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Amazon buys first American-mined copper in a decade — Arizona mine to fuel AWS AI data centers in seismic two-year deal
Amazon has struck a two-year deal to receive copper from an Arizona mine, for use in its AWS data centers in the U.S.
Shareholders sue Oracle over misleading statements related to $300 billion OpenAI data center build-out — disgruntled plaintiffs say the company lied about how much money it needed to borrow
A group of investors have filed a class action lawsuit against Oracle, contending that it made misleading statements during its initial $18 billion bond drive, resulting in potential losses of $1.3 billion.
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Review: The brains and the brawn
Raspberry Pis latest AI accessory brings a more powerful Hailo NPU, capable of LLMs and image inference, but the price tag is a key deciding factor.
Beijing blocks Chinese entities from using U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software — VMWare and Fortinet among the affected vendors
China tells entities to ditch U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software
New York State takes steps to ban 3D-printed guns — proposal requires 3D printer manufacturers to prevent weapon printing
NY State Governor Kathy Hochul wants 3D printer manufacturers to make it impossible to 3D print guns.
Troublesome 16-pin connector sidelines $30,000 H200 Hopper GPU — repair technician saves the data center day by fixing power port
Technician repairs 16-pin power connector on a $30,000 H200 PCIe Hopper graphics card. Connector's sense pins were damaged and had to be fixed by soldering new pins to the card.
Intel’s comeback weapon to fight AMD reportedly drops this spring — Core Ultra 200K Plus and 200HX Plus CPUs set for March or April launch
Hardware insider shares launch and embargo information for Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake Refresh and Panther Lake processors.
SK hynix to spend $13 billion on the world's largest HBM memory assembly plant amid the worst shortage on record — South Korea facility to handle packaging and testing for AI memory campus
SK hynix is investing $12.9 billion to build a campus-scale, HBM-only advanced packaging and test facility in Cheongju, South Korea, designed for the next generation of HBM memory and intended to ensure SK hynix's leadership in the booming market.
U.S. posts official H200 and MI325X AI GPU export rules to China, but with plenty of caveats — a string of requirments greatly limits the total number of GPUs that can be shipped to China
The U.S. may allow shipments of rather powerful AI processors to China on a case-by-case basis, but with the U.S. supply priority, do not expect AMD or Nvidia ship a ton of AI GPUs to the People's Republic.
AI chip design is pushing advanced chip packaging to its limits – workarounds exist for limits of 2.5D packaging, but are years away from viability
As AI accelerators and HPC devices grow larger and more complex, advanced chip design continues to move away from the transistor and toward the package.
Asus's recently released ROG Xbox Ally handheld gets a $100 price drop - get the Ryzen Z2 A-powered version with 16GB of RAM for under $500
Powered by AMD's Ryzen Z2 A chip and featuring a 120Hz display, the ROG Xbox Ally is now cheaper than ever
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Steam Machine to have fewer 'Verified' badge constraints — Valve says Verified on Steam Deck titles expected to run smoothly on upcoming PC console
Valve designer Lawrence Yang confirmed that 'Verified on Steam Deck' games will also work well on the Steam Machine, giving gamers a ton of titles that will work well with the console right on launch.
Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution leaves beta, available now to Nvidia app users — update includes support for over 400 titles with new presets
Nvidia's DSLL 4.5 Super Resolution feature is now available to all users of the Nvidia app, having left beta.
Phison demos 10X faster AI inference on consumer PCs with software and hardware combo that enables 3x larger AI models — Nvidia, AMD, MSI, and Acer systems demoed with aiDAPTIV+
Phison's aiDAPTIV+ stack enables large Mixture of Experts AI models and agentic AI workloads to run on client systems with limited memory capacity.
Bambu Lab H2C review: It saves plastic…but it's not quite a Tool Changer
Bambu Lab's H2C saves plastic, but not time.
Trump's cryptic remark states Apple has invested in Intel — tells press 'Apple went in, Nvidia went in, a lot of smart people went in'
Trump said during a short interview with the press that "Apple went in" Intel. However, it's unclear what the president meant by this - or if he simply misspoke himself.
This HP Omen 45L gaming PC at $1,245 off is the cheapest way to bag an RTX 5090 graphics card — massive New Year code saving makes the whole PC cheaper than buying the card by itself
Configure this HP Omen 45L gaming desktop to include an RTX 5090 graphics card to grab the GPU at its lowest price.
Seagate launches three new 32 TB hard drives across its product lines, all using CMR tech — SkyHawk AI drive starts from $699, flagship Exos at $849
After launching 32-terabyte HAMR drives, Seagate has achieved the same feat with CMR tech, releasing three new drives across its iconic product families. Starting at $699.99 and going all the way up to $849.99, these 32 TB hard drives spin at 7200 RPM, have transfer speeds of up to 285 MB/s, and five-year warranties.
Chinese customs told to block H200 imports, report claims — directive would effectively ban the Nvidia AI chip from China
Chinese customs officers were allegedly told to disallow the entry of Nvidia H200 chips, effectively banning the entry of these AI processors into the country. The command comes as other sources say that Beijing will only allow the import of these AI GPUs for 'special circumstances.'
SK hynix shows 16-Hi HBM4 memory for AI accelerators — 48 GB at 10 GT/s over a 2,048 interface
SK Hynix demonstrates 48 GB HBM4 memory with a 2,048-bit interface over at up to10 GT/s
Report estimates $17 billion worth of bitcoin was stolen in 2025 alone —massive haul arises from impersonation tactics and the use of AI for scams
2025 saw the largest revenue generated through crypto scams to date with an estimated $17 billion stolen from victims worldwide.
Beijing reportedly limiting H200 purchases to those with ‘special circumstances’ — sources suggest only university R&D labs can acquire Nvidia GPUs in China
After weeks of deliberation, sources suggest that China will only allow companies to purchase H200 GPUs for "special circumstances," although Beijing has yet to define exactly what that means.
Qwen boss says Chinese AI models have 'less than 20%' chance of leapfrogging Western counterparts — despite China's $1 billion AI IPO week, capital can't close the gap alone
China's AI sector made a splash this month as a cluster of domestic AI firms raised more than $1 billion through IPOs in Hong Kong.
AMD's next-gen Ryzen AI 400 laptops could launch on January 22, five days ahead of Panther Lake — Gorgon Point release date leaks through early Asus listing in China
AMD announced the Ryzen AI 400 series at CES with a Q1 2026 launch window, but apparently the first laptops in China to feature Gorgon Point are coming as soon as January 22, 2026. An official Asus listing in the region has shown off a new laptop with the Ryzen AI 7 445 inside set to drop in just a few days.
Deepseek research touts memory breakthrough, decoupling compute power and RAM pools to bypass GPU & HBM constraints — Engram conditional memory module commits static knowledge to system RAM
A new Deepseek whitepaper has outlined a new form of long-term memory for AI models, named Engram. Engram-based models are more performant than their MoE counterparts, and decouple compute power from system RAM pools to improve results.
Asus SFF-ready RTX 5070 falls below MSRP — deal saves $70 and gives you a GPU for small PC builds
The Asus Prime RTX 5070 GPU is one of the most affordable ways you can get a mid-range Nvidia 50-series graphics card into your PC build, whether you're building a compact SFF desktop or a mid-tower CPU.
DIY PC maker Framework's desktops finally succumb to RAM apocalypse, hit with price increase — now starts at $1,139 with 32GB, 128GB up $450
After raising prices on its memory sticks, Framework is now raising prices on the Framework Desktop, its AMD-based gaming and AI-focused PC.
Microsoft to overhaul AI data center building with community-first approach — says it will 'be a good neighbor' to communities, cover energy cost increases, and replenish water
Microsoft's five-point plan focuses on electricity use, water consumption, building local jobs and training people, investing in local infrastructure, and the long-term skills development of the community surrounding its AI data centers.
Trump says that AI tech companies need to ‘pay their own way’ when it comes to their electricity consumption — says major changes are coming to ensure Americans don't 'pick up the ta
The U.S. President says that his team will work with various AI tech companies, starting with Microsoft, to ensure that their power demands will stop affecting the power prices that ordinary Americans pay for.
Nvidia fires back at rumors it will require upfront payment from clients for H200 orders — company says that it ‘would never require customers to pay for products that they do not receive&
Nvidia refutes the claim from some sources that it's requiring Chinese customers to pay for their H200 orders upfront while still awaiting final approval from Beijing.
3D Printing for consumers at CES 2026 — Creality, Snapmaker, AtomForm and Protopasta show their latest systems
The SPARKX i7 earned Tom's Hardware's Best 3D Printer award as Creality, Snapmaker, AtomForm, and Protopasta showed how home fabrication continues to evolve alongside AI-driven tech at CES 2026.
Cudy WR3600E Wi-Fi 7 router review: Dual-band wireless for less than $70
Cudy cuts corners with the WR3600E, which limits performance and functionality.
Chinese UK 'Super embassy' to feature ‘hidden chamber’ alongside ‘Britain’s most sensitive communication cables’, claims report — 'spy basement' plans cited as secu
Unredacted plans for China's new super embassy' in London suggest the CCP wants to build a 'spy bunker' in the UK's capital, says The Telegraph.
Milk-V Titan Mini-IX board with UR-DP1000 processor shows RISC-V ecosystem taking shape — M.2, DDR4, and PCIe card support form a kit that you can use out of the box
The Milk-V Titan motherboard includes the UR-DP1000 processor, and it's ready to use with Ubuntu out of the box.
Australian modder solves PC in a freezer conundrum with sheer size, socks filled with silica gel power — condensation conquered and minimal overclocking gains on display at minus 28C
Trashbench succeeded where others failed, thanks in large part to the size of his freezer, which helped prevent large temperature swings that cause condensation.
U.S. House passes bill to stop Chinese companies from accessing export-controlled American AI chips using offshore rental loophole — Remote Access Security Access Act effectively extends export
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan bill, expanding U.S. export controls to stop China from using offshore data centers to access banned chips.
Grab a premium AM5 motherboard and RAM bundle for just $459 at Newegg — 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 and ASUS ROG Strix X870-A gets a big discount
Newegg is selling 32GB of Corsair DDR5 and an Asus Rog Strix X870-A motherboard for $459.99.
Meta sets up 'Meta Compute' organization for gigawatt-scale AI data centers — initiative is said to consume hundreds of gigawatts over time
Meta establishes 'Meta Compute' organization to manage buildout of next-generation data centers and development of custom computing architectures that will power gigawatt-class data centers.
Grok targeted in UK law over sexually-explicit AI image generation — UK will begin prosecuting illegal prompting this week
The UK is making it a crime to generate or request AI-made explicit content from this week, following the ban on sharing deepfakes. The region's communications regulator, Ofcom, is also looking into Grok, investigating the service formally to see if it "has complied with its duties to protect people."
Jensen Huang claims that 'god AI' is a myth — Nvidia chief says 'doomer narrative' is 'extremely hurtful'
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says negative narratives around AI are "extremely hurtful," and that science fiction speculation isn't connected to reality.
42 bewildered Amazon customers duped by $999 RTX 5090 scam, sent fanny packs instead — bait-and-switch deployed by seemingly reputable buyer
An Amazon seller is tricking desperate buyers by offering a fake GeForce RTX 5090 for $999
Fully 3D-printed drone capable of flying at 408 mph is the fastest in the world — father-son duo reclaim Guinness World Record title with DIY quadcopter
The Peregreen V4 reclaimed the world's fastest drone title after pushing past a rival's 626 kmph record.
Iran government takes down Starlink amidst civil unrest with 'military-grade jamming signals', report claims — President Trump vows to speak to Elon Musk to restore internet in crisis-hit countr
Amid widespread anti-government protests, Iran shut down all methods of internet access, including Starlink.
Nvidia's elusive N1X SoC leaks out again — shipping manifest reveals Dell may have explored putting it on next-gen XPS laptops
Even though the N1 SoCs have never actually been officially unveiled, we do know they exist, as confirmed by even Nvidia's own CEO. However, beyond powering the DGX Spark, we've never seen this silicon make it to market, and Dell's latest laptop might be the closest we've gotten so far to seeing that reality.
Asus ROG Swift PG27AQWP-W 27-inch 540 Hz QHD QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Every piece of performance tech in a single display
Asus puts all the gaming monitor tech in its arsenal into the flagship ROG Swift PG27AQWP-W. It's a 27-inch QHD QD-OLED panel with 540 Hz, 720 Hz in HD, Adaptive-Sync, DisplayHDR 500 True Black and wide gamut color. This display truly has it all.
Retro Apple emulator ported to $60 ESP32 microcontroller-powered touchscreen tablet — supports Mac OS8.1 and a virtual MC68040 CPU in major emulation leap
A new emulator makes running classic Apple Macintosh 68K software a breeze on a cheap, portable, IoT development kit.
Get an entire RTX 5090 gaming PC for the same price as the GPU alone — $3,599 rig includes 9700X, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD in MSI's PC deal
$3,599 MSI rig includes an RTX 5090, Ryzen 9700X, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD in MSI's PC deal
Micron addresses Crucial exit backlash: 'We are trying to help consumers around the world' — company warns that DRAM drought could last until at least 2028
Micron has responded to criticism over its decision to exit the consumer memory business and warns that shortages may last until 2028.
Asus revised the liquid metal application on its $4,000 ROG Matrix RTX 5090 cards — der8auer says retail versions come with 'much more professional' spread
The retail versions of the ROG Matrix RTX 5090 shipping out to customers will come with an updated TIM application that should help against accidental liquid metal leakage. Previously, sample GPUs showed a poor spread that would barely seal the metal in, with a crooked ring around the core. Now, we see several neatly-organized lanes that are much closer to the IHS, too.
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