Pixel zero-click exploits prompt CISA three-day patch order
A newly disclosed zero-click attack chain against Google Pixel devices has triggered an emergency federal patch deadline.
Compute & Hardware
Chips, datacenters, interconnect, and the power they draw.
SK hynix and Intel Discuss US HBM Production Options
A reported US memory plant would shift high-bandwidth memory supply chains amid ongoing trade talks.
Asus ROG Strix G18 with RTX 5080 Drops by $600 at Best Buy
A new deal cuts $600 off Asus's 18-inch RTX 5080 gaming laptop, bringing 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD into reach.
Logitech MX Keypad gives idle fingers a shortcut home
Logitech has released a dedicated MX Keypad for users who want to keep their spare hand busy with custom shortcuts.
PS2's MechaCon Security Chip Fully Dumped After 26 Years
A four-year reverse engineering effort has fully exposed the once-secret security chip inside the original PlayStation 2.
Chinese State Media Frames Anthropic CEO's AI Caution as Competitive Move
China Daily suggests Dario Amodei's call for AI development limits is a response to Chinese models catching up, not a safety-first principle.
Nvidia reportedly rejects RTX 5090 warranty claims over faded serial numbers
A faded serial number on the RTX 5090 Founders Edition bracket is reportedly leading to denied warranty coverage.
British Army spends £16M on 1,000 mini surveillance drones
The contract signals a push toward small, soldier-carried drones, though some hardware will still be built overseas.
Insurers lack data to price AI liability, RAND warns
A RAND study says corporate AI liability coverage is hampered by scarce claims data, not by doomsday scenarios.
Drill-Based Wi-Fi Fix Shows Risks of Mixing Cables and Wireless
A techie's unconventional fix for a Wi-Fi dead zone highlights the hazards of running network cabling near electrical wiring.
LLMs in Chip Design: From Code Generators to EDA Orchestrators
A new University of Edinburgh perspective argues that large language models are shifting from writing code to orchestrating electronic design automation tools.
Five Kubernetes Backup Best Practices for Container Data
A new white paper outlines five best practices for backing up Kubernetes, reflecting the platform's growing role in container orchestration.
9-year-old racks up $118K ad bill on dad's corporate card
A child's three-week YouTube ad spree for gaming videos drained a company credit card, leaving the father on the hook for a six-figure sum.
Bull Wins Next-Gen Lumi AI Supercomputer Deal, Besting HPE
The contract win marks a major HPC victory for Bull in the race to build Europe's next large-scale AI infrastructure.
Inside Arm's ATE Lab: Bringing the AGI CPU to Life
A lab tour shows the behind-the-scenes work involved in bringing Arm's new AGI server processor to life.
VMware quietly retreats from SmartNIC push after weak customer uptake
The company is scaling back its hyperscale networking hardware bet, though the technology may persist in niche forms.
Faster Large-Scale Data Replication via Parallel Reads and Write Tuning
A white paper outlines how parallel partitioned reads and write-path optimization can cut replication times for large tables as data volumes grow.
AI e-waste could circle Earth six times, report says
A new analysis argues GPU-only e-waste estimates miss the bulk of discarded AI infrastructure.