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Alibaba plans IPO for chip-arm T-Head to help bankroll ambitious AI infrastructure investments — company to go up against Cambricon and Huawei to capture domestic accelerator market

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Tom's Hardware · 01/23/2026 10:50 EDT

A new report claims that Alibaba's chip manufacturing business, T-head, is preparing to IPO. It's likely that Alibaba is pinning its hopes on T-head to raise capital for the company's domestic AI accelerator solutions, and to fund further infrastructure projects. Read more ›

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Nvidia reportedly cuts program designed to keep gaming GPUs near MSRP pricing — end of OPP pricing-support scheme does not bode well for gamers

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Tom's Hardware · 01/23/2026 10:49 EDT

The OPP program allegedly allowed Nvidia's board partners to sell GPUs at MSRP. Read more ›

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Intel says it has two prospective customers for 14A — expects to hear about commitments in second half of 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 01/23/2026 10:17 EDT

Intel claims that customers show interest in the 14A process technology; however, they have yet to make a commitment to use it. Read more ›

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Turtle Beach Atlas 200 Review: It sounds better than $60

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Tom's Hardware · 01/23/2026 09:00 EDT

The Turtle Beach Atlas 200 is a budget-friendly, lightweight wired headset with surprisingly solid audio performance. Read more ›

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Grab a SteelSeries wired gaming headset for less than $20 in this Woot sale — Arctis Nova 1 was $60 when it launched and is a fantastic budget option

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Tom's Hardware · 01/23/2026 08:55 EDT

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 delivers solid audio, comfort, and broad platform support, and it’s now available at its lowest price ever on Woot Read more ›

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Combat insane price rises with this Newegg 9800X3D, RAM, and X870 motherboard bundle — save $269.99 over buying the parts individually

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Tom's Hardware · 01/23/2026 08:34 EDT

Newegg's CPU, RAM, and Mobo bundle saves you $269.99, plus you also get a free Corsair M75 wireless mouse worth $69.99 chucked in for free. Read more ›

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Lian Li RS1200G ATX 3.1 power supply review

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Tom's Hardware · 01/23/2026 08:00 EDT

The Lian Li RS1200G ATX 3.1 offers rotational innovation meets reliability, though case compatibility remains a legitimate concern. Read more ›

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Asus announces 'immediate internal review' of 800-series motherboards following string of 9800X3D failures — users report multiple chip failures in recent days

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Tom's Hardware · 01/23/2026 06:48 EDT

Asus says it is investigating reports concerning its 800-series motherboards and 9800X3D processors following user complaints of hardware failures. Read more ›

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Intel shares down 13% as company only manages to shrink losses in latest earnings, demand to outpace 2026 supply — $300 million deficit comes despite more than $20 billion in outside investment from Nvidia and friends

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 01/23/2026 06:14 EDT

Intel earns $52.9 billion in revenue for 2025, which is flat with the previous year, and losses of $300 million, which looks good compared to an $18.8 billion loss in 2024. However, to post such results, the company had to get external financial injection of $20.4 billion. Read more ›

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Toilet maker Toto scores a royal flush as share price rises due to AI demand in unlikely chipmaking side-gig — Japanese company develops electrostatic chucks to hold silicon wafers in lucrative segment

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/23/2026 06:00 EDT

Toilet manufacturer Toto has seen its shares soar at their most rapid pace in five years, as it benefits from AI memory market tailwinds. Read more ›

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'We can't completely vacate the client market' says Intel amid wafer supply shortages — Nova Lake still on-track for late 2026 release, 14A in 2028

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 18:42 EDT

Intel says it is facing wafer supply shortages, but it's not going to "completely vacate the client market" as a result. Read more ›

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Companies are deploying high-level executives abroad to keep supply chains smooth amid memory squeeze — from CEOs to procurement experts, crucial meetings across the globe shape the industry

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 12:00 EDT

As Jensen Huang plans to jet off to China to smooth over H200 imports, companies are racing to secure supply chains amid the big AI squeeze. Now, the future of the tech industry is being negotiated in boardrooms and restaurants. Read more ›

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Samsung refutes claims of '80% price hike' across all memory products — leaks and rumors denied by Samsung PR amidst historic RAM shortages

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 11:51 EDT

Samsung today refuted claims from the internet that it was set to raise prices on all memory products by 80%. The claims, circulating on X, were quickly refuted by Samsung itself, but the messy RAM market still doesn't look any better for it. Read more ›

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AMD's next gaming champ to debut at $499, and you can already buy it ahead of launch — Ryzen 7 9850X3D is $30 more expensive than the Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 11:24 EDT

AMD has confirmed that the Ryzen 7 9850X3D will hit retail on January 29 at an MSRP of $499. Read more ›

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Xbox app is now available on all Arm-based Windows 11 devices — Microsoft says ‘more than 85% of Game Pass catalog is compatible with these PCs’

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 10:03 EDT

Microsoft is making the Xbox app compatible with Arm-based processors, giving gamers more options when it comes to gaming laptops and practically opening the road for Arm-powered handheld gaming PC consoles. Read more ›

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Grab an MSI 4K 144 Hz monitor for less than $200 — Newegg discount is an affordable entry into high-end gaming

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 09:28 EDT

The MSI MAG 275UPD E14 isn’t a flagship monitor, but at $199 it delivers impressive value with dual-mode refresh rates, good color coverage, and console compatibility Read more ›

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Ubisoft's share price plummets following internal restructure announcement, pivot to heavier use of AI — Developer falls below $1 billion EUR market cap amidst game cancellations and layoffs

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 09:12 EDT

Ubisoft just announced a massive internal restructuring that involves gutting the company of a few studios and cancelling six games, including a Prince of Persia remake. The news caused Ubisoft's stock price to fall to a historic low, wiping hundreds of millions off its market cap, reducing the company's worth to less than a billion Euros. Read more ›

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Congress wants veto power over Trump administration for AI chip exports — new proposed AI Overwatch Act would shift ultimate control of high-performance chip exports

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 09:08 EDT

U.S. lawmakers have advanced the AI Overwatch Act, a bill that would lock the highest-performance AMD and Nvidia data center AI processors behind Congressional approval and veto power for exports to China and other adversaries. Read more ›

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Windows Phone makes a spiritual comeback thanks to NexPhone, which can triple-boot Windows, Android, and Linux — three-in-one device is powered by Qualcomm chipset and even has external monitor support

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 08:22 EDT

Designed as an all-in-one computing device, NexPhone lets users switch between Android, Linux, and Windows 11 depending on the task Read more ›

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NASA taps popular PC hardware performance tool for cockpit simulations — CapFrameX enters government software approval process

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 08:02 EDT

NASA has started the government software approval process to use CapFrameX on its simulators to benchmark the performance of its systems. Read more ›

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