June 2026

‘DDR5 prices fall sharply across US, China and Europe’: TrendForce report sparks fresh hope over RAM crisis, but I wouldn’t get carried away here

A new report from TrendForce gives us some optimistic nuggets of info about the RAM crisisIt appears that retail prices are dropping in the US, Europe, and especially over in China right nowThe bigger picture hasn’t changed much, though, according to memory chip makers, but we can still hope this is the start of a…

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‘We’ll continue to see volatility and cost increases through the rest of 2026’: Framework warns on RAM crisis, while GPU prices also get hiked

Asus RX 9070 XT GPUs have been hit with a sudden price hike in the USFramework has warned that while memory costs have stabilized in some areas, this is likely just a temporary reprieveThe laptop maker predicts that “We’ll continue to see volatility and cost increases through the rest of 2026.”There’s been a fresh round…

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‘Slowly but surely’ — latest Intel drivers make Crimson Desert playable on Arc GPUs, but there’s still work to be done

Crimson Desert is now playable on Intel Arc GPUs, seemingly after Intel’s latest driver updateThe game previously wouldn’t launch on any Intel GPU, due to Pearl Abyss omitting compatibilityVisual glitches are evident, but an official future update from Pearl Abyss or Intel should fix themPearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert has provided a joyful experience to a…

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‘This was one of the rarest GPUs we’ve seen destroyed’: repair shop receives $5K Nvidia RTX 5090 that the owner practiced soldering skills on

Someone bought an MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z, which is a $5,000 GPUThey then practiced their soldering skills on the board, and broke the graphics cardWhy? It’s surely because they wanted to implement a hardware mod that allows for an extreme BIOS to be run on the GPUMSI’s RTX 5090 Lightning Z is a rare…

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DDR4 RAM price falls, finally, after ‘soaring more than 2,200% over the past year’ — but don’t get excited yet

The spot price of a 16GB DDR4 chip has dropped by 5%It’s the first time this price has fallen in over a yearWhile that’s obviously a good thing, there’s a lot of storm remaining to weather with the RAM crisis yetWe’ve witnessed another hint that the RAM crisis is deescalating — at least a touch…

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US suspension of Anthropic models prompts AI sovereignty calls

Anthropic has been forced to suspend two of its artificial intelligence (AI) models globally after the US government issued a directive prohibiting their use by foreign nationals over “national security” concerns. The move to suspend Anthropic’s models came just days after the launch of the Claude Mythos 5 frontier model, with the US government claiming…

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Some NZXT PC Renters Could See Their Debt Cleared Up To $5,000 – Here’s Why

It’s rare that a major company does the right thing, to the extent that it’s refreshing when it does happen … even when that good behavior is mandated by the courts. In this case, the make good is from prebuilt PC manufacturer NZXT, which has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit and clear debt…

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4 Files You Should Never Upload To Cloud Storage

Sankai/Getty Images Opting for any major cloud storage service is a convenient way to store all types of files, from photos to videos, backups of your work, maybe even some personal documents. But while it’s worth relying on as both a backup and when your local storage is full, there are some file types for which…

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Core42 partners with Solutions+ on Mubadala sovereign AI

Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure provider Core42 has announced a strategic partnership with Solutions+ to accelerate the deployment of sovereign AI infrastructure across the Mubadala Investment Company (MIC) Group and government entities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement establishes a framework for delivering secure cloud, data and AI infrastructure services designed to…

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8 Best Budget And Expensive Gaming Headsets In 2026

Erman Gunes/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The best gaming headsets in 2026 cover a much wider range of needs than ever before, in both budget and expensive categories. Even when considering the cheapest options, some brands have gone the extra mile in offering gamers more for their money, though the…

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