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Researchers are turning old Pixel phones into a data center – and they outperform some server hardware

Forward-looking: Researchers at the University of California San Diego are testing whether retired smartphones can still do useful work instead of ending up as electronic waste. Working with Google, the team is trying to turn retired Pixel smartphones into a low-cost data center. The goal is to keep working hardware in use instead of throwing it out after a few upgrade cycles.

AMD claims next-gen Zen 6 server CPU will deliver 330% of Nvidia Vera's performance per rack

Intel launches Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest with 288 E-cores on 18A node, teases Diamond Rapids for 2027

Final Fantasy XI was supposed to decline, instead the 24-year-old MMO is growing again

Ripple effect: Final Fantasy XI is having an unlikely moment. The 24-year-old MMO is not just hanging on to a loyal niche, it is sustaining growth. Pushing up against technical limits dating back to the PlayStation 2 era, now Square Enix is looking for ways to open up new parts of its world to a much larger audience.

AMD's next Epyc server chip debuts this year with 256 cores and 70% better performance

Next-gen MRDIMM standard nears completion targeting 12,800 MT/s DDR5 transfer rates for AI and data center workloads

Former Google and Meta engineers build memory-first AI server to challenge Nvidia's GPU dominance

AI is now taking over game servers, and Stormgate is the first casualty

Facepalm: Multiplayer servers for the real-time strategy game Stormgate will go offline at the end of the month after the infrastructure provider that hosts them was acquired by an AI company and began winding down its gaming services. The shutdown shows how AI infrastructure expansion is now affecting not just PC hardware supply, but also the backend services that many modern games rely on.

Memory spiked first, CPUs followed, now PCBs could be the next victim of the AI boom

In a nutshell: The ongoing AI boom has already inflated the cost of memory, storage, and processors, with effects spilling over to electronics incorporating those components. The impact of AI data center expansion is not expected to subside anytime soon, and to make matters worse, the conflict between the US and Iran threatens to worsen supply chain disruptions while creating new ones.

It's not just memory anymore: AI data centers are taking all the CPUs, too

Ripple effect: Ongoing AI datacenter construction has created shortages of DRAM and NAND that manufacturers say will impact prices for years, but memory isn't the only component that datacenters require. Recent reports indicate that manufacturers are also facing shortages of CPUs that might further increase prices.

MSI plans to raise prices by up to 30% amid memory crunch

Steam delivered 100 exabytes of data last year, about 274 petabytes per day

Diamond-cooled AMD Instinct MI350X servers get major $300 million customer

Only one of these tech "sports" is real. Can you guess which?

Apple plans to mass-produce its first AI server chips in 2026

Critical vulnerability in React JS framework has a near 100% chance to be exploited

Intel Granite Rapids-WS coming for Threadripper 9000WX with up to 86 cores and 336 MB L3 cache

HighPoint's Rocket 7638D is the first PCIe switch to support Nvidia's GPUDirect storage technology

Supermicro servers hit by critical vulnerabilities that allow undetectable malware attacks

Microsoft unveils microfluidic cooling tech to cut chip temperatures by 65%

Samsung overcomes technical challenges, ready to supply HBM3E chips to Nvidia

China orders local tech giants to stop smuggling Nvidia GPUs into the country

Thinking of buying a new SSD? Watch out for potential price hikes

This disposable vape just became a "smokin' fast" web server

Intel Clearwater Forest: 288-core all-E-core Xeon CPU debuts on 18A process