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Nvidia reportedly no longer supplying VRAM to its GPU board partners in response to memory crunch — rumor claims vendors will only get the die, forced to source memory on their own
According to leaker Golden Pig Upgrade, Nvidia has stopped bundling video memory with its GPUs that it sells to AIBs, leaving partners to source the required VRAM on their own.
Black Friday gaming mouse deals round-up — up your game with a new mouse on the cheap
We've rounded up the best Black Friday deals on gaming mice for every type of gamer - whether you're looking for ultra-lightweight, tons of buttons, or even modular mice, we've got you covered.
China's hybrid-bonded AI accelerators could rival Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs — top semiconductor expert hints at 'fully controllable domestic solution'
AI accelerators with DRAM on top could be China's way to catch up with advanced AI accelerators.
Best Black Friday tech deals live 2025 — best tech and PC hardware deals on GPUs, CPUs, SSDs, and more
The best Black Friday PC hardware sales, live round-the-clock coverage of all the best deals.
Alibaba and ByteDance allegedly train Qwen and Doubao LLMs using Nvidia chips, despite export controls — Southeast Asian data center leases skirt around U.S. chip restrictions
Chinese technology giants, including Alibaba and ByteDance, are increasingly training their most advanced artificial intelligence models in Southeast Asia.
In the era of stratospheric RAM prices, putting a new GPU in an old PC might be your best upgrade bet, but be sure to grab the right monitor, too
If DDR5 prices are putting a damper on your PC upgrade plans, you might be tempted to toss a new GPU in an older PC. But if you use the wrong settings or pair it with an older monitor, you might be leaving performance and image quality on the table. Here's how to upgrade the right way.
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit reports $30 million theft — hack discovered hours after country’s largest search engine announced $10 billion acquisition of crypto platform's parent com
The largest South Korean crypto platform was hit by a hack just hours after a massive deal to acquire it was announced.
Noctua confirms that Intel's Nova Lake won't need new CPU coolers — coolers for LGA1851 and LGA1700 are compatible with the upcoming LGA1954 socket
A support message from the Austrian heatsink manfaucturer makes it clear that you'll be able to use the same mounting hardware on Intel's new CPUs.
CPU upgrades aren't dead from the DDR5 apocalypse — here are in-place DDR4 upgrades you can still make
Let's make the best of a bad situation.
Get Elegoo's Saturn 4 Ultra resin 3D printer for 35% off this Black Friday — ultra-precise machine prints with 3.6x higher accuracy than the thickness of a human hair
You don't have to spend big this Black Friday! For a low price, this 12K resin 3D printer will give you all the detail that you could ever want, while being friendly on your wallet.
Best Black Friday Wi-Fi router deals 2025 – Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6, mesh, and more
Save big with one of these excellent Wi-Fi router deals, thanks to Black Friday. We're constantly updating this list with the best deals across all sales at all retailers throughout the Black Friday season.
Chinese startup founded by Google engineer claims to have developed its own TPU chip for AI — custom ASIC reportedly 1.5 times faster than Nvidia's A100 GPU from 2020, 42% more efficient
A Chinese startup founded by an ex-Google engineer has developed its own tensor processing unit (TPU) that it claims can offer performance over 1.5 times that of the Nvidia A100 GPU released in 2020, with up to 42 percent greater efficiency.
Malaysian state of Johor drowns any ideas for Tier 1 and Tier 2 data centers —water concerns have authorities only allowing energy-efficient builds
Malaysian state drowns low-tier data center plans due to water supply concerns
MIT simulation shows AI can replace 11.7% of U.S. workers worth $1.2 trillion in salaries — Iceberg Index tool shows jobs are affected in every state across the country
MIT and ORNL built the Iceberg Index, which showed how much of the entire American workforce is at risk of being replaced by AI tools.
Best Black Friday gaming monitor deals live 2025 — hot sales on monitors from Amazon, Newegg, Dell, Best Buy, and more
The best Black Friday monitor sales, live round-the-clock coverage of all the best deals.
Homegrown Chinese CPUs bring Core i7 Raptor Lake performance to domestic gaming PCs — Hygon C86-4G lands between a Core i7-13700 and Core i7-14700
Chinese PC maker Thunderobot has launched the Black Warrior Hunter Pro gaming PC with a domestic Hygon C86-4G CPU and a GeForce RTX GPU.
Intel fully backs its controversial new hire that TSMC alleges took company secrets with him — CEO Lip-Bu Tan highlights Team Blue's strict ethics policy in internal memo amid high-stakes lawsui
A new legal battle is taking shape in the semiconductor industry, with TSMC suing its former employee, Wei-Jen Lo, after he joined Intel following his retirement at the Taiwanese firm. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan argues that TSMC's claims of trade-secret theft are unwarranted and that Lo has the company's full support.
Save 45% on this Razer Basilisk gaming mouse, now under £40 for Black Friday — record-low price with an 18K DPI sensor and huge battery life
The Razer Basilisk V3 X HyperSpeed is down to just 38.49 on Amazon, a record low price for Black Friday.
PNY's RTX 5080 GPU is $949 at Walmart during Black Friday — now $50 below MSRP for the first time
Save $50 as the cheapest RTX 5080 GPU hits $949 at Walmart during Black Friday
Save over 30% on this 27-inch AOC gaming monitor Black Friday deal — Grab a 1440p, 240Hz IPS panel for just $170 in Best Buy bargain
Get yourself a 27-inch AOC 1440p IPS gaming monitor with a fast 240Hz refresh rate, in this Best Buy Black Friday offer. AOC's Q27G42ZE has everything you'd want in a budget monitor pick, with G-Sync compatibility.
Grab 34% off the Cooler Master Atmos 240 AIO at Amazon UK, just in time for Black Friday — one of the best 240mm coolers just hit an all-time low price
The Cooler Master Masterliquid Atmos 240 Black AIO cooler has just plummeted to 79.99 at Amazon UK, an all-time low price for one of the best liquid coolers in its class.
This prebuilt gaming PC Black Friday deal nets you a Ryzen 7 9700X, RX 9060 XT 16GB and 32GB of DDR5 for under $1000 — Skytech Nebula 2 offers heaps of bang for your buck
This $999 prebuilt gaming PC from Skytech offers an AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, RX 9060 XT 16GB in this Walmart Black Friday deal.
Don't buy a laptop! Get a mini PC for just $239.97 instead with our exclusive code
KAMRUI mini PCs offer huge power in tiny packages, now up to 47% off for Black Friday
Dead mosquito proboscis used for high-resolution 3D printing nozzle — scientists boast of the extremely fine output from ‘necroprinting’
A deceased female mosquito's blood sucking proboscis makes for a great high-resolution 3D printer nozzle, researchers have discovered.
Seagate achieves a whopping 6.9TB storage capacity per platter in its laboratory — 55TB to 69TB hard drives now physically possible
Seagate has successfully built its first 6.9TB prototype platter in its laboratory, featuring more than double the capacity of its existing hard drives. However, these ultra-dense platters aren't projected to start shipping in commercial drives until 2030.
Don't miss out on up to 50% off Tom's Hardware Premium this Black Friday — unlock access to more articles, Bench, and more
You can grab up to 50% off a Tom's Hardware Premium subscription in this Black Friday deal. Get in-depth insights into the biggest topics, access to Bench, and much more.
Save 36% on this huge 16TB WD external hard drive for Black Friday — shuckable storage upgrade down to just £258.99
This WD Elements 16TB external hard drive is on sale for Black Friday for just 258.99, saving you a huge 36% on its usual price.
Nvidia says it’s ‘delighted’ with Google’s success, but backhanded compliment says it is ‘the only platform that runs every AI model’ — statement comes soon a
Nvidia congratulates Google for its success in AI hardware, but asserts the flexibility of its AI chips.
This 240 mm liquid cooler with a massive 5-inch IPS screen is more than half off — Thicc Q60 AIO is $120 for Black Friday
If you're in the market for a fancy AIO cooler to cool your processor, Hyte's Thicc Q60 204mm AIO is $119.99 for Black Friday, a whopping 52% off.
Intel's next-gen Nova Lake will finally tackle AMD's Ryzen X3D, but only with pricey 'K' models — 144MB Big Last Level Cache response to 3D V-Cache will only come on unlocked desktop parts
Intel has long lacked a true rival to AMD's X3D chips that feature heaps of L3 cache, which helps boost performance in games. It seems like that is all set to change with Nova Lake, set to debut next year, reportedly featuring 144 MB of bLLC (Big Last Level Cache) that will see it race past even AMD's current-gen 3D V-Cache flagships.
Want to learn to solder? The Fanttik T1 Max is a smart and simple soldering iron that's 33% off for Black Friday
A great soldering iron kit for beginners and a smart purchase for holiday gifting
Secure yourself and save 30% with these Black Friday deals on YubiKey 5 NFC fobs — essential protection just got cheaper
Save 30% off a YubiKey security key for Black Friday.
Check out these smoking gaming monitor deals if memory prices have you down — QD-OLED, 500 Hz panels, and 49-inch beasts, oh my!
Now's a great time to grab an excellent deal on a gaming monitor
RAM prices have increased '500%,' PC builder claims — CyberPowerPC announces price hikes in U.S. and UK starting December 7
U.S. and U.K. retailer CyberPowerPC announced that it's raising RAM prices due to shortages.
Apple's latest MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and other devices are on sale for Black Friday 2025
Apple's MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and other devices are on sale for Black Friday.
Google TPUs garner attention as AI chip alternative, but are only a minor threat to Nvidia's dominance — Alphabet's biggest challenge is widespread adoption
Nvidia has broken its silence following reports that Meta is in discussions to spend billions of dollars on Google's custom Tensor Processing Units. While this appears to be a strong move for Google, challenges regarding adoption remain.
Get RAM cheap, or even as a free gift, with these Newegg Black Friday component bundles — retailer entices PC builders with RAM-focused savings, despite eye-watering memory prices
Newegg is hosting a series of great bundles that will help you find affordable RAM this Black Friday.
Shopping for RAM? You may want to get a prebuilt or a laptop instead.
RAM prices are skyrocketing, but that doesn't seem to have been factored into prebuilt gaming PCs and laptops just yet. That might be a better way to spend your money right now.
China simulated a Starlink blockade over Taiwan that uses around 2,000 drones with jammers to create an 'electromagnetic shield' — CCP scientists devise potential plan to cut off satellite inter
A Chinese study has outlined how the PLA could jam Starlink access across the entirety of the island of Taiwan.
Foxconn to expand U.S. operations at Wisconsin site with $549 million investment —Taiwanese company gets approval for more AI data center industry in Racine County
Foxconn has announced a $549 million expansion for its Racine County, Wisconsin, factory to build more AI data servers.
Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs arrive with native DDR5-7200 CUDIMM support — 12.5% higher speeds than initial Arrow Lake chips
Intel document confirms that the chipmaker's upcoming Arrow Lake Refresh processors will support DDR5-7200 CUDIMMs natively.
The U.S. patent for MP3 audio was granted on this day in 1996 — laid the foundations for peer-to-peer music sharing, iTunes, and today's streaming services
On this day in 1996, a freshly inked U.S. patent quietly laid the cornerstone of the digital music revolution.
China's banned memory-maker CXMT unveils surprising new chipmaking capabilities despite crushing US export restrictions — DDR5-8000 and LPDDR5X-10667 displayed
Despite sanctions and a lack of leading-edge fab tools, CXMT keeps developing new DDR5 and LPDDR5X memory chips that offer higher capacity and performance than their predecessors. However, the big question is whether it can produce DDR5-8000 and LPDDR5X-10667 in high volumes.
EUV laser-maker Trumpf explores quantum computing to improve laser tech
Can quantum computing help with simulating quantum mechanics?
These are the best Black Friday deals on budget Wi-Fi 7 routers — dual-band as low as $81, tri-band from $170
There are loads of Wi-Fi 7 routers out there at affordable prices, with some available for under $90.
Nvidia RTX Pro 6000D squeaks ahead of RTX 5090D in Geekbench OpenCL—China-tailored AI card still performs well despite regulatory woes
Nvidia's harried China-specific RTX Pro 6000D graphics card has been tested in Geekbench's OpenCL benchmark, delivering performance similar to the server edition of the RTX Pro 6000.
TSMC confirms September power outage at Fab 21 in Arizona — loss of wafers and financial impact unclear
A supplier power fault briefly stopped TSMC's Fab 21 in Arizona and led to some wafer losses. But TSMC has learnt from the occurrence, says the company.
Trump administration touts Genesis Mission to try and win the AI race—White House compares scope of its initiative to the Manhattan Project
On the heels of its AI Action Plan announced earlier this year, the US government is now
Newegg is literally giving away free DDR5 RAM with B850 motherboards for Black Friday — Get $150 worth of 16GB memory for nothing when you buy a discounted Asus mobo, from just $159
An AM5 motherboard and 16GB of DDR5 RAM for less than $170, given current market conditions, is one of the best Black Friday deals so far.
Get a leg up on the competition with Razer's Huntsman V3 Pro TKL keyboard, now on sale for just $148 — score a 33% discount on one of the best analog gaming keyboards around
One of Razer's best keyboards is on sale right now, offering superior gaming performance with features like Rapid Trigger, Snap Tap, and adjustable actuation points, all for less than $150. The Huntsman V3 Pro is a well-built, sleek keyboard, with lots of RGB and creature comforts like pre-lubed switches that will last you for years to come.
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