From Tom's Hardware: While most people enjoy PCs that are powered by SSDs, mechanical hard drives are still king in the datacenter. When these drives reach the end of their useful lives, they are usually shredded, and the key materials they’re made of – including several rare earth elements (REE) –...

From PC Mag: Tesla is inflating odometer numbers to avoid paying for under-warranty repairs, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in California.

Plaintiff Nyree Hinton argues that odometers rely on "predictive algorithms, energy consumption metrics, and driver behavior multipliers that...

From ExtremeTech: At long last, HBM4 is officially here—at least as a specification. The JEDEC released Standard 270-4, supplying high bandwidth memory (HBM) makers with a complete specification for what will likely be a massively lucrative product for the usual suspects: Micron, Samsung, and SK...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR (Nasdaq:CRSR), a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-performance gear and technology for gamers, content creators, and PC enthusiasts, is proud to launch the VOID WIRELESS v2 Gaming Headset, the latest high-performance headset in the award-winning...

From TechCrunch: A federal judge has found that Google violated antitrust laws by “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in the advertising technology market, rounding out a two-year saga after the U.S. and eight states filed its initial complaints against the Alphabet-owned company...

From Tom's Hardware: Malaysia has become a major importer of computing systems and computer parts, such as CPUs and GPUs used for AI, from Taiwan in recent quarters, coinciding with restrictions imposed by the U.S. government on shipments of advanced GPUs for AI and HPC to Chinese entities. The...

From PC Mag: If you shop on Temu and Shein, expect to pay more soon. In response to Trump's tariffs, both Chinese e-commerce providers plan to raise prices effective Friday, April 25.

The price hikes, announced by Temu and Shein in similar notices, come after President Trump said he would axe the...

From Tom's Hardware: Global increases in carbon emissions are allegedly becoming a growing concern surrounding AI development. A report from Blocks and Files reveals that Seagate investigated three of the most popular data storage solutions based on carbon emission output. Out of the three options...

From TechCrunch: A Florida draft bill that would require social media companies to provide encryption backdoors for law enforcement officials to access user accounts has cleared a key legislative hurdle, and will now advance to the state’s Senate floor for a vote.

Florida lawmakers unanimously...