Intel disables TSX by default
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End of an error

Intel is going to be disabling Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) by default for various Skylake through Coffee Lake processors with forthcoming microcode updates, according to Phoronix.

Microsoft shareholders demand easier to repair products
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Shareholder resolution

Microsoft shareholders have filed a resolution demanding the company consider making its products easier to repair.

Western Digital My Books were reset from the factory
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Memory wiped empty book

Some users who bought an external hard drive that's shaped like a book ended up with "terabytes' worth of data, years of memories and months of hard work vanished in an instant.

Lian Li launches new 750W SFX PSU, the SP750
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Fully modular PSU

Lian Li has announced a new SFX form-factor PSU, the 750W SP750, which packs some high-end components and high power output in a compact SFX form-factor, 80 PLUS Gold certification, as well as offering a fully modular design.

Western Digital preparing update for WD Black SN850 SSD
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One for AMD's X570 platform

Western Digital is apparently working on a firmware update for WD Black SN850 M.2 NVMe SSD that should fix issues that this drive has on AMD X570 chipset motherboards.