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Ethereum Foundation sued after firing employee over mandatory 'Source Seppuku' suicide pact
A former employee of The Ethereum Foundation is suing the nonprofit after being fired for refusing to sign its 'Source Seppuku License.'
Nvidia cracks down on overseas cloud AI GPU rentals for China
Nvidia may cap cloud partners' Chinese business at 49% as Chinese firms buy up more than 1 million gaming and workstation GPUs.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to Congress over affair with alleged Chinese spy
Jensen Huang has been summoned to appear before Congress's Select Committee on the CCP.
Bizarre AI chip demo uses butter to highlight how new chip runs 40 degrees cooler than the competition
DEEPX demonstrated its DX-M1 processor's cool running capabilities in a bizarre dairy-based thermal benchmark.
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI Review: Slim OLED gaming that doesn't last long
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI pairs strong gaming performance, a 240 Hz OLED display, and good upgradeability but compromises the package with relatively short battery life.
Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 user’s cables almost melted, even when limited to 500W
The 12V-2x6 connector nearly took out two RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation GPUs; luckily, the owner spotted the damaged cables before they melted the GPU connectors.
Anthropic skips six-year waitlist with massive $3.4 billion gas turbine generator deal
Anthropic has committed $3.4 billion to secure 1.7GW of gas-fired generators from OnePWR Solutions, taking over existing Caterpillar orders as lengthy equipment lead times push AI companies to build their own power infrastructure
Memory shortage spurs smartphone makers to melt used memory off old devices, then re-solder it onto new products
Reballed memory currently accounts for a small share of smartphone components, but adoption could nearly double by 2027 as manufacturers look for alternatives to increasingly expensive DRAM.
Lawyer builds private AI server with eight used Nvidia V100 GPUs
A lawyer runs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on eight used 2018-era Nvidia V100 GPUs at up to 215 tokens/s, keeping case files in the office.
China builds massive 800-megawatt AI data center campus to rival US Stargate project
Envision has delivered the first 120MW of its Galaxy AI datacenter in less than a year, combining wind farms, battery storage and an unconventional cooling system to cut costs and keep power-hungry servers running
Spoof program monitors and emails your RAM usage to Sam Altman if under 90% utilization
A new GitHub repository dubbed ram-altman features a script to monitor your PC's RAM usage and report back to the eponymous OpenAI boss.
Huawei develops 'entirely Chinese' homegrown desktop PC system
Huawei's 'entirely Chinese' desktop system does not use components made outside of China, yet they still rely on semiconductor supply chain that includes tools and materials from America, the Netherlands, and Japan.
Grab AMD's fastest mainstream gaming CPU for a record-low $399.99 right now
The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is down to an all-time low price of $399.95, with the 9850X3D down to $419.99.
Wearable sleep trackers are using your brainwaves to train AI models without explicit user consent
Wearable neurotech companies have collected millions of hours of brainwave recordings to train AI models, raising questions about user consent, data privacy and who ultimately controls our neural data
AMD admits GPU driver bug is writing data continuously, wearing out SSDs
AMD is investigating reports that its External Events Utility generates continuous SSD writes of up to 5MB/s, even when Radeon-powered PCs are idle. Users have also reported declining SSD health, while potential workarounds come with performance trade-offs
Save $300 on this RTX 5070 gaming PC with 32GB DDR5, now under $2,000
This ABS Flux II Aqua gaming PC deal unlocks 1440p and 4K gameplay for just $1,999.99. This pre-built comes with a 20-core Intel CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, a 1TB SSD, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, saving you $300.
LG WOLED TVs suffer from 'edge rot' pixel death
LG WOLED TV panels made around 2019 to 2023 may be susceptible to edge rot - almost all of RTings' WOLED test units show clear signs of degradation
Synaptics sends cease-and-desist order to creator of open-source DisplayLink driver, dares him to publicize its threats
A hobbyist's effort to make DisplayLink work better on Linux is turning into a legal saga.
Security researcher had to jailbreak their car just to update the clock
A security researcher has revealed how they managed to update the time on their car infotainment system using reverse engineering techniques.
Grab 32 GB of RAM for just $209.99 thanks to the G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 kit — rare sale on a quality kit from an enthusiast brand with a stellar reputation
Grab 32 GB of RAM for just $209.99 thanks to the G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 kit
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits to having an affair with suspected Chinese spy
Nvidia's board of directors is investigating a report about Jensen Huang's alleged affair with a client, claims it is still confident in Jensen and leadership team.
Diamond Foundry creates world's first 200mm single-crystal diamond wafer
This 200mm single-crystal diamond wafer is designed to efficiently remove heat and prevent hotspots from forming on AI processors.
Logitech G502 X Lightspeed Review: No lights, same price
Logitech's G502 X Lightspeed strips the G502 X Plus of its lighting, but retains the $160 price tag.
Japanese arcades suffer week-long blackout following Sega server hack
The sensory overload in video game arcades in Japan was eerily absent from some venues this week.
The end of an era as Linux 7.5 purges the last 30-year-old Intel MMX optimizations from Pentium age
Linux developers are preparing to make Intel's ancient MultiMedia eXtensions irrelevant, with the last MMX code now set to be removed from the kernel.
Ukraine builds combat robots to hunt Russian troops in underground gas pipelines
Ukraine is developing a new class of combat robots designed to operate inside underground gas pipelines.
Nvidia released its 8800 GTX GPU 20 years ago today, celebrates with Steam game homage
On this day in 2006, Nvidia released the legendary GeForce 8800 GTX graphics card and it is celebrating the event with a very demanding (but free) interactive Steam demo.
Open-source GPU task manager reveals exactly what's eating your VRAM
A new open-source GitHub project called gputaskman has been released by Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman.
Hundreds arrested after Microsoft data center protest turns violent
It's unclear which group entered the construction site first, but the action led to the arrest of 150 to 200 protesters.
Two Chinese companies cleared to buy banned Nvidia AI chips have empty offices and unknown addresses
The offices for New Matrix and Maginfra, both approved to receive H200 chips, appear abandoned, and people in the buildings say they're unfamiliar with the companies or have never seen anyone working there.
PC's with 64GB of RAM plummet 18% as memory prices soar
CPU-Z data reveals PC memory capacity is dropping for the first time ever. Driven by skyrocketing AI DRAM prices, 64GB RAM adoption plummeted 18% YoY.
Homelabber uses second-gen Optane memory sticks to run a 2.8-trillion-parameter AI model on CPU alone
A Reddit homelab user ran Moonshot AI's 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 CPU-only on Optane PMem 200 at 0.85 tokens/s with a 1-bit quant.
Pocket-sized Ukrainian receiver intercepts Russian strike drone video feeds up to six miles away
The DVision SDR can intercept signals from 500 MHz to 8.7 GHz, covering the 4.1-4.5 GHz spectrum that Russian Molniya strike drones use to communicate with their operators.
WoW: Forever launch used 70,480 CPU cores and 251 terabytes of RAM
Inside the astonishing hardware behind World of Warcraft: Forever. 251TB of RAM and 70K cores kept millions of players online without a hitch.
PC air duster motors power 21-inch DIY remote control plane at 130,000 RPM
A remote-control electronics and DIY hobbyist was surprised by a model airplane they built, powered by a pair of PC air duster engines.
This RTX 5060 gaming PC costs less than the Steam Machine — grab the iBuyPower Slate prebuilt PC with massive $500 discount
Best Buy knocks $500 off the iBUYPOWER Slate, bringing this RTX 5060-powered gaming desktop down to $899 with a Ryzen 5 processor, 16GB of DDR5 memory, and a 1TB SSD
This week in Tom's Hardware Premium: November 7, 2026
This week on Tom's Hardware Premium, we've published in-depth interviews, roadmaps, and features you won't want to miss.
US intelligence believes Jensen Huang had affair with Chinese spy in honeypot operation
U.S. intelligence sources suggest that Nvidia chief Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence in a 'honeypot' operation involving Megaspeed executive Alice Huang.
Grab a new Elegoo 3D printer from as little as $159 right now, thanks to Black Friday sale, now live
Elegoo's November sale has begun, and you can score savings of up to 54% on a new printer for the entire month, as long as the stock lasts.
TeamGroup GA Pro 2TB SSD Review: A faltering attempt at a mid-range PCIe 5.0 SSD
The TeamGroup GA Pro mostly misses. Decent QD8 and steady-state writes can't make up for weak overall performance, poor efficiency, and high temps.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang officially called to Congress due to reports of a Chinese spy plot
Nvidia's Jensen Huang officially called to Congress due to reports of Chinese plot - officials mention growing concerns over national security
TSMC denies exploring 3D DRAM at Nvidia's request
Nvidia reportedly asks TSMC to produce '3D DRAM' to address memory shortages.
Enthusiast abandons self-hosted Microsoft Exchange after 27 years, moving mailboxes to Microsoft 365
A homelab enthusiast is retiring a Microsoft Exchange installation that began with Exchange 5.5 on Windows NT 4 in 1999. After migrating mailboxes to Microsoft 365, he kept Exchange 2019 running to relay local hardware and software alerts. Postfix on Ubuntu Server LTS will take over, with plans to add STARTTLS, Let's Encrypt certificates, and boot encryption
New Bluetooth High Data Throughput may finally satisfy audiophiles
Bluetooth HDT can offer a maximum bandwidth of 7.5 Mbps, allowing Bluetooth to be used with more sophisticated devices or big lossless audio files.
EA producer found 20,000 archival media assets in secret physical vault at its HQ
The discovery of thousands of archival media assets led to the creation of Anniversary Editions of some classic titles.
US FAA to eliminate floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
The US federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally moving to retire floppy disks from its air traffic control infrastructure, with plans to to replace four decades-old information systems across 435 facilities by the end of 2028.
Elegoo M1 Ultra review: A good first entry into the scanner market
Elegoo's first scanner is a useful tool, but it requires a little extra work.
GlobalFoundries VP details FDX Fusion technology, sporting 7nm-class performance without the need for EUV tools — company targets 2030 for high-volume manufacturing, with planar transistors in t
GlobalFoundries reveals new details about its FDX Fusion technology, which promises 7nm-class performance and 8nm-class logic density using planar FD-SOI transistors without EUV lithography, shares what is next for FDX Fusion node, and the FDX program in general.
Protesters storm Microsoft AI data center construction site
The protesters stormed over the walls and took over the construction site, with the Stop Dirty Data Centers coalition saying that more actions are planned across Europe.
Nvidia tightens tracking of AI GPUs in Southeast Asia as Chinese chip smuggling draws scrutiny, report claims
Nvidia is requiring Southeast Asian cloud providers seeking Nvidia Cloud Partner status to enroll in its Fleet Intelligence tracking program, giving the chipmaker greater visibility into where its AI GPUs are deployed. The move comes as Washington increases pressure over suspected chip smuggling into China, with investigations involving Megaspeed International and Super Micro highlighting the challenges of enforcing U.S. export restrictions
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