Original Apollo 11 Code Open-Sourced by NASA — Original Command Module and Lunar Module Code Repos Are Now Public Domain...
NASA has released the original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer software for the Command Module (Comanche 055) and Lunar Module (Luminary 099) as public‑domain code on GitHub. The repositories were digitized by Virtual AGC and the MIT Museum, providing full machine‑code listings and build tools. The code includes iconic 30‑line assembly routines that compute trigonometric functions essential for navigation. Developers and historians can now compile and explore the 1960s software using the Virtual AGC emulator.
Garage Sale Haul Finds 2013 'Trash Can' Mac Pro Nestled Inside 2010 Mac Pro Enclosure — Mac Pro Inception Still...
A Reddit user uncovered a 2010 Mac Pro that had been stripped of its internals and repurposed as a DIY enclosure for a 2013 “trash‑can” Mac Pro. The 2013 model, known for its sleek cylindrical design, lacks internal expansion slots,...
Benchmarking Nvidia's RTX Neural Texture Compression Tech that Can Reduce VRAM Usage by over 80%
Nvidia’s RTX Neural Texture Compression (NTC) uses Tensor‑core AI inference to compress textures, delivering up to an 85% reduction in VRAM usage. The technology supports three DirectX 12 modes—Inference on Load, Sample, and Feedback—each balancing memory savings against runtime cost. Benchmarks...
Tests Show $30,000 AI GPUs Are Terrible Password Crackers — RTX 5090 Gaming GPU Outperforms Nvidia H200 and AMD MI300X
A Specops study benchmarked Nvidia’s H200, AMD’s MI300X and Nvidia’s RTX 5090 using Hashcat across five common hashing algorithms. Despite costing around $30,000, the AI‑focused H200 and MI300X fell behind the consumer‑grade RTX 5090, which was on average 20% faster than the...
Intel's EMIB-T Packaging Technology Set for Fab Rollout This Year — as TSMC CoWoS Capacity Remains Limited,EMIB-T Is Preparing for...
Intel announced that its next‑generation EMIB‑T advanced‑packaging technology will enter fab production this year, positioning the company to capture AI‑accelerator demand as TSMC’s CoWoS‑L capacity stays oversubscribed. EMIB‑T adds through‑silicon vias to the existing embedded bridge, enabling HBM4‑class power delivery...
UK Navy Tracked Three Russian Submarines Near Undersea Cables, Damage Would 'Have Serious Consequences,' Putin Warned — US and Allies...
The Royal Navy, supported by a P‑8 patrol aircraft, tracked three Russian submarines—including two GUGI‑class deep‑sea vessels—surveying undersea cables and pipelines in the North Atlantic. The submarines aborted the mission without damaging any infrastructure, and Defence Secretary John Healey warned...
Build a $5,000 AM5 Gaming PC for Just $2,771 with This Newegg Combo Deal — 9800X3D and RTX 5070 Also...
Newegg is offering a bundled gaming PC build that normally retails for $5,019 now for $2,771, including an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU, 128 GB DDR5‑6000 RAM, a 4 TB NVMe SSD, MSI motherboard, Corsair case and an AIO cooler. The...
PCI Express Roadmap: The Path to 1TB/S with PCI 8.0, the Challenges of Integration, and Beyond
PCI Express continues its historic cadence of roughly doubling bandwidth each generation, moving from PCIe 5.0’s 32 GT/s per lane to the upcoming PCIe 6.0’s 64 GT/s using PAM4 and forward error correction. The shift to multi‑level signaling in Gen 6 introduces tighter electrical tolerances,...
AMD Reveals $899 Price Tag for Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 — First Dual-Cache X3D CPU Is $200 More Expensive than the...
AMD announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, its first dual‑cache X3D processor, with a launch price of $899—about $200 more than the standard 9950X3D. The chip targets enthusiasts who demand top‑tier gaming performance and high‑core‑count workloads, while also narrowing the price gap between...
Bain Capital's Data Center Unit Removes Disgraced Tenant Suspected of Smuggling Nvidia GPUs to China — Megaspeed Previously Alleged to...
Bridge Data Centers (BDC), the data‑center arm of Bain Capital, terminated its lease with Megaspeed International at a Malaysian campus and reassigned 68.4 MW of power to U.S. cloud provider Zenplayer. The move follows a U.S. investigation into Megaspeed’s alleged smuggling...
British Cryptographer Adam Back Is the Secret Creator of Bitcoin, Claims New Report — Back Refutes Investigation, Says Parallels to...
A new New York Times investigation by John Carreyrou suggests British cryptographer Adam Back may be the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto, citing decades‑old email exchanges, his creation of Hashcash, and linguistic AI analysis. The 40‑page report links Back’s cypherpunk activity and his role in co‑founding...
Taiwanese Chip Makers Call on Government to Stockpile Helium, Liquid Natural Gas — TSIA Pleads for Strategic Supplies as US...
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, led by the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA), is urging the government to create strategic stockpiles of helium and liquefied natural gas (LNG) after a U.S.-Iran cease‑fire highlighted supply chain fragility. The island currently has only about...
Investors Push Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to Disclose Site-Specific Data Center Water and Power Consumption — More than a Dozen...
More than a dozen investors, led by Trillium Asset Management, are urging Amazon, Microsoft and Google to disclose site‑specific water and power consumption for their U.S. data centers. The push follows recent cancellations of multibillion‑dollar projects and highlights that North...
Intel's OEM-Only Bartlett Lake CPU Modded to Run on Consumer Z790 Motherboard Beats AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D in Cinebench Multi-Core...
A community‑driven BIOS patch now lets Intel’s OEM‑only Bartlett Lake Core 9 273QPE run on consumer Z790 boards, achieving stable Windows boot and benchmark performance. The 12‑core, 24‑thread chip hit 5.4 GHz across all cores, delivering up to 33,818 Cinebench R23 multi‑core points—surpassing AMD’s...
US Lawmakers Aim to Ban Export of DUV Chipmaking and Etching Tools to Leading Firms in China — Bipartisan Proposal...
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced the MATCH Act, shifting export controls on advanced wafer‑fabrication equipment from fab‑level to company‑level restrictions. The bill would bar DUV lithography, etching and deposition tools from reaching Chinese firms such as Huawei,...
Why TSMC Grew Four Times Faster than Its Foundry Rivals in 2025 — Price Hikes, Vertical Integration, and Commanding Technology...
The semiconductor foundry market hit a record $320 billion in 2025, with TSMC commanding 38% and growing 36% YoY, far outpacing rivals that collectively rose 8%. Its dominance stems from an unprecedented volume of sub‑5 nm wafers, aggressive price hikes, and a...
HP’s Flagship Omen Max 45L with an RTX 5090 Is on Sale for $1,000 Off — Get a Top-Shelf 4K...
HP’s Omen Max 45L gaming desktop is on sale for $5,499, a $1,000 discount from its $6,499.99 list price. It ships with a Ryzen 9 9900X3D 12‑core processor, Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU, 64 GB DDR5‑6000 RAM, and 4 TB of NVMe storage across two 2 TB...
MSI MAG A1200PLS PCIE5 1200W Power Supply Review: A Competent 1200W Unit, but Pricey
MSI’s MAG A1200PLS PCIE5 is a 1200 W power supply that earns Platinum certification on average efficiency but falls short of 80 Plus Platinum at peak load. Priced at $250, it features a striking matte‑black chassis, modular cabling, and a fan‑failure alarm....
Grab the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of RAM, and MSI X870E Bundle and Get Free 240mm AIO and Game —...
Newegg is offering a bundled deal that includes an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, 32 GB Corsair DDR5‑6400 RAM, and an MSI X870E Carbon WIFI motherboard for $1,091.99, plus a 240 mm AIO liquid cooler and a copy of *Crimson Desert*. The combo saves roughly $350...
Creality Sermoon S1 Review: Accessible 3D Scanning
Creality’s Sermoon S1 handheld 3D scanner delivers sub‑millimeter accuracy on a range of non‑organic objects, including black and reflective surfaces, thanks to its blue‑laser and NIR modes. At $2,699 it requires a high‑end Windows or macOS workstation, with wired USB...
WD Innovation Day 2026 Press Q&A Transcript: Roadmap Plans to Reach 60TB with ePMR and 100TB via HAMR by 2029...
Western Digital used its Innovation Day 2026 to unveil a dual‑technology roadmap that extends ePMR capacity to 60 TB by 2028 and targets 100 TB HAMR drives by 2029. The company highlighted a 10 % quarterly cost‑per‑terabyte decline, a new in‑house laser that...
UK Confirms Drone-Killing DragonFire Laser Weapon for Royal Navy Destroyers by 2027 —Laser Downs 400mph High‑speed Drones, Costs $13 per...
The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed that the 50 kW DragonFire high‑energy laser will be fitted to Type 45 destroyers by 2027, five years ahead of schedule. A £316 million (~$414 million) contract with MBDA UK covers two units, making Britain the first European...
Get a 27" 1440p OLED Monitor with a Blazing-Fast 240 Hz Refresh Rate for Just $499 — LG's 27GS93QE-B Is...
LG is offering its 27‑inch 1440p OLED monitor, the 27GS93QE‑B, for $499 on Amazon, a roughly 45% discount from the $899 list price. The panel features LG’s Micro Lens Array+ technology delivering up to 1,300 nits peak HDR brightness and...
Limited Edition Atari Wristwatches Dip Under $500 in 20% Off Sale — Classic Console Inspired Rainbow Designs Available in Five...
Watchmaker Nubeo has launched the Torrent Automatic Atari Rainbow Limited Edition, offering five retro‑inspired colourways—Azure Arcade, Orange Curve, Pine Pixel, Shadow Console and Spectrum—with only 100 pieces per variant. The watches, featuring a Japanese automatic movement, Swiss Newlite illumination and...
Intel's Upcoming 42-Core Nova Lake SKU Allegedly Upgraded to 44 Cores — New Config Frees up 6P+12E Tiles that Could...
Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake‑S desktop processor line has a leaked 44‑core SKU, replacing the previously announced 42‑core model by using two identical 8P+12E compute tiles. The change frees up 6P+12E tiles, which could be sold as lower‑priced, locked non‑K variants...
Player Defeats Darks Souls II Using only Poop — 42 Hits of Dung Pie Defeats the Final Boss
Content creator ymfah completed Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin by defeating every enemy, including the final boss, using only dung pies. After acquiring the five natural dung pies via the Silvercat Ring and Gutter, the player unlocked unlimited...
LinkedIn Is Spying on You, According to a New 'BrowserGate' Security Report — Scripts Stealthily Scan Visitors' Browsers for over...
A new BrowserGate security report reveals that LinkedIn’s web pages run hidden scripts that probe visitors’ browsers for more than 6,000 Chrome extensions and collect hardware fingerprints such as screen resolution and device type. The data is harvested without explicit...
Nvidia AI Tech Claims to Slash Gaming GPU Memory Usage by 85% with Zero Quality Loss — Neural Texture Compression...
Nvidia showcased Neural Texture Compression (NTC), an AI‑driven method that compresses game textures dramatically. In a demo, a scene that required 6.5 GB of VRAM with traditional block compression ran on just 970 MB using NTC, with no visible loss in image...
Save $240 on Intel's Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with 32GB of DDR5-6000 and Z890 Motherboard — Get Intel's Newest,...
Newegg is offering a $240 discount (23% off) on a bundle that pairs Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus CPU with an ASRock Z890 Pro RS motherboard and 32 GB of G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5‑6000 RAM. The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, priced at $350, delivers gaming performance comparable...
Denuvo Has Been Broken, Company Promises Countermeasures Against New DRM Bypasses — Zero-Day Game Releases Become Norm as Security Concerns...
A community‑developed hypervisor bypass has successfully cracked Denuvo DRM, turning zero‑day game repacks into a regular occurrence. The method requires users to disable multiple Windows security features, including VBS, Credential Guard, driver signature enforcement, and Core Isolation. Irdeto, Denuvo's parent,...
China's Homegrown Silicon Suppliers Gain Traction as Nvidia Struggles to Get Its Chips Into the Market — Huawei, Cambricon and...
Chinese AI and graphics chip makers have surged in 2025, capturing 41% of the domestic AI server market and cutting Nvidia's share to 55% from a claimed 95% peak. Huawei alone shipped over 812,000 AI chips, accounting for roughly half...
GameStop NVMe SSD 2TB SSD Review: A Surprisingly Capable Budget Drive for the PS5
GameStop has entered the SSD market with a PS5‑compatible NVMe M.2 2280 drive available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities. Priced at $175 for 1TB, $237 for 2TB and $427 for 4TB, the drive delivers up to 7,400 MB/s reads and...
Fujitsu Plans Dedicated 1.4nm AI Chip Manufactured Entirely in Japan by Rapidus — AI Chip to Be Designed and Manufactured...
Fujitsu announced plans to develop a dedicated AI inference NPU using Rapidus' 1.4 nm process, with an estimated development cost of ¥58 billion (about $363 million). The project, funded roughly two‑thirds by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, will be designed...
Kioxia Discontinues 2D NAND Products, Last Shipments to Be Made in 2028 — 1980s Planar NAND Memory Reaches End of...
Kioxia announced it will cease production of all 2D (planar) NAND flash and its third‑generation BiCS 3D NAND, with final shipments scheduled for December 31 2028. The phase‑out covers legacy 32nm, 24nm and 15nm planar nodes as well as early 64‑layer BiCS3...
Revolut Bank Ordered to Hand over Details of More than 300 Sky TV Subscribers Connected to Piracy Operation — TV...
An Irish High Court granted Sky a pharmacal order compelling Revolut Bank UAB to reveal the names, addresses and banking details of 304 subscribers and 10 resellers linked to the defunct ‘IPTV is Easy’ piracy service. The operator, David Dunbar,...
Bambu Lab Settles with Pop Mart over Labubu IP Theft, Publicly Apologizes — 'Problematic Content' Fully Removed From MakerWorld 3D...
Bambu Lab reached a settlement with toymaker Pop Mart over Labubu fan‑art files hosted on its MakerWorld marketplace, avoiding an April 2 trial in China. The company publicly apologized on Weibo and removed all infringing content from the platform. The dispute...
Grab $1,100 Off Lenovo's Ultimate 2-in-1 OLED Road Warrior — Two Devices for One Single Price
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 2‑in‑1 Gen 10 Intel Aura Edition, a premium 14‑inch OLED convertible, is now available for $1,593 after a $1,100 discount, down from its $2,699 list price. The device combines a 2880×1800, 120 Hz display with a 57 Whr battery that delivers...
90's Styled Retro Tower Case Hits an All-Time Low — Save $30 on the Silverstone FLP02W PC Case
Silverstone Technology’s FLP02W retro tower case, launched late last year, is now on sale for $229.99—a 12% discount from its original $259.99 price, saving buyers $30. Despite its 1990s beige aesthetic and classic turbo, reset, and rocker switches, the case...
Get a 200Hz Gaming Monitor for Just $85.49 — Get 29% Off as the MSI MAG 242F Hits an All-Time...
MSI’s 24‑inch MAG 242F gaming monitor is now listed on Amazon for $85.49, a 29 % discount that saves roughly $34.50 off its regular price. The display packs a 200 Hz refresh rate, 0.5 ms gray‑to‑gray response time, an IPS panel, and AMD...
Tokyo Consortium Tests Placing Data Centers Under Railway Overpasses — Passing Trains Introduce Severe Thermal and Vibration Challenges
A consortium of four Tokyu Group firms will install a modular data center beneath the Oimachi Line’s elevated tracks in June 2026 to test server resilience against vibration, heat and noise. The container‑sized unit bundles compute, cooling and power equipment,...
$500 Fiber Optic HDMI Cable Delivers Flawless 48 Gbps Performance Across a Staggering 990 Feet — Crushes 8K at 60...
Ruipro’s active optical HDMI cable delivers full‑fat 48 Gbps bandwidth over up to 990 feet, enabling true 8K 60 Hz and 4K 120 Hz video without compression. The cable uses fiber‑optic strands with a small amount of copper for power and control, converting electrical HDMI signals...
Win a Prize by Entering Your Build Into the Inaugural Tom's Hardware Rig Rundown — Submit a Build to Get...
Tom's Hardware announced its inaugural Rig Rundown contest, inviting PC enthusiasts to submit their complete builds for expert evaluation. The competition accepts both new and refurbished components, with a focus on detailed performance analysis and a prize package that includes...
Corsair's Scimitar RGB Elite Gaming Mouse Hits an All-Time Low of $49 — 17 Programmable Buttons Built for MMO Gaming
Corsair's Scimitar RGB Elite gaming mouse has hit an all‑time low of $49.99 on Amazon, a $40 discount from its usual $89.99 price. The mouse offers 17 programmable buttons, including a sliding 12‑button side panel that can be adjusted for...
Grab This Beginner-Friendly Creality 3D Printer for as Little as $186 Right Now — Ender 3 V3 SE Drops to...
Creality’s Ender 3 V3 SE 3‑D printer is now available on Amazon for a record‑low $186.15, undercutting even Creality’s own store price. The machine arrives nearly assembled and offers premium features such as auto‑bed leveling, a direct‑drive extruder, a 3‑inch LCD and a...
OLED Monitor Sales Surged 92% in 2025 — Asus Led with 2.7 Million Units Shipped as Gamer-Friendly Panel Tech Goes...
OLED monitor shipments surged 92% in 2025, reaching 2.735 million units as the technology becomes both reliable and affordable for gamers. Asus led the market with a 21.6% share, shipping roughly 2.7 million units and overtaking Samsung. The boom is driven by...
Class Action Alleges Nvidia Hid More than $1B Crypto-GPU Income Within Its Gaming Revenues — Investor Lawsuit Concerns Business Spanning...
A U.S. federal judge has certified a class‑action lawsuit alleging Nvidia concealed more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency‑mining GPU sales within its gaming revenue for 2017‑2018. The suit covers investors who bought Nvidia stock between August 10 2017 and November 15 2018, after the company...
Save Big on Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh with Almost $300 Off on This 3-Item Bundle — New Core Ultra 270K...
Newegg is selling a three‑item bundle that pairs Intel’s new Core Ultra 270K Plus processor with 32 GB of G‑Skill DDR5‑6400 RAM and an MSI MPG Z890 Carbon Wi‑Fi motherboard for $899.99, delivering roughly $300 in savings. The 270K Plus CPU, priced at $319.99, offers 24...
Corsair's Discounted 32GB Vengeance Is the Cheapest DDR5 on the Market by a Big Margin — $300 Sale Price Is...
Corsair has reduced the price of its Vengeance DDR5‑6200 32 GB (2×16 GB) kit to $300.99, a $130 discount that makes it $60 cheaper than the next best 32 GB option. The deal arrives amid an AI‑driven memory pricing crisis that has driven...
Flipper Zero Pen-Testing Tool Gets an AI-Powered Companion App — Natural Language Interface Allows for Faster, Easier Hacking
Flipper Zero, a compact pen‑testing device, now pairs with V3SP3R, an Android app that leverages OpenRouter AI models to control the hardware via natural language. The app supports text, voice, and image inputs, and can even integrate with Mentra smart...
Microsoft and Nvidia Launch AI Partnership to Speed up Nuclear Power Plant Permitting and Construction — Simulation Tools and Generative...
Microsoft and Nvidia have teamed up to embed generative AI, digital‑twin simulation, and Nvidia’s Omniverse platform into every stage of nuclear power plant development, from design through operations. The collaboration targets the decades‑long permitting bottleneck and fragmented engineering data that...
