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IBM unveiled its Deep Blue chess supercomputer prototype 30 years ago today — two years later in its second attempt, it defeated Grandmaster Garry Kasparov

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2025 08:09 EDT

On November 5, 1995, IBM took the wraps off its Deep Blue prototype, a supercomputer designed to beat the world’s greatest chess players. Read more ›

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Cloudflare says it has fended off 416 billion AI bot scrape requests in five months — CEO warns of dramatic shift for internet business model

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2025 07:41 EDT

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said that blocking AI bots and giving website owners the option to license their content to AI companies could help maintain online publication's viability as a business in the future. Read more ›

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Senators lobby for SAFE Chips Act, which would curb leading-edge AI chip exports to China — proposed bill would restrict AMD and Nvidia to H20/MI308-class accelerator sales until 2028

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2025 06:58 EDT

The SAFE Chips Act proposed by a bipartisan group aims to lock current export rules into law, preventing AMD and Nvidia from selling any AI accelerators based on the latest architectures to China for the next 30 months and forcing companies to compete with H20 and MI308 against China's latest AI processors. Read more ›

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Nvidia replaces entire $10,000 RTX Pro 6000 graphics card of stricken user who broke it in transit — company offers to ship replacement and troubleshoot busted GPU

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2025 06:00 EDT

Nvidia responds to NorthridgeFix and is replacing one of its customers' damaged RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell graphics cards worth $10,000, even though the damage was not Nvidia's fault and was done accidentally by the customer. Read more ›

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Amazon launches Trainium3 AI accelerator, competing directly against Blackwell Ultra in FP8 performance — new Trn3 Gen2 UltraServer takes vertical scaling notes from Nvidia's playbook

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2025 06:00 EDT

AWS is taking pages from Nvidia's book with its new Trainium3 AI accelerators and Trn3 Gen2 UltraServers that are now built entirely on in-house silicon and are accompanies by the enhanced Neuron software stack that simplifies their adoption and gives users more controls over performance and behavior. Read more ›

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Intrepid modder builds an M4-powered 4K iMac G3 with 3D-printed parts — guts 90s all-in-one and replaces internals with a Mac mini and an OLED screen

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2025 06:00 EDT

YouTuber Zac Builds used an M4 Mac mini to upgrade an old iMac G3 into a modern all-in-one computer. Read more ›

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Why copper markets are feeling the pinch due to aggressive AI data center expansion — expansive buildout to demand 1.1 million tonnes of copper annually by 2030, close to 3% of global demand

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2025 06:00 EDT

Data center demand is skyrocketing as the generative AI revolution continues at pace. The racks of servers already use around 1.5% of global electricity, but by 2030, it's estimated that data centers will need around 1.1 million tonnes of copper annually by 2030, or close to 3% of global demand. Read more ›

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AI gadget makers are chasing problems that don't exist, Logitech CEO says — also details supply chain and pricing strategy

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2025 05:50 EDT

Logitech chief executive Hanneke Faber used an interview with Bloomberg, marking her second anniversary in the role, to question the rush toward standalone AI hardware. Read more ›

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AI boom forces delays on Transcend SSDs, SD cards and flash drives — SanDisk and Samsung short on supplying NAND chips

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 14:08 EDT

Transcend's wares on hold due to AI-induced NAND chip shortage Read more ›

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Upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D has 120W TDP, leaked shipping manifest states — Zen 5 X3D refresh will maintain the same power draw as 9800X3D

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 13:31 EDT

AMD is refreshing its X3D lineup, with new chips part of the Ryzen 9000 family, one of which is the updated Ryzen 7 9850X3D. As the name suggests, it's pretty much the same as the existing 9800X3D, but with 400 MHz higher boost clocks, which have now been confirmed won't require more power. Read more ›

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Windows 11 update designed to improve dark mode greets users with a flashbang — preview build stuns unsuspecting eyeballs

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 12:44 EDT

Windows 11 preview update flashbangs users with bright white Read more ›

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ASRock releases new Intel motherboard with support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory — The "H610 Combo" features both types of DIMM slots, but you can't mix generations

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 10:00 EDT

Amidst the never-ending cycle of DRAM shortage news cursing the industry, ASRock is finally bringing some good news: a motherboard with support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, that too in dual-channel mode. The H610M Combo doesn't have a price yet, but it looks like it can help somewhat mitigate the effects of the current RAM crisis. Read more ›

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AMD isn't increasing prices on CPUs, at least for now — Ryzen appears to be safe from the AI hysteria

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 09:25 EDT

Industry sources have told Tom's Hardware that there has been no communication from AMD about price hikes on Ryzen processors. Read more ›

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Nvidia reinstates 32-bit PhysX support for RTX 50 series as part of its latest Game Ready driver rollout — 9 titles included in initial release

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 09:05 EDT

After discontinuing the feature earlier this year, Nvidia is bringing back GPU-powered PhysX compatibility for the RTX 50 lineup. Read more ›

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Newegg's latest RAM bundle for $179 pairs 16GB of DDR5-6000 memory with an essentially free MSI B650 motherboard — offset astronomical price rises with limited-time bundled deals

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 08:59 EDT

Pay $179 for 16GB of DDR5-6000 RAM and an MSI B650 motherboard bundle from Newegg, and save $129. Read more ›

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AMD raises Radeon RX 9000 GPU prices, increasing by $10 for every 8GB of VRAM — another price hike is also scheduled for January 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 08:56 EDT

Industry sources have confirmed to Tom's Hardware that AMD has raised the price of its Radeon gaming graphics card by $10 per 8GB. Read more ›

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unsure if China would buy its H200 chips if restrictions are relaxed as Beijing prioritizes homegrown AI solutions — 'We don’t know. We have no clue.'

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 08:14 EDT

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits that he has no idea whether Nvidia can sell its H200 chips in China even if Washington allows the company to export them. Read more ›

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Intel drops plans to sell networking and communication division — says keeping NEX in-house will strengthen integration and customer offerings

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 07:56 EDT

Cash influxes from the U.S. government, Nvidia, and SoftBank stabilized Intel enough to cancel plans to spin out its networking and communications division. Read more ›

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Chinese tech firm Cambricon looks to step into Nvidia void, triple AI chip production next year — seeks to rival Huawei, but production remains a concern

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 07:52 EDT

Chinese tech firm Cambricon Technologies has plans to triple its production of domestic AI chips in 2026, targeting the market dominance of national giant Huawei. Primarily set to rely on Semiconductor Manufacturing International for fabrication, it's not entirely clear how Cambricon will get enough wafers to achieve its goals. Read more ›

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Nexperia’s standoff puts a core part of the chip supply chain under strain — U.S export controls and red tape may threaten consumer continuity without governance

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2025 07:15 EDT

Dutch intervention, China’s retaliation, and widening U.S. controls have turned a major European component supplier into the centre of a three-way dispute. Read more ›

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