Valve funding port of Linux RADV Radeon Vulkan driver to Windows — cross-platform effort already runs 'Counter-Strike 2'
Valve funding port of Linux RADV Radeon Vulkan driver to Windows — cross-platform effort already runs Counter-Strike 2
Hardware
Setting up OpenClaw isn’t as straightforward as the internet wants you to think – running local AI on humble hardware
How realistic is it to run a local AI model and have it automate tasks for you using hardware that doesn’t cost the Earth? We gave it a shot with a Gorgon Point-powered Mini PC, with mixed results.
New open source printer has 7 toolheads that swap in 5 seconds for fast, zero-waste multi-color 3D printing — Sovol M1D 3D printer is the first open-source IDEX design with an integrated tool-changer
Sovol M1D 3D printer is the first open-source IDEX design with an integrated tool-changer — seven heads for quick-swapping materials with two fully independent nozzles, with 300x300x350mm print volume.
Single-DIMM DDR5 gaming works better than you probably think — AMD's 3D V-Cache chips drop less than 3%, one DDR5 DIMM beats dual-channel DDR4 RAM
To avoid rising RAM costs, some PC builders and OEMs have shifted toward using a single DDR5 module for gaming PCs. We test how much of a performance loss that actually represents.
PS5 emulation hits new milestone in record time, multiple 3D games now playable in Kyty — Performance and support steadily improving with 30 FPS gameplay possible today
The PS5 emulation scene is showing extremely impressive progress, with 3D titles now being playable at around 30 FPS just two weeks after the first 3D titles even became bootable.
AMD's new Radeon RX 9050 is roughly 30% slower than the RTX 5050 in games, early testing shows — the cheapest 8GB RDNA 4 GPU comfortably handles 1080p gaming but doesn't impress
The RX 9050 is slower than the RTX 5050 in every conceivable way except when the latter is constrained in some way. It performs worse in synthetic benchmarks and games but has more efficient power consumption. At 4K, it's about 42% slower, and at 1080p it's about 31% slower on average across vari...
MSI promises an EXPO ULL-like boost for your existing DDR5 memory — High-Efficiency Mode brings low-latency tuning to older RAM
A new firmware update for MSI motherboards features High-Efficiency Mode, which offers latency tuning similar to AMD's EXPO ULL on regular memory kits.
Save $900 on this RTX 5070 gaming PC from MSI in this limited-time Woot deal, now $1,399 — grab a huge saving on this Codex R2 rig with a 10-core Intel CPU, 32GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD
This MSI Codex R2 gaming PC is on sale at Woot for $1,399.99 right now, delivering you a rig with a 10-core Intel Core i5-14400F, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.
Samsung's fastest SSD is back to Prime Day pricing — only $30 difference between the much faster Gen 5 9100 Pro and Gen 4 990
Returning to Prime Day pricing, Samsung's fastest SSD, the 9100 Pro 2TB, is just $10 more than the previous PCIe generation's champion, the 2TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD.
Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C without fans — radically simple PC mod cuts uses the 'stack effect'
What if instead of relying on mechanical pressure generated by fans, you could just passively cool your PC using natural convection? That's what der8auer managed to pull off in his new experiment using the stack effect that targets a similar pressure differential but achieves it without any fans.
Qualcomm-powered robot collapses spectacularly on stage during company's keynote — prepared stagehands rush to cloak and then carry off stricken humanoid
A Qualcomm exec suffered from one of the most disastrous tech demos we’ve ever seen live on stage at Computex 2026 this summer when a humanoid robot spectacularly collapsed.
Keyboard giant Keychron launches Nape Pro wireless trackball mouse — rectangular form factor designed to sit under spacebar gives users six customizable buttons and a control dial
The Nape Pro wireless trackball mouse features a rectangular form factor, six customizable buttons, and a control dial. Its unique shape and wireless connectivity let users place it anywhere they like, ensuring that they can easily reach it without taking their hands off the keyboard.
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Ambitious gamer turns fanless Subway menu PCs into gaming rigs — passive Intel Core i3 units manage just 15 fps in GTA V and 25 fps in Minecraft
An intrepid TechTuber has tested a trio of passive digital signage mini PCs from the Subway sandwich chain to check if they can be repurposed for gaming fun.
Startup plans to put nuclear-powered data centers in the sea — modular units could be much faster to deploy, but questions about reliability and longevity remain
Atomarine wants to put data centers on modular barges for ocean-based deployments. The firm says these can be powered by LNG-powered ships and seamlessly swap to ship-based SMRs when they become available.
Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today — milestone unifying modern Windows OS hit RTM in the Pentium era
Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0 to manufacturing partners on this day in 1996.
Shanghai Aishengna named as the maker of China's first domestic immersion DUV chipmaking tools — first viable domestic 7nm-capable scanner to be completed by 2038
Aishengna has been named by a single source who declined to be named, and its shareholders, SMEE, and Yuliangsheng didn’t respond to requests for comment.
Amazon accidentally spent $1.8 million using Claude for menial coding task, went 860% over budget —'catastrophically expensive' coding blunders discovered in internal Amazon AI usage metrics
An internal presentation revealed that a failed AI deployment cost Amazon $1.8 million, while a couple of other projects resulted in hundreds of thousands of extra AI expense. What's worse is that the issue went undetected for several months.
PSA: Your watch band may be messing with your laptop – magnetic clasps can cause lid sensors to lock your PC
It’s likely a niche issue, but I discovered recently that my magnetic watch clasp was confusing an Acer laptop into thinking I was closing and opening the lid, causing me to repeatedly get logged out of Windows just as I tried to type.
Exploring Apple Silicon’s local AI performance with the Mac Studio and M4 Max — M4 Max beats GB10 and Strix Halo in decode throughput, but memory bandwidth isn't everything
Apple Silicon has been a popular choice for local AI exploration thanks to its high memory bandwidth compared to other unified memory platforms. We tested the M4 Max version of Apple's Mac Studio to see whether its 546GB/s of bandwidth makes it the clear winner in local LLM inference.