Ex-Google engineers accused of helping themselves to chip security secrets
Carly Page / theregister - Feds say trio conspired to siphon processor and cryptography IP, allegedly routing some data overseas Two former Google engineers and a third alleged accomplice are facing federal charges after prosecutors accused them of swiping sensitive chip and securi…
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11-Inch M5 iPad Pro Hits New All-Time Low at $799.91 [Deal]
iclarified - Apple's 11-inch iPad Pro with the M5 chip has dropped to a new record low price of $799.91 today. That's a 19 percent discount off its regular $999 retail price, saving you nearly $200 on Apple's latest Pro tablet.Continue ReadingShare Article:Facebook, T…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19371 / 3 stories in 16 days
Meta signs major Nvidia deal to power AI data centers with Blackwell and Rubin GPUs
techspot - According to separate press releases from Meta and Nvidia, the social media giant will use the chips to power its planned hyperscale data centers optimized for AI training and inference. The company will also deploy Nvidia's new Spectrum-X Ethernet switch…
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Google officially unveils Pixel 10a with completely flat backside
mashable - Google Pixel 10a made its big debut on Wednesday, bringing a camera bar that's totally flush with the phone's rear.
- Barely changed: critics call Pixel 10a too similar to 9a (6)
- Flagship features trickle down: Satellite SOS, AirDrop, faster charging (12)
- On sale March 5: $499 launch, preorders and gift-card deals (9)
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Barely changed: critics call Pixel 10a too similar to 9a
Flagship features trickle down: Satellite SOS, AirDrop, faster charging
On sale March 5: $499 launch, preorders and gift-card deals
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Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19354 / 28 stories in 16 days
Meta expands Nvidia deal to use millions of AI chips in data center build-out, including standalone CPUs
cnbc - Meta expands partnership with Nvidia in a deal likely worth tens of billions, for deploying millions of GPUs and new standalone CPUs in AI data centers
- Deal reshapes competition, boosts Nvidia, pressures chip rivals (6)
- Meta adopts Nvidia standalone CPUs for efficiency gains (4)
- Meta's multiyear pact to buy millions of Nvidia chips (7)
- Other: opinion pieces and unrelated Nvidia market stories (3)
Deal reshapes competition, boosts Nvidia, pressures chip rivals
Meta adopts Nvidia standalone CPUs for efficiency gains
Meta's multiyear pact to buy millions of Nvidia chips
Other: opinion pieces and unrelated Nvidia market stories
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 19318 / 20 stories in 17 days
Apple Event on March 4: Here's What to Expect
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple on Monday invited selected journalists and content creators to a "special Apple Experience" on Wednesday, March 4 in New York, London, and Shanghai.At an Apple Experience, attendees are typically given the opportunity to try out Apple's latest hardw…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 3:22 pm / permalink 19316 / 8 stories in 17 days
Apple Announces Special Event in New York, London, and Shanghai on March 4
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple today announced a "special Apple Experience" in New York, London, and Shanghai, taking place on March 4, 2026 at 9:00am ET.Apple invited select members of the media to the event in three major cities around the world. It is simply described as a "sp…
- Event Context & Analysis — Location and March history hint at event's scope (3)
- Event Invitations — Press invited simultaneously to NYC, London, Shanghai (9)
- OTHER — Wallpapers, iOS beta notes, and miscellaneous items (3)
- Product Rumors — iPhone 17e, M5 MacBooks, colorful low-cost MacBook expected (12)
Event Context & Analysis — Location and March history hint at event's scope
Event Invitations — Press invited simultaneously to NYC, London, Shanghai
OTHER — Wallpapers, iOS beta notes, and miscellaneous items
Product Rumors — iPhone 17e, M5 MacBooks, colorful low-cost MacBook expected
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 19243 / 27 stories in 18 days
Apple's Budget MacBook to Feature iPhone Processor, Fun Colors, and Aluminum Body [Report]
iclarified - Apple is reportedly finalizing a new entry-level MacBook that will use an iPhone-class processor instead of the M-series chips found across the rest of the lineup. The device is aimed at education and enterprise customers and is expected to be priced well…
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"Windows 11 26H1" is a special version of Windows exclusively for new Arm PCs
Andrew Cunningham / arstechnica - Arm PCs have enjoyed special treatment from Microsoft for the past two years.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 19043 / 3 stories in 23 days
iPhone 17e is eyeing three key upgrades without a price hike
digitaltrends - Apple’s iPhone 17e may add A19 speed, MagSafe, and newer Apple-designed connectivity chips while keeping the $599 price. The big question is how much the wireless upgrade improves real-world battery and reception.The post iPhone 17e is eyeing three key up…
Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 5:20 am / permalink 18926 / 11 stories in 25 days
Apple’s March event could finally bring M5 MacBook Pro upgrades
Asma Hussain / ithinkdiff - Apple is once again lining up a busy spring, and all signs point to the week of March 2 as the next major moment for Mac hardware. According to Mark Gurman’s latest reporting, Apple is preparing a product launch in...Read more at Apple’s March event could…
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Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh judgment day is reportedly on March 23 — missing Core Ultra 9 290K Plus from U.S. retailer listings spurs cancellation rumor
tomshardware - New leaks point toward a March 23 embargo lift for review of Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake refresh. However, this batch appears to include only three chips, with the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus absent from the lineup. Early pricing for these three processors has…
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Intel, AMD server CPUs reportedly suffering from supply shortages in China, leading to increased prices — sources say orders could be delayed by as much as 6 months
tomshardware - The increased demand is said to be partly brought by demand for agentic AI, which need CPUs to execute their tasks.
Back to Top / Friday, February 6, 2026, 8:22 am / permalink 18830 / 9 stories in 28 days
ASRock Issues Official Statement Regarding Ryzen 9000 Series CPU Failures On Its AM5 Motherboards
Sarfraz Khan / wccftech - The company has started investigations to mitigate Ryzen 9000 CPU failures on AMD AM5 motherboards. ASRock Starts Internal Reviews and "Rigorous" Verifications for Ryzen 9000; BIOS Optimizations are Also Being Carried Out If you have been reading our repo…
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(PR) AMD Reports Record Q4 $10.3 Billion Revenue, FY 2025 Reaches $34.6 Billion
techpowerup - AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025. Fourth quarter revenue was a record $10.3 billion, gross margin was 54%, operating income was $1.8 billion, net income was $1.5 billion and diluted earnings p…
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AMD’s Semi-Custom SoC That’ll Power the Next-Gen Xbox is “Progressing Well to Support a Launch in 2027,” Says AMD CEO
David Carcasole / wccftech - The next-gen Xbox console from Microsoft, which we know will be powered by a semi-custom SoC currently in development from AMD, is "progressing well to support a launch in 2027," said AMD's chief executive officer, Dr. Lisa Siu, during the company's 2025 …
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:20 pm / permalink 18723 / 10 stories in 4 wks
Samsung Galaxy S26 Price Leak Will Both Reassure And Disappoint Android Users
bgr - A shake-up might be in store for the pricing of Samsung's Galaxy S26 this year, according to a new report, with some price hikes and some price drops.
Back to Top / Monday, February 2, 2026, 9:21 pm / permalink 18688 / 5 stories in 4 wks
Intel Xeon 600 Workstation CPUs Launched: Up To 86 Cores, 8000 MT/s Memory, 128 Gen5 Lanes, 350W TDP With OC Support, & More Cores/$ Than Threadripper 9000
Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - Intel has unveiled its next-gen Xeon 600 workstation CPUs codenamed Granite Rapids, featuring up to 86 cores & better cores/$ value than Threadripper. Intel Fires Back At AMD Threadripper 9000 With Better Cores/$ Value On Xeon 600 Workstation CPUs Today, …
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New MacBook Pros Reportedly Launching Alongside macOS 26.3
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple is planning to launch new MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips alongside macOS 26.3, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman."A new MacBook Pro is planned for the macOS 26.3 release cycle," wrote Gurman, in the intro to his Power On newslett…
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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D review: The world's fastest gaming processor, again
tomshardware - The Ryzen 7 9850X3D was never set up for success, but our testing reveals the ugly side of AMD’s latest X3D CPU: higher power consumption for minuscule performance gains.
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