Day: December 5, 2025

Connecticut moved to block several major platforms after officials said they offered unlicensed sports wagering, signaling escalating scrutiny of online gambling services that allegedly sidestep state rules and expose residents to significant consumer risks. Connecticut Orders Unlicensed Gambling Platforms to Stop Operations Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Gaming Division issued on Dec. 3 cease […]

As hyperscalers shift from AI training to inference workloads, the need for high-capacity memory is surging. While HBM benefits, NAND is also in high demand. SanDisk reports an undersupplied NAND market through the end of 2026, with customer conversations now pointing to tight supply extending into 2027, according to Yahoo! Finance and IT Home. According […]

Originally posted by: DracoChicago area people at least…. I was washing my car on Saturday listening to the radio and I heard an ad. I was at the drive-thru of McDonalds a half hour after later. How pathetic… Get them while you can. The b@stards at McDonalds seem to tease people with it’s availability.

BS… i can think of a couple CPU’s which completely trashes that list. 1. I7-920 Nehalem. Reintroduced Hyperthreading… completely curb stomped any and all competition. The Offical Introduction to HEDT. There is NO OTHER CPU, which set new standards then this CPU PERIOD. It completely SMASHED the Q6600 in EVERY metric, from durability even, down […]

Grayscale Investments signals that bitcoin’s sharp pullback still aligns with bullish market behavior, spotlighting macro shifts and expanding institutional demand that could set the stage for potential new highs in 2026. Grayscale Cites Signs of a Crypto Bottom While Forecasting Next-Year Highs Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments’ research team published a report on Dec. 1 […]

Ripple’s expanded push into unified digital asset infrastructure signals a bid to anchor real-time global finance by fusing treasury intelligence, custody, liquidity and settlement into a single enterprise platform. Ripple Broadens Its Institutional Finance Ambitions Growing institutional demand for real-time financial infrastructure is reshaping how companies design digital asset systems. Ripple published on Dec. 4, […]

I think the report bodes well for AMD. Demand is strong, Intel can’t meet all of the demand, Intel is rising prices. Somebody (AMD) can fill the void. I think there may be one tiny issue though: Memory prices, specifically DDR5 prices are rising. China now makes DDR4 and is selling it cheaply. Raptor Lake […]

Stablecoins’ rapid global expansion is reshaping financial access and payments, offering new efficiencies while raising urgent concerns over monetary control and regulatory gaps that policymakers worldwide are now scrambling to confront. IMF Warns of Expanding Stablecoin Influence The International Monetary Fund (IMF) detailed on Dec. 4 that stablecoins can widen financial access and support innovation […]