US government forces Big Tech to provide some numbers
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Cold War law activated


It seems that the only way that the US government can get Big Tech to come clean on chip supply numbers is by dusting off a Cold War law.

Global semiconductor shortage worsening
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Shelves empty, but unlike Brexit there is a good reason for it

The global semiconductor shortage that has paralyzed automakers for a year shows signs of worsening.

Intel releases Beast Canyon
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Rather good but very pricey

Intel's NUC 11 Extreme mini PC, otherwise known as Beast Canyon, has launched to retail, at a price much higher than Chipzilla promised.

Intel is going to be slow on affordable 12th gen Core processors
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Can't get out of bed


While there have been some significant leaks about how good Intel’s 12th gen Core processors are, it is likely that by the time Chipzilla gets chips out to the great unwashed they will be out of date.

EVGA X570 DARK motherboard now officially launched
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$689.99 for a high-end OC-friendly X570 motherboard

EVGA has now officially launched its newest DARK series motherboard, the EVGA X570 DARK, based on AMD's X570 chipset and designed to squeeze out the last drop of overclocking performance from AMD's AM4 socket CPUs.