China says world’s largest recycling scheme saw 41 million tech items traded in 2026 for discounts

Government subsidies in China are driving large-scale product replacement and boosting sales.

‘We will reveal their identity photos, names, location, and other’: Experts reveal extraordinary battle between rival ransomware gangs — and how victims can get their data back

A ransomware group is threatening to expose a rival’s members while offering victims decryption, creating a risky and unusual cybercrime conflict.

‘A tabletop window into extreme physics’: How graphene is breaking a fundamental law to unlock quantum computing

Researchers observed graphene violating a long-established physics law as heat and electrical conductivity diverged under extreme quantum conditions.

Geekom’s ‘tiny powerhouse’ A7 Max AI Mini PC for creators, home offices and power users gets a massive price cut

Geekom’s “tiny powerhouse” A7 Max AI Mini PC is powered by an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS processor and 16GB DDR5 RAM, and it’s yours for $150 off.

“The way we move light”: Tiny optical chips smaller than a grain of salt could save data centers billions

New beam-steering chip smaller than a grain of salt could cut hardware demands in quantum computing and high-performance data centers.

‘Nature has the solution’: Researchers fuse DNA and silicon to build Holy Grail of memory storage

A bio-hybrid memory device combines synthetic DNA and semiconductors to support efficient data storage and processing with stable performance and extremely low energy requirements.

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