From ExtremeTech: The silicon wars are heating up. Earlier this year, TSMC announced that it would increase its capital expenditures for the year to $28 billion, up from $18.17 billion in 2020. Now the company is promising to spend $100 billion over the next three years. If we assume the funds will...

From The Verge: If you missed your chance to win the actual Xbox Series X refrigerator born from memes making fun of the console’s fridge-like look, I have some good news for you: there may be another way to get your hands on a Series X-shaped cooling appliance in the future.

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From Tom's Hardware: The latest rumor coming out of China is that Nvidia is supplying its partners with more Turing silicon to deliver more GeForce GTX 1650 graphics cards to the market. The report specificially mentions mainland China, so it's uncertain if Nvidia is doing this on a global scale...

From CRN: Intel said it’s gaining traction with its program for verifying and optimizing data center solutions for various workloads that can help partners save a significant amount of time and close server deals faster.

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker highlighted the progress and benefits...

From PC Mag: If imitation is the highest form of flattery, TikTok must be tickled pink. Instagram this week co-opted yet another of the video-sharing app's features, introducing Remix for Reels.

"Now you can use the Remix feature in Reels to create your own reel next to one that already exists,"...

From The Verge: Twitter is adding stickers to its ephemeral, Snapchat Stories-like Fleets, the social media company announced on Wednesday. Stickers are available for users on both Android and iOS.

When you’re making a Fleet, you’ll be able to add stickers by tapping the smiley face icon on the...

From CNET: Microsoft officially put the Cortana app for iOS and Android out to pasture on Wednesday, announcing the end of support for the mobile apps, effective immediately. Reminders and lists created by Cortana users will no longer be accessible through the mobile app, but they still can be used...

From ASUS Press Release: Today, ASUS released firmware updates for over 180 of its desktop motherboards, as well as video BIOS (VBIOS) updates for its NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs, to unlock the exciting Resizable BAR feature on compatible systems. Resizable BAR, a feature of the PCI Express...

From The Verge: Microsoft has started testing a new version of its Edge browser on Xbox consoles. The software giant provided access to the Chromium version of Edge to Xbox Insiders earlier this month, offering an early look at the improved browsing capabilities coming to the Xbox One and Xbox...

From PC Mag: YouTube is running a new experiment that hides the dislike count on videos, effectively rendering it useless as a gauge for viewers as to how much others don't like a video.

A tweet from the official YouTube account explains that, "In response to creator feedback around well-being and...