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TSMC employees are reportedly voicing anger over rumors that the company may reduce employee bonuses, even as the chipmaker continues to benefit from the global AI boom. The dispute has drawn attention because TSMC is not a struggling company. Its profit jumped 58 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2026, reaching a new record as demand for advanced chips remains extremely

Forza Horizon 6 is already shaping up to be one of Xbox’s biggest releases of 2026. According to a new report from Alinea Analytics, Playground Games’ latest open world racer is nearing an estimated 5 million copies sold in its first week, with gross revenue estimated at around $325 million. That result is especially notable because Forza Horizon 6 launched directly into Xbox Game

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV will launch on PC on September 17, 2026, giving the long running strategy series its first new main entry in years. The release date was confirmed during Warhammer Skulls 2026, where developer KING Art and publisher Deep Silver also revealed the game’s first year roadmap. The announcement came with a new gameplay trailer and the start of preorders.

Fable may still be on track for 2026, and new age ratings from South Korea and Australia suggest Playground Games could be aiming for a late September or October release window. The ratings do not confirm an exact date, but they are a useful sign that the game is moving closer to launch, especially after recent concerns that the RPG could slip into 2027.

The third Super Mario movie is not expected to reach theaters until 2029, according to Toad voice actor Keegan Michael Key. The wait may be longer than some fans hoped, but Key said the team wants to get the details right and believes the next movie will be worth the delay. Nintendo and Illumination have already turned Mario into one of the most successful

Lian Li has launched the HydroShift II Curved 360, a new all in one CPU cooler built around a large curved OLED display and a cleaner hidden tubing design. The cooler starts at $279.99 and comes in black and white versions, with different fan configurations depending on what kind of build the buyer wants. AIO liquid coolers have become more focused on screens and

Nvidia may use Computex 2026 to show how its Vera CPUs can compete with traditional x86 chips from Intel and AMD in the next phase of AI computing. Analysts from GF Securities expect Nvidia to highlight the Vera Rubin platform during the Taiwan trade show, with claims that Vera CPUs can deliver up to 1.5 times the computing performance of rival x86 processors. The

ASUS is preparing a new wave of Republic of Gamers hardware for ROG’s 20th anniversary, and its latest teaser appears to include a special gold and black ROG Astral graphics card based on Nvidia’s RTX 50 Series. The product has not been fully announced yet, but the short teaser video gives an early look at the kind of premium hardware ASUS plans to show

Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSD prices have reached unusually high levels at Micro Center, with one store listing the 8TB model at $4,139. The pricing is especially surprising because SATA SSDs are much slower than modern M.2 NVMe drives, yet some of these Samsung 870 EVO listings are now more expensive than faster high end storage options. The report is based on a Reddit

A new SecureBoot folder has appeared on some Windows 11 PCs after Microsoft’s May update, but it is not malware. The folder is part of Microsoft’s preparation for upcoming Secure Boot certificate changes, and it is mainly meant for IT administrators who manage many Windows devices at once. The folder appears under C:\Windows\SecureBoot after installing the May Windows 11 update, KB5089549. Some people noticed

Firefox 151 is now available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, bringing a mix of privacy upgrades, PDF tools, VPN improvements, and security fixes. The update also arrives for Firefox ESR versions, which is important for people and organizations that stay on long term support releases instead of moving to every main Firefox version. The biggest security point is that Firefox 151 fixes more

Microsoft’s May security cycle has become more serious than it first appeared. Patch Tuesday did not include a major zero day fix, but several issues have emerged since then, including active attacks on Exchange Server, three Defender vulnerabilities, a BitLocker bypass proof of concept, and security problems involving Edge and Microsoft Authenticator. The most urgent issue is a critical Exchange Server spoofing vulnerability tracked

Newegg’s Memorial Day sale has brought the WD Black SN7100 2TB SSD down to $299.99, giving PC gamers and general users a useful storage upgrade at a time when many PC parts are facing higher prices. The drive normally lists at $334.89 on Newegg, so the current offer cuts $34.90 from the price. The same 2TB SSD is also listed at $299.99 on Amazon,

MSI’s next handheld gaming PC may arrive with a price that makes even other expensive portable PCs look modest. Early Australian retail listings for the MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus show a starting price of $2,749 AUD, which converts to roughly $1,900 in the United States. A Launch Pack version is listed at $2,849 AUD, or about $2,000, with extras such as a

Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 3X is currently available for $518.33, making it one of the more practical budget laptop deals for students, remote workers, and everyday PC buyers. The laptop is not marked as a major sale on Amazon, but the current price is reportedly the lowest seen for the model in the last couple of months. The main appeal is simple: this is a

Microsoft’s ID@Xbox program has highlighted five newer indie games worth checking out, covering a wide range of genres from first person parkour to run and hide horror. The latest picks are Motorslice, Constance, Urban Jungle: Complete Edition, Strange Antiquities, and The Coma 3: Bloodlines. Together, they show how broad the indie space has become on Xbox, especially for players looking for something outside the

Microsoft’s canceled Halo MMO, codenamed Titan, would have taken the series far away from the timeline most Halo players know. Former Ensemble Studios developer Sandy Petersen has shared new details about the abandoned project, revealing that the game was set long before the Halo rings were fired and before the mainline Halo games took place. Titan began full development in 2004 at Ensemble Studios,

Riot Games has clarified that Vanguard is not bricking players’ PCs after a post about Valorant’s anti cheat update caused a major backlash in the community. The confusion started after Riot said “Congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight” while showing DMA firmware cards, which many players understood as a claim that Vanguard could make whole PCs unusable. The real situation

This weekend’s PC game deals include a large mix of freebies, Humble bundles, Steam discounts, and DRM free GOG offers. The biggest highlights are Tomb Raider I to III Remastered and Down in Bermuda being free on the Epic Games Store, while Steam is giving away Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius: Relics of War for free to keep. Humble also has

Intel’s Razor Lake platform is still not close to launch, but display makers are already preparing hardware that can work with it. Tianma has shown a new 14 inch 2.8K in cell touch display panel designed for premium notebooks, and the company says it is deeply adapted to Intel’s next generation Razor Lake platform. The panel was shown during the Intel 2026 Client Ecosystem