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Nvidia wants 10Gbps HBM4 to blunt AMD’s MI450, report claims — company said to be pushing suppliers for more bandwidth

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 09:52 EDT

Nvidia is reportedly pressing its memory vendors to push beyond JEDEC’s official HBM4 baseline, reportedly requesting 10Gb/s-per-pin stacks for its 2026 Vera Rubin platform. Read more ›

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$115 million ransomware hacker arrested over extortion attacks — Scattered Spider alumnus allegedly involved in over 120 computer network intrusions targeting 47 U.S. entities

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 07:56 EDT

A British National has been arrested and accused of helping to facilitate over $155 million in exploitation and blackmail attacks against U.S. and British companies. The 19-year-old has ties to the infamous Scattered Spider hacking group. Read more ›

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I have the most luxurious standing desk imaginable, but I can't quite bring myself to game while standing

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 07:00 EDT

I have a $1,000 sit-stand desk designed for gaming, so why do I never stand up to game? Read more ›

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Nvidia drops a cool $900 million on Enfabrica tech and hiring its CEO, report claims — AI networking chip company boasts capacity to connect 100,000 GPUs together

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 06:56 EDT

Nvidia has hired the CEO of AI networking chip company, Enfabrica, alongside a number of other staff for $900 million. The deal will also give Nvidia a license to use the unique technology, which the developers claim can link up 100,000 GPUs. Read more ›

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Here's how I installed Windows 11 using a nano-sized 2.4GB ISO — final install weighed in at a mere 8.36GB, two-thirds the size of a normal Windows install, courtesy of Nano11 Builder

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 06:00 EDT

Using some custom scripts and a base Windows 11 ISO install image, just how much can you remove and keep a functional operating system? Read more ›

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Huawei unveils Atlas 950 SuperCluster, touting 1 FP4 ZettaFLOPS performance for AI inference and 524 FP8 ExaFLOPS for AI training — features hundreds of thousands of 950DT APUs

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 05:53 EDT

Huawei has outlined its roadmap for Zettascale AI systems that will rely on hundreds of thousands and then millions of AI accelerators. Read more ›

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Ditching Windows 10? Here's how I installed Windows 11, removed AI, and stripped out unnecessary features using Flyoobe

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 09/19/2025 05:00 EDT

Flyoobe offers a convenient way to install Windows 11 on computers that don’t meet Microsoft’s requirements. But that’s not all. Flyoobe can also be used to tweak Windows 11, remove AI components, and get the best Windows 11 experience on even elderly hardware. Read more ›

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Teams at Nvidia and Intel have been working in secret on jointly developed processors for a year — 'The Trump administration has no involvement in this partnership at all'

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 16:41 EDT

Intel and Nvidia have quietly spent the past year co-developing custom x86 processors and SoCs for data center and client PCs with deep architectural collaboration across three joint teams. Read more ›

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xAI's new gas turbine facility gets halfway to Elon Musk's 1-gigawatt 'AI factory' goal

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 14:23 EDT

According to a new report from SemiAnalysis, Elon Musk’s AI startup already has 460MW of natural gas generation either installed or under construction. Read more ›

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I managed to snag a Core i5 CPU for $10, because someone scammed Amazon out of an i7-14700

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 14:23 EDT

Someone scammed Amazon out of a Core i7-14700, but I got a 13th Gen Core i5 for $10 as a result. Read more ›

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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 shows up in Geekbench with a score of 3,831 — upcoming chip catches to Apple's just-launched A19 Pro, beats desktop chips on single-core perf

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 14:01 EDT

A Xiaomi device in Geekbench packing a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip posted a single-thread score of 3831 points. Read more ›

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Silverstone's retro PC FLP02 case launches for $220 — throw-back 5.25-inch expansion bays meet modern 360mm radiator support

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 12:44 EDT

Silverstone has launched the FLP02, a retro-inspired PC case with high-performance cooling and expansion support. Read more ›

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Gigabyte's ultra-upgradeable Aero X16 gaming laptop is on sale for just $1,349 on Best Buy — Get $300 off on this device featuring an RTX 5070, Ryzen 7 AI CPU, and 32 GB RAM

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 12:36 EDT

Gigabyte is a reliable name when it comes to PC hardware, and this laptop deal is no different. The Aero X16 features excellent specs, like an RTX 5070 and Ryzen AI 7 350 CPU, along with 32 GB of memory and 1 TB SSD — all while costing less than $1,500. It features a clean design and weighs under 2KG. Read more ›

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Microsoft announces 'world's most powerful' AI data center — 315-acre site to house 'hundreds of thousands' of Nvidia GPUs and enough fiber to circle the Earth 4.5 times

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 12:26 EDT

Microsoft's new datacenter in Wisconsin will use "hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GB200s, connected by enough fiber to circle the Earth 4.5 times," CEO Satya Nadella wrote. Read more ›

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My favorite SSD stick, SK hynix's speedy 2TB Tube T31, is down to $118, an all-time low price

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 11:48 EDT

The Tube T31 is an M.2 SSD on a USB-A stick, with the best performance we've seen from a USB-A drive. Read more ›

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Valve to drop Steam support for 32-bit Windows versions next year — says it's no longer compatible with core client features, only 0.01% of players actually used it

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 11:42 EDT

Steam will stop supporting 32-bit versions of Windows from next year. Valve says the libraries and drivers needed for core client features are no longer compatible with 32-bit architecture, and therefore need to be left behind. Upgrade to Windows 10 64-bit, or Windows 11, to keep receiving timely updates and assistance. Read more ›

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A wireless device exploit uncovered 11 years ago still hasn't been fixed by some manufacturers — six vendors and 24 devices found harbouring vulnerable firmware across routers, range extenders, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 09:49 EDT

NetRise has revealed that wireless devices from several manufacturers remain vulnerable to the Pixie Dust exploit disclosed in 2014, even though companies have had over a decade to harden their products against the well-known security flaw. Read more ›

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China foes get worse results using DeepSeek, research suggests — CrowdStrike finds nearly twice as many flaws in AI-generated code for IS, Falun Gong, Tibet, and Taiwan

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 08:51 EDT

Research suggests that your DeepSeek AI results can be of drastically lower quality if you trigger China’s geopolitically sensitive tripwires. Read more ›

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Huawei reveals long-range Ascend chip roadmap — three-year plan includes ambitious provision for in-house HBM with up to 1.6 TB/s bandwidth

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 08:33 EDT

Speaking at the Huawei Connect conference on September 18, rotating chairman Xu Zhijun outlined the company’s first official long-range Ascend chip strategy. Read more ›

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Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 2TB SSD Review: A safe but unexceptional drive

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 08:00 EDT

Kioxia’s Exceria Plus G4 is a mid-range PCIe 5.0 drive that is a safe choice. Read more ›

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