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In what U.S. prosecutors are calling the first case of its kind, a pair of brothers have been charged with stealing $25 million worth ofcryptocurrencyin just 12 seconds. They’re now charged with wire fraud and money laundering for the April 2023 heist. Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, and James Peraire-Bueno, 28, were reportedly educated at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)in mathematics and computer science. Using the skills they learned at MIT,prosecutors say the duofound a way to exploit the Ethereum transaction validation process....

China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao recently voiced serious concerns to U.S. Commerce SecretaryGina Raimondoregarding the American-imposed restrictions on the export of advanced lithography machines to China. The telephone conversation not only highlightedthe deepening tensionsbetween the U.S. and China over semiconductor technology exports to China, but also included other issues, such as the development of artificial intelligence technologies and the balance between nationalsecurityand economic cooperation, reportsReuters. Wang Wentao’s main concern was centered around the U....

AsBeijing blocks American silicon like AMD and Intel from government use, Chinese chipmaker Phytium reported selling over 10 million Feiteng series processors. Taiwanese media outletIT Home(machine translated) said that most of these chips are used in key national projects and industries and can be found anywhere from cloud servers to terminals used by end users. Despite being put on the U.S. entity list, meaning Phytium cannot legally import and use American-made components, it was still able todevelop and build advanced chip solutions....

We’re now on our second official day ofComputex2025 coverage, and there is still plenty of exciting hardware news to share. Also, check out ourDay ZeroandDay Onecover, and keep track of our dedicatedComputex 2025 hub. AMD Unleashes Its Performance Might with New Radeon and Threadripper Chips With Jensen Huang’s keynote earlier this week, Nvidia had its day in the limelight, but AMD is now in the driver’s seat with some pertinent hardware announcements....

Cooler Masterjust released a new line of CryoFuze 5 ‘AI Thermal Paste’ that comes in six different colors. The company uses zinc oxide and aluminum powder to make the colorful thermal paste, while also claiming that it uses ‘nano-molecular technology’ to deliver stable performance.While the added colors are likely just a gimmick or for creators filming their PC builds, the bigger claim here is the thermal paste’s performance and stability across a wide range of temperatures....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold delivers reliable, efficient power in a compact SFX form factor with solid electrical performance. However, its high fan noise and thermal limitations at peak loads may be concerning for users seeking quiet, heavy-duty operation. Despite these drawbacks, it remains a viable option for smaller systems not requiring extreme power demands Compact SFX form factor ATX 3.0 compliant Excellent voltage regulation Solid ripple suppression...

A popular Airbnb host has been forced to implement a bizarre new rule when renting her house to guests: no crypto-mining. The change came after guests amassed a $1,500 electric bill during their stay. The guests were seen hauling out at least ten computers and also set up an improvised electric vehicle charging station. After the experience, the property owner, Ashley, took toher TikTok channelto explain “the weirdest Airbnb rule I had to implement as a host....

Developer and maker LeoDJ has shared his design for a Framework laptop expansion card that will surely gain wide appreciation among owners of the modular PC. TheDongleHider+can fit up to three dongles inside and offers an outward-facing USB Type-A connector.Using this card does take a bit of DIY muscle, as it’s not for sale. To hide your Logitech Unifying dongle-sized device successfully, its outer casing needs to be removed. LeoDJ didn’t like the Bluetooth latency of hiswireless mouse, so they wanted to keep the Logitech Unifying dongle permanently plugged into his laptop without spoiling the device’s clean lines....

Linking is an effective way to calculate data across multiple workbooks. However, establishing such links may affect your data. Modifying or deleting a linked workbook will drastically change the data on other workbooks. If you’ve landed on this article, you probably understand what we’re talking about. You understand linking and want to get rid of it but wait, Break Link is doing nothing to de-establish the link! If you received a “We cannot update some of the links in your workbook right now” alert, your workbook isn’t completely de-linked....

Finland has stopped and boarded a ship suspected of causingdamage to the Estlink 2 undersea power cableand three other internet lines on Christmas Day. The Cook Islands-registered oil tanker, called Eagle S, is owned by Caravella LLCFZ, which is based in the United Arab Emirates, and is apparently the only vessel that the company owns. At the time of the stop,the Financial Timessaid that the ship was carrying oil from Russia to Egypt and that public records placed it over the damaged cable during the time of the outage....

If there ever was a PC gamer equivalent of the ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ story, it doesn’t get any better than what Reddit user ‘Siezo’ had to say in thePCMR subreddit. The Redditor, who works as a garbage truck driver, found a functioning gaming PC with a 32-coreAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970Xthat originally debuted at $1,999, a stack of 32GB DDR4 RAM, and anNvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. All it needed was to be rescued and given some love, a PSU, a storage drive, and a good cleaning with isopropyl alcohol....

I can’t be in this boat alone when it comes to picking up gaming headsets for the kids. They seem to go through them so quickly with the rough and tumble of young-person gaming that I begrudge spending too much money on something that will probably get some harsh treatment. So how about this awesome deal on theHyperX CloudX Stinger Core wired gaming headset from HyperX for only $17? Currently available on a flash sale with a combined coupon code, you can save over 50% on this gaming headset from HyperX....

One issue with the U.S. semiconductor industry is the lack of qualified talent, with SIA predicting that theshortfall could be as high as 67,000. While the U.S. government has programs to support the industry (including the CHIPS Act, of course), programs that support education and talent growth within the industry have not exactly been widespread and successful. GlobalFoundries is here to help, accordingto Business Insider. In May, GlobalFoundries introduced a student loan relief program to help retain and attract workers....