Hardware

Firefox dev says Intel Raptor Lake crashes are increasing with rising temperatures in record European heat wave — Mozilla staff's tracking overwhelmed by Intel crash reports, team disables the function
Mozilla's engineering staff reports that Intel Raptor Lakes are sensitive to increasing ambient temperatures, resulting in several crash reports flooding in from areas affected by heat waves.
2025-07-16 11:35
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Switch 2 account ban saga continues as Redditor taunts Nintendo after ripping 20 cartridges and playing online — others warn that it's just a matter of time
A Reddit user claims to have used a Mig-Flash on their online Switch 2 console extensively and not gotten banned.
2025-07-16 09:42
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U.S. earmarks $1B for 'offensive cyber operations' despite broader efforts to slash cybersecurity spending
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" specifically looks to bolster the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
2025-07-15 19:44
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Nvidia reportedly preparing RTX 6000D for Chinese market to comply with U.S. export controls — fabricated on TSMC N4, featuring GDDR7 memory capable of delivering 1,100 GB/s of bidirectional bandwidth
NVIDIA is reportedly launching the RTX 6000D GPU for China to offset U.S. export restrictions. Built on TSMC’s 4nm process and armed with GDDR7 memory delivering 1,100 GB/s bandwidth, the card targets AI workloads and could help NVIDIA reclaim lost...
2025-07-15 17:00
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Lucky data hoarder pays $360 for six 8TB WD external hard drives, lands five more for free — scores 11 shuckable HDDs for $4 per TB
A Redditor bought six WD Easystore 8TB external hard drives for $60 each and ended up getting five more for free.
2025-07-15 16:44
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Speedily craft 3D prints with this Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus deal — an Editor's Choice Award Winner
Elegoo's Neptune 4 Plus is only $289 in this exceptional deal.
2025-07-15 16:27
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Seagate unveils 30TB HAMR HDDs for the masses — laser-powered IronWolf Pro and Exos drives are now widely available
Seagate has released its first mass-market HAMR hard drives — the Exos M and IronWolf Pro up to 30TB — marking a milestone in storage density for such HDDs.
2025-07-15 16:01
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Chip collector showcases 'rarest x86 CPU' in their hoard — Rise mP6 266 ticked along at 200MHz in 1998
Some images demonstrating one of the rarest x86 CPUs still running have been shared online.
2025-07-15 15:11
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Critical UEFI vulnerabilities found in Gigabyte motherboards — allow attackers to bypass Secure Boot and install firmware backdoors
Security researchers warn of persistent firmware threats affecting hundreds of models.
2025-07-15 14:33
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MIT engineers 3D print implant for diabetic patients that releases medicine under the skin — chip can be wirelessly activated to melt an alloy that releases powdered glucagon
Engineers from MIT have put together a 3D-printed device that can release medicine under the skin with a wireless trigger.
2025-07-15 14:02
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G.Skill sets new 12,872MT/s DDR5 memory overclocking world record with bl4ckdot — blazing frequencies delivered by liquid nitrogen, using Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and ROG Maximus Z890 Apex motherboard
Overclocker bl4ckdot set a new DDR5 world record, pushing G.Skill’s Trident Z5 to an incredible 12,872 MT/s using LN2 cooling. The run was validated on CPU-Z, placing him at the top of HWBOT’s Memory Frequency Hall of Fame once again.
2025-07-15 13:41
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'Cyberpunk 2077' comes to the Mac July 17 — patient Apple gamers get support for every Apple Silicon chip, new Metal features, and Spatial Audio
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is finally hitting the Mac on July 17, with support for Spatial Audio, MetalFX upscaling, and a version of AMD FSR that is optimized for Apple Silicon.
2025-07-15 13:00
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Noctua NH-P1 Review: For those who demand silence
Noctua’s NH-P1 is a fanless CPU cooler that performs well. We’ve tested it with Intel’s i9-13900K, i7-14700K, AMD’s Ryzen 7 7700x, and Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
2025-07-15 12:00
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Meta plans multi-GW data center that's nearly the size of Manhattan — Zuckerberg promises enormous AI splash as company uses 'tents' to try and keep up with rate of expansion
Meta is building data centers and building them fast. Using on-site power generation, lightweight building materials, and billions of dollars, Meta is looking to scale up its AI infrastructure as quickly as possible.
2025-07-15 11:39
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Meta is building AI data centers in tents and isn't slowing down — Zuckerberg reveals plans for 'several multi-GW clusters,' including one called Hyperion that's almost as big as Manhattan
Meta is building data centers and building them fast. Using on-site power generation, lightweight building materials, and billions of dollars, Meta is looking to scale up its AI infrastructure as quickly as possible.
2025-07-15 11:39
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UK Nintendo Switch 2 owners can grab PNY's 256GB microSD Express card for £59, finally back in stock
Hurry and grab PNY's 256GB microSD Express storage card while it's back in stock!
2025-07-15 11:38
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Nintendo Switch 2 account bans continue — Content creator with over a million subs issues warning after buying an old copy of Bayo 3 on eBay
A Switch 2 owner has had their Nintendo console 'restricted' after installing a Switch game they bought on the used market.
2025-07-15 11:22
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Nvidia to resume H20 sales in China — says U.S. government has promised to grant licenses, deliveries to start soon
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been busy lobbying the U.S. and China so that the company can resume the sales of its H20 AI GPUs.
2025-07-15 11:09
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