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Intel CEO recognizes its 18A node for external customers as 18A-P gets 'inbound interest' — company cites increasing yields

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 06:21 EDT

Intel sees 'inbound interest' for 18A-P process technology despite 18A process variability. Read more ›

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Popular budget-friendly Chinese brand exposed for shocking CPU scam in its laptops — advertised CPU secretly swapped for an outdated chip

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 06:20 EDT

Publication Notebookcheck reports that Chuwi is shipping a different processor in the Chuwi CoreBook X than the one advertised. Read more ›

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Europe achieves record-breaking gigabit per second data transfer between a geostationary satellite and an aircraft

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 06:00 EDT

The European Space Agency has successfully tested a 2.6 Gbps data transmission from a laser satellite orbiting Earth 36,000 km away. Read more ›

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EA's Javelin anti-cheat is coming to Arm-based systems soon — new job listing for Windows-on-ARM driver anticipates Nvidia N1/N1X debut and pivotal shift in PC gaming

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 12:06 EDT

A new job listing for a Senior Anti-Cheat Engineer has revealed that EA is working on bringing its Javelin anti-cheat software to Arm-based devices. The timing aligns nicely with the purported launch of Nvidia's N1/N1X SoCs that are also Arm-based. The role also involves future development for Linux/Proton. Read more ›

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Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike Review: Changing the Game…

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 11:55 EDT

The Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike is innovative and excellent for competitive players of every age. Its high price will put it out of reach for many players, but if you’re older or looking for a mechanical advantage, it’s definitely worth considering. Read more ›

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Taiwan expects power demand to increase by more than 5GW by 2030, enough to power nearly 4 million homes — rise in electricity consumption driven by semiconductor manufacturing and AI data center deployments

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 11:43 EDT

New semiconductor fabs and data centers are fueling Taiwan's growing power demand, with the island expected to require more than 5GW of new electricity sources and power infrastructure to keep up. Read more ›

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Trump summons tech giants to White House to pledge power payment commitments — ‘ratepayer protection plan’ will make data center operators negotiate discrete payment structure for electricity use

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 09:37 EDT

Some of the U.S.'s biggest AI tech companies are expected to go to the White House to sign the "ratepayer protection pledge" that promises they will pay for all of their electricity usage and not pass on the burden of increased rates to the average American. Read more ›

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Apple announces $599 MacBook Neo running A18 Pro chip — budget laptop features 16-hour battery and comes in fun colors

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 09:08 EDT

Apple announces $599 MacBook Neo running A18 Pro chip Read more ›

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Nvidia invests $4 billion into photonics firms in a bid to bolster data center interconnect supply chains — Lumentum and Coherent investment to fund U.S. R&D and manufacturing facilities, supports capacity rights and future access

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 09:01 EDT

Nvidia has invested a combined $4 billion USD in photonics and networking companies Lumentum and Coherent in a deal that will see both building U.S. facilities, while locking down access rights and capacity for future technologies. Read more ›

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Trump administration weighs forcing China's Tencent to sell its stakes in Epic Games, Riot Games, and Supercell — meetings held over security risk ahead of China summit with Xi Jinping

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 08:10 EDT

The Trump administration is actively debating whether to allow Chinese tech giant Tencent to keep its ownership stakes in several major gaming companies, including Fortnite creator Epic Games. Read more ›

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Arm's $250 million deal with Malaysia probed by anti-corruption authorities — $1.27 million seized from safehouse of prominent politician, former army chief arrested

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 07:57 EDT

Malaysia's anti-corruption body is investigating the former Economy Minister who spearheaded the $250-million Malaysia-Arm Holding deal, raising concerns that the probe will impact the agreement. Read more ›

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Amazon has slashed 45% off this 1440p Asus ROG monitor — score almost half price on this 280Hz VA display for just $210

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 07:19 EDT

Get a 1440p monitor with a 280Hz refresh rate for just $210 at Amazon. Read more ›

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Get 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM for just $201 when you pair it with AMD's new 9850X3D, X870E motherboard — start your AM5 PC off in style for just $1,109

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 07:17 EDT

This premium Asus ROG Strix mobo, 9850X3D, and 32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM bundle is yours for just $1109.99. Read more ›

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Nvidia driver 595.71 reportedly limits overclocks on some GeForce GPUs, but not all — troubled driver release seems to stifle voltages on RTX 40- and 50-series cards

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 07:00 EDT

Users report that Nvidia's latest 595.71 driver is creating artificial voltage limits on many RTX 40- and 50-series GPUs, causing some products to lose as much as 200MHz in overclocking headroom. Read more ›

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Micron sampling first 256GB SOCAMM2 memory packages to customers — 2TB of RAM per CPU is now in reach of datacenter players

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 06:30 EDT

Micron is now sampling 256GB SOCAMM2 units, enabling capacities of up to 2TB of LPDDR5X per CPU in AI servers. Read more ›

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Gemini API key thief racks up $82,314 in charges in just two days, victim 'facing bankruptcy' — affected devs call for basic guardrails against 'catastrophic usage anomalies'

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 06:00 EDT

A Google Gemini user has taken to Reddit 'in a state of shock and panic' after getting an $82,314 bill. Read more ›

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Intel Chairman Frank Yeary retires, Craig Barrat to become the new chairman of the Board of Directors

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 17:39 EDT

The man who tried to split Intel retires from the board of directors. Read more ›

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Seagate begins shipping 44TB hard drives with HAMR tech to data centers — Mozaic 4+ platform expands to 10 platters

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 15:06 EDT

Seagate has begun shipping its 44TB Exos HDDs based on its HAMR technology to one hyperscale customer as others qualify the all-new Mozaic 4+ hard drive platform. Read more ›

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AI memory crunch forces DRAM market into 'hourly pricing' model, report claims — small and medium-sized businesses fighting for survival

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 12:11 EDT

According to DigiTimes, these companies began struggling to absorb soaring memory costs in the second half of 2025. Read more ›

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Intel's make-or-break 18A process node debuts for data center with 288-core Xeon 6+ CPU — multi-chip monster sports 12 channels of DDR5-8000, Foveros Direct 3D packaging tech

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 11:59 EDT

Intel formally announces Xeon 6+ CPUs with up to 288 cores that are made on 18A process technology. Read more ›

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