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LeakWatch 2026 – Security incidents, data leaks, and IT incidents from the beginning of the year to the current calendar week 2

From a security perspective, the transition from the old to the new year has once again been marked by a noticeable concentration of late-reported incidents. The current calendar week marks less of a turning point in itself and more of a disclosure point for events whose causes date back months or even years. Once again, […]

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China’s second GPU market: How RTX 50 gaming cards are being systematically converted into blower accelerators for AI

What began with the GeForce RTX 5090 is now developing into series production. In China, it is no longer just individual flagship models that are being converted into blower cards for AI racks, but almost the entire RTX 50 family. In addition to the RTX 5090, this now also includes the GeForce RTX 5080, GeForce […]

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AMD brings Ryzen AI 400 to the desktop, AM5 becomes an AI platform

AMD has confirmed what has been apparent between the lines of its roadmaps for months. The AMD Ryzen AI 400 and Ryzen AI PRO 400 APUs are coming to the AM5 desktop. Codenamed Gorgon Point, they will launch in the first half of 2026. What was officially presented as a mobile platform is now turning […]

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EU Digital Networks Act: No harsh sanctions against large US technology companies

The European telecommunications industry had high expectations for the planned Digital Networks Act. Large digital platforms such as Netflix, Google, and Meta were to contribute more to the costs of expanding the European network infrastructure, as their data-intensive services account for a significant portion of data traffic. However, based on the information currently available, it […]

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Origin Code launches Vortex DDR5 memory with up to 256 GB, 8,000 MT/s, and active triple fan cooling

Memory manufacturer Origin Code presented its own DDR5 memory series for the first time at CES 2026. Under the name Vortex, the company addresses both very high memory capacities and extreme clock speeds, combining these with active cooling directly on the modules. The Vortex DDR5 kits cover a wide range of capacities. Configurations ranging from […]

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SSD enclosure with E-Ink display shows the status and usage of the built-in NVMe SSD

E-ink displays have established themselves in numerous technical applications, especially where information needs to remain visible permanently without a continuous power supply. At CES 2026, an external SSD enclosure was unveiled that uses this technology specifically to display internal status data from a built-in SSD for the first time. The product was developed by Chinese […]

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RebelsTool 1.0.9 – The new MorePowerTool for AMD’s RDNA graphics cards on Linux delivers more power, excitement, and performance.

RebelsTool 1.0.9 is not intended as a short-term hack or mere toy for the curious, but rather as the logical further development of an idea that began with the More Power Tool, but is now being implemented with different technical means and a significantly different objective. While classic software solutions rely on register manipulations within […]

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Apple is testing new background security updates in iOS 26.3

With the beta version of iOS 26.3, Apple is testing a new form of delivering security-related system components that can be delivered independently of traditional iOS updates. This is based on the “Background Security Improvements” feature, which was already introduced with iOS 26.1 but has hardly been used so far. In the current test phase, […]

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Apple and NVIDIA are increasingly competing directly with TSMC Advanced Packaging.

For years, Apple and NVIDIA operated in clearly separate technological areas within TSMC‘s manufacturing and packaging capacities. Apple primarily used state-of-the-art manufacturing processes in combination with integrated fan-out technologies for its A and M series, while NVIDIA relied on older process nodes for its high-performance GPUs and AI accelerators, but used the particularly complex chip-on-wafer-on-substrate […]

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SleepFM predicts health risks based on sleep data

Scientists at Stanford University have developed a multimodal AI model called SleepFM, which is based on extensive sleep measurements and can predict the risk of more than 130 different diseases. The results were published in the journal Nature Medicine. The underlying study describes SleepFM as a so-called foundation model that does not specialize in individual […]

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DDR5 as a real estate investment, How RAM prices in China are losing all traction

What sounds like clickbait is actually sober market observation. Prices for DDR5 memory in China have reached a level where, theoretically, enough modules could finance an apartment in Shanghai. This is no joke, but rather a symptom of a structural problem in the global DRAM market. According to a report by the Chinese business portal […]

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Samsung expects record profits in the fourth quarter of 2025

Samsung Electronics has announced exceptionally high profits for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, sending a clear signal to the markets. According to the current forecast, the group expects an operating profit of around 20 trillion won, which is equivalent to approximately 11.8 billion euros. Compared to the same period last year, operating profit […]

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ChatGPT Health with Apple Health integration unveiled

In early January 2026, OpenAI announced a new service called ChatGPT Health, which focuses on answering health-related questions and can be optionally linked to external health services. According to the company, the service is designed to help users better understand medical information, organize their own health data, and prepare for conversations with doctors. A key […]

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Prepayment without return ticket, NVIDIA makes Chinese customers pay full price for H200

NVIDIA is pulling the plug on its China business, quietly but unequivocally. In future, the company will require full payment in advance for sales of the H200 AI accelerator to Chinese customers, with no option to cancel, no adjustments and no refunds. This is not a commercial detail, but a politically motivated self-protection mechanism. As […]

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Flatpak gewinnt weiter an Bedeutung bei der Softwareinstallation unter Linux

Linux-Nutzer greifen zunehmend auf distributionsunabhängige Anwendungsformate zurück, wobei sich Flatpak als eines der am stärksten wachsenden Modelle etabliert hat. Der Jahresrückblick 2025 des zentralen Repositories Flathub dokumentiert eine deutliche Zunahme der Nutzung. Für das Jahr 2025 werden nahezu 440 Millionen App-Downloads ausgewiesen, was einem Wachstum von über 20 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr entspricht. Gleichzeitig stieg […]

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Qwertykeys Neo80 CU: why a TKL keyboard weighing almost five kilograms is deliberately setting new standards

Introduction and unboxing  Anyone interested in custom keyboards will inevitably come across a figure for the Neo80 CU that is out of the ordinary. With a total weight of well over four kilograms and, in practice, close to the five-kilogram mark, this TKL keyboard is one of the heaviest series boards in its class. For […]

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NVIDIA could potentially bring new technologies to old graphics cards

Anyone who wants to build or upgrade a PC themselves will quickly realize that this is anything but straightforward this year. The sharp rise in DRAM prices has driven up costs significantly, making not only RAM but also graphics cards unaffordable for many. Nevertheless, NVIDIA could offer a possible solution, because according to an interview […]

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Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with dual 3D V-Cache officially confirmed

At CES 2026, AMD officially confirmed for the first time that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with two compute chiplets fully equipped with 3D V-Cache actually exists. This confirms a development that had previously been hinted at by unofficial benchmarks and database entries. The confirmation was made to selected media representatives during the ongoing trade show […]

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ProArt GeForce RTX 5090: Maximum AI performance in a 2.5-slot format

The ASUS ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 is a product that deliberately bucks one of the dominant trends of recent years. While high-end graphics cards have become increasingly larger, heavier, and more thermally extreme, ASUS is attempting something with the ProArt variant that seems almost out of step with the times: uncompromising top performance in a […]

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Who is actually behind the affordable Amazon Basics batteries?

Affordable private label batteries sold under the Amazon Basics label have been among the best-selling consumables in online retail for years. They are offered as an inexpensive solution for everyday devices such as remote controls, toys, alarm clocks, and flashlights, and are aimed at users who do not require premium products. The brand name suggests […]

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GeForce RTX 60: Rubin, GR20x, and the long shadow of the AI economy

While many enthusiasts are still preoccupied with the question of whether and when the GeForce RTX 50 SUPER will actually be released, behind the scenes, attention is already turning to the next two generations. According to the latest information from the leaker scene, NVIDIA is planning the GeForce RTX 60 series based on the so-called […]

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Apple is considering using a 200-megapixel camera sensor in the iPhone.

Apple has gradually developed the camera systems of its iPhone models over several generations, continuously increasing the sensor resolution. In the current Pro models, Apple is using three 48-megapixel cameras across the board for the first time. This standardization affects the main camera, the ultra-wide-angle camera, and the telephoto module and is the result of […]

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Thermal Grizzly der8enchtable Review – Lab enclosure for thick hardware and lots of accessories

The der8enchtable is aimed at users who not only operate PC hardware, but also regularly assemble, test or scientifically analyze it. This includes overclockers, technical reviewers, laboratory users and system integrators who require free accessibility for every setup. The target group also includes developers who carry out prototypes, cooling concepts or electrical measurements. For the […]

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SanDisk terminates WD brands and introduces Optimus SSD range

At CES 2026, SanDisk announced the gradual replacement of the SSD brands WD Black and WD Blue, which were previously marketed under Western Digital. With the introduction of the new sub-brand SanDisk Optimus, the marketing of the well-known product series, which had a firm place in the consumer SSD market for many years, will end. […]

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