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TSMC just dropped a casual fifty billion to build a 1.4nm megafab. The Taiwanese chip giant is accelerating construction on a new plant in the Central Taiwan Science Park, an enormous investment targeting mass production of its most advanced node by 2028. This aggressive push follows their...

Riot's League of Legends fighter finally has a full launch date. The company, via a briefly posted trailer, confirmed its long-in-development project 2XKO is moving from early access to a complete release on PC and consoles. The game is a two-versus-two tag-team brawler pulling its roster from...

ASRock is unloading a ridiculous number of new PC parts at the big show next year. The company's planned showcase includes a full debut of its first-ever AIO liquid coolers across six different product lines, like Taichi and Phantom Gaming, promising quiet operation and a six-year warranty. They...

A Chinese company just dropped a dirt-cheap AM5 motherboard for under seventy bucks. The manufacturer JGINYUE unveiled two new models, the black B850M Aurora-B and the white B650EM Aurora, both priced around seventy dollars in China. These boards support the full range of AMD Ryzen processors on...

Brace for GPU sticker shock, with flagships possibly hitting five grand. New reports from industry sources, including Korean outlets, indicate NVIDIA and AMD are planning a series of price increases starting early next year. These hikes will target their current top-tier cards, specifically...

DRAM shortages are about to kneecap the whole laptop market. That's the word from analysts at TrendForce, who just slashed their 2026 shipment forecast because companies can't get enough memory chips. They now predict a 5.4 percent drop in global notebook shipments, down to about 173 million...

Looks like MSI might be bringing back the Lightning cards. This buzz comes from a teaser image posted on the company's social media, featuring a forecast for lightning right before a major tech event begins. The graphic hints at a return of the high-end Lightning series for the next generation...

Another melted power cable, what a surprise. A Reddit user posted about their Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ graphics card frying its power connector after almost a year of use, sharing pictures of the burnt 12V-2x6 adapter cable. The system started crashing unexpectedly, leading to an...

A tech giant might double down on old motherboard tech. Rumor suggests ASUS will boost production of DDR4 motherboards early next year, focusing on AMD's AM4 platform like B550 and A520 boards, plus some Intel models such as B760M and H610M-G. This plan, reportedly targeting online sales...

Another reverb plugin wants to fake a whole recording studio. Vexon Audio released Mirra, a hybrid convolution tool that mixes microphone and room impulse responses to simulate real sessions. It lets users blend mic character with spaces from small rooms to large halls, and even load their own...

A music software company just dropped four new brass instruments. Vienna Symphonic Library added Single Packs for a Wagner Tuba, a Contrabass Trombone, an Euphonium, and a Contrabass Tuba to their Synchron Special Brass series. These virtual instruments, recorded at their large Synchron Stage...

A major rights activist just got locked up before the vote. Police in Uganda confirmed the detention of Sarah Bireete, a prominent lawyer and head of the Centre for Constitutional Governance, ahead of the general election. Authorities stated she is in custody and will face court without...

A Kennedy family tragedy strikes again. Tatiana Schlossberg, a climate journalist and granddaughter of former president John F Kennedy, has died at thirty-five after battling an aggressive form of leukemia. Her family announced the death through a foundation social media post. She revealed her...

Singer Makhadzi got banged up in a highway crash. The award-winning artist was hospitalized after a car accident while driving from Limpopo to Johannesburg. Her management team at Makhadzi Entertainment confirmed she is under medical care with a stable condition. They asked for privacy for the...

A giant new stone crushing plant just fired up near the capital. Berry Tech Construction installed a high-capacity aggregate processing facility along Bulawayo Road near Snake Park, capable of making a million tonnes of quarry stone and six hundred thousand tonnes of washed sand each year...

An old sewer system is getting a major overhaul. Chitungwiza Municipality plans to keep fixing broken sewer lines in the new year, prioritizing over seven kilometers of pipes starting with the Upper Seke outfall, according to council spokesperson Tafadzwa Kachiko. The work follows progress on...

A baby was snatched after a social media scam. Police in Bulawayo are searching for an unknown person who kidnapped a four-month-old infant from a home in New Parklands. Provincial spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele said the child's mother was tricked by a WhatsApp group named Idale...

Vendors are getting a new storage spot for their stuff. A cloakroom is being built across from Mupedzanhamo market in Mbare for the sellers inside to leave their goods overnight. The project was confirmed by the local SME committee chairperson, Councillor Denford Ngadziore, who said it will...

A retired general gets named a national hero. Acting President Kembo Mohadi confirmed the national hero status for Brigadier General Mathias Tizirai Ngarava after his death, calling him a disciplined soldier who fought for Zimbabwe's independence. Officials, including Minister Jenfan Muswere...

Cops are promising a major crackdown on New Year's chaos. Police in Bulawayo, alongside other groups, are telling everyone to celebrate responsibly, with heightened security operations planned. Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele specifically called out dangerous driving...