More fake Samsung SSDs have been uncovered, and the drive maker has said it’s ‘taking consistent action against such counterfeits’At the same time, CPU sales are seemingly in a major slump, the worst seen in a decade, we’re toldWith the PC component crisis just getting more intense, there is hope for some relief later this…
ASRock has revealed a new trick to beat high RAM pricesHUDIMM DDR5 RAM modules are considerably more affordableThey cut back on performance, however, so it’s a trade-off hereThere’s a new type of DDR5 RAM in town, and it’s cheaper, but before you start rejoicing that all your memory-related prayers have been answered, bear in mind…
Intel just had an impressive Q1 fiscal, beating expectations for revenue by some wayThis is reportedly in part due to ‘turning what may have been scrap or low-expectation output into revenue’, according to an analyst firmThis essentially means repurposing silicon that hasn’t made the grade for its intended usage, but isn’t a reflection on CPU…
Isomorphic Labs, a company founded by Demis Hassabis, which uses frontier artificial intelligence (AI) for drug design and development, has received investment from the UK government’s Sovereign AI fund. Isomorphic’s work builds on the breakthrough success of DeepMind’s AlphaFold, the AI model co-created by Hassabis that demonstrated in 2016 how AI could beat the Go…
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As part of its 50 point artificial intelligence (AI) opportunities action plan, the UK government announced that the country’s first AI supercomputer is being established to support Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, the site of the UK’s first AI growth zone. The government is investing £45m into a 1.4MW supercomputer named Sunrise, a key first step…
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New rumor suggests laptops with Nvidia’s new CPUs could arrive in the first half of 2026These are the long-rumored N1 and N1X processors, which are Arm-basedThere’ll be notebooks from Dell and Lenovo, plus other vendors, tooIf you’re wondering when laptops will start shipping with Nvidia’s new Arm CPU inside, the latest rumor suggests the initial…
Intel revealed new Arrow Lake Refresh processorsThey are the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K PlusBoth offer core count increases compared to their Arrow Lake predecessors — and a sizeable boost in gaming performance to the tune of 15%Intel has released a pair of new desktop processors, which are refreshed…
Nordea expects to shed 1,500 jobs in the next two years with the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The bank, which has about 30,000 staff, disclosed its plans to change the “workforce composition” to investors, with €190m in planned restructuring costs. Nordea’s 2030 strategy was announced in November 2025. At the time, the bank said:…
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Organic Media/Getty Images When buying a new laptop, you must consider several factors. Some of these include the price, operating system, processor, screen size, and weight. You might want a laptop that’s as basic as possible for school, like a Chromebook, while the next person might need a workhorse that can handle any demanding tasks…
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Intel has released a new Arc graphics driverIt introduces a Precompiled Shaders feature to help supported games load fasterThis is a situational benefit, but it’ll apply more often than you thinkIntel has introduced a new trick for some of its Arc GPUs, which helps supported games load a lot more swiftly (albeit in certain situations…
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