by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70ZSV)
AMD is investing over $280 million to establish two new R&D centers in Taiwan dedicated to silicon photonics and heterogeneous integration to further boost its data center roadmap.
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on (#70ZQA)
Nvidia's Reflex 2 tech has been showcased in the real world.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70ZQB)
Intel said that its 18A process is advancing on schedule with usable yields to begin Panther Lake volume production, but low marings will slow the ramp and capacity expansion until yields reach 'industry standard' levels in 2026 - 2027.
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on (#70ZQC)
Massive Amazon Web Service outage that took out a chunk of the internet and services for days was due to DNS.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70ZQD)
Intel returned to profitability in Q3 2025 with $13.7 billion in revenue and $4.1 billion profit, driven mainly by one-time gains, as client and data-center sales improved despite ongoing capacity shortages.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70ZQE)
A Chinese enthusiast's benchmark suggests Apple's new M5 chip delivers record-breaking single-thread performance in CPU-Z, outperforming top AMD and Intel CPUs even while running Windows 11 in virtualization mode. But its multi-thread performance should be better.
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MSI’s X870 Gaming Plus Wifi Motherboard drops to $210 – save $60 and start your new AMD AM5 PC today
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Save $50 (24% off MSRP) on a capable X870-based AMD motherboard with this Newegg deal
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#70Z85)
The Archer GE400 carries an MSRP of $219, but is currently discounted to $169 at Amazon
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70Z86)
The iBUYPOWER Slate 7 puts a 7800X3D, an RX 9070 XT, 32GB of RAM, 1TB storage, and an AIO in a pre-built for just $1,529.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70Z87)
Tesla's next-gen AI5 chips is going to be manufactured by both TSMC and, now, Samsung in America. Musk claims that it's 40x faster than the outgoing AI4 silicon, mostly because of a radical design approach that ditches legacy hardware blocks to focus on what's needed right now.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70Z51)
Japan's Automobile Manufacturers Association warned that Nexperia's disrupted chip supply could halt vehicle production across Japan, as Volkswagen is reportedly preparing to suspend assembly of Golf and Tiguan models as early as next week.
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Samsung is developing an AI-boosted modem chip to enable Earthbound devices to connect directly with Elon Musk's Starlink service, according to Korean insider sources.
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on (#70Z1R)
We sit down with Noctua's Jakob Dellinger to go over the PC industry's iconic beige and brown brand's colorful 20-year history.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70Z1S)
The CCP's 15th five-year plan draft focuses on a path of technological independence while reducing its reliance on exports for economic growth.
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The Tryx Panorama SE 360 catches the eye with a stunning 6.7-inch display. We've tested it against Thermalright's Wonder Vision UB to see how well it stacks up against the curved-screen cooler competition.
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A European think tank suggests retaliatory trade measures against China, and the trigger appears to be Beijing's threat to restrict exports of gallium and germanium, two raw materials used in everything from EVs to satellites.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#70YZ1)
Get a pre-built gaming PC with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RX 9070XT for just $2,099.
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Optical disc devotees continue to find safe ports and harbors in Japan, with the release of the new FMV Note A laptop line from Fujitsu.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70YZ4)
Trump is considering blocking all U.S. software from China if it doesn't lift its rare earth restrictions.
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70YZ5)
The U.S. government is in talks to take equity stakes in major quantum computing startups in exchange for at least $10 million each in funding from the Commerce Department.
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Google's Willow chip and Quantum Echo algorithm achieve world's first practical application of quantum computing.
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Support for chiplets, heterogeneous computing, and a step away from U.S.-based standards are key features of China's BIOS replacement.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#70YE3)
Secretlab has unveiled a cheaper version of its sit-stand Magnus range, the Magnus Evo.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#70YBA)
Cooler Master recommends RTX 5070 Ti customers to modify their Cooler Master power supply's 12V-2x6 power cable to fit their graphics card. Turns out, the modification wouldn't have worked anyway.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70Y87)
Running Bazzite on your ROG Xbox Ally X can net you some pretty big performance improvements, with some games running up to 32% better on Linux, versus the Windows-based Xbox FSE. Bazzite also reportedly offers better wake-up times from sleep and more stable frame rates all around.
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The first Nvidia H100 GPUs are heading into space next month, in Starcloud satellites that will power the Crusoe Cloud.
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Priced with MSI's flagship, Asus' Crosshair X870E Extreme offers good premium value, while including high-end features and high-end good looks.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#70Y53)
A newly leaked Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus benchmark shows promising gains over its predecessor and faster DDR5 support.
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China's Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau under the Ministry of Commerce has published new questionnaires for US semiconductor businesses designed to find any discrepancies in their international pricing as part of an anti-dumping investigation.
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Save $100 on this 27-inch, 380Hz, FHD gaming monitor from Asus. The ROG Strix XG279CNS hits a $249 all-time low.
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An aesthetically ambitious 850W PSU that balances mainstream pricing with premium aspirations, delivering competent performance wrapped in MSI's signature geometric styling.
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The hack of British car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover, has cost the UK economy as much as $2.5 billion, affecting more than 5,000 organizations as the breach brought the company and its entire supply chain to their knees.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#70Y2A)
Xbox President Sarah Bond has just hinted at what the next-gen Xbox console might be, and it's looking a lot like a PC hybrid that may run Windows to support multiple storefronts. Sarah says a premium, high-end experience is in the works, which suggests a costly price tag often associated only with PCs.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#70Y2B)
JEDEC is finalizing the design of the SOCAMM2 physical interface, which boasts LPDDR5X support of up to 9600 MT/s. It also features an SPD profile, making it compatible with hardware manufacturers beyond Nvidia.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#70Y00)
Bambu Lab launches a printer without the US Market
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70Y01)
OpenAI just released its ChatGPT-powered AI browser, letting the LLM take over users' browsers and so staff on their behalf.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70Y02)
Chinese researchers used the Oceanlite supercomputer and a custom NNQS model to simulate molecular systems with 120 spin orbitals.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70Y03)
At Shenzhen's WeSemiBay Expo, Huawei-backed SiCarrier and SMEE spinoff Amies Technologies unveiled new chipmaking tools, EDA software, and EUV-grade materials, as China doubles down on semiconductor self-sufficiency.
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Faced with multi-year delays to secure grid power, US data center operators are deploying aeroderivative gas turbines to keep AI infrastructure online.
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The Western Digital Black SN8100 is already one of the fastest SSDs on the planet, and it now comes in an 8TB version to satisfy even the most storage-hungry enthusiast.
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Hands-on with Secretlab's Magnus Evo — a trimmed-down version of its popular, premium sit-stand desk
by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#70XH2)
Secretlab has unveiled a cheaper version of its sit-stand Magnus range, the Magnus Evo.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#70XH3)
Apple continues its yearly update cadence with the MacBook Pro, and the M5 is yet another home run for the company.
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The first leak of near-final silicon gives a sneak peek at the integrated GPU performance of Intel's first 18A chips.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70XE8)
AMD is preparing a refreshed Ryzen 9000-series Granite Ridge" lineup that boosts clock speeds, power limits, and 3D V-Cache capacity to deliver higher gaming and desktop performance.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70XE9)
German ISP 1&1 advertises its FTTC connections as fiber optic DSL, implying to the customers that they're getting a full fiber internet line despite using copper wiring for last-mile connectivity.
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Microsoft has issued a patch for Windows 11 after an update released on October 14 quietly broke the Windows Recovery Environment on some systems.
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Nvidia has expanded the company's RTX Pro Blackwell lineup by silently launching the RTX Pro 5000 72GB Blackwell AI GPU.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#70XAP)
The Vodafone Group and Vodafone Ukraine build a new undersea cable to connect Europe and Asia over the Black Sea.
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Hyte's X50 delivers excellent build quality paired with a unique choice of colors and aesthetics, plus a tool-free design.
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Developers of the Chinese Deepseek artificial intelligence have found a novel way to reduce the number of tokens it uses, particularly when accessing memories. By converting blocks of text into images and leveraging visual processing rather than text parsing, the AI can reduce the number of tokens required by between seven and 20 times.