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‘I have never seen such a steep decline’: CPU sales slump badly, as memory crisis prompts more scammers to try selling fake SSDs

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…

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‘ASRock’s HUDIMM architecture reduces chip count and cost’: new type of DDR5 RAM is cheaper, but here’s what you need to know about the drawbacks

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…

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Memory crisis intensifies with new SSD price hikes rumored — and CPUs could get a lot more expensive, too

Samsung and Kingston are increasing SSD prices according to a report from ChinaWe’re told there will be a ‘price increase of at least 10% for solid-state drives’On top of that, AMD Ryzen CPUs have seemingly leapt in price in JapanSSD prices are reportedly set for another increase, and we’re hearing news about CPUs getting hiked,…

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Security chiefs ‘too polite’ for startups, says cyber flywheel founder Alastair Paterson

Britain’s corporate cyber chiefs are too polite when they deal with innovative startup cyber security companies. Chief information security officers (CISOs) prefer to be non-committal, rather than tell startup companies what is wrong with their product and why they won’t buy it – and that is not helpful for innovation. That is the view of…

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SpaceX will reportedly be ‘manufacturing our own GPUs’ — and if you’re confused, here’s what that could mean

Reuters has leaked details of SpaceX’s plans ahead of its IPOThey include “manufacturing our own GPUs”Whether that means chips in the current line of Tesla AI processors, or a new category of GPU or AI accelerator is unclearSpaceX is apparently set to make its own GPUs, based on insights gleaned from its S-1 form ahead…

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10 Language Learning Apps You Should Be Using In 2026

Cyano66/Getty Images Learning a language is a great way to expand your horizons and connect with more people around the world. In-person classes and tutoring are still an essential part of picking up the skills you need to communicate, but language learning apps have come a long way since the days of Rosetta Stone. They…

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‘Customers didn’t care, just said I’ll take it all’: Intel reportedly selling ‘scrap or low-expectation’ chips is a sad reflection that CPU price hikes might get worse

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…

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ICO fines Cl0p victim South Staffs Water over data breach

Utility operator South Staffordshire Plc and its subsidiary South Staffordshire Water Plc have been fined a reduced rate of £964,900 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), following improvements made after a Cl0p ransomware attack that led to the personal data of over 600,000 people being leaked onto the dark web. The cyber attack itself came…

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UK government renews calls to sign Cyber Resilience Pledge

As the much-vaunted Cyber Security and Resilience Bill looks set to continue its progress through parliament following the King’s Speech on Wednesday 13 May, the UK government has urged businesses to sign up to its Cyber Resilience Pledge. First trailed last month by security minister Dan Jarvis at the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) annual…

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‘We’ve reached a point where the scam has gotten so good that even the trained eye cannot detect it’: fake Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU is a worrying reminder to be careful where you buy

Fakes are now reaching a very high standardAn Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 proved to be indistinguishable from a genuine Nvidia GPU on first inspection by a repair expertThere’s a worrying level of sophistication here, and we’ve also seen this in recent times with fake SSDsA fake Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 is an example…

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