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TP-Link opens global preorders for its first Wi-Fi 8 router, but ban keeps it out of US market
TP-Link's first Wi-Fi 8 product, the Archer 8 Ultra, is off limits in the U.S.
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Save 60% on your first month of Meshy 7 AI — streamline your 3D printing workflow for less
Use the exclusive TOMESHY60 discount code to slash 60% off your first month of Meshy 7.
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Anthropic claims popular Chinese AI model has Mythos-class hacking abilities
Anthropic has released a frontier red teaming report, claiming that Zhipu AI's GLM-5.3 has weak safeguarding, and can easily be used to generate harmful content.
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Meta's Muse AI agent accused of ignoring user permissions and accessing forbidden personal user data
Meta's Muse AI agent has been accused of ignoring user permissions and accessing forbidden personal user data on an iPhone and Mac, including iMessages.
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iBuyPower Slate Gaming Desktop review: Strong gaming value and extras
The iBuyPower Slate pairs a Ryzen 7 7700X3D and RTX 5070 in a stylish RGB-equipped chassis, delivering strong gaming performance and surprising extras, though productivity performance trails some similarly priced rivals.
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Grab this 10-port gigabit PoE+ switch with up to 60W of power for under $38, a new record low
This Ugreen 10-port unmanaged Ethernet switch has hit record-low pricing of $37.79, unlocking eight PoE+ ports for up to 60W of power delivery for cameras and WiFi extenders, along with two extra ports for Gigabit uplink to your existing network.
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Florida attorney general asks judge to bar OpenAI from developing new AI models without third-party approval
Florida asked a court to bar OpenAI from developing new AI models without third-party approval and to keep minors off ChatGPT.
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Trump tells federal agencies to use the term 'Super Intelligence ' instead of artificial intelligence
President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing all federal agencies to stop using the term 'artificial intelligence' and instead call it 'Super Intelligence.' The president said that the new term will solve AI's branding issue and that it 'more appropriately captures the promise, potential, and rapidly advancing capabilities of these technologies.'
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The price of AI is crashing faster than the rate of Moore's Law, report suggests
The price of AI "intelligence," has fallen dramatically in recent years, faster than any other transformational technology in history according to some estimates. This raises serious questions about the need to retain access to frontier capabilities, when they show up elsewhere so swiftly.
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The state of agentic AI in chip design tools in 2026
Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens all offer agentic AI for chip design, largely built on Nvidia's stack, with varying claims of autonomy.
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The Ethernet spec was first drafted on this day in 1980
On this day in 1980, version 1.0 of the Ethernet specification was published by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Intel, and Xerox.
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Developer trains a small AI on a single RTX 3080 Ti gaming GPU to 'play' Pokémon Red
A developer trained a JEPA world model, based on LeWorldModel research co-authored by Yann LeCun, on an RTX 3080 Ti to play Pokémon Red.
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Nuvacore reveals unconventional Core First CPU IP design strategy
NuvaCore says it is developing its new WarpCore CPU IP without first choosing the ISA it will implement. This unusual development strategy is meant to offer the company maximum technology and business flexibility.
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‘This is how AI should be used’ — OpenAI head of hardware breaks down the AI-assisted design of its Jalapeño ASIC
OpenAI says AI-assisted Jalapeño chip design "established a new baseline" for the industry, and there is already a lot of interest from others to learn how the company pulled it off.
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Pick up a new 34-inch gaming monitor from Acer for just $189 — save 24% on this curved ultrawide with a QHD resolution
Just $189 for a 34-inch curved ultrawide gaming monitor with a QHD resolution and 1500R curve.
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Pentagon gets pwned as breach exposes sensitive data on nearly three million military and civilian personnel
Hackers have breached the U.S. Department of Defense's information systems. The Pentagon says that it has already secured the source of the leak, but the records of millions of DoD personnel are now in the wild.
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Former EVGA employee recounts company’s degrading relationship with Nvidia before 2022 blow-up
In a personal blog, former EVGA product manager Brendon Ray Hedrick shared how the first Nvidia Founders Edition GPUs alarmed the company and how pricing pressure and risky forward-looking tech ultimately led to the end of the two companies' storied partnership.
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AMD acquires AI legend Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion
AMD has agreed agreed to buy generative AI world model developer World Labs for $8.2 billion in stock. Legendary CEO and co-founder Fei-Fei Li will join the company as an executive vice president and chief scientist.
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Zotac denies warranty support to RTX 3060 owner in India after just one year despite offering three years of coverage
The owner of a Zotac RTX 3060 in India was denied warranty coverage just one year after buying the card in 2025, despite Zotac's offer of a three-year standard warranty in the country. The company claims that the warranty begins from the date of import, not the date of sale, and that the card was imported in 2023.
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Score the Nintendo Switch 2 at its lowest ever Amazon UK price, now just £354.99
The Nintendo Switch 2 is now at a record low price on Amazon UK at just £354.99.
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Blockchain-assisted cyberattacks surge fivefold, driven by Iranian and North Korean state actors, Russia-linked groups
A new report says blockchain dead-drop attacks have risen 440%, with state-linked and criminal groups using transactions, smart contracts, and even phantom wallets to hide malware payloads and C2 infrastructure on public blockchains.
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Anthropic lists ‘existential risks to humanity’ as one of its risk factors in IPO prospectus
Anthropic serves a dire warning in its IPO prospectus, saying how a rogue model could lead to the end of humanity and, consequentially, its business. Nevertheless, investors are still hoping for a $2-trillion valuation once the company goes public.
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We tested 13 power banks to help you choose the best one
We tested 13 power banks from Anker, Belkin, Baseus, Cuktech, and Sharge, tracking charge times, output, temps, and capacity to see which actually hold up.
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Silicon is starting to design silicon — how AI is being used in chipmaking, from EDA tools to OpenAI's Jalapeño and beyond
How close is AI to designing the very same chips it runs on? We explore how artificial intelligence is being used in modern chip design today.
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Save 40% on a new budget gaming keyboard
Save 40% on this SteelSeries Apex 3 gaming keyboard at Woot
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Intel's next-gen Nova Lake platforms pass compliance at USB and PCIe standards bodies as launch looms
Intel is prepping Core Ultra 400-series 'Nova Lake' platform launches as CPUs and chipsets pass interoperability and compliance tests with PCI-SIG and USB-IF.
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Sony Japan tries an anti-scalper lottery system for PS5 Pro orders, locks systems behind a 60-hour playtime requirement
In the face of strong demand and device shortages, Sony has decided to filter PlayStation 5 Pro purchasers in Japan using a lottery system.
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AMD drops an EPYC $15,000, 256-core beast
AMD has shared the full SKU list for its 6th Generation EPYC 9006 (codenamed Venice) series, with 1Ku pricing.
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Grab this 4K-ready gaming PC with a 7800X3D and RTX 5070 for under $2,000 right now, saving you $170
This powerful CyberPowerPC gaming rig, powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, alongside a 1TB SSD and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, unlocks 4K gameplay for $1,999.99.