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Nvidia reportedly warns biggest customers of 15% price hikes on AI servers
Memory cost increases will push up prices on Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin systems shipping early next year, affecting major AI infrastructure buyers.
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Marvell pushes DDR4 recycling for CXL memory amid DRAM shortage, introduces three-tier AI memory infrastructure
Marvell's new portfolio announced at FMS 2026 aims to address the worst DRAM shortage in years by repurposing DDR4 for CXL-based memory in AI systems.
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Nvidia in talks to partner with or acquire Korean AI inference startup Rebellions
The reported deal would bolster Nvidia's inference capabilities as it pivots beyond training-focused AI hardware.
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Officials face death threats and gunfire over AI data center projects, over 500 towns restrict builds
Growing opposition to data center construction has turned violent, with councils shuttering public comment periods amid a surge in threatening posts documented
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Nvidia GB300-powered DGX Station desktop tower listed for nearly $100,000
Nvidia's most powerful desktop AI workstation, featuring the Grace CPU and Blackwell Ultra GPU with 748GB of unified memory, is now available for purchase start
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Kyoto University builds SiC transistor that survives 600C temperatures using standard fabs
The research breakthrough uses ion implantation and a bottom-gate design to fix leakage and voltage drift issues at extreme temperatures.
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Multi-die assemblies dominate at 2nm and below
Chips are becoming larger and more modular as advanced packaging and chiplet designs go mainstream for next-generation semiconductor nodes.
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Nintendo takes down over 400 GitHub repositories for Switch emulators in single DMCA sweep
The takedown targeted 7 master repos containing Switch emulators, mostly Yuzu forks like Suyu, wiping 401 repos in one day over piracy concerns.
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Logitech faces lawsuit for withholding $61M in tariff refunds from customers
Consumers allege Logitech kept tariff refunds from the U.S. government while charging higher prices justified by those same tariffs, extracting up to $97M.
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US authorities say Siemens controllers used for water infrastructure targeted by hackers using AI
Threat actors are generating exploitation scripts with AI tools to target Siemens S7 PLCs, potentially enabling disruption of industrial processes and critical
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Microsoft blames RGB peripheral software for crashing Windows 11 with blue screens and game freezes
RGB control software drivers are tripping anti-cheat protections and causing system crashes, with no fix yet available from Microsoft or peripheral vendors.
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Humanoid robots beat Usain Bolt's 100m record at 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing
The Tiangong Ultra set a 9.39-second 100-meter sprint, surpassing Bolt's 2009 world record, before crashing into foam pads.
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Self-driving Ford F-250 with shotgun-equipped drone-killing turret tested by US Army
An autonomous breaching vehicle with a counter-UAS turret was demonstrated during a live-fire exercise at Fort Bragg, targeting fast-moving drones at 10-100 met
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Startup Meteoric plans drones to clear clouds from solar farms for up to 30% power boost
The company claims its mechanical cloud-dissipation tech already cut artificial clouds by 13% in a prototype, with broader goals of reducing storm intensity.
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Undersea cable to Antarctica through Drake Passage found viable by researchers
A 1,600km fiber route to Chile could replace the current practice of shipping research data out of Antarctica on hard drives.
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FCC revokes HoverAir Versa modular pocket drone certification three days after launch
The 230g camera that transforms into a self-flying drone was retroactively banned as the agency closes a foreign UAS loophole.
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Valve was founded 30 years ago, changed PC gaming with Half-Life and Steam
Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington founded Valve on August 24, 1996, going on to revolutionize PC gaming distribution through Steam.
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Group plans one-week PlayStation blackout to protest Sony ending physical game production
A game preservation group calls for players to stay offline from August 23-30 in protest of Sony's plan to discontinue physical game discs.
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