Latest articles by Hope Corrigan
Here are all the partners Intel announced at its 2025 Foundry Direct Connect event but big new customers are notably absent
News How many have you heard of before?
Intel outlines new Foundry roadmap with strong AI focus for new nodes
News AI computing is set to stay a focus until 2028
Intel introduces its newest employee, Chip the robotic inspector, just after announcing mass human layoffs
News What's that Chip? Little Timmy has fallen down a well?
Bitcoin mining now just totes unprofitable, costing over $137,000 to mine just one BTC in the US and near $200,000 per coin in Germany
News With coins pricing at around $90,000 the math just doesn't add up.
Intel says reports of 20k redundancies 'inaccurate' and states previous early retirement options robbed them of valuable experience
News It's still a very scary week to be an Intel employee.
Taiwan to drop new law restricting TSMC from allowing foreign fabs to produce leading edge nodes after company's $100 billion investment in US facilities
News The law's designed to keep other countries one node behind Taiwan at all times.
Making your own upgraded GameBoy PCB is almost as easy as making a grilled cheese sandwich
news "The result may not be perfect, but it is far better than just 'working'.”
I never thought I'd want a '90s PDA but this little DIY project has totally changed my mind
news The '90s called, they want their transparent DIY PDA back, but I certainly won't be giving it to them.
Google Messages now uses AI to blur unsolicited nude pics then offers the sender a friendly reminder not to send them in the first place
news Remember everyone, naked pictures sent to others could be leaked at any time, so it's important to make them really good ones.
Best microphone for gaming in 2025: from streaming to podcast mics, these are my top picks
Mouth Noises Make your voice heard with the best microphones for streaming and gaming.
AI becoming increasingly central to China's education reform with plans to bring AI into classes soon
news Using AI to these ends will help "cultivate the basic abilities of teachers and students."
Gather around children, let me spin you the tale of NLRB whistleblower vs Musk's DOGE. It has government espionage, a billionaire megalomaniac, Russian hackers, coverup conspiracies, and even blackmail by drone
news Whistleblower claims to have seen Russian login attempts with correct credentials commenced minutes after DOGE accounts were used.
Teeny tiny, almost wearable brain-computer interface gets 'closer to the source of the signals' by fitting between hair follicles and only lasts between six and 12 hours
news Walk, run, wave your arms about, all while scrolling online.
Quick, get in the DeLorean, we've got to go back. A new renewable powered battery made of radioactive waste product just dropped, and someone's gotta tell Doc Brown it's uranium, not plutonium
news Great Scott, this battery is going to be heavy.
Robots lose embarrassingly to inferior meatbag humans in a first of its kind half-marathon race
news "The robots are running very well, very stable … I feel I’m witnessing the evolution of robots and AI."
Asus announces specs and price for its 2025 TUF A14 gaming laptop and do my eyes deceive me or is this a good deal?
news We loved 2024's A14 and these could be just the step up we're looking for.
Looks like PCIe 5.0 WD Black SSDs are hopefully definitely maybe possibly on the way, at long last
news We've got whispers of rumours and taken down listings, all with those big WD letters on the side.
Corsair's custom shop Drop announces possibly the best thing to come out of Starfield
news The collab focusses on the very customisable CSTM80 ten-keyless mechanical board, but that means you can get most of it separately too.
Cherry's new MX Northern Light is its 'most refined linear switch to date' and a 'love letter to the keyboard community'
news The company is aiming to deliver the smoothest linear switch in town.
One of our favourite last-gen handheld PCs is getting a Ryzen AI HX 370 upgrade and a native landscape display
news The Kickstarter page has closed leading up to launch.
Android phones will reboot after 3 days of inactivity in new security update, but don't worry, this is a good thing. Just make sure you know your PIN
news Make sure your loved ones know theirs too.
Nintendo take first Japanese Switch modder to court, resulting fine is 400,000% less than the one given to Gary Bowser
news "I was curious if people would think I was great for selling modified machines."
Researchers develop Graphene Oxide membrane that could be used to create 'forever chemical'-busting water filter. Yes, another funky use for the wonder material
news "This breakthrough in PFAS filtration has the potential to revolutionise how PFAS contamination is managed globally."
