by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70SVW)
Sources say that Microsoft is telling its suppliers to find non-China alternatives for its Surface and data center production.
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The Dutch government's decision to take over control of Dutch chip manufacturer, Nexperia, wasn't just driven by its desire to retain the company's technology within the bounds of the EU and the Netherlands. The CEO is alleged to have tried to use company funds to make purchase orders at his private, unaffiliated companies.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70ST5)
Tachyum upgrades its Prodigy to 256 cores and announced and fresh funding for its AI and HPC processor, but admitted the chip has not yet been taped out or finalized, so the project remains far from production despite years of delays.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#70S6C)
MINTernet runs on T-Mobile's nationwide 5G wireless network
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70S6D)
Apple's MacBook Pro lineup is getting a refresh, with the 14-inch model now equipped with the company's new M5 chip. Most of the specs remain unchanged, but so does the price, and the main focus is on AI improvements under the hood with M5. It's up to 3.5x more powerful in AI workflows, while still carrying a 24-hour battery.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70S6E)
Apple just announced the arrival of the 5th-generation Apple Silicon, with the 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro among the first devices to get it.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70S2S)
ASML's finance head, Roger Dassen, said the company has sufficient rare-earth reserves to keep production running despite China's new export-control regime that kicks in on December 1 and can halt shipments of rare earth materials across the world.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70S2T)
Microsoft, Nvidia, and xAI partner with asset management firm BlackRock under AIP to make massive investments in data center infrastructure.
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Much larger and heavier V3 satellites set to boost Starlink connectivity to gigabit speeds. Deployment begins early next year.
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The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X excels in ergonomics and has a full-screen Xbox UI that is easy to use with a controller.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70S2X)
Pallets of RTX 5090 GPUs from MSI had been spotted on Reddit a few days ago, sparking concern and curiosity over export controls. The White House has barred China from receiving most high-end GPUs, so these cards arrived via illegal channels, as MSI clarifies and denies any involvement in a press release.
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Investors are keeping a close eye on potential signs of the AI industry reaching the point of bursting its inflated bubble, as it's revealed that almost half of all the largest companies on the S&P 500 have medium-to-high exposure to AI. The risks associated with the industry collapsing under its own weight are greater than ever.
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The Samsung M9 M90SF is a 4K TV and gaming monitor in one. With 165 Hz and Adaptive-Sync, it offers TV Plus Streaming apps featuring HDR10, HDR10+, and a wide gamut of colors, making it a great personal TV for small spaces.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#70S0D)
Cheaper than ever before, get an Asus ROG Azoth keyboard for just $155 with this 44% Amazon discount.
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Hesitating about the move to Windows 11? Part of you wants to upgrade to Commodore OS Vision 3.0.
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The partnership brings Samsung Foundry into Nvidia's high-speed interconnect ecosystem, expanding NVLink's reach beyond TSMC and deepening Nvidia's control over AI system design.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70RYD)
Frore Systems's LiquidJet coldplate uses semiconductor-style metal wafer fabrication and 3D short-loop jet microstructures to double cooling density and cut pressure loss fourfold, setting the stage for multi-kilowatt AI GPUs.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#70RYE)
Famous German overclocker Der8auer tests spray cooling, a cooling solution used in supercomputers, on a Ryzen 7 9800X3D with decent results. The chip was able to run through Cinebench R23 successfully without overheating.
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The DoJ has seized $15 billion in Bitcoin, thought to be proceeds from a 'pig butchering' scam run from forced-labor compounds in Cambodia.
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Adata chairman says AI datacenters are gobbling up all memory and storage.
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Edifier launches the Huazai New Cyber speaker, which looks like a compact gaming PC, for $210.
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OpenAI is reportedly working with SoftBank-owned Arm on a new CPU to complement the custom AI accelerator it is co-developing with Broadcom.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70RFV)
Intel has unveiled its Crescent Island data center GPU for inference, built on the Xe3P architecture and equipped with 160 GB of LPDDR5X memory.
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AMD has showcased its new Helios rack-scale AI hardware platform based on the Open Rack Wide standard developed by Meta. Combining AMD's next-generation CPUs and GPUs on a single platform, this is AMD's pitch to AI infrastructure developers that it has a product that can compete directly with the likes of Nvidia's GB300 NVL72 systems.
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AMD is set to provide 50,000 of its next-generation MI450 Instinct GPUs for a new Oracle supercluster that will power next-generation AI inference and training. This joins the many other high-profile hardware and infrastructure deals that many of the top tech companies have made with one another over the past year.
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Tom's Hardware Premium is now out of beta. Get access to expert-level analysis, roadmaps, and unlock our cutting-edge performance analyzer, Bench.
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As Windows 10 fades into obsolescence, the argument it leaves behind is more philosophical than technical.
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Nvidia's DGX Spark AI developer platform goes up for sale on October 15. This AI mini-PC is slated to deliver 1 PFLOP of AI inferencing performance in a tiny footprint for AI developers, but it's arriving five months late and with a $1000 price hike compared to what was promised when it first broke cover at CES 2025.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70R9Q)
The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D hits an all-time low with its sale price of less than $320, offering you a nearly 30% discount from its list price of $449.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#70R9R)
Latest HWMonitor release notes give an early look at Intel's 18A Panther Lake family ahead of its official debut.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#70R68)
Bambu Lab revamps the budget-friendly P1S.
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Toshiba claims it is the first to verify 12-disk stacking technology," while its HDD rivals flounder with 10.
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Dell's 16 Premium impresses with a sleek design, OLED screen, and robust performance, but the look also brings compromises.
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AMD and Intel celebrate first anniversary of x86 alliance — new security features coming to x86 CPUs
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70R6B)
AMD and Intel marked the first anniversary of their x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group by confirming four jointly standardized features - AVX10, ACE, FRED, and ChkTag - that will unify future x86 processors around shared hardware capabilities.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70R6C)
The former CEO says that we're in an AI bubble, but technological developments in AI efficiency will prevent it from bursting, at least in the near future.
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In retaliation against the Dutch government seizing control of the Dutch chip company, Nexperia, from its Chinese parent company, China has now blocked Nexperia from exporting products from the Asian-country, raising trade tensions amidst ongoing trade talks with the US.
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"Bitcoin Queen" Qian Zhimin's $7.3 billion stash of cryptocurrency, amassed through the laundering of the stolen funds of 130,000 Chinese victims, has been seized by the UK police. But the victims back in China will face difficulties recovering the money.
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DJI intends to appeal against a U.S. court decision that upheld its designation as a 'Chinese Military Company.'
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ABB and Nvidia partner for 800 VDC data centers.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#70R42)
ReactOS developers are now working on implementing the Windows Display Driver Model in the Windows OS alternative, as Windows 10 reaches end-of-life.
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Microsoft has now ended its official support for the Windows 10 operating system, making it insecure to run in its standard state. To stop yourself from being at risk of viruses and malware attacks, it's important you update or upgrade as soon as you can.
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Humbird 3, an 11-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock, has 177 Kickstarter backers, raising over $63,000.
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Saline Township, MI, joins other cities in pushing back against AI data centers
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OpenAI has signed a multi-year deal with Broadcom to co-develop and deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI accelerators and rack systems.
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The major challenge that hampered the development and adoption of SOT-MRAM is now in the rearview mirror.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70QEF)
In Brazil, a dead RTX 5070 Ti fell victim to a lightning surge so abhorrent, it burned a hole through the PCB. Thankfully, it was saved by a donor RX 580 by carefully siphoning power from its VRMs to resuscitate the Nvidia GPU. The repair job is temporary at best, but the technicians behind it tease refinement to make the Frankenstein GPU eventually benchmark.
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Seagate's enterprise-grade Ironwolf Pro is on sale for $17 per terabyte for this 28TB HDD
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One of the only Mini-ITX boards with 2x PCIe 5.0 M.2, Asus offers a well-equipped, good-performing motherboard, but you will pay more for the privilege.
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The Dutch government has taken control of the Chinese-owned Nexperia, an automotive and consumer chip production company, for national security reasons. It's claiming that to prevent key technologies from leaving European and Dutch soil, it needs to put hard blocks in place.
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Chinese regulators are investigating Qualcomm over a months-old deal to purchase connected car chip firm Autotalks, in a move that could be just the latest aggressive action from China as part of ongoing high-tech trade negotiations.
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