TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Five Great Builds for Every Budget
GPU prices have finally cooled, DDR5 has spiked, and AMD's new Threadripper opens fresh pro power. Here are five builds for every budget - mix and match to fit your needs.
Nvidia, one of the few companies profiting from AI, claims there is no AI bubble
New deals come as rivals challenge Nvidia's grip on AI data centers
Nine out of ten Windows games can now run on Linux, data shows
Is 2026 the year Linux breaks through for PC gaming?
Game On: Compatibility between gaming applications and Linux operating systems keeps improving. According to recent statistics, most players can now expect to run the majority of their gaming sessions on an open source operating system. Only a few stubborn exceptions are still resisting this new reality.
Microsoft Office is down to $49 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying any subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $49, an incredible deal. All the essential tools you need for work or personal projects at over 80% off the regular price.
Researchers test how much detail eyes can see – or why Ultra HD might be overkill
The truth about 4K, 8K, and beyond
DRAM prices soar as hyperscalers pay 50% more for only partial orders
Expect major shortages through the end of 2025
Open-source 3D-printed drone shatters speed record, topping 360 mph
Record-breaking speed
FurMark remains the classic GPU torture tool for serious stability testing
FurMark is a widely trusted GPU stress test built for enthusiasts, overclockers, and system tuners. It delivers a brutal, sustained load to expose thermal and stability limits, giving you a clear picture of your cooling performance and long-term reliability. Despite its intensity, it stays simple to run and produces repeatable, no-nonsense results.
Researchers find AI search pulls from the internet's fringes, not Google's top links
AI tools compress, remix, and synthesize data from low-traffic domains
Grab a full Windows 11 Pro license for just $15
Unbeatable deal, available for a limited time
Firefox will soon show search results directly in the address bar
You'll also see personalized ads along with actual search results
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Not so fast: Latest analysis suggests iPhone Air production remains steady
Apple supply chain data show no iPhone Air cutbacks, says TD Cowen
Chegg replaces CEO and cuts 45% of staff as AI decimates its one-time $12 billion business
The study-help giant struggles to survive in the age of ChatGPT
Elon Musk launches Grokipedia, an AI-written rival to Wikipedia
Instead of human curation, the site leans fully on machine-generated text
Nvidia tells partners to prioritize 16GB RTX 5060 Ti production after poor 8GB model sales
To the surprise of nobody
Battlefield 6's Redsec free-to-play battle royale mode launches today
Up to 100 players with duos and four-player squads rumored
Early tests show the M5 MacBook Pro's SSD is about 2.5x faster than the M4
The biggest upgrade in the latest MacBook Pro might not be the CPU at all
Amazon to lay off 30,000 corporate workers after pandemic overhiring
The largest round of layoffs in Amazon's history
Next-gen Xbox to feature full Windows, backward compatibility, and free online multiplayer
Imagine the Asus ROG Xbox Ally... if it actually played Xbox games
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Tesla board warns shareholders to approve Musk's $1 trillion pay
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AM9080 AT 50
The reverse-engineered chip that launched AMD
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Wi-Fi can identify people, even if they aren't carrying a phone
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Which tech company launched the world's first bug bounty program?
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Student surrounded by police after AI mistakes his bag of Doritos for a gun
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Security experts warn real-time voice deepfakes are here
This ultra-thin UVA detector is designed to disappear into your smartwatch or clothing
The see-through device can reliably monitor ultraviolet A, a leading cause of skin cancer
Amazon reveals a single point of failure brought down AWS taking thousands of services with it
Regulators increasingly view AWS and its peers as critical systems requiring stronger safeguards
Qualcomm steps into the AI infrastructure race with new AI200 and AI250 accelerators
The chipmaker is challenging Nvidia and AMD with a power-efficient rack design built for large-scale inference
"New" Ryzen 100 CPUs are mostly Zen 2 and Zen 3+ rebrands, 7500X3D coming for gamers on a budget
Zen 2 debuted in 2019, while Zen 3+ CPUs were released in 2022
Australia sues Microsoft for hiding cheaper Microsoft 365 plans without Copilot
Regulator says millions of customers were pushed into a higher-priced AI bundle they didn't actually need
OCCT 15 launches with storage benchmark, smarter GPU tests, and coil-whine detection
OCCT 15 delivers a major update with a new storage test modeled after CrystalDiskMark, plus enhanced GPU diagnostics through an improved 3D adaptive test that detects errors more precisely and adds a coil-whine detection feature.
A brain-like supercomputer that fits under your desk just launched in China
The computer can display the reasoning steps behind its outputs
After 15,000 layoffs, Microsoft boss Nadella's pay climbs 22% to $96.5 million
Microsoft's average salary is about $132,311 per year
Scientists shrink light to create the tiniest pixel ever
A Full HD panel could fit into one square millimeter
Forward-looking: A team of physicists from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg in Germany have created the world's smallest pixel to date. Measuring just 300 by 300 nanometers, the tiny light source is just as bright as a conventional OLED pixel that's five by five micrometers in size and could eventually serve as the building blocking for next-generation, high-resolution wearable displays.
Which tech company launched the world's first bug bounty program?
Was is Mozilla, Google, Microsoft?
Tesla board warns shareholders to approve Musk's $1 trillion pay deal or risk losing him
Is Musk really worth a trillion dollars?
OpenAI's hype vs Anthropic's strategy: who's really winning the AI war?
Anthropic's Claude models gain ground as business AI standard
High school student surrounded by police and handcuffed after AI mistakes his bag of Doritos for a gun
Does AI have a particular dislike of triangular chips?
Researchers turn mushrooms into living memory chips for sustainable computing
Your future computer might come from a forest, not a factory
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