Apple unveils M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU — company says 3nm chip offers 4x peak GPU performance over M4 for AI, 45% graphics uplift

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/apple-unveils-m5-chip-with-10-core-cpu-and-10-core-gpu-company-says-3nm-chip-offers-4x-peak-gpu-performance-over-m4-for-ai-45-percent-graphics-uplift

ASML is prepared for China's rare-earth export controls — finance head says company has stock thanks to long lead times

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/asml-is-prepared-for-chinas-rare-earth-export-controls-finance-head-says-company-has-stock-thanks-to-long-lead-times

Groups including BlackRock, Microsoft, Nvidia, and xAI join forces to acquire Aligned Data Centers — $40B deal delivers 5GW of operational and planned data center capacity

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/groups-including-blackrock-microsoft-nvidia-and-xai-join-forces-to-acquire-aligned-data-centers-usd40b-deal-delivers-5gw-of-operational-and-planned-data-center-capacity

SpaceX shows off massive new V3 Starlink satellites — expanded technology will deliver gigabit internet to customers for the first time and enable 60 Tera-bits-per-second downlink capacity

https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/spacex-shows-off-massive-new-v3-starlink-satellites-expanded-technology-will-deliver-gigabit-internet-to-customers-for-the-first-time-and-enable-60-tera-bits-per-second-downlink-capacity

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X review: Getting a grip on Windows gaming

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/asus-rog-xbox-ally-x-review

MSI fervently denies RTX 5090 sales in China after pallets of illicit GPUs spotted in the country — company says it has identified 'unauthorized distribution unrelated to our sales policy'

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/msi-fervently-denies-rtx-5090-sales-in-china-after-pallets-of-illicit-gpus-spotted-in-the-country-company-says-it-has-identified-unauthorized-distribution-unrelated-to-our-sales-policy

Samsung M9 M90SF 32-inch OLED Smart Monitor review: A dual-mission monitor for gaming and TV

https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/samsung-m9-m90sf-32-inch-oled-smart-monitor-review

Asus' accomplished ROG Azoth is just $155 thanks to this 44% Amazon discount — get your hands on this 'almost perfect' wireless gaming keyboard for less

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/mechanical-keyboards/asus-accomplished-rog-azoth-is-just-usd155-thanks-to-this-44-percent-amazon-discount-get-your-hands-on-this-almost-perfect-wireless-gaming-keyboard-for-less

Commodore needles Microsoft over end of Windows 10, tries to lure disgruntled users to its Linux-based OS Vision 3.0 — 'Microsoft may be leaving you behind. We Won't.'

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/commodore-needles-microsoft-over-end-of-windows-10-tries-to-lure-disgruntled-users-to-its-linux-based-os-vision-3-0-microsoft-may-be-leaving-you-behind-we-wont

Samsung joins Nvidia's NVLink Fusion program to produce custom AI chips — additional Spectrum-X platform to be deployed by Meta and Oracle for data center use

https://www.tomshardware.com/samsung-joins-nvidia-nvlink-fusion

Frore's new LiquidJet coldplates are equipped to handle the spiralling power demands of future AI GPUs — built to handle up to 4.4Kw TDPs, solution could be deployed in power-hungry Feynman data centers

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/liquid-cooling/frores-new-liquidjet-coldplates-are-equipped-to-handle-the-spiralling-power-demands-of-future-ai-gpus-built-to-handle-up-to-4-4kw-tdps-solution-could-be-deployed-in-power-hungry-feynman-data-centers

Ber8auer rigs up exotic spray cooling for Ryzen 7 9800X3D, but don't get excited just yet — supercomputer cooling method underperforms due to partial IHS coverage

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cooling/ber8auer-rigs-up-exotic-spray-cooling-for-ryzen-7-9800x3d-but-dont-get-excited-just-yet-supercomputer-cooling-method-underperforms-due-to-partial-ihs-coverage

DoJ seizes $15 billion in Bitcoin from Cambodian fraudster who ran 'pig butchering' scam using forced labor — accused could face 40 years in prison following department's biggest ever crypto confiscation

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/doj-seizes-usd15-billion-in-bitcoin-from-cambodian-fraudster-who-ran-pig-butchering-scam-using-forced-labor-accused-could-face-40-years-in-prison-following-departments-biggest-ever-crypto-confiscation

Adata chairman says AI datacenters are gobbling up hard drives, SSDs, and DRAM alike — insatiable upstream demand could soon lead to consumer shortages

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/adata-chairman-says-ai-datacenters-are-gobbling-up-hard-drives-ssds-and-dram-alike-insatiable-upstream-demand-could-soon-lead-to-consumer-shortages

This 'gaming PC' is actually a Bluetooth speaker — replica pumps out the jams with faux dual GPUs, liquid cooling, and RGB

https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/this-gaming-pc-is-actually-a-bluetooth-speaker-replica-pumps-out-the-jams-with-faux-dual-gpus-liquid-cooling-and-rgb

Report: Arm developing custom CPU for OpenAI's in-house accelerator — core IP would underpin 10GW of installed AI capacity

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/openai-arm-partner-on-custom-cpu-for-broadcom-chip

Intel unveils Crescent Island, an inference-only GPU with Xe3P architecture and 160GB of memory

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-unveils-crescent-island-an-inference-only-gpu-with-xe3p-architecture-and-160gb-of-memory

AMD debuts Helios rack-scale AI hardware platform at OCP Global Summit 2025 — promises easier serviceability and 50% more memory than Nvidia's Vera Rubin

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/amd-debuts-helios-rack-scale-ai-hardware-platform-at-ocp-global-summit-2025-promises-easier-serviceability-and-50-percent-more-memory-than-nvidias-vera-rubin

AMD and Oracle partner to deploy 50,000 MI450 Instinct GPUs in new AI superclusters — massive capacity expansion powered by AMD's Helios rack architecture set for 2026

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/amd-and-oracle-partner-to-deploy-50-000-mi450-instinct-gpus-in-new-ai-superclusters-deployment-of-expansion-set-for-2026-powered-by-amds-helios-rack

Tom's Hardware Premium is now out of beta — access expert-level analysis, hardware roadmaps and unlock the Bench database

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/toms-hardware-premium-is-now-out-of-beta-access-expert-level-analysis-hardware-roadmaps-and-unlock-the-bench-database