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We've carefully chosen the best microSD Express cards to meet the needs and budgets of all Switch 2 owners, based on our detailed lab testing.
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| Updated | 2025-11-18 17:15 |
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70GHZ)
Jeff Bezos envisions gigawatt-scale orbital data centers within 10-20 years, powered by continuous solar energy and space-based cooling, but the concept remains commercially unviable today due to the immense cost and complexity of deploying thousands of tons of hardware, solar panels, and radiators into orbit.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70GJ0)
Chinese company Highlander will be the first to run a commercial underwater data center, serving state-owned companies off the coast of Shanghai.
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on (#70GJ1)
Crucial's X10 Pro 2TB puts large-capacity storage in the palm of your hand. Save $59 in this early Prime Day deal.
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As flash demand climbs and legacy DRAM supply lags, memory prices are rising across the board. Meanwhile, nearline HDD shortages are forcing hyperscalers to accelerate the adoption of QLC SSDs for roles once gated by cost, tightening both ends of the storage market.
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BlackRock subsidiary Global Infrastructure Partners set to buy out Aligned Data Centers for $40 billion.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70GF5)
Nvidia has demonstrated that its NVFP4 4-bit floating point format - originally intended for inference - can be used for stable, large-scale training of LLMs with minimal accuracy loss, offering significant gains in compute and memory efficiency over both FP8 and BF16.
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on (#70GF6)
Amazon is offering the Samsung Odyssey G9 G93SC at a price of $879.99, representing a new all-time low. The gaming monitor typically retails for $1,599.99.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70GF7)
Qualcomm's legal victory over Arm not only secures its right to deploy Nuvia's custom CPU cores under its existing license but also sets a major industry precedent, weakening Arm's control over licensing as it pivots toward designing its own CPUs.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70GF8)
Intel's upcoming client and server CPUs will use brand new core micro-architectures, as confirmed by the latest edition of the ISA reference doc. Nova Lake client processors will use Coyote Cove P-Cores and Arctic Wolf E-Cores, while Diamond Rapids workstation SKUs will use Panther Cove P-Cores.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70GCE)
Researchers from UC Irvine developed a way to capture vibrations from surfaces using high-quality mouse sensors and convert them into audio.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70GA4)
Nvidia cannot start shipping its AI chips to the UAE, as the country is reportedly yet to finalize its investments in the U.S.
on (#70GA5)
Chip design startup Tenstorrent has announced it'll work with TSMC and Samsung for its next-generation 2nm chips. It will also work with Japanese firm, Rapidus, and would consider Intel in the future, once it has a more defined roadmap.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70GA6)
The "Taiwan Model" has been proposed by a new delegation that seeks to form a high-tech alliance between Taiwan and the U.S., whereby the former will help its companies make investments in the U.S. to satisfy demands for expansion into the country.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#70GA7)
GameStop says it will continue to offer Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at its old price of $19.99 after Microsoft raised the price by 50%.
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Nvidia and Intel are working on something few thought possible: A partnership so deep it could redraw the boundaries of the x86 ecosystem. Their new joint effort will see Nvidia RTX GPU chiplets integrated with Intel CPUs in a single package, using Intel's Foveros and EMIB technologies.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70G6N)
SiPearl's Athena1 derives from Rhea, packs up to 80 Neoverse V1 cores, and is aimed at both civilian and military use. But will it be competitive in the second half of 2027?
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Microsoft has signed $33 billion in deals with "neocloud" GPU-as-a-service providers to date, underlined by its $19.4 billion spend on neocloud provider Nebius. The move comes as Microsoft seeks to outsource the processing for its own internal workloads, so it can rent its internal datacenter infrastructure out for profit.
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Aqua Computer launches the Ampinel, an active power management module for graphics cards that utilize the 16-pin power connector.
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MSI's MAG 341CQP QD-OLED gaming monitor is now only $649.99 in these early Prime Day deals.
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Intel and AMD have competed at opposite ends of the x86 spectrum for decades, but a potential deal could be mutually beneficial for both companies.
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on (#70FR2)
Get a Acer Nitro 60 with Ryzen 9 and RTX 5070 Ti or RTX 5080 for 30-50% off.
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Just after Gamers Nexus dropped a video about CPU failures on ASRock motherboards, the company started offering extended warranties.
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Phison CEO Pua Khein-Seng has claimed in an interview this week that the upcoming forecasted NAND flash shortage will last "for the next ten years", rather than the more optimistic 1 year claimed by other industry insiders. The negative implications of the AI boom continue to grow by the day.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70FMC)
This breakthrough will allow researchers to run quantum computers continuously from just a few seconds to several hours at a time.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70FGV)
Natalie the Nerd has modded the Lego Game Boy into one that actually plays real cartridges, outfitted with a custom PCB and screen that takes retro gaming to another level. This is not emulation; this Lego kit has original Game Boy chips inside to make it all possible, with even 3D-printed pieces planned for the future.
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70FGW)
Northern Data is under investigation for allegedly misusing AI tax breaks on 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, despite the hardware being ill-suited for crypto mining.
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A smartphone performance enthusiast has shown pictures of their PC SSD cooler-boosted iPhone 17 Pro Max on Reddit.
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The Lenovo Legion Go 2 is packed with an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor, an OLED display, and improved controls and ergonomics.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70FEN)
NIST just released a study showing OpenAI's and Anthropic's models defeating DeepSeek in several benchmarks.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70FEP)
Researchers have cracked the code to fast and accurate image generation with Wi-Fi signals. Previously, Wi-Fi-based imagery was all but rough sketches, but with the help of a pretrained Stable Diffusion model, these Wi-Fi signals can now create realistic visuals of the space they're bouncing around in.
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Anglo-German autonomous systems specialist Stark has demonstrated its first unmanned surface vessels (USVs) - sea drones.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70FAX)
OpenAI showcased the capabilities of Sora 2 by getting its CEO busted.
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AMD is in early talks to be an Intel Foundry customer, according to reports from Semafor. It's the latest in a line of companies considering an investment in the American fab.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70EY6)
TSMC, which is responsible for about 9% of Taiwan's electricity use, has launched a global EUV Dynamic Energy Saving Program that reduces EUV tool power consumption by 8% - aiming to save 190 million kWh and 101 kilotons of CO by 2030.
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M5 chip beats every PC CPU in GeekBench single-threaded tests
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Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service is undergoing a significant restructuring regarding its pricing and benefits.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70EQT)
Samsung and SK hynix have agreed to supply undiced DRAM wafers to OpenAI's Stargate project, which could consume up to 900,000 wafers per month, or about 40% of global DRAM output, as Stargate is gearing up for unprecedented expansion.
on (#70EM2)
MSI's Ryzen 9 9950X3D and mobo combo is cheaper than pairing with even the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, saving you $$$ on the best hardware you can buy.
on (#70EM3)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly held secretive meetings with TSMC and Foxconn in Taiwan as he looks to secure chip production for future facilities and his own internal chip design plans.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#70EGS)
The ruling builds on Qualcomm's 2024 trial win, rejecting Arm's attempt to force destruction of Oryon CPU designs.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70EGT)
Following life-changing investments from Nvidia, SoftBank, and the White House, Intel has just reiterated its commitment to the ambitious Ohio One project. The fabs, now expected to open their doors in 2030, were questioned by a U.S. Senator over concerns of fraud, but Intel remains confident.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70EGV)
The White House wants to move at least 50% of U.S.-bound chip production into the United States, but Taiwan says no.
by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#70EF6)
DJI has rejected a court ruling upholding its designation as a ''Chinese Military Company' by the DoD, and says that certain findings by the court affirm it does not have any military affiliaton.
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on (#70E24)
Meta is reportedly set to acquire startup Rivos, according to sources close to the matter. The startup specializes in RISC-V based GPUs for AI workloads, a perfect match for Meta's wishlist.
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Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has released its latest large language model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, with first-day optimizations for Huawei's Ascend hardware and CANN software stack.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#70DW7)
Data mining has revealed that AMD is working on a third iteration of Fluid Motion Frames, according to developer notes discovered in the preview version of Adrenalin driver 25.20. AFMF 3 will likely incorporate the same ML model used in FSR 4.
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The Metropolitan Police announced a conviction against the so-called "Bitcoin Queen" from whom they seized approximately $7.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency.
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Apacer launches the AS712 portable SSD, made from natural bamboo and reservoir silt and featuring an essential oil diffuser.
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Crucial's 4TB PCIe 5.0 T705 SSD hits an all-time low price ahead of Amazon's Prime Day sales.
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