar panel, providing owners with a battery lasting up to 10 years.

Less sophisticated wireless keyboards utilize AA batteries that can last for several months. Conversely, some of the more advanced models depend on a cable or a wireless charging pad to replenish their batteries. The latest

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Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ released with native fingerprint support – also has a new syncing sticky note system

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Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ was released today. This updated version of one of the most popular Linux flavors doesn’t offer a revolution, but it delivers long-term support (to 2029), and there are plenty of tweaks for comfort and polish. For example, there is now native support for fingerprint biometrics as well as welcome improvements to Sticky Notes, theming, and the software update manager.

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Zara is a long

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Grab this $179 Mini LED gaming monitor before it's gone — Woot puts 4.5-star, 165 Hz, quantum dot Cooler Master screen on clearance for $270 off its 2024 list price

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While OLED displays are often touted as the best computer monitors , and for good reason, they still suffer from a few predicaments. Chief among them is their cost and the image retention concerns associated with organic pixels. Fortunately, with the advent of Mini LED technology, we can enjoy excellent image quality for a fraction of the cost. We've spotted an excellent deal for one of the best Mini LED monitors around — Cooler Master's Tempest GP2711

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China injects tens of billions of dollars in chipmaking tools, but it's easily more than a decade behind the market leaders — Here's why

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China's attempt to build a self-sufficient semiconductor industry has been instrumental in creating numerous companies, such as Huawei's HiSilicon, SMIC, and YMTC, that develop and manufacture world-class chips. However, while there are China-based firms that produce chipmaking tools, they cannot replace equipment made by American or European companies for advanced process technologies. Some, like Goldman Sachs, believe that China's chipmaking capability is about 20 years behind ASML, but there are

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Report says North Korea is also posting fake jobs to steal crypto — because using AI to get fake employees real jobs at US tech firms wasn't enough

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North Korea has reportedly expanded from setting up fake employees at Western tech firms to siphon money into its nuclear weapons program to posting fake jobs in the cryptocurrency sector as part of a bid to steal applicants' crypto assets.

"North Korean hackers are saturating the cryptocurrency industry with credible-sounding job offers as part of their campaign to steal digital cash," Reuters today reported . "The problem is becoming so common that job applicants now regularly screen recruiters for signs they might be acting on Pyongyang

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Intel’s old NAND plant in China is now officially registered as SK hynix after US imposes new sanctions that limit fab upgrades in China

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Intel is now officially out of the NAND business in China. According to Chinese corporate registry filings first spotted by DigiTimes , Intel Semiconductor Storage Technology (Dalian) Co., Ltd. changed its name to reflect its full ownership by SK hynix as of September 1. The plant’s registered capital sits at $50.1 million, and SK hynix executive Young-Sik Kim is now listed as a legal representative.

This marks the final stage of SK hynix’s $9

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AMD preps Mega Pod with 256 Instinct MI500 GPUs, Verano CPUs — Leak suggests platform with better scalability than Nvidia will arrive in 2027

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When AMD gave a glimpse at its 2027 rack-scale AI solution earlier this year , the company only said it would use all-new EPYC 'Verano' CPU and Instinct MI500-series GPU accelerators as well as feature more compute blades than its 2026 Helios rack-scale offering. SemiAnalysis this week shared some additional information about the product and revealed that it will pack 256 Instinct MI500-series GPUs. With early

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Bill Gates’ 48-year-old Microsoft 6502 BASIC goes open source

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Microsoft has released 'BASIC for 6502 Microprocessor - Version 1.1' on Github , under the MIT license. Now anyone is free to go and download, modify, share, and even resell source code originally crafted by Bill Gates. This is a hugely significant code release, as close derivatives of this BASIC ended up at the heart of several iconic computers, including the best-selling computer of all time, the Commodore 64 .

The Microsoft Blog provides a potted

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Nvidia's next-gen AI chip could double the price of H20 if China export is approved — Chinese firms still consider Nvidia's B30A a good deal

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The Nvidia B30A, which the company is developing as its next-generation replacement for the China-market H20 AI chip, is expected to cost double the price of the earlier model. Reuters reports that the H20 currently sells between $10,000 and $12,000, meaning the B30A will likely be priced from $20,000 to $25,000.

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Samsung's massive 49-inch ultrawide OLED gaming monitor is back down to its lowest ever price at Amazon

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The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is hands-down one of the best gaming monitor for those who crave an immersive ultrawide experience. The G93SC model is once again available for its lowest ever price of $899, marking a considerable reduction from its original launch price of $1,599.

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