Trump tariff turbulence risks handing TSMC a win over American chip manufacturers
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US exports from Taiwan now exceed exports from China for the first time in decades
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The great Bench GPU retest begins — how we're testing for our GPU Hierarchy in 2026, and why upscaling and framegen are still out
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Microsoft's Project Silica write-once storage could store terabytes of data for over 10,000 years
Premium Microsoft's Project Silica now explores two different methods to store data on glass medium, but neither is close enough for commercialization.
UALink roadmap plots course to optimized AI data center interconnects
Premium Despite broad industry support, UALink's adoption may be slowed by the absence of several features like In-Network Collectives and the 128G PHY spec.
The state of China's decade-long semiconductor push: still a decade behind, despite hundreds of billions spent and significant progress
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Reviews
Be quiet! Silent Loop 3 420 review: Performance cooling with minimal noise
Be Quiet’s Silent Loop 3 420 outperforms most 360mm AIOs while running quieter than the competition. This review is tested with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X CPU and includes noise-normalized benchmarks.
Corsair Makr Pro 75 Review: Not DIY-priced (or DIY)
Corsair's Makr Pro 75 is a pre-built magnetic switch version of its DIY Makr 75 series. It's a nicely-built board, and feels and sounds pretty good out of the box, but it's hard to justify the price.
Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra review: Premium creator pick
Upscale design and top-notch performance come together in the Galaxy Book6 Ultra, though be prepared to spend for it.
Best Picks
The Best Wi-Fi Routers We've Benchmarked in 2026 — the best of Wi-Fi 7 from budget to premium
The right Wi-Fi router can make a huge difference in your day-to-day productivity and gaming experience. We’ve tested a slew of models to help you find the best one.
CPUs
Intel preps CPUs with 'Unified Core' architecture — job listing hints at evolution beyond Intel's hybrid design
Intel's confirms 'Unified Cores' project in a job listing, but actual CPUs with these unified cores could be years away.
Graphics Cards
AI craze leaves only one Nvidia RTX 50-series GPU at MSRP
Deals The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8G Ventus 2X OC Plus and the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8G are the only Blackwell-based graphics cards still at their MSRPs.
Features
The great Bench GPU retest begins — how we're testing for our GPU Hierarchy in 2026, and why upscaling and framegen are still out
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The state of China's decade-long semiconductor push: still a decade behind, despite hundreds of billions spent and significant progress
Premium After 10 years and hundreds of billions of investments, China's semiconductor supply chain is still decades behind chip supply chain in America and Taiwan.
The future of Quantum computing — the tech, companies, and roadmaps that map out a coherent quantum future
Premium In this roadmap, we analyze what the future of Quantum Computing might look like over the next decade, including the future of qubit scaling, trapped ions, and superconducting chips.
PC Components
Get 20TB of Seagate external storage for just $11 per terabyte — rare discount lands during the AI-driven storage crunch
Deals This 20TB Seagate expansion drive is a great external storage solution that defies the AI price crunch.
Desktops and PC Building
How to setup an Android smartphone as a webcam — Camo Studio unlocks new uses for old smartphones in Windows 10 or 11 and OBS software
You don’t need to throw out that old Android smartphone; you can recycle it into a backup webcam or create a multi-camera setup for your streaming platform. And we show you how to do that, for free!
Deals
Portable USB DVD writer with 2.5-inch SATA and SD card dock slashed by 30% to $21 — optical drive can read and write CDs at 24X, and DVDs at 8X
Deals Optical drives can still be handy in 2026, though desktop and PC laptop makers very rarely offer them. Here's a USB-attached device that is also a SATA dock, and more, for under $21.
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German data center giant hikes prices up to 37% starting April 1
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Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6
Linux 7.0 is everything you would expect from a major kernel update.
Lenovo and Asus handheld owners warned as Ryzen Z1 Extreme driver support reportedly ends
AMD has reportedly stopped delivering new driver updates to handheld gaming PCs with the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU, including Asus ROG Ally X and Lenovo Legion Go S.
Trump tariff turbulence risks handing TSMC a win over American chip manufacturers
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US exports from Taiwan now exceed exports from China for the first time in decades
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Grab this $8.99 TP-Link gigabit Ethernet switch before it sells out
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