Toshiba laptop chargers go up in flames
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15.5 million recalled

Dynabook Americas, the firm that used to be Toshiba, has recalled 15.5 million Toshiba laptop AC adapters over fears they could burn and set fire to your home.

Intel wants to make AMD chips at IFS
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For Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Google as well

During the IFS Direct Connect 2024 event, Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, answered a couple of questions from the members of the press, including a rather peculiar one from Tom's Hardware hack, Paul Alcorn, where Intel CEO expressed hope that customers for Intel Foundry Services will include Nvidia, Qualcomm, Google, and even AMD.

Crucial unveils new Crucial Pro DDR5-6000 memory and T705 M.2 Gen 5 SSD
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Part of Crucial's Pro Series products

Crucial has announced two new Crucial Pro Series products, the Crucial DDR5 Pro Memory: Overclocking Edition DDR5-6000 16GB modules and the Crucial T705 M.2 Gen 5 SSD.

Gigabyte announces Gen 4 4000E series SSDs
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Peaking at up to 4,000/3,900 MB/s

Gigabyte has introduced its new Gen 4 4000E SSD series, which is a more value-oriented drive.

Zuck backs Altman's £5.5 trillion AI chip plan
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It is not bonkers

Meta Platforms boss Mark Zuckerberg gave his views on the £5.5 trillion AI chipmaking plan by OpenAI chief Sam Altman last week, saying that they are not as bonkers as they sound.