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AMD EPYC Venice goes huge with doubled cores and dies
AMD just dropped a server nuke that makes Intel look absolutely obsolete today. The company showed off the EPYC Venice CPU lineup at CES 2026, featuring the brand-new Zen 6 architecture. These chips utilize TSMC 2nm process technology while packing eight massive compute dies alongside dual input-output chiplets. Red Team engineers managed to cram 256 cores into the top-tier model using thirty-two cores per Zen 6C compute die. That configuration doubles the count found inside previous Zen 5C hardware. Standard versions still offer 192 cores spread across sixteen chiplets for workloads needing raw frequency over density. Measurements show the Zen 6C compute units grew to 155 square millimeters, which represents an eighty-two percent...
PC market pops late as vendors hoard memory
The PC market just pumped its last dying breath before the memory apocalypse hits. Shipments jumped nearly ten percent late last year because everyone panicked about the impending component drought. IDC reports confirm vendors scrambled to stockpile inventory before artificial intelligence datacenters devour every last scrap of DRAM. This buying frenzy drove decent annual growth, but underlying causes signal pure chaos ahead. Windows 10 losing support forced people to upgrade to expensive Windows 11 machines. Tariff scares played a minor role, yet the real nightmare involves severe shortages for SSDs and memory chips. AI companies keep buying up supply which leaves regular consumers facing insane price hikes that could stretch out for...
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus looks faster on Geekbench
Intel's latest refresh barely justifies its existence despite claiming the multi-thread performance crown. Early Geekbench data for the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus suggests the flagship chip delivers near double-digit gains in multithreaded workloads. That mild boost stems from increasing clock speeds up to 5.80 GHz while retaining the identical twenty-four core configuration seen in Arrow Lake processors. Blue team loyalists get some bragging rights because this silicon apparently beats the Ryzen 9 9950X3D in heavy computation. Benchmarks display an eleven percent gap in multi-core results against the top AMD rival, alongside a tiny single-core advantage. Gamers should probably temper excitement, though, since pure frequency bumps rarely...
Samsung eyes Exynos 2600 gains ahead of Galaxy Unpacked
Samsung stans might finally stop doomposting about chipset gaps thanks to these fresh benchmarks. The upcoming Galaxy S26 launch brings updated Exynos 2600 scores that look surprisingly decent. Early numbers for that 2nm GAA chip showed a massive disadvantage against rivals, yet fresh data indicate developers squeezed out extra power just before the big reveal. Geekbench 6 Vulkan tests expose an eight percent jump in raw graphics ability compared to older trials. Those results help narrow the performance distance against the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 to only twelve percent. It seems Samsung engineers worked hard to fix the twenty-one percent deficit seen previously. CPU clock speeds climbed by twelve percent for better multitasking...
Capcom preps Resident Evil showcase, and fans read too much
Capcom just dropped a showcase announcement that has everyone losing their collective minds. The publisher confirmed that a Resident Evil Showcase stream will happen very soon to hype up Resident Evil Requiem before release. Official site details hint at age-restricted content, leading gamers to speculate about surprise reveals beyond the main title during the brief runtime. Internet detectives see the plural phrasing about games as a clue for extra announcements. Hopes remain high for Nintendo Switch 2 ports of the Resident Evil 2 or 4 remakes since Resident Evil 7 and Village already have confirmed releases on that hardware alongside Requiem. That twelve-minute duration implies a tight schedule focused mostly on Requiem gameplay...
ARC Raiders top 12 million sales as players score free in-game gifts
Everyone apparently loves fighting robots because ARC Raiders just put up monster numbers. Nexon and Embark Studios confirmed the extraction shooter moved over 12.4 million units since dropping last October. Those stats back up data from Alinea Analytics, while player counts peaked near a million simultaneous users recently. The hype train clearly kept rolling despite people complaining about weird AI voice acting. Developers decided to hand out a free cosmetic item to celebrate the massive payday. Anyone who logged in before midnight CET today gets a Gilded Pickaxe Raider Tool added to their inventory. It serves as a small bribe for sticking around through the early live service growing pains. Nexon boss Junghun Lee bragged that...
Galaxy S26 Ultra to outsell others six to one at launch
Samsung is betting the whole farm on their giant, expensive phone again. The Korean giant plans to drop the Galaxy S26 series later this quarter while prioritizing the Ultra model above everything else. Reports indicate the top-tier device sees an initial run of 3.6 million units, completely dwarfing standard versions. This discrepancy shows exactly where the corporation expects to make real cash. The lineup technically includes a Galaxy S26+, but it feels like a total afterthought. It apparently exists mainly to fill the void left after management killed the Edge variant late last year. That experimental sleek phone flopped hard sales-wise, forcing engineers to scramble and develop a safe 6.66-inch replacement just to keep the release...
Jailed rapist stabs guard, steals uniform in court escape try
Stealing a guard’s uniform after stabbing him is absolutely unhinged behavior. Itai Madhongo tried this exact move at Harare Magistrates Court on Tuesday. He attacked a corrections officer, slicing his face and neck with a sharp object, then stripped the victim naked to wear the uniform. The plan involved walking out unnoticed, but security teams shut that down immediately. ZPCS mobilized its SWAT unit and canine teams instantly to hunt him down. Officials claim they found Madhongo hiding under sewer drain pipes, though a prosecutor said he was actually cowering behind wooden panels near the offices. The escapee apparently held keys likely snatched from the injured guard during the struggle. This guy already serves decades for robbery...
Kamwendo returns to CAPS United as coach and head of development
CAPS United finally made a decent move by hiring Joseph Kamwendo to fix their mess. The Malawi icon confirmed he secured a spot on the technical bench just before the season started. He takes over as head of development while doubling as the second assistant for the main squad. Management seemingly wants to fix the team structure before the kickoff happens. Kamwendo told reporters he feels hyped about working under Takesure Chiragwi since they kicked a ball together back in the day. The setup places him right in the mix of things, handling both the future talent pipeline and immediate first-team duties. It definitely helps having a familiar face running the show at the top. This return hits hard for the 2005 Soccer Star of the Year...
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