AMD Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 CPU sales are tiny compared to Zen 3
Despite the discounts
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Supermicro shares almost doubled in 2022, defying a pessimistic year for tech
The server maker had the best 2022 stock performance of all billion-dollar US tech companies
"Lifetime value" is US technology companies' new mantra
Squeezing more money from fewer customers over time
Falling demand for hardware hits TSMC as Nvidia, AMD, others slash orders
Economic downturn finally catches up to TSMC
Small nuclear reactors could solve data centers' sustainable power problem
Less refuelling but more waste than standard reactors
Forward-looking: Data centers have become a massive industry, but many of them aren't very environmentally friendly due to their huge power demands, which are often met through the burning of fossil fuels. One proposed answer to this problem is for the facilities to use their own sustainable power sources in the form of miniature nuclear reactors.
New York becomes first state to sign right-to-repair legislation, but some R2R advocates are not impressed
Last minute changes made the law only applicable to devices made after the law takes effect next year
Desktop graphics card sales reach lowest point since 2005
Nvidia increases dedicated GPU market share to 86 percent
Declining VR headset sales could spell bad news for the metaverse
Should Meta be concerned?
TSMC set to begin mass production of 3nm chips
Apple to get first dibs on 2023 TSMC 3nm wafers
Chip inventories have overgrown as consumer demand continues to decline
Companies are hoping this will subside by the end of 2023
TechnicalSides's top gaming stories of 2022: You can still play Doom on just about anything
Ray tracing hit its stride in 2022, but should be used sparingly
Huawei patents EUV lithography tools used to make <10nm chips
Another step towards technological self-sufficiency
Meta agrees to $725 million settlement in Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit
The largest settlement ever achieved in a data privacy class action
The European Commission is investigating Broadcom's acquisition of VMware
The $61B deal could hinder competition in the lucrative server market
Three-quarters of public comments want Microsoft to take over Activision Blizzard
In the UK, at least
In brief: It's no secret that Sony is vehemently against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but how does the public feel about it? About three-quarters of people in the UK who commented on the merger are in favor of the Redmond firm buying the gaming giant.
Microsoft's next major acquisition could be Netflix
Microsoft could offer a mega bundle of games and video content
In brief: Microsoft's next acquisition could be its largest to date, and we're not talking about Activision Blizzard. In a recent financial commentary piece, Reuters argues that Microsoft's next major target could be Netflix, and they make some compelling points.
Report suggests China's Covid outbreaks could impact upcoming PC hardware launches
Relaxing strict Covid policies could affect manufacturing in China
Atari suspends VCS manufacturing contracts, likely signaling the end of its short life
Atari's VCS could be headed for an early grave
Huawei is closing its enterprise business unit in Russia
Over fears of being hit with more sanctions
Russia can't obtain its 'domestic' CPUs from foreign manufacturers
Producers of Elbrus and Baikal chips are refusing to ship them
Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle FTC complaints regarding Fortnite
Epic wants to move forward
Elon Musk's poll asks users if he should step down as Twitter CEO, 57.5% vote yes
Was the decision already made?
John Carmack steps out of Meta's VR mess
Facebook's parent company is in self-sabotaging mode
How did TSMC get so good?
There is no simple answer, but we think there are a few factors that really stand out...