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How Nvidia's deal with Intel has been decades in the making — Years of rivalry culminated in an unexpected alliance

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Tom's Hardware · 10/03/2025 06:00 EDT

Nvidia and Intel are working on something few thought possible: A partnership so deep it could redraw the boundaries of the x86 ecosystem. Their new joint effort will see Nvidia RTX GPU chiplets integrated with Intel CPUs in a single package, using Intel's Foveros and EMIB technologies. Read more ›

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SiPearl unveils Europe's first dual-use sovereign processor with 80 cores — expected in 2027 for government, aerospace, and defense applications

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Tom's Hardware · 10/03/2025 05:19 EDT

SiPearl's Athena1 derives from Rhea, packs up to 80 Neoverse V1 cores, and is aimed at both civilian and military use. But will it be competitive in the second half of 2027? Read more ›

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Microsoft inks $33 billion in deals with 'neoclouds' like Nebius, CoreWeave — Nebius deal alone secures 100,000 Nvidia GB300 chips for internal use

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 15:16 EDT

Microsoft has signed $33 billion in deals with "neocloud" GPU-as-a-service providers to date, underlined by its $19.4 billion spend on neocloud provider Nebius. The move comes as Microsoft seeks to outsource the processing for its own internal workloads, so it can rent its internal datacenter infrastructure out for profit. Read more ›

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Nvidia's 16-pin time bomb could be defused by this $95 gadget — Ampinel offers load balancing that Nvidia forgot to include

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 13:24 EDT

Aqua Computer launches the Ampinel, an active power management module for graphics cards that utilize the 16-pin power connector. Read more ›

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This early Prime Day deal has MSI's gorgeous 34-inch curved ultrawide QD-OLED gaming monitor dropping to $649 at Amazon

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 13:20 EDT

MSI's MAG 341CQP QD-OLED gaming monitor is now only $649.99 in these early Prime Day deals. Read more ›

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AMD and Intel's unlikely chipmaking partnership isn't without its benefits — how AMD could divest reliance on TSMC

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 12:55 EDT

Intel and AMD have competed at opposite ends of the x86 spectrum for decades, but a potential deal could be mutually beneficial for both companies. Read more ›

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Grab an Acer Nitro 60 desktop with a Ryzen 9 CPU and RTX 5070 Ti or 5080 graphics cards for 30 to 50% off

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 12:54 EDT

Get a Acer Nitro 60 with Ryzen 9 and RTX 5070 Ti or RTX 5080 for 30-50% off. Read more ›

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ASRock issues longer warranty amid failing CPU controversy — but only in Japan

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 12:46 EDT

Just after Gamers Nexus dropped a video about CPU failures on ASRock motherboards, the company started offering extended warranties. Read more ›

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Phison CEO claims NAND shortage could last a staggering 10 years — says memory 'supercycle' imminent and 'severe' 2026 shortages are at hand

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 12:44 EDT

Phison CEO Pua Khein-Seng has claimed in an interview this week that the upcoming forecasted NAND flash shortage will last "for the next ten years", rather than the more optimistic 1 year claimed by other industry insiders. The negative implications of the AI boom continue to grow by the day. Read more ›

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Harvard researchers hail quantum computing breakthrough with machine that can run for two hours — atomic loss quashed by experimental design, systems that can run forever just 3 years away

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 11:59 EDT

This breakthrough will allow researchers to run quantum computers continuously from just a few seconds to several hours at a time. Read more ›

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Ingenious modder turns Lego Game Boy into an actual Game Boy that can run real cartridges — new Lego set gets outfitted with custom PCB in less than a day, 3D printing required for future button support

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 09:55 EDT

Natalie the Nerd has modded the Lego Game Boy into one that actually plays real cartridges, outfitted with a custom PCB and screen that takes retro gaming to another level. This is not emulation; this Lego kit has original Game Boy chips inside to make it all possible, with even 3D-printed pieces planned for the future. Read more ›

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$568 million of GPUs allegedly misused for crypto mining caught in tax evasion and money laundering probe — EU claims 10,000 Nvidia H100 units acquired by Northern Data may not have been used for AI

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 09:23 EDT

Northern Data is under investigation for allegedly misusing AI tax breaks on 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, despite the hardware being ill-suited for crypto mining. Read more ›

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Monstrous SSD cooling solution strapped to iPhone 17 Pro Max delivers unparalleled performance — clocks 90% stability in 3D Mark Stress Test, jury still out on hideous aesthetics

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 09:17 EDT

A smartphone performance enthusiast has shown pictures of their PC SSD cooler-boosted iPhone 17 Pro Max on Reddit. Read more ›

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Lenovo Legion Go 2 review: AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme makes gains at 800p

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 09:00 EDT

The Lenovo Legion Go 2 is packed with an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor, an OLED display, and improved controls and ergonomics. Read more ›

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U.S. Commerce Sec. Lutnick says American AI dominates DeepSeek, thanks Trump for AI Action Plan — OpenAI and Anthropic beat Chinese models across 19 different benchmarks

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 07:47 EDT

NIST just released a study showing OpenAI's and Anthropic's models defeating DeepSeek in several benchmarks. Read more ›

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Wi-Fi signals can now create accurate images of a room with the help of pre-trained AI — 'LatentCSI' leverages Stable Diffusion 3 to turn Wi-Fi data into a digital paintbrush

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 07:44 EDT

Researchers have cracked the code to fast and accurate image generation with Wi-Fi signals. Previously, Wi-Fi-based imagery was all but rough sketches, but with the help of a pretrained Stable Diffusion model, these Wi-Fi signals can now create realistic visuals of the space they're bouncing around in. Read more ›

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Undersea cable attacks drive sea drone development — Stark's Vanta unmanned vessels could be an affordable solution to protecting vital infrastructure

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 07:10 EDT

Anglo-German autonomous systems specialist Stark has demonstrated its first unmanned surface vessels (USVs) - sea drones. Read more ›

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AI-generated security camera feed shows Sam Altman getting busted stealing GPUs from Target — ironic video shows OpenAI CEO saying he needs it for Sora inferencing

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Tom's Hardware · 10/02/2025 05:19 EDT

OpenAI showcased the capabilities of Sora 2 by getting its CEO busted. Read more ›

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AMD in early talks to make chips at Intel Foundry, report says

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 15:16 EDT

AMD is in early talks to be an Intel Foundry customer, according to reports from Semafor. It's the latest in a line of companies considering an investment in the American fab. Read more ›

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TSMC reduces peak power consumption of EUV tools by 44% — company to save 190 million kilowatt-hours of electricity by 2030

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 13:54 EDT

TSMC, which is responsible for about 9% of Taiwan's electricity use, has launched a global EUV Dynamic Energy Saving Program that reduces EUV tool power consumption by 8% — aiming to save 190 million kWh and 101 kilotons of CO₂ by 2030. Read more ›

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