US mulling ban on key Chinese networking tech in data center component crackdown — White House wants to impose restrictions in 2026, China says it will respond

“Transceivers definitely ⁠pose a risk,” AI policy expert Divyansh Kaushik of advisory firm Beacon Global Strategies told the publication. “As the data center buildout scales up, you want to make sure the ​data center sup…

Iran suspected of conducting cyberattacks on US water suppliers in 45 municipalities — small towns mostly targeted, with utilities switching to manual control

Wars have always been fought on land and on sea, and more recently, in the air and in space. But as the internet has become indispensable for society, cyberspace has quickly become a fifth domain that states must protect…

16GB GPUs and 8-core CPUs officially become the most popular configs on Steam — Latest hardware survey shows modern gaming’s growing hunger for more resources

Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he\u2019s not working, you\u2019ll find him bendin…

Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are no

“Our top priority is to protect Texans’ safety and quality of life,” Gov. Abbott wrote in his statement. “Any project that fails to comply with the requirements set forth by the PUCT and ERCOT, and by state law, must be …

AMD doubles data center revenue year over year, but gaming revenue plunged by 31% — CEO Lisa Su says prices have ‘weighed on’ consumer demand but is ‘optimistic

Surprisingly, AMD also says it expected “strong” double-digit growth in its embedded business, which has traditionally represented the smallest slice of AMD’s revenue pie. In Q2, embedded revenue was $977 million, which …

16GB GPUs and 8-core CPUs officially become the most popular configs on Steam — Latest hardware survey shows modern gaming’s growing hunger for more resources

Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he\u2019s not working, you\u2019ll find him bendin…