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StartupMark Engineeringhas debuted a brand-new device, an AI-powered bookmark. Named the Mark 1, the metallic slab “inspired by Bauhaus design” can track what you read, share passages with your friends, and summarize your last reading session thanks to an “ecosystem” of connected features presented as a companion application. AI is infiltrating consumer hardware, no matter where you might look. From the Humane AI Pin (whose parent company wassold to HP last week for $116 million) to news of AI models disrupting stock markets, it’s hard to disconnect from just how ubiquitous AI has become....

AMD used its branding message and advances in AI to surpass Intel in brand recognition, leveraging its advances in AI to attain 53% year-over-year brand growth since 2023. The chipmaker is ranked 41st on Kantar’sBrandZ Most Valuable Brandsreport for 2024. That places it above such big names as Intel, Texas Instruments, and Samsung. In the report’s Business Technology and Services Platforms category, AMD climbed nine places in the rankings with a brand value of $51....

Online listings for AMDRadeon RX 9060 XThave started appearing online, with the GPU showing up onAmazonand another Swiss retailer. According toVideoCardz, XFX put up two versions of the 9060 XT — a dual-fan 8 GB variant priced at $449.99 and a three-fan 16 GB version that costs $519.99. Both cards boast a boost clock of up to 3,320 MHz, slightly higher than theleaked reference specs of just 3.2 GHz. Popular hardware leakermomomo_usalso shared a screenshot from a Swiss retailer showing Acer Nitro RX 9060 XT GPUs on X....

AMD apparently plans to change its CPU naming scheme with “Ryzen AI” branding with its next generation ‘Strix Point’ processors. This information comes via an accidental Asus leak, as noticed by@harukaze5719. AMD’s upcoming high-performance Ryzen processors will not belong to theRyzen 8050 family, but will instead carry Ryzen AI branding to capitalize on the artificial intelligence frenzy. This echoes Intel’s move to alter it’sCPU branding with Core Ultra, except replace “Ultra” with “AI....

There are tons of cool things on sale thisAmazonPrime Day and3D printersare on that list. We’ve come across a pretty good sale on one of our top recommended 3D printers—theAnkerMake M5C. This printer stands out with its lack of screen, singular button and stellar performance. It usually goes for around $299 but right now it’s available for just $199. We had the opportunity to review theAnkerMake M5Clast year and were overwhelmingly pleased with our experience rating it at 4 out of 5 stars....

Learning the ins and outs of microelectronics can be a challenge in the classroom. That’s why it’s always exciting when we see new products likeArduino Alvikthat make the introductory process much more palatable to new makers. Just this week,Arduinohas unveiled the new device which aims to help teachers share the joys of programming and robotics with students of all experience levels. The Arduino Alvik is different from other devices we’ve covered in the past but also somewhat similar....

EDIT 25-05-2025 11am PT:Corrected the article to reflect that all products available in the employee shop are only sold to ASML employees, a long-standing practice. Corrected article: ASML is canceling orders for the$230 Lego kit version of its $380 million High-NA EUV machinecoming from non-ASML employees, as@jonmastersdiscovered. This limited-edition Twinscan EXE:5000 Lego Kit commemorates the world’s first High-NA EUV machine designed to build the next generation of semiconductors, and it has become a sought-after collector’s item that has apparently been inadvertently sold to numerous non-ASML employees over the last few months....

When wereviewed Asus’s ROG Azothin early 2023, we praised the 75-percent keyboard’s fantastic build quality, long battery life, useful screen and copious customization options. Today, Asus is taking everything we liked about the original Azoth and turning the volume up to 11 on it for the new ROG Azoth Extreme. Due out in Q3 for an as-yet-undetermined price, the Azoth Extreme has been designed with a lot of carbon fiber, including a carbon fiber plate that you can move higher or lower by toggling a switch on the bottom of the keyboard....

1.Quick Links2.Top AMD and Intel CPU Deals3.AMD CPU Deals4.Intel CPU Deals There are some great CPU deals on both AMD and Intel processors, so we’re rounding up the hottest sales, from low-end chips to high-end, multi-core productivity beasts, like those featured on ourbest CPUs pageor at the top of ourCPU benchmarkshierarchy. Your CPU has the most impact on your PC’s performance and is arguably the most essential component in your computer....

If you have children or pets – particularly cats – you know how much they like to touch or climb on your things, particularly your PC. The other day while I was writing an article, my five year old was sitting next to me, watching Sesame Street videos and, as is her habit, waving her feet around. All of a sudden, I saw my computer had the “shutting down” text on the screen and, within a few seconds, the power was off and the article I was writing in our CMS (and hadn’t saved yet) was gone....

One of the most horrifyingly burned graphics cards that we have seen has been featured in a components salvage video. Software developer and hobbyist graphics card repairer Patryk runs theDIY Repair HourYouTube channel, where work on this seriously charred NvidiaGeForce RTX 4070was uploaded. It is worth highlighting that this isn’t a GPU from a house fire or other external ‘act of God’ style catastrophe. The card apparently set on fire in a working PC which suffered from a power connector issue....

Beijing will increase import taxes on U.S. goods by 50% from the original 34%. TheCustoms Tariff Commission of the State Council[machine translated] said, “The U.S. escalation of tariffs on China is a mistake on top of a mistake, a serious violation of China’s legitimate rights and interests, a serious damage to the rules-based multilateral trading system, and a serious impact on the stability of the global economic order, which is a typical example of unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying....

RiVAI Technologies has launched theLingyu CPU, China’s first domestically designed high-performance RISC-V server processor. The unveiling occurred in Shenzhen, reflecting the country’s ongoing push for greater self-sufficiency in semiconductor development. The Lingyu CPU adopts a one-core, dual architecture approach, integrating 32 general-purpose computing cores (CPU) alongside eight specialized intelligent computing cores (LPU). The configuration efficiently handles tasks such as inference for open-source large language models. The architecture aims to balance processing power and energy efficiency, thereby lowering the total cost of ownership (TCO)....