The Verge
PC Makers Rediscover Decade-Old RAM, Call It a Feature
Intel and AMD are bringing back DDR4 support because DDR5 now costs more than your rent, and apparently nostalgia is cheaper than innovation.
2026-10-09
The Verge
2026-10-06
The Hill
Trump Announces Taxpayers Now Proud Part-Owners of Submarine Shipyard, Whether They Asked or Not
Taxpayers get 40 percent of a Maryland submarine shipyard, because apparently the government is now also a private equity firm with torpedoes.
2026-10-05
The Verge
Google Admits Not Every Android App Runs Great on Intel Googlebooks, Which It Knew All Along
Google waited until launch day to admit that some Android apps might not run smoothly on Intel-based Googlebooks, because why spoil the surprise?
2026-09-02
The Verge
Acer's New Laptop Is Nearly a Pound Lighter Than MacBook Air, Borrows a Name From Razer
Acer unveils the Swift Blade 14 and Swift Air 16, where thinness is the new battleground and names are borrowed from Razer - because why not?
2026-07-19
ZDNet
Laptop Shopping Guide: 5 Features Worth Your Cash (and 3 That Are Just Fancy Gimmicks)
A laptop-shopping survival guide: which upgrades are worth your hard-earned cash and which are just fancy ways to separate you from it.
2026-05-31
ScienceDaily
Engineers Build a Tiny Silicon Skyscraper, Extend Moore's Law by Going Vertical
University of Illinois engineers stack silicon like pancakes at low temps, achieving 98-100% yields and extending Moore's Law by building skyscrapers instead of bungalows.
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