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Market slumps as OpenAI reportedly misses internal targets for active users and revenue — Nvidia, Oracle, AMD, and CoreWeave shares all tremble on the news

Market slumps as OpenAI reportedly misses internal targets for active users and revenue — Nvidia, Oracle, AMD, and CoreWeave shares all tremble on the news

💡 Verdict: OpenAI's reported failure to meet internal active user and revenue targets has triggered a tech market slump, negatively impacting shares of major partners like Nvidia, AMD, and Oracle. Check Price: OpenAI ⚡ Quick Hits * OpenAI reportedly missed its internal benchmarks for both active users and revenue growth. * The

You can now 3D print your own Noctua fans and accessories — CAD files available as free downloads for Noctua's top-rated products

You can now 3D print your own Noctua fans and accessories — CAD files available as free downloads for Noctua's top-rated products

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * Noctua is providing completely free CAD downloads for their premium cooling products. * PC builders can now 3D print custom fans, spacers, and mounting brackets on demand. * This is a massive win for the DIY maker space and custom PC

Complex that supplies 70% of global critical PCB base targeted in Iranian strike — attack could fracture the already disrupted electronics supply chain

Complex that supplies 70% of global critical PCB base targeted in Iranian strike — attack could fracture the already disrupted electronics supply chain

💡 Verdict: An Iranian strike on a critical manufacturing complex threatens 70% of the global supply of PCB base materials, risking severe disruptions to the worldwide electronics supply chain. Check Price: PCB Base Materials ⚡ Quick Hits * A targeted strike in Iran has hit a complex supplying 70% of the world'

Chernobyl virus turned 27 today, and it could brick your PC in ways modern malware can't by overwriting BIOS firmware

Chernobyl virus turned 27 today, and it could brick your PC in ways modern malware can't by overwriting BIOS firmware

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * The infamous Chernobyl (CIH) virus recently turned 27 years old. * Unlike most modern malware, it rendered hardware completely useless by destroying BIOS firmware. * Preserved retro computing artifacts, like old Windows 1 brochures, remind us of how vulnerable early operating

RTX 4090 sent for repair is a sophisticated fake with laser-etched VRAM and core, 'This is the best scam I've ever seen' — Scammers pulled a factory-level job to sell a dud to unsuspecting customer

RTX 4090 sent for repair is a sophisticated fake with laser-etched VRAM and core, 'This is the best scam I've ever seen' — Scammers pulled a factory-level job to sell a dud to unsuspecting customer

💡 Verdict: A highly sophisticated counterfeit Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, featuring factory-level laser-etched VRAM and cores, was recently discovered when an unsuspecting customer sent the dud in for repairs. Check Price: RTX 4090 ⚡ Quick Hits * Scammers are using advanced laser-etching to fake RTX 4090 cores and VRAM chips.

Microsoft will allow users to indefinitely pause updates in Windows 11 — first change in over a decade to the mandatory update policy

Microsoft will allow users to indefinitely pause updates in Windows 11 — first change in over a decade to the mandatory update policy

💡 Verdict: Microsoft is officially reversing a decade-old policy by finally allowing Windows 11 users to indefinitely pause mandatory system updates. Check Price: Windows 11 ⚡ Quick Hits * Users will soon have the ability to pause Windows 11 updates indefinitely. * This marks the first reversal of Microsoft's mandatory update

Intel's upcoming Xeon 7 "Diamond Rapids" server CPUs reportedly delayed to 2027 — Next-gen Coral Rapids lineup lands 2028 but can be accelerated, according to new leak

Intel's upcoming Xeon 7 "Diamond Rapids" server CPUs reportedly delayed to 2027 — Next-gen Coral Rapids lineup lands 2028 but can be accelerated, according to new leak

💡 Verdict: A recent leak indicates that Intel's next-generation Xeon 7 "Diamond Rapids" server CPUs have been delayed until 2027, with the subsequent "Coral Rapids" chips expected in 2028. Check Price: Xeon 7 ⚡ Quick Hits * Launch Delayed: Intel's highly anticipated Xeon 7