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Intel buys back 49% stake in Ireland Fab Joint Venture — takes full control over Fab 34

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 06:40 EDT

In a mutually beneficial deal, Intel repurchases 49% of Fab 34 from Apollo for $14.2 billion, reducing pressure on its margins, but paying a hefty $3 billion premium to the financial company. Read more ›

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Why Nvidia just poured $2 billion into AI ASIC competitor Marvell — NVLink Fusion turns into soft ecosystem lock-in

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 06:30 EDT

Nvidia has announced that it has invested $2 billion in Marvell and entered a partnership through NVLink Fusion. Read more ›

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Global semiconductor foundry market hit a record $320 billion in 2025 as TSMC pulled further ahead

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 06:20 EDT

The global semiconductor foundry market generated a record $320 billion in revenue in 2025, growing 16% year-over-year, according to Counterpoint Research's Foundry Market Supply Tracker. Read more ›

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Raspberry Pi flagship 500+ model now costs almost as much as a Mac Mini — firm Pi launches 3GB model to fight increasing DRAM prices

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 06:00 EDT

Raspberry Pi prices for various models have increased yet again, with the flagship 500+ 16GB model increasing by nearly 50% thanks to the DRAM shortage. Read more ›

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Nvidia market share in China falls to less than 60% — Chinese chip makers deliver 1.65 million AI GPUs as the government pushes data centers to use domestic chips

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 11:33 EDT

Local chip makers take 41% of the Chinese AI semiconductor market, while Nvidia's market share falls to 55% — down from the company's claimed high of 95%. Read more ›

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Save $100 on the gaming powerhouse AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D, now $246 on Amazon — budget-friendly X3D processor with 96MB cache, low power draw, and excellent gaming performance

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 11:23 EDT

The Ryzen 5 7600X3D delivers X3D-level gaming performance at a significantly lower cost than higher-end models Read more ›

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Nvidia App adds 'Auto Shader Compilation' for faster load times in games — beta feature automatically recompiles shaders in the background after every driver update

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 11:18 EDT

The Nvidia App can now automatically recompile shaders for you in the background after every GPU driver update. This should save gamers several minutes across different titles, especially blockbuster ones, where shader compilation can often delay your session. You still need to compile shaders for the first time after a new install, however. Read more ›

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DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% — follows 95% jumps in Q1, Trendforce says AI server demand keeps supply tight

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 10:52 EDT

Conventional DRAM contract prices will rise 58% to 63% quarter-over-quarter in Q2 2026, while NAND Flash contract prices will jump 70% to 75% QoQ. Read more ›

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Arm to sell its new AGI CPU in China — 'we would expect the demand for this product to be just as strong in China as it is in the rest of the world'

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 10:38 EDT

Arm appears to be eligible to sell its 136-core Neoverse V3-based AGI processor to customers in China. Read more ›

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Gigabyte X870E Aorus Xtreme AI Top Motherboard Review: Solid flagship, but the X3D version is what you want today

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 10:25 EDT

The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Xtreme AI Top delivers strong performance, premium features, and a slick appearance, but high pricing and newer refresh boards, like the X3D version, make it a tough sell unless you snag a refurb deal. Read more ›

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PC makers report surging prices across different components — increasing costs are going beyond memory chip and processors, now affecting PCBs, plastic materials, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 10:25 EDT

PC manufacturers are facing surging costs from various suppliers. Price hikes affect everything from chips and processors to packaging and plastics. Read more ›

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Microsoft issues emergency update for Windows 11 — fixes broken March preview update rollout from last week

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 08:42 EDT

The latest Windows 11 emergency update tackles widespread install errors and replaces the problematic KB5079391 rollout. Read more ›

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Oracle believed to have cut 10,000 positions across multiple divisions as mass layoffs begin — company is reportedly reducing headcount as it makes massive investments in AI

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 07:28 EDT

Oracle reportedly cut over 10,000 positions based on reports from various employees. The move comes after the company has spent billions of dollars on AI infrastructure, with some saying that it will be in the red until 2030 after all this spending. Read more ›

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Pay $611 for 64GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM and Samsung's 2TB PCIe Gen 5 9100 Pro when paired with a Gigabyte X870 Auros Elite motherboard and Corsair Frame 5000D case — matching colors for a pure white build

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 07:23 EDT

Bag 64GB of DDR5-6400 RAM, a 2TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD, X870 motherboard, and Corsair Frame PC Case Read more ›

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Hacker charged for stealing $53 million in crypto, faces up to 30 years in prison — Uranium Finance thief spent $2 million of illicit funds on Magic: The Gathering, $1 million on Pokémon cards

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 07:00 EDT

Jonathan Spalletta is charged with computer fraud and money laundering for stealing more than $53.3 million worth of cryptocurrency from Uranium Finance, resulting in its shut down. Read more ›

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PC enthusiast finds relic Nvidia 3D Vision 2 glasses for $2.99 — PC gaming artifact from 2011 cost $149 new, was once Nvidia's 'vision' for the future of gaming

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 06:30 EDT

Redditor bought a sealed retail box featuring 'Nvidia Vision 2' 3D glasses for just $2.99. Read more ›

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Apple turns 50 — one of the world's biggest tech companies started with hobbyist computers

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 06:00 EDT

Apple is 50 years old. The company, famous for its iPhones and AirPods, is built on a foundation of hobbyist computing. Read more ›

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Act fast to grab this 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM for under $300, the cheapest kit in months — limited-time Woot deal is $70 cheaper than the next-best rival

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 05:42 EDT

Save 25% on this Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM, on sale at Woot for a limited-time only. Read more ›

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Google research suggests encryption technique used by Bitcoin will be cracked by quantum computers around 2029 — search giant says quantum attacks need to be prepared for now

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 05:00 EDT

New research from Google suggests that future quantum computers will develop quickly enough to pose a risk to elliptic-curve cryptography, used in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, as soon as 2029, and its researchers say action should be taken now to prepare. Read more ›

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We go hands-on with Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and its 5X and 6X multipliers — more generated frames, now tailor-made for your monitor's refresh rate

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Tom's Hardware · 03/31/2026 14:22 EDT

The arrival of Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation mode and its extended 5X and 6X multipliers promises more control and higher generated frame rates for GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards. We went hands-on to see just how far AI can stretch one input frame. Read more ›

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