China's Lisuan LX 7G100 gaming GPU tested: RTX 3060-like performance for almost $500
The 12GB card can run modern games, but Nvidia, AMD, and Intel still have little to worry about
Samsung's strike was called off at the last minute, now workers have to vote on the deal
A 10.5% profit share and bonus cap removal are on the table
A Lord of the Rings open-world RPG is coming from the Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio
Warhorse Studios also confirmed that another Kingdom Come game is in development
Microsoft Office is down to $29 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying for any monthly subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $29. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 80% off the regular price.
Nvidia hits record $81.6 billion revenue as AI boom shows no sign of slowing
"Customers do not buy GPUs; they build AI factories"
What just happened? If the AI boom really is a bubble that will one day pop, it hasn't happened yet. Nvidia, the driving force behind the hardware powering most of the AI industry, once again surpassed Wall Street expectations in its quarterly results, hitting a record $81.6 billion in revenue.
The quiet reinvention of search in the age of AI
How APIs and developer tools are quietly reshaping the way search works
Google is remaking Search in ChatGPT's image
A chatbot-style Search launches today, with AI agents arriving this summer
Why it matters: Google is determined to make its search engine about more than providing links in response to keywords. Facing competitive pressure from ChatGPT, Copilot, and many others, Google Search will become a portal to the company's generative AI toolchain.
ASML says first silicon from its latest $400M High-NA EUV machines is just months away
"Coming soon to a fab near you"
Redditor creates ungodly gaming PC with 13 internal screens and 15,000 looping GIFs
"I would not recommend this type of pc build project to anyone"
Herman Miller's new Coyl gaming desk starts at $1,095
Optional accessories push the price to nearly $2,000
Sony cuts prices on flagship WH-1000XM6 and XM5 headphones
Sony's premium wireless headphones, the WH-1000XM6 and WH-1000XM5, are currently down to $400 and $250 respectively, following the debut of the 1000X The ColleXion lineup. Both remain among the top ANC headphones available, offering strong audio quality, and long battery life.
Jeff Bezos isn't worried about the AI bubble: "the good ideas will pay for all of the losers"
The Amazon founder argues speculative AI spending could leave behind infrastructure and breakthroughs long after investors take losses
Sounding off: Concerns over an AI bubble have intensified as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon collectively pour hundreds of billions into data centers, chips, and model development. But Jeff Bezos believes that even if the boom collapses financially, the long-term technological gains could still justify the frenzy. His comments arrive at a moment when OpenAI alone is reportedly valued at $852 billion and looking to IPO, underscoring just how unprecedented the AI spending race has become.
Microsoft is pulling the plug on SMS codes, wants you to switch to passkeys
The future of login is "passwordless, secure, and user-friendly"
CrystalDiskInfo update adds fake Samsung SSD detection
CrystalDiskInfo 9.9.0 adds a new feature to help users spot counterfeit Samsung SSDs, an increasingly common problem as fake high-end drives are becoming more convincing. The utility can flag suspicious drives by checking hardware identifiers and firmware data.
Kickstarter is walking back mature content rules after backlash
Kickstarter blamed payment processor Stripe for the misstep
Researchers hit 112Gbps over wireless in a breakthrough that could shape 6G
100Gbps-class wireless communication could be the next big thing
Looking ahead: Researchers at Japan's Tokushima University, the University of Tokyo, and Gifu University have developed a terahertz wireless communication system capable of transmitting data at 112Gbps in the 560GHz band. This is significantly faster than the few-gigabit-per-second data rates typically achieved by conventional terahertz communication systems operating at similar frequencies.
A Broken Sword movie adaptation is coming from the studio behind Sonic the Hedgehog
The 1996 point-and-click classic is the latest game to get Hollywood's attention
Microsoft refreshes Surface with Panther Lake and up to 64GB of RAM, starting at $1,500
New business laptops and a 2-in-1 lead the lineup, with a privacy screen making its Surface debut
Google takes on OpenClaw with Gemini Spark, a 24/7 AI agent for your digital life
The assistant can monitor emails, organize files, schedule tasks, and work in the background even when your device is off
What just happened? It's been impossible to avoid the impact that OpenClaw has had on the AI industry. Google knows all too well how popular the agentic personal assistant is proving, so it's announced a rival: Gemini Spark.
Forza Horizon 6 Optimization Guide: Best Settings for PC Gamers
Forza Horizon 6 looks stunning on PC, but some settings deliver huge FPS gains with little visual loss. We benchmark every major option to find the best optimized settings for every GPU tier.
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SOFTWARE
A Windows speed boost is coming very soon, along with a taskbar you can finally move
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INTEL INSIDE
Asus and HP unveil Wildcat Lake laptops starting at $449 to rival MacBook Neo
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FORGET RASPBERRY PI
This computer is literally the size of a credit card
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AI WARS
Elon Musk loses OpenAI trial, jury says he waited too long
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GAMING
Sony's PC gaming era is over – at least for single-player games
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SECURITY
Researcher claims Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker
AMD may be preparing the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, offering 7800X3D-like gaming for less
The rumored Zen 4 chip could bring 8 cores, 16 threads, and 96MB of L3 cache to a lower price point
Google is making AI images easier to create, and deepfakes easier to spot
Google Pics is a new AI photo editor, meanwhile SynthID and C2PA watermarking gets added to Search and Chrome
Discord now encrypts every voice and video call by default
Discord just flipped on end-to-end encryption for every voice and video call across DMs, group chats, voice channels and streams. It's one of the platform's biggest privacy upgrades yet.
RAM makers are taking on massive debt to keep up with AI's chip appetite
Adata, Apacer, and TeamGroup have collectively raised over $880 million through bonds and loans
Nvidia's latest Game Ready drivers deliver worthwhile gains in Forza Horizon 6
Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Drivers include day-one support for the hugely popular Forza Horizon 6, and based on our testing, the update brings noticeable performance improvements. While Game Ready drivers do not always deliver meaningful launch-day gains, Nvidia appears to have implemented worthwhile last-minute optimizations this time.
Intel may be forcing PC makers to buy its newer 18A chips by cutting off the old ones
Much of the limited Intel 7 capacity is being allocated to higher-margin enterprise products
Microsoft is finally letting you remap the Copilot key nobody asked for
Two years after replacing Ctrl and Menu keys on millions of keyboards
Sony's luxury 1000X headphones celebrate 10 years of premium ANC audio
Sony's new 1000X "The ColleXion" headphones celebrate a decade of the company's flagship ANC lineup with a more luxurious take on the WH-1000XM6 formula. Built around the same QN3-powered noise canceling platform, early impressions praise the upgraded materials, comfort, and refined tuning, though the premium design also brings a much higher price tag and shorter battery life.
Sony's PC gaming era is over – at least for single-player games
Multiplayer titles will still come to PC, but story-driven games are staying on PlayStation
In brief: Sony is revising its position on PlayStation exclusives following months of speculation on the matter. While it's not a total shutout of competing platforms, the development will impact fans of a particular genre.
Asus and HP unveil Intel Wildcat Lake laptops starting at $449 to rival Apple's MacBook Neo
Only available in China for now, but expected to launch globally soon
Apple to host final WWDC of the Tim Cook era on June 8
WWDC 2026 will run for four days and highlight OS updates, AI advancements, and more
This gorgeous fanless RTX 5080 PC turns passive cooling into a thermal nightmare
A triple-radiator chimney was not enough to tame over 500W of hardware
WTF?! We've seen PC builds that prioritize performance, ones that focus on silence, and those that look like they belong in a cyberpunk art gallery. Billet Labs' latest project falls firmly into the latter – as usual. It's a custom passive water-cooled gaming PC with no fans, lots of copper, and enough heat to make its creator admit the internet might have had a point.
LG unveils the world's first 1080p gaming monitor with a native 1,000Hz refresh rate
No 720p resolution compromise required
Microsoft's new tech cuts Forza Horizon 6's shader loading time from 90 seconds to four seconds
Advanced Shader Delivery moves compilation to the cloud, Nvidia RTX support coming later this year
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