According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Intel is in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for roughly $30 billion. Intel has not confirmed the report, but if true, the plan would intercept GlobalFoundries’ widely-reported plans for an IPO later this year. Intel’s proposed buy-out plan comes as it lobbies the US government for subsidies…
As we get closer to the actual launch of Windows 11, which should happen sometime this fall, Microsoft keeps rolling out new builds, most of which will have very minor improvements. Today, the software giant rolled out build 22000.71 to Windows Insiders in the Dev ring. The new build, which will come via an automatic…
When we reported that the Security Service of Ukraine shut down ‘a cryptocurrency mining farm’ that was stealing power directly from a power plant located nearby and seized tens of CPUs, hundreds of graphics cards, and 3,800 PlayStation 4 Slim game consoles, we knew that something was off since mining on PS4 Slim didn’t exactly seem like…
The best mechanical keyboards are usually a pricey investment over their membrane counterparts. But a new deal from EVGA is offering the Z15 RGB Gaming Keyboard with hot swappable switches for just $69. That’s almost half off this keyboard’s MSRP, which is also fairly close to its typical selling price according to CamelCamelCamel. You’ll have…
A passion DIY project by artist and technology tinkerer RA has brought a fully-fledged, portable Cyberdeck into the world. If you’ve read William Gibson’s Neuromancer novels or played the Shadowrun series of excellent tactical RPGs, you’ve used a cyberdeck to navigate and hack through the Matrix, a virtual-landscape-gone-real representation of the Internet. Unfortunately, the world…
After what seems to be an eternity, EVGA has finally released a product page for its flagship Z590 Dark motherboard, which has been on hiatus since its initial announcement back in January. Hopefully, this means we’ll see EVGA’s new flagship on sale sooner than later, and we can consider it for our list of the…
Do you have a problem with drivers speeding down the road? With this Raspberry Pi speed trap project created by Rob Lauer, you can confirm it for yourself. It is powered by machine learning technology to both identify vehicles and capture their current speed. The project helps makers by tracking the frequency and severity of…
Chinese semiconductor manufacturers produced over one billion of chips every day in June, which was an all-time record. Yet, while local chipmakers set records, it is not enough to meet demand of Chinese manufacturers that import the vast majority of semiconductors they use. 171.2 Billion ICs Made This Year So Far Chinese makers of semiconductors…
Elgato is most well-known for its stream decks and capture cards, but following the release of its Wave series of microphones last year, it’s now moving deeper into the streaming hardware space with the Elgato Facecam. Like the name implies, this is a webcam that aims to become the best webcam for livestreaming. It’s got…
Valve has taken the wraps off of its long-rumored handheld. The Steam Deck will release in December 2021, starting at $349 for a version with 64GB of eMMC storage. The handheld runs on a custom APU from Valve and AMD, with a 4 core/4 thread Zen 2 processor ranging from 2.4 – 3.5 GHz and…