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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 · 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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AI chip design is pushing advanced chip packaging to its limits – workarounds exist for limits of 2.5D packaging, but are years away from viability

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 11:54 EDT

As AI accelerators and HPC devices grow larger and more complex, advanced chip design continues to move away from the transistor and toward the package. 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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How do you use Tom's Hardware? Take our survey and be entered to win a $250 prize

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 09:57 EDT

We here at Tom's Hardware are running a short audience survey to better understand who you are, what you do, and how you use our website. 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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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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Phison demos 10X faster AI inference on consumer PCs with software and hardware combo that enables 3x larger AI models — Nvidia, AMD, MSI, and Acer systems demoed with aiDAPTIV+

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 08:50 EDT

Phison's aiDAPTIV+ stack enables large Mixture of Experts AI models and agentic AI workloads to run on client systems with limited memory capacity. Read more ›

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2428

Bambu Lab H2C review: It saves plastic…but it's not quite a Tool Changer

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 08:00 EDT

Bambu Lab’s H2C saves plastic, but not time. Read more ›

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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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2430

This HP Omen 45L gaming PC at $1,245 off is the cheapest way to bag an RTX 5090 graphics card — massive New Year code saving makes the whole PC cheaper than buying the card by itself

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 07:44 EDT

Configure this HP Omen 45L gaming desktop to include an RTX 5090 graphics card to grab the GPU at its lowest price. 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 · 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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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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SK hynix shows 16-Hi HBM4 memory for AI accelerators — 48 GB at 10 GT/s over a 2,048 interface

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 06:40 EDT

SK Hynix demonstrates 48 GB HBM4 memory with a 2,048-bit interface over at up to10 GT/s Read more ›

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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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Beijing reportedly limiting H200 purchases to those with ‘special circumstances’ — sources suggest only university R&D labs can acquire Nvidia GPUs in China

Tom's Hardware · 01/14/2026 05:00 EDT

After weeks of deliberation, sources suggest that China will only allow companies to purchase H200 GPUs for "special circumstances," although Beijing has yet to define exactly what that means. 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 ›