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Tom's Hardware · 08/20/2025 05:00 EDT

Microsoft’s August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs

Microsoft admits its latest security updates break Windows recovery tools like "Reset this PC" and "Fix problems using Windows Update" on multiple Windows versions. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/19/2025 18:22 EDT

Softbank reportedly considered buying Intel's foundry division outright before investing $2 billion into the company as equity

SoftBank invested $2 billion into Intel today, but before that they considered buying the company's foundry division outright. Softbank, who already owns ARM, would've likely been blocked over monopolistic concerns, but CEO Masayoshi's relationship with Trump might've easedlocalapproval. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/19/2025 14:47 EDT

Trump eyes up Intel: What the White House's reported 10% stake could mean for the struggling manufacturer

The Trump administration is considering converting $10.9 billion in CHIPS Act grants into a 10% equity stake in Intel, while SoftBank acquires $2 billion. Together, a $12 billion boost that signals both political and commercial confidence in the struggling chipmaker. However, whether this is enough to accelerate the delayed U.S. fabs in time to secure major foundry customers remains uncertain. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/19/2025 14:24 EDT

Buy an RTX 50-series GPU and get Borderlands 4 free — Nvidia promo gets you into the upcoming looter-shooter with a bonus

Nvidia has launched a limited-time promotion where you can get Borderlands 4 and the game's pre-order bonus for free with select RTX 50 series graphics cards, laptops, and desktops. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/19/2025 12:29 EDT

Nvidia could be readying B30A accelerator for Chinese market — new Blackwell chip reportedly beats H20 and even H100 while complying with U.S. export controls

Nvidia is reportedly preparing two China-specific Blackwell accelerators — the B30A for AI training and the RTX 6000D for inference — that will outperform the HGX H20 and L20 PCIe while staying within U.S. export limits. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/19/2025 07:31 EDT

Arm hires Amazon's AI chip developer, ostensibly to help create its own processors — Rami Sinno returns to the company, boasts Trainium and Inferentia on resume

Arm has hired Amazon's director of engineering for Amazon Web Services, who helped develop its homegrown AI hardware. This is part of ARM's drive towards developing its own complete processors, rather than just designing them for third parties. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/18/2025 20:40 EDT

SoftBank to buy $2 billion in Intel shares at $23 each — firm still owns majority share of Arm

SoftBank will invest $2 billion in Intel at $23 per share, a move seen as both a vote of confidence in Intel’s U.S. chipmaking comeback and a strategic bet on an undervalued semiconductor maker. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/18/2025 15:31 EDT

Nvidia's GeForce Now gets an RTX 5080 upgrade — Ultimate subscribers now get Blackwell benefits in the cloud

Nvidia is upgrading its GeForce Now service at Gamescom with new RTX 5080-powered instances for Ultimate subscribers, plus a range of other improvements. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/18/2025 15:25 EDT

Trump administration reportedly mulling a 10% stake in Intel — CHIPS Act funding could be reworked into the purchase amount

The Trump administration is considering taking a 10% stake in Intel by converting $10.9B in Chips Act grants into equity, a move that would make the U.S. government Intel’s largest shareholder and mark a major shift in how federal chip funding is deployed. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/18/2025 12:12 EDT

Nvidia teases imminent major GeForce Now announcement — confirms no new hardware coming at Gamescom 2025

Nvidia confirms it is returning to Gamescom this year but clarifies that it won't be announcing any new hardware at the convention. Instead, the GPU giant will focus on GeForce Now updates, updates to GeForce feature,s and new game releases. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/18/2025 11:12 EDT

AMD to disclose roadmaps in mid-November — The future of Zen 6, RDNA, CDNA, and UDNA expected

AMD to host 2025 Financial Analyst Day this November, where it will reveal its strategic technology and products roadmaps spanning from Zen 6 and CDNA 5 through the end of the decade. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/18/2025 10:40 EDT

Report claims 'the era of AI hacking has arrived' — good and bad actors leveraging AI in cybersecurity arms race

The security industry and the hackers they're supposed to defend against have both increased their use of AI as publicly available agents become more capable. Read more

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