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Intel joins Elon Musk's TeraFab project — 'Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla to help refactor silicon fab technology'

Intel joins Elon Musk's TeraFab project — 'Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla to help refactor silicon fab technology'

💡 Verdict: Intel has officially teamed up with Elon Musk's SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla on the ambitious TeraFab project to revolutionize silicon fabrication technology. Check Price: TeraFab Project ⚡ Quick Hits * Intel joins forces with Elon Musk's tech ecosystem, including SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla. * The TeraFab initiative specifically
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Electronics enthusiast begins breadboard-based Intel 386 system build — a large step up from their previous PC-XT and PC-AT breadboard projects

Electronics enthusiast begins breadboard-based Intel 386 system build — a large step up from their previous PC-XT and PC-AT breadboard projects

💡 Verdict: A dedicated hardware enthusiast is pushing the limits of DIY electronics by building a complete Intel 386 PC from scratch using only breadboards. Check Price: Intel 386 ⚡ Quick Hits * An ambitious maker is constructing a functional Intel 386 computer entirely on breadboards. * This new 32-bit system represents a
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Intel's OEM-only Bartlett Lake CPU modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboard beats AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D in Cinebench multi-core test — Core 9 273QPE has 12 cores, 24 threads, and hits 5.4GHz

Intel's OEM-only Bartlett Lake CPU modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboard beats AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D in Cinebench multi-core test — Core 9 273QPE has 12 cores, 24 threads, and hits 5.4GHz

💡 Verdict: An OEM-only Intel Bartlett Lake CPU has been successfully modded to work on a consumer Z790 motherboard, impressively outperforming AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D in multi-core benchmarks. Check Price: Core 9 273QPE ⚡ Quick Hits * Packs heavy-hitting specs with 12 cores, 24 threads, and a 5.
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Investors push Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to disclose data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen resolutions ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings

Investors push Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to disclose data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen resolutions ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings

💡 Verdict: Investors are officially demanding that major tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google publicly disclose the massive power and water consumption of their rapidly expanding data centers. Check Price: Cloud Data Centers ⚡ Quick Hits * Over a dozen new resolutions demand strict environmental transparency from tech giants. * Amazon, Microsoft, and
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Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center

Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center

💡 Verdict: Geopolitical tensions have escalated in the AI sector as Iran released a video threatening the complete destruction of OpenAI's planned $30 billion Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi. Check Price: Stargate AI ⚡ Quick Hits * Iran has publicly threatened the "complete and utter annihilation" of
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UK confirms drone-killing DragonFire laser weapon for Royal Navy destroyers by 2027 —laser downs 400mph high‑speed drones, costs $13 per shot

UK confirms drone-killing DragonFire laser weapon for Royal Navy destroyers by 2027 —laser downs 400mph high‑speed drones, costs $13 per shot

💡 Verdict: The UK Royal Navy will deploy the highly cost-effective, drone-destroying DragonFire laser weapon on its destroyers by 2027, boasting an incredible operating cost of just $13 per shot. Check Price: DragonFire ⚡ Quick Hits * Scheduled for deployment on UK Royal Navy destroyers by 2027. * Capable of tracking and