The Asus Prime Z890-P Wifi is a solid, all-around budget-class board for Z890 and the latest Core Ultra chips. However, other boards around its price offer compelling features and better value.
The Ryzen 9000 family is expanding with six new PRO series models that break two rules: higher than 65W TDPs and 3D V-Cache stacked underneath the CCDs. It's the first time we're seeing 120W to 170W SKUs in this lineup, along with the introduction of X3D models. General availability beings in Q3 2026.
Save over $250 on this Newegg combo deal that nets you the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card from Gigabyte, now just $1,264.99.
The EU is planning an undersea cable that goes under the North Pole to connect to Asia. This route avoids geopolitical hotspots like the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf but will have to weather the harsh Arctic.
Google has a new laptop platform coming out called the "Googlebook" and it's meant to replace or succeed Chromebook. It's powered by Android and "designed for Gemini Intelligence." The main highlight is native integration with other Android devices and a "Glowbar" that dynamically reacts to what your Googlebook is doing.
A Financial Times report claims the Trump administration is considering restrictions on Chinese cellular modules as the FCC escalates its crackdown on Chinese communications technology, potentially affecting massive portions of the global IoT and electronics supply chain.
TSMC's Fab 21 becomes profitable in the first year of operations, though TSMC continues to struggle with labor shortage, water shortage, and is concerned about the long-term power supply. Nevertheless, it allocates $20 billion on further development of the project.
After a new "low Latency Profile" for Windows 11 was discovered last week, the community has responded severely, criticizing Microsoft for suppressing a bigger issue. The company, however, is defending the decision on social media, saying that it's only doing what every other operating system already does.