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Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected semiconductor veteran Gary Patton

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Intel on Friday informed its staff that three high-ranking executives from its manufacturing arm, Intel Foundry, are set to retire, Reuters reports. The exit of three corporate vice presidents will have a significant impact on the internal structure of Intel Foundry.

Two of the three senior executives, Kaizad Mistry and Ryan Russell, are corporate vice presidents in the Technology Development Group. The third is Gary Patton, who served as the CVP and GM of the Design Technology Platform organization in the Technology Development

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Nintendo raises prices on the Switch 1, making last-gen console a hard sell as the Switch 2 is increasingly easy to find in stock

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Nintendo just announced a price hike for the U.S. that will hit all original Switch / Switch 1 handheld consoles, select Switch 2 accessories, and the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo. According to its announcement , the company made these adjustments “based on market conditions,” and they will take effect starting August 3, 2025. Thankfully, the cost for the Nintendo Switch 2, game titles for both Switch 1 & 2, and Nintendo Switch Online

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Microsoft ending Windows 11 SE support October 2026 — Chrome OS competitor also won't get version 25H2 update coming later this year

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Microsoft has confirmed that it is ending support for Windows 11 SE, the education-focused edition of Windows 11 meant for low-cost student laptops. According to a recently updated Microsoft document , the company plans to retire the operating system by October 2026, putting a halt on future software updates, technical assistance, and security fixes. Additionally, it will also miss out on the upcoming 25H2 update later this year, meaning that version 24H

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Apple's Tim Cook 'very open to M&A that accelerates our road map' for AI' — company increasing spending on AI initiatives, reorganizing teams to address expansion

Lagging behind leading tech firms in artificial intelligence, Apple is ramping up internal efforts and actively pursuing acquisitions to accelerate its AI development, but at the same time keeping CapEx modest compared to peers like Google, Meta, and Microsoft.

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AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming chip champ drops to $449 at Amazon — $29 off its MSRP

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Dipping in price, the best eight-core processor for gaming from AMD this generation is available at Amazon at near all-time low pricing. It's become common to find this CPU in stock since the early launch shortages, and now we are starting to see some discounts on this impressive processor after the largest part of the hype train has subsided.

At Amazon, you can grab hold of AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D for just $44

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SK hynix dethrones Samsung to become world's top-selling memory maker for the first time — success mostly attributed to its HBM3 dominance for Nvidia's AI GPUs

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In a historic shake-up of the global memory market, SK hynix has overtaken Samsung Electronics to become the world’s top memory maker by revenue, marking a pivotal shift in an industry long dominated by its larger Korean rival. The moment comes not just as a financial milestone, but as a broader signal of how the memory business is being reshaped by the explosive demand for AI.

The news first emerged through multiple South Korean financial publications, with industry tracking firm Counterpoint and Omidia confirming

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3D printing in space passes industry testing milestone for fabrication of spacecraft and associated equipment — promising future for zero gravity 3D printing

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The world of 3D printing has opened us up to an entirely new era of manufacturing. We can print objects at home using the best budget 3D printers and it's amazing how far we've come yet you'll still be hard pressed to find examples of 3D printing in space. This is mainly due to the volatility of 3D printed materials and a need for extreme reliability in aerospace. But, Horizon Microtechnologies , has recently passed testing standards, put in

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Dell's back-to-school sale takes $350 off the price of Alienware's 4K QD-OLED curved gaming monitor

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Save a whopping $350 during Dell's back-to-school sales event. You can grab the Dell Alienware AW3225QF curved 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor from Dell for just $849 , the lowest price I've ever seen for this rather luxurious monitor with extra card and membership discounts. It's still an expensive outlay even with the discount, but if you're a gamer and fancy trying out a gaming monitor

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XeSS SDK 2.1 release opens up Intel's framegen tech to compatible AMD and Nvidia GPUs — Xe Low Latency also goes cross-platform if framegen is enabled

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Intel has officially released the XeSS 2.1.0 SDK , a major update to its Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) framework that brings broader GPU support and unlocks frame generation for AMD and Nvidia cards. The update adds Xe Frame Generation support for any GPU that supports Shader Model 6.4 or higher, including GeForce GTX 10-series and newer, and AMD’s Radeon RX 5000 series onward. However, Intel recommends a GeForce RTX 30-series

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xTool M1 Ultra Review: Four in One Crafting Machine

Tom's Hardware Verdict

The xTool M1 Ultra crafting machine is a jack-of-all-trades that excels in many areas.

Pros

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    Fully enclosed

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    Positioning crosshairs

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    Large cutting area

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    Custom software

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    Safety class required

Cons

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    Expensive

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    No camera

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