Italian council sets 200% tax on data center development in agricultural zones — aims to spur the use of old industrial areas instead and limit environmental impact

This 200% tax will make it more expensive to build in rural areas and is aimed at spurring data center development in disused industrial zones instead.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/italian-council-sets-200-percent-tax-on-data-center-development-in-agricultural-zones-aims-to-spur-the-use-of-old-industrial-areas-instead-and-limit-environmental-impact

Alibaba optimiert Android 16 für RISC-V-Chips

Die Alibaba-Forschungseinrichtung Damo Academy hat Android 16 für RISC-V-Chips optimiert.

https://www.heise.de/news/Alibaba-optimiert-Android-16-fuer-RISC-V-Chips-11308498.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Alibaba #Android #Google #Hardware #IT #OpenSource #Prozessoren #news

#gaming #hardware

https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-launches-rtx-5060-gaming-oc-v2-only-7-mhz-faster-than-non-v2

Wow, Gigabyte, 7 Mhz schneller😅
Dat ist ja kraaaass😅😉

You can feel Windows 11 with the Surface Slim Pen 2 — no need for an overpriced Surface Pro 12 or Surface Laptop 8

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/surface/you-can-feel-windows-11-with-the-surface-slim-pen-2-no-need-for-an-overpriced-surface-pro-12-or-surface-laptop-8

Plugable TBT-UDH2 dock packs 140W charging and dual HDMI 2.1

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/plugable-tbt-udh2-thunderbolt-5-dock/

Circuit boards with reconfigurable liquid metal traces for development

The start-up company Itera announces circuit boards whose liquid metal traces can be laid out in one minute using electrowetting.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Circuit-boards-with-reconfigurable-liquid-metal-traces-for-development-11308706.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Elektronik #Hardware #IT #news

Get your hands on a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD for under $390 — $250 savings brings one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSDs to its lowest price in months

Samsung's 990 Pro 2TB is one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs around, delivering excellent performance and efficiency and backed by a 5-year warranty - at $389.99, it's not the cheapest, but is a well-rounded storage upgrade for any build.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/get-your-hands-on-a-2tb-samsung-990-pro-ssd-for-under-usd390-usd250-savings-brings-one-of-the-fastest-pcie-4-0-ssds-to-its-lowest-price-in-months

Platinen mit rekonfigurierbaren Flüssigmetall-Leiterbahnen für die Entwicklung

Das Start-up-Unternehmen Itera kündigt Leiterplatten an, deren Flüssigmetall-Leiterbahnen sich in einer Minute durch Elektrobenetzung verlegen lassen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Platinen-mit-rekonfigurierbaren-Fluessigmetall-Leiterbahnen-fuer-die-Entwicklung-11308438.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Elektronik #Hardware #IT #news

Nvidia offers restricted access to Vera CPU in first round of Linux benchmarks - 88-core monster competes with or beats Epyc and Xeon in selected tests

NVIDIA's new server CPU doesn't win outright in most tests, but it's running very close to AMD's EPYC, which is incredible for a first-generation custom server core from NVIDIA.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/nvidias-vera-cpu-tested-in-common-linux-benchmarks-88-core-monster-competes-or-beats-amd-epyc-intel-xeon-in-carefully-curated-test