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Memory spiked first, CPUs followed, now PCBs could be the next victim of the AI boom
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026
TrendForce reports that DRAM and NAND costs will continue increasing in the second quarter of 2026 as demand from AI data centers remains strong. Meanwhile, sources from the tech industry supply chain have informed Nikkei Asia that shortages of basic materials will raise the prices of printed circuit boards and...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Hoax post claiming the world's oldest tortoise had died was a crypto scam
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026
Several large media outlets, including the BBC, USA Today, and the Daily Mail, reported yesterday about an X post that purportedly belonged to Joe Hollins, a vet who has previously cared for Jonathan.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
NYC hospital chief says AI could replace many radiologists if regulations change
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026
"We could replace a great deal of radiologists with AI at this moment, if we are ready to do the regulatory challenge," Katz told participants.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Quantum computers might crack today's encryption far sooner than we thought
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026
According to a study by engineers at Caltech and the UC Department of Physics, quantum computers do not need to be nearly as powerful as previously believed to crack the most advanced cryptographic technologies. The research claims that Shor's algorithm could break RSA public-key encryption using quantum computers with just...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
March Steam survey: Intel Arc finally breaks into the charts as AMD and Linux reach record shares
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026
February was one of those weird months where the Steam survey saw massive changes from the status quo: the RTX 5070 became the top GPU, AMD lost CPU share, Windows 11 was down 10%, and Chinese became the most common language among participants.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple turns 50 with a legacy of reinventing the personal computer
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026
The Apple-1, designed by Steve Wozniak and sold through stores like Byte Shop, arrived as a fully assembled board powered by a MOS Technology 6502 processor and 4 KB of memory. It lacked a case, keyboard, or power supply, and users had to load Integer BASIC from cassette.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sony's upcoming handheld could outperform Xbox Series S with next-gen upscaling
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026
Prominent leaker KeplerL2 recently claimed that Sony's rumored handheld will feature a faster graphics chip than the Xbox Series S. The device, codenamed Canis, is expected to complement the PlayStation 6, which is not expected to arrive before late 2027.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google offers researchers early access to Willow quantum processor
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026
The Early Access Program invites researchers to design and propose quantum experiments that push the boundaries of what current hardware can achieve. It is a selective program – the processor will not be publicly available – and Google is setting firm deadlines for participation. Research teams have until May 15,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
US government hires BlackSky to build next-gen AI surveillance satellites for Earth and beyond
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026
The US government has selected BlackSky to design and build the next generation of its space surveillance capabilities. The newly announced contract is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) agreement, meaning the company will provide as many satellites and monitoring services as the Air Force Research Laboratory requires for its missions....Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Linux gaming levels up as CachyOS beats Windows 11 in head-to-head tests
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026
The tests, conducted by NJ Tech, used identical hardware: an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with a Radeon RX 6700 XT, alongside 16GB of DDR4 memory, a 2TB NVMe SSD, a Corsair RM1000x power supply, and a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite motherboard. On the software side, Windows 11 ran AMD's...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »