From an analytical perspective, the first calendar week of 2026, including the recent public holidays, represents a structurally exceptional situation and is only suitable to a limited extent for a classic LeakWatch analysis based on the usual pattern of individual incidents, actors and damage totals. The reason for this is not a lack of security-related […]

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MSI is back in the extreme overclocking segment with brute force. The first sighting of the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z OCER is less a graphics card than a demonstration of power. Initial images and benchmarks show that MSI is not focusing on efficiency with this card, but uncompromisingly on electrical and thermal resilience. […]

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The Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC is at the center of an official investigation after sensitive company documents were allegedly found during a search at the home of a former senior manager. The person concerned, Dr. Wei-Jen Lo, previously held a position of responsibility at TSMC and has since moved to Intel. The case has attracted […]

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An incident from the Ukraine war is currently attracting international attention after a portable computer is said to have demonstrably prevented serious injuries. According to the user concerned, an Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 absorbed a shrapnel that would otherwise have hit the body of a Ukrainian soldier. The statements are based on publicly […]

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The political narrative of the “Made in USA” chip sounds catchy, but economically it is a tightrope act for contract manufacturers. For TSMC, production in the United States means one thing above all: massively rising costs and dramatically shrinking gross margins. Internal calculations and evaluations by SemiAnalysis show that the margins for US-manufactured wafers are […]

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The international memory industry is under considerable pressure at the start of the first quarter of 2026. According to market observations, the already high prices for DRAM and NAND memory are continuing to rise. This is due to persistently high demand, particularly from the AI segment, which is tying up large quantities of high-performance memory […]

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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) starts in a few days and LG will also be represented there. The company has already announced in advance that it will be presenting its new LG Gram lineup for 2026 there. The new series is intended to be particularly lightweight and appeal to both gamers and productive users, supported […]

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After several quarters of self-discovery, Samsung is making a high-profile comeback. The company, the top dog in the DRAM business for decades, had initially visibly overslept the transition to the HBM era. While AI accelerators demanded exploding memory bandwidths, Samsung struggled with yield problems, thermal weaknesses and, above all, a lack of certifications from key […]

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Artificial intelligence has evolved from an experimental tool to a basic structural technology that is permanently changing business models, value chains and forms of organization. This change is particularly evident in the channel, where technological innovations have a direct impact on operational processes, service models and customer relationships. AI is no longer limited to the […]

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Chinese processor manufacturer Zhaoxin has officially confirmed that a new generation of x86 processors is in the pipeline with the KX-8000 series, which is clearly geared towards high-performance desktop and embedded systems. According to the company, the new platform will be launched in 2026 and will mark a significant technological leap compared to the previous […]

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Sometimes leaks tell us more about internal priorities than about specific products. The rumor currently circulating about a GeForce RTX 5080 with 32 GB VRAM falls precisely into this category. According to several loosely linked sources, this variant was never intended for classic gamers, but originally for cloud services such as **NVIDIA**s own data center […]

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A new frequency record was set for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor from AMD. A single active core achieved a clock frequency of exactly 7,335.48 megahertz. The value was validated in the international overclocking database of HWBOT and is currently the highest officially confirmed clock rate for this CPU model. The record was achieved by […]

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If there’s one thing MSI has mastered, it’s symbolic product communication. The latest CES teaser campaign does not come across as a weather forecast by chance, but is a deliberately chosen metaphor. A seven-day forecast that turns into a thunderstorm with lightning just in time for January 5 is not a gimmick, but a clear […]

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What has been apparent for months is now being openly stated: TSMC is effectively overbooked. The order books are full, priorities are clearly distributed, and those who are not among the absolute premium customers are increasingly at the back of the queue. For many fabless manufacturers, this is not a theoretical problem, but a very […]

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The Chinese CPU manufacturer Zhaoxin is back with a remarkably confident promise. With the upcoming KX-8000 series, the aim is nothing less than to make the leap into the high-performance segment and match the performance of **AMD**’s Zen 4 generation. This is no small goal, but a strategic declaration of war, especially against the geopolitical […]

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The next price step in the PC market is official. ASUS has confirmed that selected product configurations will become more expensive from January 5, 2026. The wording remains deliberately vague, but the cause is clear. Rising prices for RAM and flash memory are putting pressure on margins at a time when the entire industry is […]

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Shortly before CES 2026, an entry for the Ryzen 7 9850X3D appeared on the website of a US online retailer. The price listed there is 511.44 US dollars, which is the equivalent of around 434 euros. This suggests a recommended retail price of around 500 US dollars. This would place the new processor only slightly […]

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It has often been asked why always ANSI and why no 100%. Now we finally have the longed-for 100% Lofree keyboard in German ISO-DE. The Lofree Flow Lite100 is a flat mechanical keyboard in 96% format, which is positioned between classic full-size layouts and compact work devices. The manufacturer’s aim is to offer a mechanical […]

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Reports of an increased failure rate of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D received new attention at the end of December 2025. This was triggered by the account of an operator of an internet café who claims to have used a total of 150 units of this processor since March 2025. According to him, 15 CPUs […]

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Samsung Display has started series production of a new QD OLED monitor panel that combines a refresh rate of 360 hertz with a vertical V-stripe subpixel structure for the first time. The panel measures 34 inches, uses an ultra-wide aspect ratio of 21 to 9 and is set to appear in several gaming monitors from […]

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Reports of melted 12VHPWR power connectors on the Radeon RX 9070 XT have been increasing since the summer of 2025. Following the first publicly documented incident in August, further cases with similar technical characteristics have been described on the Reddit discussion platform. According to the publicly available reports to date, only custom models from individual […]

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The latest list entry for the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D indicates a planned US list price of around 500 US dollars. This estimate is based on an entry at a US retailer that lists the processor with a price of 511.44 US dollars. According to the same sources, this is a placeholder price that is […]

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Im Herbst 2024 war das vollständige Mitgliederverzeichnis von WhatsApp über öffentlich erreichbare technische Schnittstellen abrufbar. Forschende der Universität Wien sowie des österreichischen Sicherheitsforschungsinstituts SBA Research konnten nach eigenen Angaben sämtliche registrierten Telefonnummern und zugehörige Profilattribute automatisiert abfragen. Der Datensatz umfasste mehr als 3,5 Milliarden Konten und entsprach damit nahezu der gesamten weltweiten Nutzerbasis. Die Abfragen […]

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