The Hot Take: Will have to see what the final products show us.
The N1X reportedly comes in two SKUs: a top-end 20-core option with 6,144 CUDA cores matching the desktop RTX 5070, and a cut-down 18-core option with 5,120 CUDA cores. The standard N1 also has two configs, one with a 12-core CPU and 2,560 CUDA cores and a 10-core model with 2,048 CUDA cores.
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The Hot Take: Domestic manufacturing is key.
Samsung's multi-billion dollar advanced chipmaking factory located in Taylor, Texas, is ready to start mass production of chips for clients.
The company has confirmed that everything is ready and that mass production of advanced chips for customers will begin next year.
2nm process advancement is underway as well
Margaret Han, Vice President of Samsung's foundry division in the US, said during the Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem Forum held at the company's US headquarters yesterday that âWe are ready.â SheâŚ
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The Hot Take: Finally CUDIMMs catching on?
G.Skill demos the capabilities of its DDR5 memory by pushing the Trident Z5 CK "CUDIMM" kit to 9200 MT/s at just 1.1V. G.SKILL Showcases DDR5-9200 1.1V 16GBx2 High-Speed CU-DIMM Memory Kit on MSI Z890 GODLIKE Motherboard Press Release: G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd, the worldâs leading brand of performance overclock memory, is showcasing an ultra-high-speed DDR5 CU-DIMM 32GB (16GBx2) memory kit operating at an impressive DDR5-9200 CL74-74-74-148 speed with only 1.1V DRAM voltage, validated on the flagship MSI MEG Z890âŚ
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By ckasprzak | TkOut
| May 29, 2026 |
Hardware
The Hot Take: Definitely want to give this puppy a try, though I'm leaning towards the higher end unit.
Fosi Audio officially launches its first externally focused audio solution with a stronger emphasis on e-sports and gaming, the C3. According to the press release available, the compact USB-C sound card is scheduled to be available from 28 May 2026 and is aimed primarily at players who want not just any louder sound in shooters, [âŚ]
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The Hot Take: OH look at that, suddenly we're getting more performance out of windows. Like they were handy capping it or something to push lets say something like mid-range hardware of the ARM variety....
Microsoft recently released Windows 11 KB5089573 (Build 26200.8524) optional update, and buried inside the lengthy release notes is a major performance upgrade. While the company simply calls it a â[General Performance]â improvement, we know this is the highly anticipated CPU boost feature internally codenamed âLow Latency Profile.â
According to the official changelog released on May 26, 2026, Microsoft notes: â[General Performance] This update accelerates app launch and core shell experiences such as Start menu, Search, and Action Center.ââŚ
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The Hot Take: Its really telling when they do this stuff. So was it a backdoor for some three lettered agency?
Microsoft's GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits
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The Hot Take: Was wondering why it was saying I didn't have Nvidia Control Panel! LOL
The interface lived for nearly two decades and served us well, but now it's time to switch to the latest NVIDIA App. NVIDIA Announces the Official Retirement of Control Panel, One of the Most Popular Tools for NVIDIA GPU-Based Systems The popular NVIDIA GPU tool, NVIDIA Control Panel, launched in February 2026. It has been just over two decades since the tool went live and has remained the most used utility on NVIDIA GPU-based systems. From offering simple settings to change refresh rate, resolution, and multiple-display setups to manage 3DâŚ
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The Hot Take: Interesting....
California lawmakers move to exempt Linux from the stateâs new age-verification law, set to take effect January 1, 2027.
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The Hot Take: We'll see where glass takes us, it's an interesting change for sure.
Intel Foundry is leading the race towards Glass Substrates with its Rio Rancho facility, aiming to become the world's first to initiate mass production. Glass Substrates Are The Future of Semiconductors & Intel Foundry is Well on Its Way To Become The First To Initiate Mass Production Glass Core substrates have been gaining interest, as they have several benefits over traditional organic substrate solutions. The current substrates are also facing shortages due to the AI supercycle, leading one of the biggest substrate suppliers, Ajinomoto,âŚ
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The Hot Take: They're getting bad.
Nvidia finance chief Collette Kress says rivals moaning about memory prices should have ordered the stuff ages ago.
Kress has blamed other firms for being caught short in the ongoing memory squeeze. She said Nvidia saw the price surge coming and acted before everyone started clutching their pearls.
In an interview with Tae Kim, Kress said her firm ordered memory in advance because it understood prices were about to go north. That is not the sort of line which will calm customers now paying more for DRAM.
The surge in memory prices hasâŚ
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