While the AI market has almost reflexively focused on NVIDIA’s Blackwell accelerators, SoftBank is attempting to redefine the playing field with a comparatively modest but strategically astute idea: hardware-level GPU partitioning for AMD’s Instinct accelerators. At the heart of this is close collaboration with AMD and the use of a proprietary orchestrator that divides AMD […]

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The next stage in the BIOS arms race has been reached. After 800W and 1000W versions, a 2500W XOC BIOS for the MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z is now circulating. What sounds like overclocking romance is, in practice, a high-risk experiment – especially for cards that were never designed for such power consumption. 600 watts […]

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While iOS 26 is remembered as a visually striking update with its comprehensive redesign and the introduction of the so-called Liquid Glass interface, iOS 27 is shaping up to be significantly different. Instead of another radical change in design and operating concept, Apple seems to be focusing on technical consolidation, code optimization, and targeted efficiency […]

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The threat situation in cyberspace continued to escalate at the beginning of 2026. In January, German companies were exposed to an average of 1,314 cyberattacks per week. This represents a 16 percent increase over the same month last year and illustrates that the pace of attacks continues to accelerate despite growing investments in IT security. […]

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Google Chrome has been the most widely used web browser worldwide for years and is the first choice for many users on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The reasons are obvious. The browser works quickly, offers high compatibility with modern web standards, and presents itself in a minimalist, uncluttered interface. At the same time, Chrome is […]

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Meta is apparently considering equipping its smart glasses with facial recognition features in the future. This is based on internal considerations about how the devices can be further developed technologically, particularly in conjunction with artificial intelligence. While the company officially emphasizes that it is carefully examining various options and taking possible steps with caution, the […]

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The United States and Taiwan have agreed on an expanded trade policy framework that is particularly significant for the semiconductor industry. The agreement focuses on stabilizing and securing investments by Taiwanese technology companies in the US. Especially in the context of geopolitical tensions, growing export controls, and possible tariff measures, the agreement signals a strategic […]

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Since the end of 2024, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety has been promoting the message that the uniform charging cable is now standard. This refers to USB-C, whose introduction as a mandatory charging connector for many newly sold devices in the European Union was already decided in […]

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Anyone who once believed that purchasing a high-end microscope for the price of a luxury car would provide years of peace of mind is probably unaware of the special form of time travel hidden in the control unit of a Keyence VHX-7000N. On the outside, it features precision optics of the highest standard; on the […]

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The next bottleneck is approaching. After DRAM and NAND, it is now the turn of traditional hard drives. Western Digital has effectively announced that it is sold out for the 2026 calendar year. CEO Irving Tan confirmed during the Q2 earnings call that capacity is fully committed to firm orders. The key phrase: “pretty much […]

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With the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple could present a generation in fall 2026 that stands out less for radical technical innovations than for targeted design adjustments. Reports from the Asian supply chain suggest that the Cupertino-based company wants to further refine the exterior design. The focus is on a redesigned back, a smaller Dynamic Island, […]

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With version 17.0, Tiny Core Linux updates its technical basis to the latest standard and demonstrates that a modern Linux system does not necessarily have to take up hundreds of megabytes or even gigabytes of storage space. The new edition is based on Linux kernel 6.18.2 and comprehensively updates the entire toolchain, including GCC 15.2.0, […]

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Micron has begun mass production of the new 9650 NVMe SSD and is positioning the drive as the world’s first PCIe Gen6 SSD for the data center market. With the introduction of the 9650, PCIe Gen6 is being used in production hardware for the first time. The new generation is aimed in particular at AI […]

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The classic 3.5-inch hard disk drive seemed to have reached its technological limits long ago. While solid-state drives outperformed it in almost all performance metrics, the HDD remained primarily a cost-effective data storage device. However, with the explosive growth of AI-driven workloads, this picture is changing fundamentally. Hyperscalers and cloud providers are faced with the […]

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For more than two decades, the Swift space telescope has been providing crucial insights into some of the most energetic events in the universe. Now, NASA has largely suspended the observatory’s scientific operations in order to stabilize its orbit and buy time for a planned rescue mission. The reason for this is an unexpectedly sharp […]

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A DIY project with a powerful message: YouTuber ETA Prime builds a kind of Steam Machine from a mining board – for around $150. The basis is the ASRock BC-250, a relic from the crypto euphoria, equipped with partially defective console chips. The result: surprisingly playable, but technically not a sure-fire success. PS5 chip, second […]

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The once spartan text editor is becoming a potential target for attacks. What used to be little more than a digital notepad is now packed with features – and that is precisely the problem. Microsoft closed the CVE-2026-20841 security vulnerability on Patch Tuesday in February. The CVSS score is 8.8, and the attack complexity is […]

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The global CPU market recorded further growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the server segment in particular growing significantly faster than the traditional client segment. While shipments of client processors rose by 2.7 percent compared to the previous quarter, server CPUs grew by 6.5 percent over the same period. This continues the more […]

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With Mesa 26.0, the free Linux graphics stack is experiencing one of the biggest ray tracing upgrades in recent years. Anyone running a Radeon based on RDNA 3, RDNA 3.5, or RDNA 4 and using the Vulkan driver RADV will see dramatic performance gains in some cases – without the need for new hardware. This […]

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Calendar week 7 of 2026 is marked by a very clear pattern in public security reporting: large-scale data leaks and confirmed security incidents are in many cases not caused by exotic zero-day chains, but by the systematic exploitation of organizational weaknesses, particularly in identity services, third-party providers, and internal access control. Also striking is the […]

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With Nova Lake, a new generation of Intel desktops is on the horizon for the end of 2026, which appears to focus less on energy efficiency and more on uncompromising peak performance. While the current Arrow Lake family and its refresh models are increasingly focusing on efficiency improvements, recent information suggests that Intel could once […]

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A used MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Super Ventus is currently causing a stir on Reddit. In the PCMR subreddit, user TwistedColossus describes how the card reportedly “instantly burst into flames” during a test run – including a burnt hole in the circuit board. This is not a melted 12VHPWR connector, as seen in previous discussions […]

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The latest figures from Mercury Research on the x86 CPU market for the fourth quarter of 2025 are more than just a snapshot. They mark a structural shift in the balance of power between AMD and Intel. AMD ends the year with a 41.3 percent share of server sales. This is not a statistical outlier, […]

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Microsoft is apparently rethinking the fundamentals of its subscription ecosystem. According to a report by The Verge, Microsoft is in the early stages of testing ways to expand or structurally adjust the Xbox Game Pass lineup. No concrete decisions have been made, but the direction is clear: more bundling, more flexibility, and possibly less fragmentation. […]

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