Extremely Rare Pokémon Red Prototype Cartridge Surfaces at Auction
An extremely rare, undocumented Pokémon Red prototype cartridge for the Nintendo Game Boy has surfaced at auction, currently drawing a $25,000 bid.
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Googlebook Laptops Reviewed: Great Hardware Hobbled By Beta Software
The inaugural lineup of Googlebook laptops boasts exceptional hardware, vibrant OLED displays, and premium builds, but the platform is held back by unfinished software.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 8 min read
Google TPUs Run in Meta Data Centers via New PyTorch Native Engines
Google tensor processing units now serve AI in production at Meta through a newly developed PyTorch-native version of the SGLang inference engine.
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OpenAI AI Model Helps Uncover Critical PHP Vulnerabilities
Researchers using OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol model discovered critical memory-management vulnerabilities in PHP, an open-source programming language powering a vast portion of the web.
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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and X870E Motherboard Combo Deal Cuts $238
A hardware bundle combines the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a Gigabyte X870E motherboard for $1,029.99.
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Alienware 16X Aurora Gaming Laptop With RTX 5070 and OLED Display Slashed by $950
A high-end Alienware 16X Aurora gaming laptop featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor, Nvidia RTX 5070, and a 16-inch OLED display is currently discounted by $950.
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LTO Roadmap Extends to 365 TB per Cartridge as Tape Storage Refuses to Die
The Linear Tape-Open format continues to evolve, with future LTO-14 cartridges projected to reach 365TB of native capacity.
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Russian Trawlers Mapped Transatlantic Undersea Communications Cables
Investigations reveal Russian fishing vessels have loitered over critical transatlantic communications cables in hundreds of incidents, raising infrastructure security concerns.
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Electronic Arts Shuts Down BioWare After Three Decades
Electronic Arts is shutting down legendary studio BioWare and canceling early development on the next Mass Effect game.
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Atari VCS Software Store to Close in 2027, OS Update to Enable Local Use
Atari is retiring its VCS console-PC platform by shuttering its software store in February 2027. The company plans to release an OS update that removes server dependencies and enables local homebrew development.
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Micron Abandons 4F² DRAM After Two Decades, Favoring 3D Stacking
Micron has concluded that 4F² DRAM architecture offers no meaningful density advantages and increases manufacturing costs, opting to focus on conventional scaling and 3D DRAM instead.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500F Review: A Better Vermeer Budget Contender
The AMD Ryzen 5 5500F brings Zen 3 architecture, PCIe 4.0 support, and a 4.4 GHz boost clock to the $100 budget gaming CPU market.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 4 min read