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New chips, new designs, and bold prototypes defined PCs at CES 2026
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
In some ways, it's easy to see why. After all, it has become the show where the biggest PC chip suppliers (AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm) all announce their latest generation SoCs and all their largest customers (Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung among others) debut the latest systems housing these...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
TSMC struggles to meet surging AI chip demand amid data center boom
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
The industry is slowly coming to the realization that AI is not a magic spell for automatically boosting revenue and efficiency, but the tech world shows no signs of slowing down the AI train. According to a recent report from The Information, two of the biggest IT corporations in the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
NYSE is testing a new blockchain platform for 24/7 trading
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
The platform would operate separately from the traditional exchange floor. The project, which is still awaiting regulatory clearance, marks ICE's most direct step yet into tokenization.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
PowerToys adds new CursorWrap utility, upgrades Command Palette
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
PowerToys 0.97.0 focuses on expanding the Command Palette with deeper customization and new built-in extensions. The release also introduces CursorWrap, a new mouse utility aimed at improving navigation on multi-monitor setups.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Anthropic's Dario Amodei says allowing Nvidia H200 sales to China is like "selling nuclear weapons to North Korea"
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
The Trump administration formalized the 25% duty on Nvidia's H200 and AMD's MI325X chips shipped to China last week, creating a new revenue stream for the US government.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Acer's Predator X27U gaming OLED sees significant price drop to $429
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
The Acer Predator X27U OLED is a 27" 1440p gaming monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate. It delivers excellent motion clarity, deep contrast, and fast response times. When we reviewed it two years ago, its $1,000 MSRP limited its value, but at $429, the X27U is far easier to recommend.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Most plug-in hybrid drivers don't charge their cars, undermining the benefits
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
Speaking at the Automotive Press Association conference in Detroit, GM CEO Mary Barra acknowledged a problem that regulators and researchers have been documenting for years. "Most people don't plug them in," she said, referring to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). It's a simple statement that captures why the company, while...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Pepper spray drones are Japan's newest tool against bear attacks
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
A company called Terra Drone writes that it has signed an agreement with Ishinomaki City in Miyagi Prefecture to use drones equipped with bear-repellent spray.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Scientists infected bacteria in space, and evolution took a new path
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
Far from Earth's gravitational pull, a simple viral infection took on a new evolutionary direction. A study conducted aboard the ISS found that when bacteria and their viral predators, known as phages, interact in microgravity, both organisms evolve in novel ways not seen on Earth.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Realme says its 10,001mAh P4 Power phone can last nearly four days
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
Realme's P4 Power phone will be the first to feature the company's 10,001mAh Titan silicon-carbon battery. That extra 1mAh is likely a marketing ploy to put it ahead of rival Honor, which released the 10,000mAh Honor Win in China at the end of last year.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »