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YMTC moves ahead with third chipmaking fab in Wuhan despite U.S. sanctions — blacklisted Chinese chipmaker bets big on memory

Tom's Hardware · 11/14/2025 07:01 EDT

Amid a global memory shortage, China's YMTC has set its sights on building a third semiconductor plant in Wuhan, with the facility expected to begin mass production of memory chips by 2027. Read more ›

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Chinese AI startup gets access to 2,300 banned Blackwell GPUs by exploiting cloud loophole — rents compute from Indonesian firm with 32 Nvidia GB200 server racks

Tom's Hardware · 11/14/2025 07:00 EDT

A Chinese company gains access to Nvidia hardware by renting compute from a Jakarta-based telecommunications company. Read more ›

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Nintendo says it has 'no intention' of blocking third-party Switch 2 docks following firmware update that stopped them from working — accessory makers scramble to deploy workaround

Tom's Hardware · 11/14/2025 06:58 EDT

Multiple users reported on Reddit that the latest 21.0.0 firmware for the Switch 2 blocks some third-party docks. However, vendors have found a workaround. Read more ›

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Grab this £58.99 1TB Samsung 990 Evo Plus SSD while you can — fast PCIe 4.0 speeds and a 29% saving make this a must-have storage upgrade

Tom's Hardware · 11/14/2025 06:06 EDT

Save 29% on this Samsung 990 Evo Plus 1TB SSD, the lowest price it's ever been, with seriously decent speeds for a PCIe 4.0 drive. Read more ›

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xTool P3 review: New flagship 80W CO2 laser claims to offer '2x the workspace, speed, and efficiency' of its predecessor

Tom's Hardware · 11/14/2025 06:00 EDT

The xTool P3 is a powerful CO2 laser with plenty of modern convenience and productivity-focused features on both the hardware and software sides. Using this machine across multiple projects was very enjoyable. Read more ›

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AMD's FSR Redstone officially debuts in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — AMD's answer to Nvidia's Ray Reconstruction

Tom's Hardware · 11/14/2025 06:00 EDT

FSR Redstone is here and Call of Duty's getting it first. In Black Ops 7, there's a "Ray Regeneration" option that allows users to clean up ray tracing data before it's fed into the upscaler, resulting in higher-quality ray-traced lighting, shadows and reflections. It only works with RX 9000 series cards at the moment, but support for older RDNA lineups might be possible. Read more ›

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New Chinese optical quantum chip allegedly 1,000x faster than Nvidia GPUs for processing AI workloads - firm reportedly producing 12,000 wafers per year

Tom's Hardware 1 place · 11/14/2025 05:30 EDT

China has reportedly developed the world's first scalable and industrial-compatible optical quantum chip that allegedly has 1000x the amount of processing power as Nvidia's outgoing AI GPUs. Read more ›

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Valve is waiting to create the Steam Deck 2 until major silicon and architectural improvements emerge — drastically better performance with the same battery life is not enough

Tom's Hardware 2 place · 11/14/2025 05:00 EDT

The Steam Deck 2 is not happening anytime soon, a notion that has just been reinforced by software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais, who says that Valve is waiting for true next-gen silicon with architectural improvements that will allow the Steam Deck successor to offer both significantly better performance and battery life, likely without incurring extra costs toward the end-user. Read more ›

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N64 cartridge-playing Analogue 3D finally gets a shipping date – FPGA-powered Nintendo 64 remake with 4K, VRR to roll out starting November 18

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 14:54 EDT

Analogue’s 3D console faithfully recreates the Nintendo 64 using FPGA hardware for perfect accuracy, 4K output, and VRR support. Read more ›

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Centauri Carbon 2 spotted in the wild ahead of Q1 2026 release - multi-material 3D printer's details listed in first official spec page

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 13:55 EDT

Multi-material 3D printing finally comes to the Centauri Carbon, but not the one you were thinking of. Read more ›

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Automotive officials warn of 'devastating' chip storage as Nexperia halts China-bound wafer shipments — companies working 'around the clock' to find alternatives

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 13:01 EDT

A growing dispute inside one of Europe’s largest chipmakers is threatening to derail automotive production across the continent. Read more ›

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JP Morgan says Nvidia is gearing up to sell entire AI servers instead of just AI GPUs and components — Jensen's master plan of vertical integration will boost Nvidia profits, purportedly starting with Vera Rubin

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 12:04 EDT

Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform may upend the AI-server market by shipping partners fully built L10 compute trays that include all compute, power, and cooling hardware, leaving OEMs and ODMs to handle only rack integration while Nvidia takes over the core server design, much of the value, and margins. Read more ›

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IBM unveils new 'Quantum Nighthawk' 120-qubit processor and software stack — company on track for 2029 fault-tolerance milestone

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 11:18 EDT

IBM has detailed its most significant quantum computing advances to date, revealing new hardware and software designed to push the limits of what today’s superconducting qubits can do. Read more ›

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DARPA invests $1.4 billion to build experimental Texas foundry for next-generation 3D chips — Austin plant to buck standard fab models to focus on high-mix, low-volume production

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 10:52 EDT

A new DARPA- and Texas-backed facility will focus on 3D heterogeneous integration, stacking, and combining multiple materials and chip types to advance U.S. capabilities in defense, AI, and HPC. Read more ›

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Memory makers have no plans to increase production despite crushing RAM shortages — 'modest' 2026 increase predicted as DRAM makers hedge their AI bets

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 10:28 EDT

Memory makers are hesitant to increase output due to market uncertainties, despite robust demand from AI chip makers. Read more ›

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AMD users flag heavy SSD write activity tied to chipset driver — incessant log file writes observed every time a window is moved or resized

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 09:58 EDT

AMD chipset driver possibly shortens SSD life, behavior alarms users — incessant log file writes observed every time a window is moved or resized. Read more ›

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Save £200 on this MSI QD-OLED gaming monitor — just £399 for a vibrant 1440p display with a 240Hz refresh rate

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 08:23 EDT

Save 33% on this MSI QD-OLED gaming monitor, fit for 1440p gameplay with a 240Hz refresh rate. Read more ›

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OpenAI’s colossal AI data center targets would consume as much electricity as entire nation of India — 250GW target would require 30 million GPUs annually to ensure continuous operation, emit twice as much carbon dioxide as ExxonMobil

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 08:20 EDT

The AI race is exerting a massive toll on our environment. Read more ›

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Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master X3D Ice Motherboard Review: Icy refresh designed for X3D chips

Tom's Hardware · 11/13/2025 08:00 EDT

The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master X3D Ice is a worthwhile update from the non-X3D Aorus Master with aesthetic and other hardware improvements, but X3D Turbo 2.0 didn’t show its worth in our testing. Read more ›

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For just $10-per-terabyte, you can grab a 24TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD from Newegg — solve all your storage needs for just $249