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AMD posts record $7.685 billion revenue despite massive inventory charge — $800 million MI308 write-off not enough to stop biggest ever quarter

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Tom's Hardware · 08/06/2025 05:30 EDT

AMD posted record Q2 2025 revenue of $7.685 billion, driven by strong client and data center processor sales, though profitability was partially offset by an $800 million charge related to Instinct MI308 GPU export restrictions to China. Read more ›

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PCI-SIG announces PCIe 8.0 spec with twice the bandwidth — 1TB/s of peak bandwidth, 256 GT/s per lane, and a possible new connector

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Tom's Hardware · 08/06/2025 05:00 EDT

PCI-SIG has officially begun developing PCIe 8.0, doubling bandwidth to 256 GT/s while tackling signal integrity limits over copper with protocol upgrades. Read more ›

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Huawei is making its Ascend AI GPU software toolkit open-source to better compete against CUDA

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 13:56 EDT

Huawei is planning to open-source its Ascend AI GPU toolkit in efforts to accelerate development and compete with Nvidia's CUDA software ecosystem. Read more ›

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14 ex-Huawei employees handed down prison sentences in China — accused face up to six years for taking 'chip-related business secrets' with them to form startup Zunpai

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 12:53 EDT

China’s courts take tech secret pilfering seriously, if one of its homegrown companies appears to be the victim. Read more ›

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Snag up to 40% off with these excellent portable monitor deals, just in time for the back-to-school season

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 12:05 EDT

There are excellent back to school deals to be had on portable monitors from Arzopa and Feelworld Read more ›

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Legendary GPU architect Raja Koduri's new startup leverages RISC-V and targets CUDA workloads — Oxmiq Labs supports running Python-based CUDA applications unmodified on non-Nvidia hardware

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 11:56 EDT

Raja Koduri's Oxmiq Labs develops RISC-V–based GPU IP and a hardware-agnostic software stack. Read more ›

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White House considering chip tracking to curb AI hardware smuggling to China amid enforcement gaps — software or hardware tracking could be next step in U.S. export controls over leading-edge AI silicon

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 11:11 EDT

U.S. officials are weighing chip-level location tracking to curb AI hardware smuggling to China, according to Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. But the plan faces technical hurdles, industry pushback, and geopolitical risks. Read more ›

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3D printing and AI used to slash nuclear reactor component construction time ‘from weeks to days’ — pioneers hail 'new era of nuclear construction'

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 11:06 EDT

3D printing is tipped to have a pivotal part to play in 'a new era of nuclear construction.' Read more ›

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8BitDo's Xbox-inspired mechanical gaming keyboard drops to its lowest-ever price — Halo can it go

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 09:58 EDT

Save 46% on this 8BitDo keyboard deal at Woot and add a splash of nostalgic color to your setup. Read more ›

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Acer Predator SpatialLabs View 27 PSV27-2 3D gaming monitor review: Bleeding edge tech with solid performance

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 09:09 EDT

Acer’s Predator SpatialLabs View 27 PSV27-2 delivers glasses-free 3D. It’s a 27-inch 4K gaming monitor with 160 Hz, Adaptive Sync and wide gamut color. It provides an incredible experience for both gamers and creatives. Read more ›

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The massive Ugreen Nexode 25,000mAh power bank is at an all-time low Amazon pricing — power all the things, including your laptop and Switch 2

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 08:22 EDT

Dropping to just £67.99, Ugreen's 25,000mAh power bank is the perfect travel companion for keeping your devices charged. Read more ›

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Sandisk unveils colossal new 256TB SSD with new UltraQLC flash memory — enterprise-grade SSDs for high density storage also come in 128TB

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 08:08 EDT

Sandisk introduces its UltraQLC 256TB NVMe SSDs with direct QLC NAND writes for hyperscale AI and cloud workloads. Read more ›

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Two former TSMC employees arrested, could face up to 12 years in jail, $3 million fine over alleged attempt to leak 2nm chip details — first case under Taiwan's amended National Security Act cites 'serious suspicions of violating national security laws'

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 07:29 EDT

Two former employees of major semiconductor manufacturer and design company TSMC have been arrested over claims they stole proprietary technology. Read more ›

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Enthusiast spends 6 years building 'world's most impractical display' — 1,000-pixel wood panel uses a hacked-apart CNC machine to change a single pixel just 10 times a minute

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 07:02 EDT

An engineer spent six years crafting 'the world's most impractical 1,000-pixel display' using wooden pixels. Read more ›

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Desktop laser cutter maker xTool Opens U.S. Headquarters in Silicon Valley

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Tom's Hardware · 08/05/2025 06:01 EDT

xTool puts down roots in California. Read more ›

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AMD quietly announces Radeon RX 9060 alongside new Adrenalin driver — new entry-level GPU is for 'select system integrators only'

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Tom's Hardware · 08/04/2025 14:32 EDT

A new RX 9000-series graphics card for prebuilts, not builders Read more ›

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CrowdStrike report details scale of North Korea's use of AI in remote work schemes — 320 known cases in the last year, funding nation's weapons programs

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Tom's Hardware · 08/04/2025 14:19 EDT

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is using generative AI tools to land agents jobs at tech companies to fund its weapons programs. Read more ›

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New Ryzen 9000X3D CPU could deliver EPYC levels of game-boosting L3 cache — rumored chip reportedly sports 16 Zen 5 cores, 192MB L3 cache, 200W TDP

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Tom's Hardware · 08/04/2025 13:50 EDT

Hardware leaker shares the alleged specifications for new Ryzen 9000X3D processors that may be in the works. Read more ›

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$3.5 billion Bitcoin hack from 2020 dwarfs Mt. Gox in value, is worth $14.5 billion today — intelligence firm uncovers heist that shuttered 6th-largest bitcoin mining pool

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Tom's Hardware · 08/04/2025 13:29 EDT

Arkham Intelligence has uncovered the largest Bitcoin heist ever, amounting to $14.5 billion worth today. The heist was conducted in 2020 against the Chinese mining pool LuBian. Read more ›

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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi Motherboard review: flagship audio meets value

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Tom's Hardware · 08/04/2025 13:07 EDT

ASRock’s B850 Steel Legend is a well-rounded board featuring a flagship-class audio codec and a unique silver/white appearance, but it doesn’t stand out beyond its value proposition compared to the competition. Read more ›

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