Micron has demoed the world's first 512 GB DDR5 memory module that hits speeds of up to 9200 MT/s, enabling next-generation servers. AI Demand Pushes Memory Makers To Produce Denser DDR5 Modules, Now Packing 512 GB & 9200 MT/s In Micron's Latest Design Agentic AI and memory-intensive workflows have pushed the DRAM requirements through the stratosphere, and memory vendors such as Micron are actively working towards next-gen technologies to meet this demand. Micron's latest product is designed to meet these requirements, packing up to 512 GB of DRAM capacity and speeds of up to 9200 MT/s, making it the most […]

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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 flagship graphics card continues to see massive price increases, and now retails for over $6000. The Cheapest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Is Now Selling For Over $6500 On Retail, But Chinese AI Firms Continue To Gobble Up Thousands of Gaming Cards Despite 3x The Cost NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 has seen the biggest price increase across all gaming graphics cards. The 5090 originally launched at an MSRP of $1999 US, and the card was even hard to get for that much during its initial days back in Jan-Feb 2025. More than a year has passed, […]

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SpaceXAI and Tesla head Elon Musk believes that AI is not good enough for the most advanced computer programming tasks. Musk shared his thoughts in a tweet in response to his earlier remarks about his firm's Grok AI relying on reinforcement learning after finishing its pretraining. The latest Grok iteration, Grok 4.8, relies on 2.5 trillion parameters, which marks a significant bump over the previous Grok models. Elon Musk Says SpaceXAI's C/C++ Training Stack Is Written By Humans Since AI Is Not Good Enough September has been a good month for SpaceXAI after the firm released its Grok 4.6 model […]

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The Korea Semiconductor Industry Association has just quantified China's phenomenal catch-up to the collective West on semiconductor prowess, detailing how the NAND giant YMTC and the DRAM behemoth CXMT are rapidly closing their technology gap and becoming increasingly competitive. China's CXMT and YMTC are just 1-3 years behind the collective West on NAND and DRAM fabrication processes, which constitutes a huge jump from their previous ~5-year lag The Korea JoongAng Daily has just quoted the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association to note: "The technology gap between Korea and China in memory chips has narrowed to three years in HBM, two years […]

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Intel and NVIDIA could cooperate on developing and building AI CPUs, says a fresh report from Korean financial firm GF Securities. The firm's analyst, Jeff Pu, made the remarks as part of his mid-quarter coverage for Intel and outlined that the firm could also benefit from headwinds stemming from agentic AI capabilities of GPT-6 AI models. Pu also discussed Intel's Foundry business and outlined that the yields of the 18A chip manufacturing process technology family were at 80%, with those of other larger products improving from June. Intel Might Gain Foothold In NVIDIA's Ecosystem Through x86 CPU, Says Analyst Intel's […]

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The workstation class of processors has crowned a new champion in the form of Apple’s M5 Ultra, the company’s fastest SoC that just dethroned AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX in Geekbench 7. Despite battling against a 96-core and 192-thread configuration, along with boost clock speeds that go up to 5.40GHz, the Apple Silicon powerhouse still manages to outperform it in both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads. Single-core territory continues to belong to Apple Silicon, as the M5 Ultra is almost 50 percent faster than the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX A few days after the A20 Pro managed to set a new record in […]

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The DDR5 memory kits continue to soar in price every month and are now over 5X more expensive compared to July 2025 levels. DDR5 Memory Kits Witness a 12% Price Jump in September, Setting a New Price Record in Germany This is one of the highest price jumps recorded this year in Germany, and this likely won't stop here. Throughout 2026, we saw the average DDR5 prices remain in the 400-500% price index range, but they have finally broken through the 500% price index barrier. We have been reporting these developments almost every month, particularly for Germany, for which we […]

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An ASUS ROG STRIX G15 Advantage Edition gaming laptop owner says that his machine has been suffering from shutdowns since the day it was purchased back in 2022. While the company was kind enough to issue two motherboard replacements under warranty, the problem persisted. Fortunately, the user stumbled upon PTM7950, which is regarded as the best thermal paste for gaming laptops, and wouldn’t you know it, the issue vanished into thin air. Persistent shutdown of the gaming laptop was likely due to overheating, which is a problem plaguing these machines for generations Looking at the pictures below, it’s clear that ASUS […]

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This issue seems to be common as multiple users have reported faded serial numbers on their GPUs. NVIDIA Refused to Entertain RTX 5090 FE RMA Claim Due to "Faded" Serial Number Despite User Claiming he Still Owns the Original Box With Serial Number This is our first time covering this type of report, but it isn't a rare incident. The Reddit user/Willing-Avocado-4830 opened a thread in r/NVIDIA claiming that NVIDIA rejected his RTX 5090 Founders Edition warranty claim without giving any reasons. As per the post, the GPU is nearly one year old and was bought directly from the NVIDIA […]

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When Jensen Huang took a live call from Trump, some of us were more focused the phone he used to take it.

Glass Imaging was founded by a pair of former Apple engineers who previously led the team that developed Apple's Portrait Mode.

In what appears to be a scene ripped out straight from a James Bond movie, the CEO of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei, has apparently escaped China via the maritime route just days before stringent exit controls were slated to take effect, if a wild rumor is anything to go by. The rumor reportedly originated from internal Huawei chat screenshots, with heavy police presence at the company's HQ only adding fuel to this speculative frenzy This particular rumor first began circulating on September 12 when some internal Huawei chats surfaced that referenced unpaid wages and a heavy police contingent at the company's […]

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Another memory maker has launched an EXPO ULL certified DDR5-6000 memory kit, running at CL28. BIWIN Unveils DW100 DDR5-6000 CL28 48 GB Memory Kit With AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency; Company Claims Better Gaming Performance vs Standard EXPO Memory Popular memory maker, BIWIN, has been expanding its memory catalog by launching highly optimized DDR5 memory kits this year. The company has now introduced its first ever AMD EXPO ULL-based DDR5 memory kit for enthusiasts, who are looking to maximize the gaming performance through tighter sub-timings. BIWIN has launched what it calls DW100 DDR5 memory kit, featuring two sticks of 24 […]

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The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is planning to increase its 3-nanometer and 2-nanometer manufacturing process technology capacities in 2027, suggests a supply chain report from Taiwan. TSMC, the world's leading contract chip manufacturer, is facing high demand from the AI buildout and high-performance computing (HPC) chips. Its 2 and 3-nanometer technologies are the most advanced in its portfolio, with earlier reports having suggested that the next-generation 1.4-nanometer technology could enter production in 2027. TSMC To Bump 2-nanometer & 3-nanometer Production Capacity By 22% and 16% By Mid-2027, Says Report Over the past couple of weeks, several reports have discussed […]

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NVIDIA has introduced a limit for its gaming laptop partners to maintain the RTX 5070 Ti’s power limit at 140W, but one intrepid individual has managed to break through the ceiling and allow the mobile graphics processor to run at 160W, resulting in a 14.3 percent increase over the default specifications. Here’s how he accomplished this daunting task, and while he’s offered a way for other users to attempt this, there’s no question that there are a multitude of risks involved. Flashing a VBIOS profile and voltage curve locking, the laptop RTX 5070 Ti achieved its upgraded power limit Running […]

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It's not the first 43.8-inch monitor, but it's definitely the first one to feature 24:9 aspect ratio. HKC Intros Tianqi 43H180C 4K Monitor, Boasting 43.8-inch Display Size With 24:9 Aspect Ratio and up to 180Hz Refresh Rate Chinese monitor vendor HKC, has launched a high-end monitor called Tianqi 43H180C, adding a new ultra-wide form-factor display to its catalog for enthusiasts. There are a lot of unusual things about this monitor, including its size and resolution. However, in 2026 we are seeing new form-factors being more common than ever before. The Tianqi 43H180C is world's first 43.8-inch monitor that boasts 24:9 […]

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Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) firm Empyrean Technology is using agentic artificial intelligence to accelerate its chip design process. The firm's chairman, Liu Weiping, shared the details at a conference in Shenzen, China, last week. His remarks come as Chinese firms continue to manage around the constraints levied on them through chip equipment sanctions. According to Weiping, his firm has managed to cut down design times for some tasks by as much as 75% through using agentic AI, and his comments came days before China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a new development plan for the information and […]

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You probably never witnessed something like this. The notorious 16-pin connector can surprise you in ways you cannot even imagine. User Finds a Large Hole in 16-pin Connector After Playing a Decade Old Indie Title on Max Settings on RTX 5090 Who would have thought that the 16-pin power connector is so capable that it can merge two individual ports together? Perhaps, if you can game hard enough, you might accidentally create a new design on your RTX 5090's connector. The Redditor u/UnpluggedUnfettered never thought that playing an indie game would result in such a horrible incident. Unlike the usual […]

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The new $99 CPU is noticeably faster than its smaller sibling from the Cezanne family in gaming workloads. First Ryzen 5 5500F Benchmarks Surface Online; Around 3-15% Faster Than Ryzen 5 5500 In Gaming Just two days ago, AMD revived its Ryzen 5000 family once again with a new addition. The new processor, called Ryzen 5 5500F, was launched in the Zen 3-based Ryzen 5000 family using the Vermeer silicon, bringing it closer to the Cezanne Ryzen 5 5500 chip. The new processor, however, brings a faster boost clock and PCIe Gen 4.0 support, unlike the Ryzen 5 5500, which […]

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