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'Budget' portable CD player for audiophiles launches at $319 — built-in CD ripping support, high-quality DAC, and amplifier

Hi-Fi audio company Shanling just released a "budget" portable CD player for audiophiles.

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Optical drive demand surges amid Windows 10 retirement — Japanese users switching to Windows 11 are buying up Blu-ray drives

Windows 10 reaching end-of-life has apparently breathed new life into optical disc drives, which have seen a sudden rise in demand in shops across Tokyo. People upgrading to Windows 11 want internal Blu-Ray (BD-R) disc drives to continue using their physical media, even if they're being forced to upgrade systems.

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Jensen says Nvidia’s China AI GPU market share has plummeted from 95% to zero — the Chinese market previously amounted to 20% to 25% of the chipmaker's data center revenue

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said last week that the company’s share of China’s advanced AI accelerator market has collapsed from roughly 95% to zero as US export controls continue to bite.

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Secret SpaceX satellites are transmitting mysterious signals on the wrong spectrum — a classified network caught sending data on the uplink frequency

An amateur satellite tracker stumbled upon classified SpaceX satellites that are sending data down a frequency band reserved for uplinks.

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Jensen Huang personally delivers DGX Spark Mini PCs to Elon Musk and Sam Altman — separately

We spotted both Elon Musk and Sam Altman being handed cute glittering DGX Spark mini PCs by Jensen Huang this week.

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Power bricks and wall warts for EU market must include detachable USB-C cables by 2028 — New legislation also adds power rating labels for cables

EU mandates USB-C for most power bricks and wall warts by 2028

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Second-gen Phison SSD controllers hit the market with 14.9 GB/s speeds — TeamGroup Z54E spearheads a new army of PCIe 5.0 drives

TeamGroup has announced the T-Force Z54E, a PCIe 5.0 SSD that leverages Phison's speedy E28 controller.

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Intel Foundry secures contract to build Microsoft's Maia 2 next-gen AI processor on 18A/18A-P node, claims report — could be first step in ongoing partnership

Intel Foundry will reportedly produce Microsoft's next-generation Maia processor for AI applications on its 18A process technology, which could mark a big win for the company both in terms of earnings and goodwill.

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MSI's new AI-powered PC building assistant recommends the 9800X3D as a budget CPU — EZ PC Builder spec'd out over $1,700 of parts for a $1,000 build

MSI's new AI chatbot, "EZ PC Builder," is here to get you started on your first gaming computer. It's in beta, so there are some quirks, well, a lot of quirks, such as suggesting the 9800X3D as a budget CPU and building a $1,700+ PC when asked for something under…

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Micron is preparing to exit China’s data center memory market completely, report claims — Beijing banned company's chips from 'critical information infrastructure' in 2023

Micron is reportedly preparing to halt sales of server memory chips to data centers in mainland China, after its business there failed to recover from a 2023 cybersecurity ban.

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Apple M5 chip smashes Snapdragon X2 Elite in early single-thread benchmarks — single core scores rival Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K and beat AMD's 9950X3D, teasing multi-core potential of future variants

The M5 chip in the new iPad Pro and MacBook Pro refreshes performs slightly differently, as revealed by Geekbench results. This makes sense considering how one is a thin-and-light tablet, while the other is a thick, pro laptop designed to sustain performance for longer with active cooling.

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TSMC moves up 2nm production plans in Arizona — CEO also hints at further site expansion beyond $165 billion commitment

TSMC is ramping up its construction to unlock N2 production in Arizona, while also mentioning that it's purchasing another plot of land to expand the fab.

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Amazon reveals 960 megawatt nuclear power plans to cope with AI demand — Richland, Washington site tapped for deployment of Xe-100 small modular reactors

Amazon has revealed plans to help build one of the United States’ first modular nuclear power campuses in a move designed to supply carbon-free electricity for its growing AI and cloud workloads.

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New $1 US coins to feature Steve Jobs and Cray-1 supercomputer — US Mint's 2026 American Innovation Program to memorialize computing history

Steve Jobs and the Cray-1 supercomputer are joining the heads of former presidents and the Statue of Liberty as icons on United States coinage.

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Give your mouse the finger with this wild cursor control ring — Prolo Ring hits Kickstarter, hoping to transform your finger into the ultimate macro and gesture device

Prolo Ring is the latest in the line of Kickstarters trying to computer inputs. Still, it's pretty cool to see a smart ring that has a trackpad, a modifier button, and a motion sensor — all built into one, aided with customizable software that should make interacting with your PC…

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Razer Phantom White collection launches — translucent gaming peripherals include Basilisk V3 Pro 35K mouse, BlackWidow V4 75% keyboard

Razer just released a new translucent colorway with the Phantom White option for a $10 to $20 premium.

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Multiple generations of Intel's modern chips see price hikes up to 20% overseas — foreign markets are feeling the pinch on 12th, 13th, and 14th-gen chips

International reports indicate that Intel's 12th, 13th, and 14th Generation processors are selling for up to 20% more in markets like Korea and Japan.

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Two Nvidia DGX Spark systems fused with M3 Ultra Mac Studio to deliver 2.8x gain in AI benchmarks — EXO Labs demonstrates disaggregated AI inference serving

Using its EXO software, the company was able to split an AI inference workload and run it on three systems simultaneously.

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PC gaming smashes consoles in Battlefield 6 sales, report claims — blockbuster shooter sells 7m units, generating an estimated $350 million in revenue

Battlefield's triumphant return to form has been met with an equally impressive launch record, with the latest title in the series moving over 7 million copies at its launch, across PC and console. EA has reportedly generated $350M+ in revenue, with 56.7% of that coming from PC, followed by PlayStation…

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TSMC posts record quarter results as skyrocketing AI and HPC demand drives two-thirds of revenue — company pulls in $33.1 billion

TSMC posted a record $33.1 billion in quarterly revenue driven by surging demand for AI and HPC processors, the ramp of Apple's latest SoCs, and the continued strength of advanced nodes.

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PayPal crypto partner accidentally mints stablecoins worth double the world’s total GDP — Paxos undersells $300 trillion incident as an ‘internal technical error’

PayPal’s crypto partner, Paxos, accidentally minted $300 trillion PYUSD on Wednesday. Firm admits 'internal technical error.'

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Tragic Titan submersible’s $62 SanDisk memory card found undamaged at wreckage site — 12 stills and nine videos have been recovered, but none from the fateful OceanGate implosion

Recovery teams working on the Titan submersible have found the vessel's specialist stills and video camera intact.

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Microsoft wants you to talk to Windows 11 PCs again — Copilot gets 'conversational' input to complement your mouse and keyboard

Microsoft is going deep on AI with Windows 11, making voice a third input aside the keyboard and mouse with new wake words and additional features.

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Microsoft Surface and data center production to be moved out of China by 2026, claims report — components, parts, and assembly of laptops and servers moving to counter trade war uncertainty

Sources say that Microsoft is telling its suppliers to find non-China alternatives for its Surface and data center production.

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Dutch Nexperia takeover saga partly driven by CEO misappropriating $200 million to rescue failing private interests, court records show — U.S. diplomatic pressure may also have played a role

The Dutch government's decision to take over control of Dutch chip manufacturer, Nexperia, wasn't just driven by its desire to retain the company's technology within the bounds of the EU and the Netherlands. The CEO is alleged to have tried to use company funds to make purchase orders at his…

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