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Nvidia responds to claim China is urging local companies to avoid Nvidia H20 — report claims authorities have sent notices discouraging use, especially for government-related purposes

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Tom's Hardware · 08/12/2025 07:06 EDT

A new report claims that China is urging local companies to avoid using Nvidia's H20 chip. Read more ›

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Trump says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and his Cabinet to discuss company's future this week, make proposals next week

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 20:10 EDT

President Donald Trump met with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan at the White House, days after calling for his resignation over alleged China-linked conflicts of interest, to discuss the company’s future amid its technology struggles. Read more ›

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All the pains of Intel: from CPU design and process technologies to internal clashes and political pressure

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 16:57 EDT

As Intel battles technology delays, mixed-bag products, stalled foundry growth, and internal boardroom rifts, there are now political calls for CEO Lip-Bu Tan's resignation over alleged ties to Chinese investments. Read more ›

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I created a PC repair kit that I can take on the road — here are the tools that come in handy when you're in a pinch

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 16:55 EDT

A good PC toolkit that has everything that you need to get work done, and it fits into a tin? It can’t be done, right? Wrong! Read more ›

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Trump may allow Nvidia to ship hobbled current-gen Blackwell AI GPUs to China — U.S. gov't would get 15% of related revenue, China firms would get access to far faster GPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 16:22 EDT

Trump signaled he may allow Nvidia to sell heavily downgraded Blackwell AI processors to China in exchange for 15% of related sales revenue to the U.S. government, a move that could give Chinese firms far faster hardware than current H20-based offerings. Read more ›

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Zotac RTX 5090 reportedly catches fire during Battlefield 6 session

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 16:20 EDT

A Zotac RTX 5090 caught fire during a gaming session, damaging not only the GPU, but also the motherboard, SSD, and cooler. Likely caused by a MOSFET or VRM phase failure on the memory power rail, this marks yet another 5090 going down in flames in the long list of 40 and 50-series GPUs from the Fire Nation. Read more ›

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My PC won't shut off this ugly red RGB light — my motherboard has become my biggest aesthetic annoyance

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 15:58 EDT

My Asus Prime X370 Pro refuses to listen to my demand to turn off the lights when I turn off the system. I've resigned myself to it. Read more ›

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Get $400 off the latest Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop — RTX 5060 and X CPU portable drops to just $1,400

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 15:08 EDT

The newly launched 2025 variant of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is already selling at a discounted price. Read more ›

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GitHub folds into Microsoft following CEO resignation — once independent programming site now part of 'CoreAI' team

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 14:27 EDT

GitHub, one of the most used code repositories in the world, is being folded into Microsoft following the departure of longtime CEO Thomas Dohmke. GitHub was acquired by Microsoft in 2018 but remained largely independent until today. Read more ›

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Former Intel CEO lays out radical plan to rescue the company — Suggests ousting Lip-Bu Tan and asks for $40 billion investment from Nvidia, Apple, and others

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 14:07 EDT

Ex-Intel chief Craig Barrett warns the US could lose its only advanced chip foundry without urgent $40B funding from major customers like Apple and Nvidia, pushing for High-NA EUV, 14A development, and tariffs on imports. Read more ›

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SK hynix wants you to buy s’more HBM4 to satisfy your high-tech cravings — company's X account compares cutting-edge stacked memory to summer treat

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 14:00 EDT

SK hynix has taken to Twitter/X to compare its delicately stacked HBM4 to some deliciously layered s’mores. Read more ›

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Former Intel CEO lays out radical plan to rescue the company — Suggests outing Lip-Bu Tan and asks for $40 billion investment to bolster American manufacturing

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 13:46 EDT

Ex-Intel chief Craig Barrett warns the US could lose its only advanced chip foundry without urgent $40B funding from major customers like Apple and Nvidia, pushing for High-NA EUV, 14A development, and tariffs on imports. Read more ›

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Quad-core Arrow Lake CPU listed for $150 overseas — Core Ultra 3 205 may not be directly available in retail, though

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 13:32 EDT

French retailers have started to list Intel's unannounced Core Ultra 3 205, a quad-core Arrow Lake processor. Read more ›

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Ryzen 7 5700X3D reportedly reaches 'end-of-life' — AMD's last eight-core Zen 3 3D V-Cache CPU ends production

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 13:17 EDT

AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X3D has finally reached end-of-life status. Various retailers have allegedly confirmed that AMD is no longer selling the 5700X3D. Read more ›

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SK hynix projects HBM market to be worth tens of billions of dollars by 2030 — says AI memory industry will expand 30% annually over five years

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 11:39 EDT

SK Hynix sees the AI-focused High Bandwidth Memory market growing about 30% each year to 2030, approaching $98B. Holding 70% share, it’s banking on custom designs, HBM4, and U.S. expansion to keep its edge—despite looming oversupply, rising competition, and the uncertainty of trade politics. Read more ›

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Nvidia unveils 2U RTX Pro 6000 servers at SIGGRAPH — double shot of Blackwell power comes to smaller rackmount form factors

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 11:00 EDT

Nvidia has announced 2U server form factor compatibility with its latest RTX 6000 Pro Server Edition GPU, providing enterprise customers with the most compact method of deploying Blackwell AI GPUs yet. Read more ›

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Nvidia introduces compact Blackwell professional graphics cards — RTX Pro 4000 SFF and Pro 2000 GPUs arrive at SIGGRAPH 2025

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 11:00 EDT

Nvidia just released more affordable variants of Blackwell AI GPUs. Read more ›

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Google's AI could be tricked into enabling spam, revealing a user's location, and leaking private correspondence with a calendar invite — 'promptware' targets LLM interface to trigger malicious activity

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 10:40 EDT

Google's AI could be tricked into enabling spam, revealing a user's location, and leaking private correspondence, among other things, with just a calendar invite. Read more ›

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Nvidia and AMD reportedly sharing 15% of their China GPU revenue in exchange for export licenses — 'unprecedented' export revenue sharing deal may have been struck

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 09:58 EDT

Nvidia and AMD have reportedly agreed to pay the U.S. government 15% of China-sourced revenues to unlock export licenses for previously restricted chips. Read more ›

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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan expected to visit Trump to address China links — duo tipped to have 'wide-ranging' conversation to address national security concerns

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Tom's Hardware · 08/11/2025 09:22 EDT

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, facing pressure from Trump over China ties, will reportedly meet the president to clarify his background and stress Intel’s national security role. Tan, who led Cadence Design, aims to secure support for Intel’s U.S. manufacturing amid strategic board tensions and slowed plant progress. Read more ›

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