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Updated 2026-07-23 19:45
AMD’s new X100 chip lineup puts Strix Halo into robots – APUs for physical AI bring Zen 5 CPU, RDNA 3.5 GPU cores to compete with Intel’s Panther Lake
Countering Intel's recent moves, AMD is bringing its Strix Halo APUs to the realm of robots, and physical AI. Designed for 24/7 operation and a 10-year embedded lifecycle, X100 will also be offered as a Kria System on Module (SOM) robot developer platform.
AMD takes the wraps off its Instinct MI455X AI accelerator — CDNA 5 and Helios rack-scale architecture combine to take the fight to Nvidia in the data center
AMD showed off its MI455X accelerator at its Advancing AI 2026 event, demonstrating its strong competitive performance, large HBM memory capacity, and Helios rack-scale architecture.
AMD and Cerebras partner on low-latency, high-throughput AI inference — EPYC processors in Helios rack-scale infrastructure paired with Cerebras' Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE) solutions
When AMD's Helios meets giant wafers from Cerebras, it is not like when Odysseus meets with the Laestrygonian Giants, they collaborate to build an ultimate data center solution.
Nvidia RTX 3090 and RTX 3050 team up to hit 144 FPS at 4K — Lossless Scaling turns old Ampere GPUs into a gaming powerhouse
A gaming enthusiast leverages Lossless Scaling to supercharge a gaming PC with a GeForce RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3050 to deliver up to 144 FPS at 4K.
New semiconductor firm breaks cover, backed by $43 million in early-stage funding — TYLsemi aims to deliver custom silicon to customers without breaking the bank
TYLsemi is set to offer pre-validated chiplets, along with custom ASIC design services, and build highly custom multi-tile processors at relatively low costs.
AMD’s 256-core Epyc 9996 ‘Venice’ claims up to a 3.4x jump over Intel Xeon competition, 20% over Nvidia Vera – Zen 6 comes with up to 1024MB of L3, 16-channel memory, and 5GHz+
After over a year of teases, AMD has finally provided details on its 256-core Venice CPU with the Zen 6 architecture, now known as the Epyc 9996.
AMD’s Venice-X CPU launches in 2027 with 1152 MB of 3D V-Cache, 96 cores, and 5.15 GHz boost clock – Zen 6 CPU for high-performance computing comes with major pillars of Venice
AMD is returning to 3D V-Cache in its data center range of CPUs with Venice-X, which it has confirmed will launch in the second half of 2027, with 1152 MB of L3 and clock speeds up to 5.15 GHz.
Geekbench 7 introduces biggest overhaul yet — real-world CPU testing, new media workloads, AI benchmarks, and CUDA support
The latest update introduces more realistic CPU and GPU workloads, redesigned multi-core testing, AI-focused benchmarks, larger datasets, and CUDA support for Nvidia GPUs.
AI memory shortage is now increasing the price of cars — GM warns of vast cost increases, BYD hikes driver assistance prices 20%
GM CFO Paul Jacobson says that the company's costs are expected to increase by $1.5 to $2 billion, primarily due to increasing memory chip costs. The move comes as the RAM shortage is affecting the automotive industry, right as cars are requiring more memory and storage due to infotainment and ADAS features.
Kill switches for most powerful AI models proposed by Bipartisan bill — DHS could order throttling or full shutdown, with fines up to $20 million per day
The bill amends the Homeland Security Act and covers companies earning at least $500 million in annual revenue from a model trained with compute costing more than $100 million.
Inside optical and the battle for scale – how the AI industry is racing to integrate photonic interconnects
With the limitations of copper looming, the industry is transitioning to photonic interconnects to scale data center capabilities. We spoke to experts such as Lightmatter chief executive Nick Harris about the new scale-out paradigm and the battle for control over emerging standards.
Intel and AMD sign long-term server CPU deals with Chinese customers as prices jump over 40%, report claims — agreements purportedly guarantee purchase volumes for about a year without fixing pr
Some customers have discussed commitments running two years or longer, one source told Reuters.
Arctic Senza AI 370 review: Strix Point in a stealthy under-desk fanless design
The Arctic Senza AI 370 is a fanless mini PC designed to mount under your desk. Everyday performance isn't held back by the lack of active cooling, and its soldered dual-channel 32GB LPDDR5X-8000 is appreciated during the RAM shortages. The meager front panel I/O is the only major drawback to the design.
Save 10% on the brand-new Creality Pika 3D scanner — easily scan models and textures for $629
Pre-purchase Creality's portable Pika 3D scanner at a discount. First come, first served: a 10% saving if you act within 19 days.
142 AI data center protests staged in 42 states as public opposition increases — organizers brand 'unaccountable' buildouts as an 'unacceptable infringement on our liberty'
Data center projects are facing increasing opposition from surrounding communities, making consent even far scarcer than the chips and power needed to run these facilities. Any developer planning to construct one must now consider the people living around the proposed site and take account for the months or years needed to approve it, if it even gets the green light.
This astonishing $850 gaming PC contains well over $1,200 worth of parts, including $400 of 32GB DDR5 alone — get a potent Steam Machine rival thanks to this budget Intel Arc desktop
Save $150 on this gaming PC with Intel Core i5 14400F, Intel Arc B580, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM.
Oregon will start charging service providers for undersea cables using its sea floor — millions accrued over years will go toward state schools
Oregon set to start charging service providers for undersea cables using its sea floor. It will funnel the millions accrued toward state schools.
Grand Theft Auto Multiverse with real-time portals created by ambitious modder — San Andreas, Vice City and GTA III all run simultaneously, with cross-game interactions
A modder by the name of Dryxio has built perhaps the most impressive mod in the history of Grand Theft Auto by combining three different GTA games into one, connected through real-time, fully functional portals.
Framework nearly doubles memory pricing for 32GB, 64GB Laptop 13 Pro overnight — CEO says absorbing LPCAMM2 supplier hikes would put 'our ability to operate at real financial risk'
The company is making adjustments to some existing pre-orders.
Jensen Huang argues American companies should be allowed to use Chinese AI models — Nvidia CEO says backdoors connected to China are misconceptions
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang raised several points against the rising sentiment in Washington that U.S. firms should be prevented from accessing Chinese AI models. He also advocates for open models, which he says makes AI more secure.
Fortinet becomes Intel 4's first foundry customer, following firewall ASIC deal — CEO Lip-Bu Tan's promised foundry wins begin to surface, but on a mature node
Intel will design, package, and fabricate Fortinet's sixth-generation Security Processor (SP6) on its Intel 4 node.
Microsoft announces Xbox Backward Compatibility for PC — will let gamers play classic console games on PCs and handhelds
Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC will let gamers play classic Xbox games on PC and handheld.
The future of USB connectivity (2026) — How USB4 Version 2 and Thunderbolt 5 are bringing copper to its physical limits
The USB ecosystem is entering another transition that will affect how laptops, desktops, storage devices, displays, and peripherals connect in the second half of the decade.
AMD to supply Anthropic with 2 gigawatts of Instinct MI450 GPUs — will invest up to $5 billion in the Claude developer, which is already using MI355X GPUs
The first gigawatt is scheduled to come online in the first half of 2027 in AMD Helios rack-scale systems.
Data centers forecast to use 20% of US power by 2035 — analysts estimate usage will rocket to 194 gigawatts, 83% more than forecast seven months ago
BNEF's December outlook put 2035 demand at 106 GW, and that figure was itself 36% above the projection the firm published in April 2025.
Apple reportedly working on Mac leasing program in partnership with Klarna to fight RAM price increases — 'Apple Upgrade' would let users finance hardware over 36 months, budget models excluded
A new Bloomberg report is claiming that Apple is working on a leasing program called "Apple Upgrade" that will allow customers to finance hardware over the course of 2 or 3 years. At the end of the term, they can keep the device or hand it back, or even upgrade to a newer model if payments are completed early.
AI tech companies have ‘hidden debt’ worth around $1.65 trillion, report claims — amount is 122% of debt reflected on the balance sheets of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Ora
Five tech giants have $1.65 trillion in data center obligations that are listed off their balance sheets. These liabilities are added as footnotes in their quarterly statements but will become due and payable once these data centers start operating.
Chinese modder gets GeForce RTX 4060 working in Windows 11 on Huawei Arm workstation — uses modified driver borrowed from an Nvidia RTX Spark
Borrowing a driver from the upcoming RTX Spark, VoidTech managed to get x86 Windows games running on a Huawei Arm workstation.
Meta to use custom AMD Instinct MI400 accelerators with 144GB of HBM4 for select workloads, report claims — could dramatically reduce cost at the expense of versatility
Meta will reportedly use a custom version of AMD's Instinct MI400-series accelerators with a memory system cut to 144GB of HBM4, allegedly for select workloads only.
Woot has slashed $600 off this RTX 5070 gaming laptop — get a Gigabyte Aero X16 with 32GB of RAM and Ryzen HX 370 for just $1,399
Get a Gigabyte Aero X16 with RTX 5070, 32GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 for $1,399.
Just $1,399 for this potent RTX 5060 Ti 16GB-powered gaming PC — 32GB of DDR5 RAM and AMD's 7800X3D to help you crush the competition
Save $600 on this Skytech Gaming King 95 prebuilt gaming PC with Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM inside.
Adata chairman says DRAM shortage will last another 10 years — dismisses AI bubble talk until '2040 or 2050'
Electricity, particularly green power, and memory will be the world's two scarcest resources over the next decade, Chen said.
PlayStation 3 emulator adds support for ATI Radeon HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series graphics cards on Linux — 20-year-old HD 2600 crumbles, can only run Portal at 13 fps in 273p
The developers of the RPCS3 have announced that their PlayStation 3 emulator's minimum system requirements have been adjusted to include a crop of even older Radeon graphics cards. Now gamers still cradling ATI Radeon HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series GPUs can join in the fun.
Lucky PC gamer scoops insane $1,140 9800X3D PC at Costco while shopping for rotisserie chicken — iBuyPower prebuilt with 32GB RAM and RTX 5070 was a display unit discount
What started as a routine Costco grocery run ended with a heavily discounted display gaming PC, complete with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RTX 5070, 32GB of DDR5 memory, and a 2TB SSD.
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and unreleased AI models break out of testing environment in 'unprecedented cybersecurity incident' — rogue agents hacked HuggingFace's production servers with 'thousands of
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and its gang escape from their cage and hack into HuggingFace's production servers - unprecedented incident raises eyebrows and pulses
Nvidia shows off DLSS 5 with three AI modes for different levels of detail — upscaler can switch between models in real-time
DLSS 5 gets a second showing with Nvidia opening up the upscaler to object-level tweaking for developers with three different models.
China is considering export controls on AI technologies, including banning local companies from using TSMC, report claims — restrictions would also cover advanced AI models, training data, and o
China's Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) considers to restrict exports of advanced AI models, training data, and overseas acquisitions of strategically important technology companies; prohibit usage of foreign semiconductor manufacturing services.
Amazon data center in Bahrain struck and destroyed by Iranian cruise missiles, state media claims — attacks launched against AWS site in response to alleged US strikes on an under-construction n
The Amazon site has suffered multiple hits since the start of the U.S. bombing campaign in Iran. The IRGC claims to have 'destroyed' AWB Bahrain, but the company has moved operations off the facility since early April.
Behind the scenes at Nvidia's Engineering SuperLab — Vera Rubin NVL72 running OpenAI workloads, 800VDC demonstrated, and more
Nvidia gave Tom's Hardware an exclusive look inside its previously undisclosed Engineering SuperLab near Nvidia HQ, where we saw Vera Rubin NVL72 in action.
Nvidia details Rubin architectural optimizations for inference – improvements target better performance and efficiency from the GPU to the rack
Nvidia has detailed new features of its Rubin architecture.
Nvidia deep dives Vera CPU for AI data centers — SPEC CPU 2026 benchmarks revealed, Olympus architecture specifics, and more
Nvidia reveals all of the details about its Vera data center CPU, including an architectural breakdown of the Olympus core and the first (unofficial) SPEC CPU 2026 results.
Nvidia has shipped 'hundreds of thousands of Grace standalone servers’ — GPU firm pivots messaging as CPUs take center stage in agentic data centers
As Nvidia continues to roll out Vera, its first custom CPU for agentic AI, it revealed that its last-gen Grace design has seen mass deployments, even as a standalone CPU for non-agentic workloads.
Kimi K3 rocks the AI industry as Moonshot AI undercuts closed-source American competitors on price — but the huge 2.8T open-weight model still needs serious hardware to deploy at scale
The trend towards larger AI models continues, with China's new Kimi K3 model. With its trillions of parameters, it's just as capable as the best the West has to offer, and it's cheaper. But it's not as fast, giving rise to a new battle to balance performance, efficiency, and cost, alongside sovereign control.
Local AI clustering with Dell's Pro Max GB10 — connecting two Nvidia Grace Blackwell to scale out AI compute at home
We paired up and tested a pair of Dell's Pro Max with GB10, to see what a small cluster of Nvidia's Spark silicon can do. At $6332 each, as of writing, it's still an expensive prospect, but far cheaper and more desk-friendly than a big server box full of GPUs and the other necessary high-end hardware.
Anthropic hit with largest-ever $1.5 billion penalty in copyright lawsuit — court says training AI on published material is fair use, but startup’s pirated library infringes on authors&rsq
The settlement was finally approved by a U.S. federal judge, with a majority of the plaintiffs accepting the amount. A few members of the group refused, citing the small amount compared to the number of infringed titles, and are pursuing a separate lawsuit of their own.
Intel to co-develop and manufacture Fortinet's next-gen firewall ASIC on Intel 4 — node gets its first named external customer
SP6 will draw on what the companies described as Intel's expertise in disaggregated semiconductor design and advanced packaging.
Z.ai powers up a 1-gigawatt AI data center built entirely on Chinese chips, report claims — GLM developer now runs multiple 10,000-chip clusters with zero Nvidia silicon
Chinese AI developer Z.ai (formerly Zhipu) has finished building a 1GW data center stocked exclusively with domestically made chips and has switched part of it on.
TSMC eyes price hikes of up to 25% on chip production services in 2027, report claims — plans to raise baseline prices by 5% to 10% on advanced nodes
TSMC reportedly intends to increase prices of wafers it processes citing demand, rising costs, and increased investments in new capacity.
Intel layoffs to hit Data Center group — division focused on server CPUs, AI chips, and data center architecture to be hit by an unknown number of cuts
Intel plans to cut the employee numbers of its Data Center group, months after announcing record growth since its disastrous announcement in 2024.
Get 16GB of DDR5 RAM for $12 in this Newegg AM5 combo — score AMD's new Ryzen 7700X3D, 16GB of RAM, and Asus B850 motherboard for only $491
Build an AMD AM5 gaming PC for less with this Newegg combo deal. Snag a Ryzen 7700X3D, MSI B850 motherboard, and 16GB DDR5-6000 RAM while saving $194 versus buying separately
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