AI data-centre buildout pushes copper toward shortages, analysts warn — only 70% of 2035 demand could be met, 2025 deficit thought to be 304,000 tonnes

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AI data-centre buildout pushes copper toward shortages, analysts warn — only 70% of 2035 demand could be met, 2025 deficit thought to be 304,000 tonnes

Record demand from hyperscale campuses and grid expansion is colliding with slower mine output.

Helldivers 2 install size slashed from 154GB to just 23GB — 85% reduction accomplished by de-duplicating game data, an optimization for older mechanical hard drives

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Helldivers 2 devs slash install size from 154GB to 23GB, thanks to the help of PC port veterans — ditching HDD optimization, 85% size reduction accomplished by de-duplicating game data

PC players can now opt into a slim version that’s 85% smaller.

Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure — cache wipe turns into mass deletion event as agent apologizes: “I am absolutely devastated to hear this. I cannot express how sorry I am"

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The user even made a screen recording to document his troubles

Enthusiast modder creates the smallest-ever PlayStation using genuine chips for console's 31st anniversary — redesigned PCB is less than a quarter size of the already dinky PS One revision

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Enthusiast modder creates the smallest-ever PlayStation using genuine chips for console

The original Sony PlayStation made big 3D waves when it was released on this day in 1994.

Reviewer records first drop in overall brightness after 21 months of burning in his QD-OLED monitor — but the 2% decrease isn't likely to be noticeable

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Reviewer records first drop in overall brightness after 21 months of burning in his QD-OLED monitor — but the 2% decrease isn

The burn-in artifacts, on the other hand...

Linux usage hits an all-time high in Steam Hardware Survey—and AMD processors continue their march against Intel

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Linux usage hits an all-time high in Steam Hardware Survey—and AMD processors continue their march against Intel

WIndows 11 seems to be good at making enemies.

New rumor suggests 8GB Radeons could get $20 price hikes, 16GB $40 — rising GDDR6 spot prices add fuel to the GPU pricing fire

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New rumor suggests 8GB Radeons could get $20 price hikes, 16GB $40 — rising GDDR6 spot prices add fuel to the GPU pricing fire

But exact price increases, should they come to pass, remain unconfirmed.

GPU prices are threatening to climb, but at least tariffs won't make it worse - 25% import tax on Chinese-made electronics suspended once again

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GPU prices are threatening to climb, but at least tariffs won

Other pricing pressures loom, but at least tariffs won

Get a free X870 motherboard and Corsair H115i RGB cooler with a 32GB kit of RAM — avoid high DDR5 prices with $380 worth of free gear

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Get a free X870 motherboard and Corsair H115i RGB cooler with 32GB of DDR5

This bundle includes 32GB of DDR5 memory, and X870 motherboard, and a 280mm AIO for the same price as a kit of 32GB memory alone.

HBM undergoes major architectural shakeup as TSMC and GUC detail HBM4, HBM4E and C-HBM4E — 3nm base dies to enable 2.5x performance boost with speeds of up to 12.8GT/s by 2027

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HBM undergoes major architectural shakeup as TSMC and GUC detail HBM4, HBM4E and C-HBM4E — 3nm base dies to enable 2.5x performance boost with speeds of up to 12.8GT/s by 2027

HBM memory evolves with demand.