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TSMC showed off its packaging tech plans at the Technology Symposium this year. The company works with two main packaging types: Advanced Packaging and System-on-Wafer. CoWoS-S started in 2016 with four HBM stacks joined to N16 compute dies on a small interposer. Today, CoWoS-S holds eight HBM...

NVIDIA just renamed its workstation cards RTX PRO. The top model packs 96 GB of GDDR7 memory with error correction. This marks the first use of 3 GB GDDR7 chips in pro graphics cards. The company puts 16 memory modules on each side of the circuit board. The Max-Q version runs at 300 watts, but...

MSI brought new server gear to the OCP EMEA Summit this week. The company showed off ORv3 servers with AMD EPYC 9005 chips at booth A19. These servers pack more parts into less space. They save power better than older models. Their design helps large data centers run faster workloads. MSI makes...

Giga Computing heads to Dublin for the OCP EMEA Summit 2025. The GIGABYTE company will show off data center gear made for large cloud systems and AI jobs. Tech leaders at the event will talk about making data centers use less power and create less heat across Europe. The group wants to spread...

Razer made new chair covers for gamers who want to protect their Iskur V2 X seats. These sleeves come with a simple two-piece design that slips over the chair parts. The soft fabric feels nice against the skin during long gaming sessions. Users can wash these covers whenever they need cleaning...

XPG just released new fast drives called MARS 980. These drives work with PCIe Gen 5 slots and can reach top speeds of up to 14,000 MB/s. They use a special 6 nm chip that makes them run better with less power. The company made these drives for gamers, tech fans, and people who need fast...

NVIDIA released a new driver update for RTX 50 cards that fixes several game problems. Players can forget about crashes when characters transform in Black Myth: Wukong or freeze after loading saves in Horizon Forbidden West. The update stops blank screens on LG monitors using DisplayPort 2.1...

GAMEMAX just rolled out a new PC case for gamers. The T20 sports glass on three sides, letting people see all their parts inside. This small case works with microATX boards placed at a 90-degree angle to help air move better through the system. The case comes with two 120 mm fans already set...

Digital Extremes wants more people to test Soulframe, their new sci-fi fantasy game. Players can gain access through April 29 at 3 PM ET by linking their Twitch account to their Soulframe account. The company describes the game as a co-op action hybrid-MMORPG with tough Soulslike fighting...

Intel moves ahead with its next chips. CEO Lip-Bu Tan shared updates about new chip-making plans. The company tests 14A chips running at 1.4nm with several customers. These chips feature better PowerDirect technology for more power to parts that need it. Intel might beat others using high-NA EUV...

A new graphics card just hit the market with an unusual feature. The Jeston GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Atlantis OC costs about $900 and releases a smell when it runs. This fragrance mixes ocean air with cherry blossom scents as the card heats up during use. The design shows off a Sakura Eye character...

Samsung Display created a new logo for its QD-OLED screens. The company filed for trademark protection as part of efforts to boost this premium display technology. The simple design features a Q letter in blue, showing OLED deep blacks. A color gradient represents the wide range of hues these...

Intel stakes its future on the new Panther Lake chips. These processors use the company's first home-made 18A process. The chip might save or sink Intel's place in the market. Its success could make or break the company's foundry business plans. Intel needs this win badly. The design mixes...

NVIDIA plans to release new graphics cards with more memory. The company aims to create RTX 5080 SUPER with 24 GB and RTX 5070 SUPER with 18 GB of GDDR7 memory. These cards would offer memory upgrades from the current RTX 5080 with 16 GB and RTX 5070 with 12 GB that came out a few months ago...

Secret recordings show Kabale officials planned to steal money through fake water projects. Two key players, water officer Patience Aharinta Twine and procurement officer Mercy Atuhaire, lost their jobs after trying to claim credit for a water system the Diocese of Kigezi had already built. The...

The first witness testified Monday against six people charged with trying to kill Transport Minister Edward Katumba Wamala and murdering his daughter and driver. Nawalu Nakatudde, 30, spoke before four judges about surviving a related shooting at Denovo Bakery where she worked. Three court...

The Vatican says the cardinals will start voting for a new Pope on May 7. They'll meet in the Sistine Chapel after nine days of funeral Masses for Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. His burial happened Saturday at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, marking the start of what Catholics...

South Sudan's second-in-command talked with the peace watchdog chief about speeding up the peace deal today. Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel Kuol sat down with Major General Yitayal Gelaw Bitew, who runs the group that checks whether everyone follows the rules. They looked at ways to agree to...

President Museveni wants free schooling for all children in government schools. He spoke Tuesday at an education event, asking teachers to focus more on science and tech studies. The president said Africa fell behind because it lacked good science knowledge, not because it needed more kings or...

Pride Microfinance changed into Pride Bank Limited after earning its Credit Institution License last November. Leaders announced this shift at Kampala Serena Hotel on Tuesday. The company grew from a small loan provider into a Tier II banking business over thirty years. Executive Director...