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Jensen Huang discusses the economics of inference, power delivery, and more at CES 2026 press Q&A session — 'You sell a chip one time, but when you build software, you maintain it forever'

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 12:26 EDT

In a press Q&A at CES 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addressed everything from Rubin’s design philosophy to inference economics, power constraints, open models, and more. Read more ›

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Nvidia hires first-ever CMO, snatches former Google exec for the tough job of helping sell more chips — Alison Wagonfield spent nearly 10 years at Google building its Cloud project

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 12:18 EDT

As the AI hardware market is about to change, Nvidia is hiring its first chief marketing officer. Read more ›

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Intel showed up for consumers at the 'Consumer Electronics Show;' AMD didn’t

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 11:53 EDT

At this year's CES, AMD felt like a dominant force, too focused on AI potential to talk about (or to) consumers. Intel looked more like a laser-focused startup, confidently pitching its Panther Lake chips to gamers, laptop users, and even robot makers. Read more ›

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Meta inks deals to supply a staggering 6 gigawatts in nuclear power for data center ambitions — enough wattage to supply 5 million homes

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 11:26 EDT

The 6GW will come from various suppliers — both existing and upcoming — to deliver the estimated 1GW that Meta's Prometheus site will require in 2026, and the 5GW its Hyperion data center will need by 2028. Read more ›

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Intel Panther Lake press Q&A transcript — EVO is still alive, and the company ditches prior-generation naming scheme

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 10:26 EDT

Following Intel's keynote at CES 2026, we attended a press Q&A at CES in Las Vegas, featuring some of the senior staff behind Intel's Panther Lake architecture, with some illuminating commentary about the new products. Read more ›

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Researchers turn spoiled milk into 3D printing materials — extracted proteins from dairy waste combined with polymers to create plastic alternative

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 08:57 EDT

This work turns what would otherwise be an agricultural liability into a potential input for advanced manufacturing. Read more ›

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President Trump, Sec. Lutnick praise Intel after the launch of Panther Lake chips — says investment in company already bringing ‘tens of billions of dollars for the American people’

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 07:56 EDT

President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick went on their respective social media platforms to praise Intel and its CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, for the launch of the first chips made using the Intel 18A process node. They also said that it's another step towards the U.S. regaining its lead in cutting-edge chip manufacturing. Read more ›

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Intel is 'going big time into 14A,' says CEO Lip-Bu Tan — 'serve the customer well' remark hints at external client

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 07:56 EDT

Intel's CEO says he expects 'great momentum in terms of yields and IP' on the company's 14A process technology. Read more ›

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Chinese researchers hail breakthrough in DRAM-like cells, which could be used in embedded or 3D stacked memory — absence of manufacturing detail casts doubt on mass production

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/09/2026 07:02 EDT

Chinese researchers have demonstrated a 4F² dual-gate 2T0C capacitor-less, DRAM-like memory cell with multi-bit storage, fast writes, and long retention. In theory, the technology could be used as embedded or stacked 3D memory, but questions remain about its manufacturability and commercial viability. Read more ›

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Apple-1 ‘Prototype Board #0’ system is expected to fetch $500,000+ at a 50th Anniversary auction — and the firm’s first ever check is valued at the same amount

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 07:00 EDT

An auction featuring 191 lots of historic Apple Computer artifacts, some with estimates of $500,000+, has begun. Read more ›

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Woot's 'reconditioned' MSI PC deals might be your ticket to an affordable upgrade — For $719, get an RTX 5060-based 14400F PC with 16GB of DDR5 and 1TB of storage

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 06:32 EDT

Woot is flogging a range of reconditioned MSI pre-built PCs. Read more ›

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Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired by the NES and PlayStation 1 — retro shells conceal Ryzen AI 9 465, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 4TB of SSD storage

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 06:00 EDT

Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired on the NES and PlayStation 1 Read more ›

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HBM4 mass production delayed as Nvidia pushes memory specs higher — production to come ‘no earlier’ than late Q126

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 05:32 EDT

HBM4 memory is now expected to reach volume production no earlier than the end of Q1 2026 due to Nvidia's decision to revise its memory specs upward for its next-gen Rubin GPU platform. Read more ›

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SanDisk to double price of 3D NAND for enterprise SSDs in Q1 2026 — hyperscalers to pay top dollar for storage as AI continues to roll

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 05:29 EDT

Sandisk and other key suppliers of 3D NAND are projected to significantly increase prices of enterprise-grade 3D NAND memory in the coming months due to overwhelming demand from the AI sector. Read more ›

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Audeze launches Maxwell 2 headset, with better spatial immersion and bass — plus, of course, improved AI noise-canceling mic tech

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Tom's Hardware · 01/08/2026 17:24 EDT

Audeze launched its new Maxwell 2 planar magnetic gaming headset at CES 2026, with improved audio and mic technology, and swappable side plates. Read more ›

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Nvidia to demand full upfront payment for H200 GPUs from China customers, report claims — more than two million chips may have been ordered despite uncertain Beijing stance

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Tom's Hardware · 01/08/2026 13:26 EDT

Nvidia has reportedly imposed non-refundable, full upfront payment terms on H200 GPU sales to China-based clients to hedge regulatory risks as Chinese customers had ordered more than 2 million H200 units that the company yet has to make. Read more ›

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MSI unlocks the full power of AMD CPUs with new MEG X870E Unify-X Max motherboard — premium Ryzen overclocking comes to AM5

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Tom's Hardware · 01/08/2026 13:26 EDT

MSI showcases the long-awaited MEG X870E Unify-X Max motherboard for Ryzen processors at CES 2026. Read more ›

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Keyboard giant Keychron unveils new Nape Pro trackball with programmable buttons — low profile design promotes ergonomic scrolling without leaving your keyboard

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Tom's Hardware · 01/08/2026 13:04 EDT

Keychron's Nape Pro made an appearance at CES 2026. Read more ›

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AMD claims Panther Lake has 'too much baggage' for handheld PC use — fights back after Intel jabs AMD for using 'ancient silicon' in its Z2 series APUs

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Tom's Hardware · 01/08/2026 12:59 EDT

AMD jabs Intel for calling its Z2 chips "ancient". Claims its Panther Lake mobile chips carry too much "baggage" for handheld gaming use. Read more ›

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Best of CES 2026: Innovating amidst the RAM and storage apocalypse

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Tom's Hardware · 01/08/2026 12:51 EDT

CES 2026 was constrained by the RAM and storage demands of AI hyperscalers, limiting consumer GPU and storage launches. But there was still plenty of innovation to be found, including Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 3 laptop CPUs, brighter, bigger, and faster monitors, and exciting new PC cases and peripherals. Read more ›

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