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A deeper look at the tightened chipmaking supply chain, and where it may be headed in 2026
Premium We interview two industry analysts to gauge the current state of the chipmaking ecosystem, including constraints across the entire supply chain, and where it might be headed next.
Here's why HBM is coming for your PC's RAM
Premium Surging prices, diverted wafer capacity, and multi-year delays in relief are pushing memory out of reach for consumers.
The data center cooling state of play (2025) — Liquid cooling is on the rise as thermal density demands skyrocket in AI data centers
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Splave's Cave: Overclocking the Asus RTX 5090 Astral and setting the 3DMark Port Royal world record
Premium Overclocker Splave documents the trials and tribulations of overclocking the RTX 5090 Astral from Asus, resulting in a 3DMark world record.
Why copper markets are feeling the pinch due to aggressive AI data center expansion
Premium Alongside energy, water and computer chips, the supply squeeze is being felt further up the chain, too.
The web's infrastructure has a concentration problem, exposing us all to crushing outages
Premium First it was AWS. Then Azure went down – and with it, large chunks of the web, apps and services we use every day. Are hypescaler cloud providers a victim of their own success?
Explosive AI buildout brings into question water supply concerns
Premium Explosive data center construction projects under the new AI boom may threaten to damage local water sources and compete with citizens for access to clean drinking water.
American startup Substrate promises 2nm-class chipmaking with particle accelerators, at a tenth of the cost of EUV
If it can build a fab to match its tool.
20 years of Noctua: How one brand became a leader in the PC cooling business
Premium We sit down with Noctua's Jakob Dellinger to go over the PC industry's iconic beige and brown brand's colorful 20-year history.
Massive AI data center buildouts are squeezing energy supplies — New energy methods are being explored as power demands are set to skyrocket
Premium A perfect storm of massive data centre buildout and new innovations in energy could materially change what our supplies look like in the future.