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M5-powered iPad Pro breaks cover in GeekBench, scoring 4,133 in single-threaded tests — matches M4 Max and beats every single-core PC chip score

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 12:35 EDT

M5 chip beats every PC CPU in GeekBench single-threaded tests Read more ›

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Microsoft slaps Game Pass Ultimate with a 50% price hike — PC Game Pass is now almost 38% more expensive, with hardly any new benefits

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 12:24 EDT

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service is undergoing a significant restructuring regarding its pricing and benefits. Read more ›

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OpenAI's Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output — inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900,000 wafers per month

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 11:17 EDT

Samsung and SK hynix have agreed to supply undiced DRAM wafers to OpenAI’s Stargate project, which could consume up to 900,000 wafers per month, or about 40% of global DRAM output, as Stargate is gearing up for unprecedented expansion. Read more ›

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Pick up a Ryzen 9 9950X3D for less than a 9800X3D in this Early Prime Day deal bundle from MSI — Tomahawk motherboard deal is cheaper with AMD's flagship than with its top gaming CPU

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 09:46 EDT

MSI's Ryzen 9 9950X3D and mobo combo is cheaper than pairing with even the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, saving you $$$ on the best hardware you can buy. Read more ›

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OpenAI's Sam Altman had secret TSMC meeting over future chip supply, report claims — AI pioneer in Asia as South Korea confirms 20MW data center deal with ChatGPT maker

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 09:29 EDT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly held secretive meetings with TSMC and Foxconn in Taiwan as he looks to secure chip production for future facilities and his own internal chip design plans. Read more ›

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Qualcomm scores big win over Arm in contentious lawsuit — U.S. court rejects Arm’s lawsuit, confirms Qualcomm’s can use Oryon cores acquired via Nuvia

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 08:26 EDT

The ruling builds on Qualcomm’s 2024 trial win, rejecting Arm’s attempt to force destruction of Oryon CPU designs. Read more ›

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Intel affirms commitment to $28 billion Ohio project despite delays — company responds to U.S. Senator's hint of 'a charade or potential fraud'

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 07:46 EDT

Following life-changing investments from Nvidia, SoftBank, and the White House, Intel has just reiterated its commitment to the ambitious Ohio One project. The fabs, now expected to open their doors in 2030, were questioned by a U.S. Senator over concerns of fraud, but Intel remains confident. Read more ›

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Taiwan refuses to move half of U.S.-bound chip production to American shores — trade discussion to be focused on Section 232 investigation for preferential deal on semiconductors

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 07:25 EDT

The White House wants to move at least 50% of U.S.-bound chip production into the United States, but Taiwan says no. Read more ›

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DJI fervently rejects Chinese Military Company designation following court ruling — drone maker says it 'is not controlled by the government and has no ties to the military'

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 05:51 EDT

DJI has rejected a court ruling upholding its designation as a ''Chinese Military Company' by the DoD, and says that certain findings by the court affirm it does not have any military affiliaton. Read more ›

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Meta reportedly buying RISC-V AI GPU firm Rivos — acquisition to bolster dev team and possibly replace Nvidia internally

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 14:59 EDT

Meta is reportedly set to acquire startup Rivos, according to sources close to the matter. The startup specializes in RISC-V based GPUs for AI workloads, a perfect match for Meta's wishlist. Read more ›

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DeepSeek’s new AI model debuts with support for China-native chips and CANN, a replacement for Nvidia's CUDA — Chinese chipmakers Huawei, Cambricon, and Hygon get first-class support

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 13:50 EDT

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has released its latest large language model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, with first-day optimizations for Huawei’s Ascend hardware and CANN software stack. Read more ›

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AMD Fluid Motion Frames 3 spotted in the upcoming AMD Adrenalin driver branch — could lean on AI model used in FSR 4

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 13:02 EDT

Data mining has revealed that AMD is working on a third iteration of Fluid Motion Frames, according to developer notes discovered in the preview version of Adrenalin driver 25.20. AFMF 3 will likely incorporate the same ML model used in FSR 4. Read more ›

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$7.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency recovered from newly convicted 'Bitcoin Queen' — funds from fraudster thought to be the largest seizure to date

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 13:02 EDT

The Metropolitan Police announced a conviction against the so-called "Bitcoin Queen" from whom they seized approximately $7.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency. Read more ›

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Portable 1TB bamboo SSD is fast, but smells even better — an essential oil diffuser brings harmony to your workplace

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 13:00 EDT

Apacer launches the AS712 portable SSD, made from natural bamboo and reservoir silt and featuring an essential oil diffuser. Read more ›

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Early Prime Day deals kick off as Crucial's superfast 4TB T705 PCIe 5 SSD hits a new all-time low price of $320

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 12:16 EDT

Crucial's 4TB PCIe 5.0 T705 SSD hits an all-time low price ahead of Amazon's Prime Day sales. Read more ›

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Redditor quoted absurd $11,000 labor fee for $4,000 PC build — bemused customer questions $6,300 labour, $4,700 pre-project labor, and $4,000 cancellation fee

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 12:07 EDT

A Redditor received an eye-popping quote for a cute custom PC from a well-known boutique vendor. Read more ›

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New York firm faces China investigation over $17M advanced trading hardware smuggling — accused of installing customized processors and networking hardware at Shanghai Futures Exchange

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 12:03 EDT

Tower Research Capital is under fire by a Chinese regulator for using possibly-illicit hardware. Read more ›

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OpenAI might be building its own chip, but it’ll still be dependent on Nvidia — custom chip developed with Broadcom reportedly slips to Q3 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 11:40 EDT

OpenAI is widely understood to be developing a custom AI accelerator with Broadcom, part of a $10 billion partnership to design chips specifically for OpenAI’s internal workloads. Read more ›

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'Next-gen 3D printing' demonstrated by U.S. government scientists — multiplexing nozzle system touted as faster, lighter, and more precise for aerospace and marine industries

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 11:13 EDT

A 'next-generation 3D printing system' has been demonstrated by scientists from the ORNL. Read more ›

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Orange Pi AI Studio Pro mini-PC debuts with Huawei Ascend 310 and 352 TOPS of AI performance — also features up to 192GB of memory, but relies on a single USB-C port

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 11:05 EDT

Orange Pi’s AI Studio Pro mini-PC promises up to 352 TOPS of AI performance with up to 192GB of LPDDR4X 4266 memory. Read more ›

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