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Grab a Nintendo Switch 2 controller upgrade from $49, just in time for Zelda: Ocarina of Time's remaster
A selection of the best Switch 2 controllers for getting your best Zelda game on.

Combined OpenSSH and musl-libc flaws let anyone into Alpine Linux and other distros by typing anything over 256 characters as a password
Combined OpenSSH and musl-libc flaws let anyone into Alpine Linux and other distros by typing anything over 256 characters as a password

India targets creating homegrown GPUs within 2 years and plans to commercialize indigenous SHAKTI and VEGA processors
MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan says India plans to develop its own GPU under Semiconductor Mission 2.0, with a target of approximately two years. The country is also looking to commercialize its SHAKTI and VEGA RISC-V…

Chinese AI lab Moonshot reportedly looked at European data centers to access Nvidia chips, report claims
The lab is reportedly interested in renting at least 8,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs.

Nintendo Switch 2 sales dropped by 41% from last year due to console's price increase
Nintendo's Switch 2 sales decreased by 41% compared to the same time frame last year due to an increase in the console's price. Investors are pressuring Nintendo to release more big games to attract more Switch 2 buyers.

UPERFECT GR14BU portable monitor review: A 120 Hz 3K OLED touch display at a killer price
With a 3K OLED panel and a 120 Hz refresh rate, the GR14BU comes out swinging.

Intel leaker claims Nova Lake desktop chips have 5.1 GHz clock limit beyond 90°C
A known Intel leaker claims that Intel's next-generation processors will top out at 5.1 GHz if the CPU core temperatures aren't kept below 90°C.

Micron's $4.5 billion Taoyuan plant construction halted amidst labor dispute
Micron and the Taoyuan labor union is set to meet again on November 6 as the two parties engage in a protracted labor dispute regarding profit-sharing.

Apple MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display review: The screen that every Mac deserves
Apple's MacBook Pro with PROLED Display has lots of small tweaks that make it a major upgrade, including a lighter weight and touch functionality, but it's exceptionally expensive and out of reach for many.

Boost your Nintendo Switch 2's storage for Zelda: Ocarina of Time with these microSD Express deals, starting at $48
With the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake now available for the Nintendo Switch 2, you're going to need enough storage to install it. Here are some Switch 2 microSD Express card deals to help you.

Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M6) review: Speedy M6 chip slips into comfortable shoes
Apple’s brings its powerful M6 chip and N1 Wi-Fi 7 chip to the MacBook Pro.

Congresswoman calls for artificial superintelligence ban after Democrats' seismic midterm sweep
Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona is asking her party to focus on AI issues.

This $79.98 TP-Link wireless router with Wi-Fi 7 tech is back down to its lowest-ever price
You can pick up a TP-Link Archer BE3600 wireless router at its lowest ever price on Amazon for just $79.98.

Two dead, five injured in Taiwan PCB factory explosion
An explosion and fire at a PCB factory situated in Taiwan’s Silicon Valley has left two people dead and five injured.

Marvell to buy Lumentum in $115 billion all-stock deal
Marvell has agreed to acquire Lumentum for $115 billion, combining its optical DSPs, SerDes, silicon photonics, and networking silicon with Lumentum’s lasers, transceivers, optical switches, and InP manufacturing…

Hackers target French blood service fridges following supermarket attacks
Following the string of cyberattacks on supermarket freezers, blood banks in France were recently attacked. Luckily, no biomaterial was lost as the attack triggered the EFS' alerts.

SpaceX's plan to build more data center compute than Google's entire lifetime capacity in just 1.5 years is possible, say analysts
SpaceX's bold claim that it's capable of building 10 GW of compute in 2027 may be plausible — analysts dig through the breakneck speed of Colossus buildouts as evidence

Anthropic loosens Claude's game cloning ban
The update is expected to reduce false positives and allow game developers to use the tool for their own legitimate projects without getting blocked.

Grab a huge 44% saving on a 4K 43-inch Samsung smart monitor, now under $280
Grab a cheap upgrade from a top brand with this Samsung 43-inch M7 M70F 4K UHD monitor, down to just $279.99, giving you a smart display for TV, movies, and productivity.

Nintendo ROM chip supplier Macronix quits to focus on chips for AI data centers, reports indicate
Macronix, one of Nintendo's ROM chip manufacturers, is shutting down the business to reallocate manufacturing for NOR and NAND flash chips that the AI industry demands.

T-Mobile launches $90 5 Gbps fiber internet plan
T-Mobile is offering up to 5 Gbps fiber internet for less than $100/month

Team Group CEO warns memory crisis could reach point where 'even money can't buy goods'
“How can prices fall when there’s nothing left?” Team Group CEO Chen Ching-wen said during the company's earnings call.

Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike Review: $200 for the illusion of a click
Logitech's G Pro X3 Superstrike is a minor but noticeable update to its revolutionary mouse — there's a new chipset and the weight has been rebalanced, so it lasts longer and feels better. And it costs $200.

Thermal Grizzly launches PhaseSheet PTM Pro with improved thermal conductivity
Designed for CPUs, GPUs, and other components without an integrated heat spreader, the PhaseSheet PTM Pro is reusable, electrically non-conductive, and less susceptible to the pump-out effect associated with traditional…

Micron details ambitious DRAM and NAND roadmap — 3D NAND, High-NA EUV, new materials, and custom silicon makes a comeback
As DRAM and 3D NAND are about to adopt all-new technologies, custom types of memory are about to become mainstream as AI developers face limitations with current solutions.

AI data centers comprehensively defeated at US midterm elections
Several counties put data center issues on the ballot during the midterm elections, with most Americans voting against data center development in their county.

Binance heist began with fake job interviews and a malicious Homebrew download
Binance has revealed how Norh Korean attackers spent months compromising systems and employees with malicious developer software and a fake recruitment process. The intrusions eventually gave hackers access to the…

PHP vulnerability post-mortem reveals bug was known two years ago
PHP has a harvest season to remember — AI-automated bug hunting reaps what years of technical debt have sown.

Nvidia can only fulfill 1% of China’s massive $70 billion GPU order for AI chips, report claims
Just 1% of chips promised to major Chinese companies to power their AI ambitions will be delivered, according to reports.

Cloudflare engineers optimize DNS build services for twice the speed and 85% lower RAM usage
Cloudflare engineers are at it again, optimizing DNS-building services for twice the speed and 85% less RAM usage

Open source project renders your Windows 11 desktop using the NPU rather than the GPU
Open source developers have released a prototype driver for Windows 11 that renders the desktop using an NPU instead of the system’s (i)GPU.

Upgrade to an OLED display for only $269 at Walmart — Acer's 27-inch Nitro gaming monitor has a superfast 240Hz refresh rate and crisp WQHD resolution
Switch to a QD-OLED gaming monitor for just $269. This Walmart bargain nets you a 27-inch QHD display with a super-fast 240Hz refresh rate.

Disgruntled software developers start ambitious open-source revolt, using AI to clone common services
OccupySaaS AI-powered project wants to kick Auth0, Salesforce, and other pricy service-as-software to the curb

Save $300 on this 1440p gaming PC with a 9800X3D and RTX 5070 right now
Grab a CyberPowerPC machine wtih an RTX 5070, 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD for $2,199.

AMD expects to outsell Intel in Q4 for the first time in history
AMD's data center business surges as strong demand for Epyc processors and Instinct accelerators continues and sales of client hardware declines only slightly.

Certified Android TV manufacturer put unauthorized backdoor in 1.3 million set-top boxes, Google reveals
Google discovered and shut down a backdoor built into millions of Google TV and Android TV set-top boxes built by Videostrong Technology Co.

US Army successfully flies a hybrid electric drone with 3D-printed heavy-fuel rotary engine — uses advanced engineering to ditch a bulky liquid cooling system
The US Army VICTOR drone uses an optimized heavy-fuel rotary engine developed with metal 3D printing for rapid prototyping.

Windows 11 8GB RAM configurations get a performance boost
Microsoft claims that it has made drastic improvements to the performance of Windows 11 while using 8GB of RAM.

OpenAI introduces program to reduce AI data center energy demand during peak hours
The Grid Protectors Program applies load shedding, a technique in use since the 1970s, to data centers.

Intel 14A moves closer to production as PDK 0.9 becomes available
Intel says its next-generation process technology is reaching expected performance and yield maturity.

8 converted jet engines are powering xAI data centers as companies look for new energy sources
A Mississippi xAI data center is using eight converted jet engine turbines as a power source despite the known health risks of the carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds they produce.

Apple faces unprecedented memory cost increases as RAM prices continue to surge, manufacturing bill climbs by $33 billion
Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron are facing strong demand for memory from AI data centers, prompting manufacturers to prioritize higher-margin server products and high-bandwidth memory. That shift is tightening supplies of…

Hands-on with the DockCase Mount Ling 2 Pro
The Mount Ling 2 Pro is a dock for Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, or other PC handhelds that doubles as a capture card and a vehicle for up to 4TB of NVMe SSD storage.

Bambu Lab H3C 3D printer review: A nine-tool monster
The Bambu Lab H3C is a massive tool changer that handles TPU like nobody’s business.

Nvidia tells data center operators to limit business from Chinese customers with new global restrictions, report claims
Nvidia has told cloud providers who use its data center products that they must sell less than half of their services to Chinese companies as part of a new policy that will further impact China's ability to keep up with…

Corsair has slashed $180 off its blistering MP700 SE Gen 5 SSD
The 4TB Corsair MP 700 Pro SE is $180 off, the cheapest 4TB Gen 5 SSD you can buy right now.

Google reveals new Gemini 4 Carbon AI model, narrowly beating Claude Opus 5.5
Last week, Google released its latest AI model, Gemini 4 Carbon, topping intelligence rankings charts.

China deploys 'world's first' 800-volt DC power system for massive AI data center
Firm says it has completed the world’s first commercial data center deployment of an integrated 800-volt DC power system.