Minisforum is launching the MS-02 Ultra, a compact workstation focused on high-bandwidth networking and memory-heavy tasks. It features a Core Ultra 9 285HX, dual 25GbE ports, and supports up to 192GB of ECC memory. Sales in Japan start in late January 2026.
Facing soaring DDR5 memory costs, system integrator Maingear is launching a “Bring Your Own RAM” program. Customers can buy RAM separately and ship it to Maingear, who will install and tune it for free, shaving about $300 off a typical build.
A new report reveals OpenAI has dramatically improved its “compute margin,” a key internal profitability metric. Meanwhile, consumer spending on its ChatGPT mobile app has exploded, topping $3 billion in just 31 months.
Intel’s long-rumored high-end Battlemage graphics processor is showing fresh signs of life. The BMG-G31 chip was just added to Intel’s official XPU Manager software, a clear sign development is moving forward.
Windows 11 comes loaded with notifications, widgets, and system promotions that actively pull your attention away from work. Turning off a handful of default settings can transform the OS from a noisy billboard back into a quiet tool for getting things done.
The UK is betting big on long-term, high-risk engineering solutions to the climate crisis. A new £39 million round of Green Future Fellowships funds 13 innovators for a decade to scale everything from four-times-better batteries to microbes that make hydrogen from CO2.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is urging customers to patch a severe remote code execution vulnerability in its HPE OneView infrastructure management software. The flaw can be exploited without any authentication, making it an urgent priority for administrators to address.
Listings for HP and MSI laptops powered by Intel’s upcoming Panther Lake CPUs have appeared online ahead of CES 2025. The HP OmniBook X Flip 16 with a Core Ultra 7 355 is listed at $999, matching its predecessor’s price, while MSI models in Europe show much higher, likely placeholder, figures.
In a bold bid to catch up in the AI software race, AMD is offering its next-gen “Strix Halo” laptops as bug bounty prizes. The company is also publishing early Linux driver patches for its future GPUs, signaling a new open-source push.
A new Windows 11 update is causing headaches. The KB5072033 cumulative update appears to trigger a memory leak in the Delivery Optimization service, leading to high RAM usage and sluggish performance for many users.
