The threat of tariffs against TSMC appears to have been defused for the time being. According to information from the Financial Times, the US government is planning an exemption model that will spare the Taiwanese semiconductor giant from future US chip tariffs, provided that the massive investments in the United States are implemented as announced. […]

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ASRock has begun rolling out a new beta BIOS version for its AM5 motherboards to address ongoing stability issues on the platform. Specifically, this is version 4.07.AS01, which is available on several motherboards in the 600 and 800 series and integrates the updated AGESA foundation ComboAM5 PI 1.3.0.0a. This step comes in response to numerous […]

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With Nova Lake-S, Intel is preparing nothing less than a paradigm shift in the desktop segment, at least if the current leaks are to be believed. The upcoming generation, designed for the new LGA-1954 socket and 900-series chipsets, is officially set to succeed Arrow Lake. Unofficially, however, the whole thing seems more like a return […]

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AMD is preparing Medusa Halo, internally known as Ryzen AI MAX 500, as the actual successor to Strix Halo. We’re not talking about tomorrow, but realistically about 2027 to 2028. Nevertheless, the direction is clear: AMD is consistently linking the next Halo generation to the LPDDR6 memory standard, thereby addressing the very bottleneck that has […]

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With Collabora Office, the open-source specialist of the same name is expanding its portfolio with a locally installable office suite that clearly distinguishes itself from the company’s previous server and cloud focus. While Collabora was previously best known for Collabora Online, a browser-based office solution for businesses, government agencies, and platforms such as Nextcloud, the […]

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When you think of AIO water cooling, established names such as Corsair, NZXT, or Arctic usually come to mind. However, with the L70 360 mm, Sama, a manufacturer that has previously been primarily represented in the budget segment, is also attempting to offer a serious alternative. The Sama L70 is priced significantly below many well-known […]

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Intel’s 18A manufacturing process is, without exaggeration, one of the biggest technological leaps the foundry division has made in over a decade. With Panther Lake, Intel has demonstrated for the first time that it can not only produce ambitious wafers, but also translate a complex node design into a marketable product. Nevertheless, the central question […]

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With the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, Qualcomm could be pursuing a new strategy in the high-end segment that focuses less on maximum technical uniformity and more on economic leeway for device manufacturers. According to recent reports, the upcoming top-of-the-line chip will not only support the latest memory standards, but will also be compatible […]

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The situation is technically clearer than AMD is willing to admit publicly. AMD officially reserves FSR 4 exclusively for RDNA 4 graphics cards, even though it has long been proven that the upscaler also works on RDNA 2 and RDNA 3. Not theoretically, not in the lab, but practically, reproducibly, and testable in everyday use. […]

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For a long time, the use of Google’s reCAPTCHA was considered a legally delicate balancing act for European website operators. Although the service serves to defend against bots, spam, and automated attacks, the nature of the data processing regularly caused uncertainty among data protection officers and lawyers. Until now, Google has largely acted as an […]

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In Czechia, the debate on age limits for social networks has reached a new political dynamic. Prime Minister Andrej Babis has publicly spoken out for the first time in favor of banning the use of social media by children under the age of 15. In a video message, he explained that experts had warned him […]

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I approached ID-COOLING’s FrostX 55 with rather low expectations, because in the past, colored thermal pastes have rarely impressed me with their technical substance. A paste I had tested previously, which also sought to appeal to the sense of smell, fell well short of expectations in terms of performance and reinforced my skepticism toward anything […]

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Artificial intelligence has long been part of everyday life for many children and young people in Germany. Chatbots are used for homework, presentations, exam preparation, or out of pure curiosity, and are often just a tap away. What used to be schoolbooks, encyclopedias, or tutoring is now increasingly being taken over by interactive digital assistants […]

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With the Nitro Radeon RX 9070 XT Crimson Desert Edition, Sapphire is launching a specially branded edition of its current high-end graphics card. The occasion is the upcoming release of the open-world action adventure Crimson Desert, which will be released on March 19. In terms of content, however, the collaboration falls well short of what […]

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Many people are familiar with this situation: you’re in the middle of an extended gaming session that has already lasted for hours, while at the same time you’re in a relationship. Of course, it can happen that your partner reacts indignantly because you seem to be sitting in front of the PC all the time […]

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Valve has officially postponed the launch of its new Steam Machine. The original launch date of “early 2026” has now been changed to a vague time frame in the first half of the year. Whether this will remain the case is still open. The reason is both trivial and strategically explosive: memory is expensive, difficult […]

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A security vulnerability has been identified in the remote maintenance software TeamViewer that allows logged-in attackers to bypass existing access restrictions. Specifically, this affects the “Allow after confirmation” function, which normally requires local confirmation before access to the system is granted. Due to faulty access controls, authorized but unauthorized users were able to access resources […]

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The Nintendo Switch 2 is proving significantly more successful in Japan than originally anticipated. From a sales perspective, this is a positive sign, but from a business perspective, it has unexpected side effects. During the Q&A session for the third quarter of the current fiscal year, Nintendo itself admitted that high demand in its home […]

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At first glance, the announcement seems drastic, but on closer inspection, it is consistent. If it is confirmed that the Geforce RTX 6090 and other offshoots of the RTX 60 series will not be released before 2028, this would be less of a technical failure than an economic prioritization. Nvidia is not following the gamer […]

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Since last year, more and more players have been entering the NAS market. Now that most manufacturers have completed their first generation of devices, they are moving on to the next models. While the last model from Beelink could only accommodate M.2, this new model is now somewhat more “traditional” with its two 3.5″ slots. […]

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Amazon is noticeably stepping up its game in February 2026. Amazon is using Prime Gaming and the Amazon Luna cloud service to kill several birds with one stone: strengthening customer loyalty, normalizing cloud gaming, and further expanding its own gaming footprint. Ten PC games will be given away over the course of the month, accompanied […]

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The global race for supremacy in artificial intelligence is reaching a new level of intensity. The major US technology companies are planning investments for the current year on a scale that stands out even in an industry accustomed to superlatives. Together, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft want to invest around $650 billion in AI-related infrastructure, […]

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Valve continues to use Steam as a low-threshold ramp for indie experiments. Four new games are currently completely free to play, with no subscription and no time limit. No marketing fireworks, no blockbusters, just deliberately small-scale projects that seek reach rather than revenue. The selection follows a clear pattern: retro visuals, manageable production costs, experimental […]

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Artificial intelligence is currently changing almost all areas of work, from public administration and contract management to human resources. Automated processes, accelerated document processing, and more precise classifications promise significant efficiency gains and open up new opportunities to simplify complex processes. At the same time, however, regulatory pressure is growing, because with the increasing use […]

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