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$500 fiber optic HDMI cable delivers flawless 48 Gbps performance across a staggering 990 feet β€” crushes 8K at 60 Hz and 4K at 120 Hz over long distances

The HDMI standard can often be unclear, with the same version number referring to completely different capabilities across products. You can technically pay your way out of this confusion by going with an expensive fiber-optic HDMI cable that maintains its full bandwidth over much longer distances. That's what this Twitter user did, and their cable has one more trick up its sleeve.

Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPU prices shot up to 17% above MSRP just 48 hours after launch β€” dynamic pricing trumps manufacturer's recommended pricing

The new Core Ultra 200S Plus series has received widespread acclaim within the community, and we liked it as well for rejuvenating Intel's otherwise underwhelming CPU generation. Part of the reason they're getting good reviews is their excellent price-to-performance ratio, which seems to be slightly undone at the moment.

Microsoft's new gaming boss axed 'This is an Xbox' campaign because 'it didn't feel like Xbox' β€” Xbox brand undergoes transformation to redefine its identity

The "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign was met with severe backlash from pretty much everyone outside Microsoft's top brass. Now, it seems like the brand is course-correcting with new Xbox chief Asha Sharma leading the charge for a rejuvenated Xbox, and personally killing the controversial campaign.

Chinese universities performing military research acquired Super Micro servers with sanctioned Nvidia AI chips β€” public documents reveal purchases were completed in 2025 and 2026 despite US export controls

Public documents revealed that four Chinese universities, including two that worked on military research for the PLA, were able to acquire servers with Nvidia A100 AI chips despite the U.S.'s export controls.

Lucky PC builder scores brand new RTX 5060 Ti worth $420 for just $80 at Walmart β€” clearance sale find saves buyer hundreds upgrading from a GTX 1060

Nvidia launched the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB at $379 but you've been able find it for lower for around $350 ever since. That's what Walmart was selling an MSI Ventus 2X variant for, before slapping an insane clearance sale on it and letting it go for just $80. You can't get this GPU for less than $420 anywhere else right now.

Sony increasing PlayStation 5 prices across all consoles, starting April 2 β€” PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition receive $100 hikes, while PS5 Pro will now sell for $900

PlayStation 5 consoles are once again receiving price hikes due to the global economic crisis. The disc and digital editions of the base console are $100 more expensive now, while the PS5 Pro is up $150, now costing $900. You still have a few days to secure these consoles before the new pricing comes into effect from April 2.

Grab this beginner-friendly Creality 3D printer for as little as $186 right now β€” Ender 3 V3 SE drops to record-low Amazon price with direct-drive extruder and auto bed-leveling features

Amazon has slashed the price of this Creality Ender 3 V3 SE 3D printer down to just $186.15 right now, a record low for this retailer, and cheaper than you'll find it at Creality's own store, making it one of the most affordable options on the market.

Samsung Display debuts 'QuantumBlack' coating for QD-OLED monitors β€” screen tech boosts ambient black levels while reducing glare

If you've been putting off buying a QD-OLED monitor because of your room's lighting setup, Samsung Display might have solved your dilemma. The company's new "QuantumBlack" coating finally cuts down on black level raise, reducing purple tint and improving contrast under ambient lighting, among other upgrades.

Startup builds first responder drone connected via Starlink that enables eight mile range β€” UAV can fly for over an hour, swap batteries automatically, and carry various payloads

The BRINC Guardian has a built-in Starlink module, allowing operators to continue operating the drone even if it falls outside the range of its base station, cellular networks, and other terrestrial signals.

Intel's upcoming 'Wildcat Lake' low-power series breaks cover in Geekbench listing β€” 'Core 3 304' is twice as fast in single-core performance versus last-gen

Wildcat Lake is the successor to Twin Lake, which itself was a refresh of Alder Lake-N. These are ultra-budget CPUs aimed at embedded devices, cheap laptops, mini-PCs, NAS devices, and more, where efficiency is key. The Core 3 304 is part of the Wildcat Lake family and represents a huge jump over its predecessors in early Geekbench results.

Super Micro shareholders sue company over securities fraud after AI chip smuggling bust β€” furious investors claim company concealed dependence on illicit sales to China

Supermicro shareholders argue that the company committed securities fraud because it did not tell them that illegal activities made up a huge portion of its sales and that it had issues with export controls compliance.

Three individuals charged with attempting to break US sanctions on AI chips β€” damning text messages between conspirators reveal intention to find clients to β€˜act as pass through partner for customers in China’

One Chinese and two U.S. citizens have been charged of conspiring to commit smuggling and export control violations after they attempted to order servers containing controlled chips for export to Thailand on paper, but with China as the intended final destination.

Elon Musk's Terafab semiconductor project could cost $5 trillion, Bernstein claims β€” herculean effort would cost more than 70% of the total yearly US government budget

To build 1 TW of AI silicon per year, Elon Musk's TeraFab would need to process 22.4 million Rubin Ultra GPU wafers, 2.716 million Vera CPU wafers, and 15.824 million HBM4E wafers annually using from 142 to 358 fabs, according to Bernstein.

Geekbench 6 warns about inconsistent benchmarking performance from new Core Ultra 200S Plus chips β€” says Intel's IPC boosting Binary Optimization Tool modifies scores in 'unclear' fashion

The team behind Geekbench 6 has warned users about benchmarking inconsistency with Intel's latest iBOT tool found in the new Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Ultra 5 250K Plus. Geekbench 6 can't identify when iBOT is enabled or disabled during benchmark runs.

Kentucky farm family rejects $26 million offer for 600 acres of land from unnamed AI data center suitor β€” declines 7x offer, wants to β€˜Stay and hold and feed a nation’

A family in Northern Kentucky received a $26 million offer for half their land β€” a price that's worth more than 7 times the going rate for the area. But despite the massive price, they still refused, saying that they "fed a nation off of it."

The Super Micro AI accelerator smuggling scandal proves how cut-throat the global AI race has become β€” as global trade evolves, so does export control evasion

One of the co-founders of American server company Super Micro has been arrested and charged with smuggling AI chips to China in deals worth several billions of dollars. Several managers and contractors are also implicated, and one remains a fugitive at the time of writing.

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