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ASML under fire for selling DUV equipment to Chinese firm with military ties, says the machines are not subject to export controls — fears grow that 'old technology' will bolster Beijing's quantum effort

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 07:39 EDT

Dutch chip manufacturing design firm, ASML, has been accused of selling chip fabrication hardware to a Chinese defence firm tied to the ruling party. Although it claims the technology was old, it has raised concerns over its potential use in developing new quantum technologies, particularly with military applications. Read more ›

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Marvell’s $5.5B Celestial AI acquisition expands its role in AI data center hardware — firm now positioned to deliver next-gen optical interconnects

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 06:57 EDT

Marvell has confirmed plans to acquire Celestial AI in a deal worth up to $5.5 billion, a figure that immediately places it among the most aggressive acquisitions in the current AI cycle. Read more ›

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Chinese vendor unveils 256GB of RAM that costs more than an MSRP RTX 5090 — Asgard's DDR5-6000 retails at an eye-watering $2,400, but is more affordable than some mainstream alternatives

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 06:00 EDT

Chinese memory vendor Asgard launches 256GB and 192GB DDR5 memory kits for $1,200 and $2,400, respectively. Read more ›

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Scavenger scores 14900KS PC with 64GB of DDR5 for less than the cost of RAM alone — $2500+ machine sells for just $600

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 05:00 EDT

A pawn shop in Portugal clearly didn't know the worth of what they had and ended up selling a high-end PC worth at least $2,500 with current market pricing, for just $600 to a lucky buyer. The PC includes flagship components, including two 32 GB sticks of 6000 MT/s DDR5 memory that alone costs almost $700. Read more ›

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Nvidia reportedly wins H200 exports to China — US Department of Commerce set to ease restrictions for full Hopper AI GPU

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 15:05 EDT

The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to let Nvidia ship its H200 accelerators to China, a move that could restore Nvidia’s influence in the Chinese AI market and reinforce CUDA’s dominance, but the question is if Beijing agrees to accept this hardware. Read more ›

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UK government unveils AI-driven undersea surveillance network used to find enemy subs — 'Atlantic Bastion' designed to counter Russian submarine activity

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 14:26 EDT

The UK government has unveiled the first details of Atlantic Bastion, a new undersea warfare programme designed to detect and counter Russian submarine activity across the North Atlantic. Read more ›

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Intel Arc B370 Xe3 iGPU appears on Furmark 2 — Panther Lake graphics fall 14% behind last-gen Xe2 Arc 140V

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 13:53 EDT

A Furmark 2 benchmark of Intel's upcoming B370 Xe3 iGPU, has appeared on X with underwhelming results. Intel's outgoing Arc 140V Xe2 iGPU beats the B370 by 14% in this particular benchmark. Read more ›

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Research commissioned by OpenAI and Anthropic claims that workers are more efficient when using AI — Up to one hour saved on average, as companies make bid to maintain enterprise AI spending

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 13:14 EDT

OpenAI and Anthropic claim in a pair of reports released today and earlier in the month that the use of enterprise AI tools increase productivity and corporate ROI. These studies may be damage control to counter those released by MIT and Harvard in August claiming the opposite. Read more ›

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AMD's B650 chipset isn't going anywhere, according to a new rumor — rising memory costs and softening DIY demand mean the transition to B850 may take longer than expected

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 12:35 EDT

AMD is apparently no longer telling vendors to stop B650 production in favor of B850 (and B840) due to the current component crisis. Skyrocketing DDR5 prices have caused a steep decline in new motherboard sales, which has reportedly influenced the Red Team to continute to make and sell B650 boards for now, helping consumers still select the cheaper option. Read more ›

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The Senate's new SAFE bill is set to curb access to advanced chips to China, but that won't slow down the AI war — training workloads still heavily rely on Nvidia, while alternatives remain inefficient

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 12:09 EDT

Even as U.S. and Chinese lawmakers make it harder for Nvidia to sell its chips to Chinese customers, the alternatives aren't able to offer a competitive product. With smuggling and obfuscated shipment routing making it possible to get around blocks and barriers, it may be that Nvidia remains the dominant training hardware provider in the region. Read more ›

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Researcher finds Chinese KVM switch has serious security flaws — Sipeed's switch allows for audio recording and has other serious security flaws

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 11:55 EDT

A Slovenian security researcher has published an analysis of Sipeed’s NanoKVM that raises far-reaching concerns about the €30-€60 remote management device. Read more ›

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Splave's Cave: Overclocking the Asus RTX 5090 Astral and setting the 3DMark Port Royal world record

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 10:51 EDT

Overclocker Splave documents the trials and tribulations of overclocking the RTX 5090 Astral from Asus, resulting in a 3DMark world record. Read more ›

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Geekbench leak sees Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 7 270K comfortably ahead of Core Ultra 265K — alleged result shows Arrow Lake refresh chip 5.6% ahead of the 265K

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 10:44 EDT

The Arrow Lake refresh is expected to fill in the gap till Nova Lake finally launches. The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus has just appeared on Geekbench and it achieved great scores that show a decent improvement over the outgoing 265K Plus it'll replace, despite running on relatively slow memory. Read more ›

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Acer Nitro 60 review: Gaming desktop essentials done right

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 09:00 EDT

Acer’s Nitro 60 is an affordable gaming mid-tower, offering decent 4K gaming performance in an attractive case. Read more ›

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Grab a 32GB DDR5 memory kit at the cheapest available price before it disappears — Crucial DDR5-6000 Pro Overclocking RAM available for $273.99

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 08:52 EDT

Crucial's 32GB DDR5-6000 kit is now the cheapest available 32GB kit at $273.99. Read more ›

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Save £250 on this unmissable 4K AOC QD-OLED gaming monitor — record-low £468.95 price unlocks stunning visuals and a fast 240Hz refresh rate

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 08:30 EDT

This 4K OLED gaming monitor from AOC is ultra cheap and comes equipped with a speedy 240Hz refresh rate. Read more ›

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This scratch-built, period correct design Portable Commodore 64 is a love letter to an alternate Commodore history — Noki's cleverly designed homage to the era merges Commodore, Apple and Raspberry Pi

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 08:22 EDT

An industrial designer with a love for old computers has created a working prototype of a Commodore 64 laptop. Read more ›

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Days after killing the brand, Crucial shows up at Delhi Comic-Con — As Micron pivots to AI, Crucial's presence likely booked out months in advance to event

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 08:03 EDT

Micron’s plans to shutter its Crucial consumer business next year did not stop the brand from appearing on the show floor at Delhi Comic Con over the weekend. Read more ›

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Creality K2 Pro Combo 3D printer review: A polished performer

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 08:00 EDT

Creality’s mid-sized K2 Pro Combo is a stylish beast packed with features. Read more ›

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Apple's chief chip architect for the last decade has reportedly talked to CEO Tim Cook about leaving

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Tom's Hardware · 12/07/2025 11:38 EDT

Johny Srouji, the man behind development of Apple's processors in the latest iPhones, Macs, and Watches, is reportedly pondering leaving the company. Read more ›

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