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EFF asks California governor to veto bill that would require online age verification — Electronic Frontier Foundation argues bill would result in privacy-invasive checks and step on First Amendment

Electronic Frontier Foundation asks California governor to veto bill that would require online age verification — EFF argues A.B. 1709 would result in privacy-invasive checks and step on First Amendment

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AI data center investment projected to hit $32 trillion by 2050 — infrastructure spending estimated to exceed capital requirements for railways, electrification, or the internet

These investments aren't massive one-time expenses — data center operators are expected to upgrade their expensive GPUs and related infrastructure every four to six years, as new semiconductor technologies arrive on the market.

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Techie creates a database of coil-whining graphics cards, power supplies, and liquid cooler pumps — open-source project wants community reports of affected parts

Techie creates a database of coil-whining graphics cards, PSUs, and AIO pumps — open-source project wants community reports of affected parts

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Startups want to rent your idle gaming PC for AI tasks — Startups pitch an 'Airbnb for AI inference,' but profitability remains unproven

If your gaming rig spends most of its life doing nothing, a pair of startups would be willing to pay you something close to minimum wage for its downtime

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You can now play GTA V natively on a Nintendo Switch thanks to unofficial Homebrew port — game runs at 30 FPS but requires a jailbroken, overclocked Switch

A team of modders have taken leaked source code and recompiled it to run the game logic natively on the Switch's Arm-based SoC. As long as you overclock the system, you can get a relatively-stable 30 FPS experience without major battery drain or overheating.

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China's EUV technology 'at a similar stage to ASML in 2004,' analyst claims — Beijing's semiconductor industry remains well behind Western rivals

Despite rumors, there is no evidence that Chinese makers of lithography tools can produce immersion lithography scanners in quantity.

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Oklahoma city tries to charge farmer arrested at data center debate $17,000 for body cam footage of the incident — accused faces trespassing charge for going over allotted speaking time by 30 seconds at a public debate

Claremore admits that one of its reasons for charging so much is because it fears that the documents will be "subject to wide distribution, including on social media."

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Russian Starlink rival flounders after entire batch of satellites fails to reach operational altitude — many of the 16 launched hit less than half their 870km target, and two are already falling back to Earth

The entire second batch of Russian Rassvet satellites have failed to reach their target operational altitudes, according to reports.

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Acer's Swift Blade 14 weighs just 1.76 pounds and uses Wildcat Lake — company introduces new sub-brand ahead of IFA tradeshow

Acer is increasing its lineup of mid-level laptops, with a new, lightweight Swift Blade 14 and a Swift Air 16 with slightly better specs.

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Acer’s wild Project DualPlay Mini is a foldable handheld that doubles as a netbook — concept shown alongside Predator Atlas 7 handheld sporting Intel’s Arc G-series chip

Using the recent Predator Atlas 8 as a blueprint, Acer revealed the smaller Atlas 7 alongside a unique concept called Project DualPlay Mini at IFA 2026.

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Acer launches seven new gaming monitors across Nitro and Predator families — tri-mode panels, QD-OLEDs, Mini LEDs, 1,000 Hz, and more

Acer has seven new gaming monitors, including a 1,000 Hz 1080p beast

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Developer uses Claude Code to debloat Android smart TV for 'unbelievable' performance upgrade — TV now smoother than it was new as autonomous agent deactivates apps, shortens animations, all without root access

A developer revitalized his smart TV performance by using Claude Code to debloat it.

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Dell's new 14-inch laptops take on the MacBook Neo in a new way — ports and colors

Dell's new 14S laptops are mainstream devices with more colors and more ports than the XPS 13.

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Alienware's new QD-OLED gaming monitors boast 4K 165 Hz, 1080p 560 Hz panels — Dell’s new OLEDs target gamers who prioritize speed or crave pixel density

Alienware’s AW3226Q and AW2527HX gaming monitors target two different segments of the market.

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Nvidia pours $3.5 billion into MediaTek — company will adopt NVLink Fusion for its custom AI accelerators

Nvidia invests $3.5 billion in MediaTek as the companies expand their partnership into custom AI infrastructure with NVLink Fusion, local AI computing, and automotive platforms.

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Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 will launch September 3 with NBA2K27, company shares first benchmarks — available on all RTX 50 series GPUs, laptops, and GeForce NOW

Nvidia has confirmed DLSS 5 will launch on September 3 in NBA2K27. It will be supported on all RTX 50 series GPUs, laptops, and GeForce NOW.

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Nvidia's top-end RTX 5090 gaming GPU now costs at least $5,000 — Blackwell cards continue to endure drastic price hikes

The entire PC hardware industry is in shambles when it comes to consumer products, and GPUs are one of the most affected components. Everything from budget options to high-end models is now significantly more expensive than what it could be had for a year ago.

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National telecoms provider could make $2.7 billion selling recycled copper in AI boom — BT to strip 200,000 tons from legacy network

The UK's largest telecommunications company, BT, could potentially make $2.7 billion as it recycles all the old copper in its network as it upgrades to fiber optic. The massive amount is driven by the AI boom, as data center operators require more and more copper wires for power.

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Chinese court freezes $318 million in Nexperia assets as Wingtech presses to regain control — Dutch chipmaker says seizures won't affect day-to-day operations

The total value of the frozen assets exceeds Wingtech’s entire first-half revenue, with the company reporting 1.51 billion yuan in H1 2026 sales, down more than 90% year over year.

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BlindLock hides your password manager and secure vault in a PNG image — also offers secure notes, 2FA, and a crypto address book, with optional hardware security keys

A new local‑only password manager, notes app, and secure vault that hides your secrets in an ordinary-looking .PNG image file is now available.

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CXMT reportedly begins risk production of HBM3E memory in breakthrough for Chinese DRAM production — company could be in mass production in 2027

CXMT is reportedly sampling its HBM3E memory with Alibaba Group's T-Head and Cambricon Technologies.

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Arm faces potential shareholder revolt over CEO's 'excessive' $800 million pay package — huge stock award would only be fully realised if chip designer hits $2 trillion valuation

Proxy advisers kick against Arm's proposal to approve a performance pay plan that could award CEO Rene Haas about $800 million if the chip designer reaches a $2 trillion valuation.

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Sony argues ‘reasonable consumers would not be misled’ into believing they own digital games in class action motion — PlayStation Store ‘buy’ button lawsuit may never reach a courtroom

Sony Interactive Entertainment asked a federal judge to push a proposed class action lawsuit over the PlayStation Store’s “buy” and “purchase” labels out of court and into individual arbitration.

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Linux kernel nears record 2,000 vulnerabilities per release as AI bug hunters scour 40 million lines of code — maintainers say they are 'completely overwhelmed' by CVE finds

AI-assisted bug hunting is driving Linux toward 2,000 CVEs per release, surfacing real flaws and mountains of low-priority work for overwhelmed maintainers.

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TP-Link announces its first consumer Wi-Fi 8 routers — Archer 8 Ultra preorder commences September 30, in select regions

TP-Link’s Wi-Fi 8 launch remains complicated in the US due to ongoing FCC restrictions

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