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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

Tom's Hardware 1 place · 01/14/2026 13:38 EDT

Hardware insider shares launch and embargo information for Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake Refresh and Panther Lake processors. Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware 2 place · 01/14/2026 07:00 EDT

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. Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/14/2026 11:56 EDT

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. Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 10:48 EDT

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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'

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 07:56 EDT

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. Read more ›

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Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution leaves beta, available now to Nvidia app users — update includes support for over 400 titles with new presets

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 09:00 EDT

Nvidia's DSLL 4.5 Super Resolution feature is now available to all users of the Nvidia app, having left beta. Read more ›

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Chinese customs told to block H200 imports, report claims — directive would effectively ban the Nvidia AI chip from China

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 06:48 EDT

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.' Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 09:23 EDT

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. Read more ›

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Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 09:57 EDT

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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

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 06:00 EDT

2025 saw the largest revenue generated through crypto scams to date with an estimated $17 billion stolen from victims worldwide. Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 14:15 EDT

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. Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 14:12 EDT

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. Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 13:49 EDT

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. Read more ›

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Asus SFF-ready RTX 5070 falls below MSRP — deal saves $70 and gives you a GPU for small PC builds

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 12:52 EDT

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. Read more ›

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DIY PC maker Framework finally succumbs to RAM apocalypse, is raising prices on its desktops — now starts at $1,139 with 32GB, 128GB up $450

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 11:52 EDT

After raising prices on its memory sticks, Framework is now raising prices on the Framework Desktop, its AMD-based gaming and AI-focused PC. Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 10:58 EDT

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. Read more ›

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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 tab' for data centers

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 09:05 EDT

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. Read more ›

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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’

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 08:42 EDT

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. Read more ›

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3D Printing for consumers at CES 2026 — Creality, Snapmaker, AtomForm and Protopasta show their latest systems

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 08:10 EDT

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. Read more ›

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Cudy WR3600E Wi-Fi 7 router review: Dual-band wireless for less than $70

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 08:00 EDT

Cudy cuts corners with the WR3600E, which limits performance and functionality. Read more ›

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Chinese UK 'Super embassy' to feature ‘hidden chamber’ alongside ‘Britain’s most sensitive communication cables’, claims report — 'spy basement' plans cited as security concern, but true purpose unclear

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 07:27 EDT

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. Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 07:00 EDT

The Milk-V Titan motherboard includes the UR-DP1000 processor, and it's ready to use with Ubuntu out of the box. Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 06:45 EDT

Trashbench succeeded where others failed, thanks in large part to the size of his freezer, which helped prevent large temperature swings that cause condensation. Read more ›

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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 controls to the cloud

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 06:32 EDT

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. Read more ›

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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

Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 05:58 EDT

Newegg is selling 32GB of Corsair DDR5 and an Asus Rog Strix X870-A motherboard for $459.99. Read more ›

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Meta sets up 'Meta Compute' organization for gigawatt-scale AI data centers — initiative is said to consumer hundreds of gigawatts over time

Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2026 17:30 EDT

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. Read more ›

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Grok targeted in UK law over sexually-explicit AI image generation — UK will begin prosecuting illegal prompting this week

Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2026 15:33 EDT

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." Read more ›

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Jensen Huang claims that 'god AI' is a myth — Nvidia chief says 'doomer narrative' is 'extremely hurtful'

Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2026 15:14 EDT

Nvidia's Jensen Huang says negative narratives around AI are "extremely hurtful," and that science fiction speculation isn't connected to reality. Read more ›

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