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How to use Plex and a spare computer to build a streaming movie service
Build your own streaming service all from the comfort of your own home. You only need a spare PC and a few hours to serve media across your home....
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LG says it’s launching the world’s lightest 17-inch RTX laptop — also announces 16-inch ultra-portable laptop with 'dual-AI' functionality
LG announced a 17-inch laptop that fits in the form factor of a 16-inch model while still sporting an RTX 5050 discrete GPU....
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Get 25% off a vibrant MSI 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor with blistering 240Hz refresh rate — now $772, panel offers 3-year burn-in warranty in new year offer
This big, beautiful 32-inch MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED gaming monitor is on sale for just $772.99 right now, saving you 26% on its usual price....
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Dev uses Claude AI to write a ‘functional NES emulator’ — you can test it now, playing Donkey Kong in your browser
A developer has succeeded in prompting Claude to write 'a functional NES emulator.'...
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China's president Xi Jinping calls Taiwan reunification 'unstoppable' — military drills around the island escalate in area and deployments
China calls Taiwan reunification 'unstoppable' as military drills proceed....
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Nintendo's SNES cartridges get a USB-C adapter for playing, backing up, and validation — $59 SN Operator SNES-to-PC device supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, ships in April
Epilogue just announced pre-orders for the SN Operator, a USB-C cartridge reader that lets you play and back up your SNES game library to your computer....
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ASRock to enter AIO liquid cooling market with an intriguing pumpless design at CES — full lineup to include more traditional options, some with LCD displays
ASRock, usually known for producing motherboards, is set to debut its own AIOs at CES 2026, including flagship models featuring LCD screens. It's unclear if ASR...
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Huawei’s Ascend and Kunpeng progress shows how China is rebuilding an AI compute stack under sanctions
Huawei used its New Year message to highlight progress across its Ascend AI and Kunpeng CPU ecosystems, pointing to the rollout of Atlas 900 supernodes and rapi...
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Logitech's legendary G502 Hero gaming mouse plummets to an irresistible $15.99 — free $20 gift card slashes best-selling mouse to its lowest ever price
Target is offering the Logitech G502 Hero for $35.99 with a complimentary $20 gift card—effectively bringing your cost down to just $15.99 for this top-rated ga...
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Musk to expand xAI's training capacity to a monstrous 2 gigawatts with third building at Memphis site — announcement comes days after Musk vows to have 'more AI compute than everyone else'
Elon Musk has announced that xAI has purchased a third building at its Memphis, Tennessee site to bolster the company's overall compute power to a gargantuan tw...
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Nvidia's CUDA Tile examined: AI giant releases programming style for Rubin, Feynman, and beyond — tensor-native execution model lays the foundation for Blackwell and beyond
Nvidia's CUDA 13.1 introduces CUDA Tile, a new tile-centric programming path that elevates GPU kernel development above SIMT. The innovation aligns CUDA with th...
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TikTok owner ByteDance to reportedly purchase $14 billion worth of Nvidia AI GPUs in 2026 — Company betting on Beijing's approval following Trump admin's ease on AI export controls
ByteDance is reportedly planning to spend 100 billion yuan, or $14 billion USD, on Nvidia's AI GPUs in 2026. Specifically, Bytedance is eyeing up Nvidia H200 ch...