Elon Musk's Starlink reportedly tasks Samsung to build AI-powered modem — space-based 6G service could revolutionize satellite-to-device connectivity

https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/elon-musks-starlink-reportedly-tasks-samsung-to-build-ai-powered-modem-space-based-6g-service-could-revolutionize-satellite-to-device-connectivity

20 years of Noctua: How one brand became a leader in the PC cooling business

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cooling/20-years-of-noctua-how-one-brand-became-a-leader-in-the-pc-cooling-business

China seeks semiconductor and AI self-reliance in ambitious new 5-year plan — Beijing also wants to increase domestic spending and reduce reliance on exports

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-seeks-semiconductor-and-ai-self-reliance-in-ambitious-new-5-year-plan-beijing-also-wants-to-increase-domestic-spending-and-reduce-reliance-on-exports

Tryx Panorama SE 360 ARGB Review: Elegant and quiet, with impressive software

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/liquid-cooling/tryx-panorama-se-360-argb-review

Newegg has slashed $1,900 from this AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D PC with RX 9070 XT — score an excellent Windows 11 gaming PC for nearly half the price

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/newegg-has-slashed-usd1-900-from-this-amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-pc-with-rx-9070-xt-score-an-excellent-windows-11-gaming-pc-for-nearly-half-the-price

Fujitsu defies convention with optical drives in new AMD Ryzen laptop — Blu-ray disk drive clings onto life in Japanese market

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/fujitsu-defies-convention-with-optical-drives-in-new-amd-ryzen-laptop-blu-ray-disk-drive-clings-onto-life-in-japanese-market

EU considers punitive DUV machine export ban following China's latest round of rare earth export controls — ban would impact ASML’s biggest growth market

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/eu-considers-duv-export-ban

Trump considering China export ban on items made with or containing U.S. software — sweeping restriction to hit hard in response to Beijing’s rare earth embargo in major trade war escalation

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-considering-china-export-ban-on-items-made-with-or-containing-u-s-software-sweeping-restriction-to-hit-hard-in-response-to-beijings-rare-earth-embargo-in-major-trade-war-escalation

Trump administration to follow up Intel stake with investment in quantum computing, report claims — tens of millions of CHIPS Act dollars could be paid out to leading companies in exchange for equity

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/trump-administration-to-follow-up-intel-stake-with-investment-in-quantum-computing-report-claims-tens-of-millions-of-chips-act-dollars-could-be-paid-out-to-leading-companies-in-exchange-for-equity

Google's Quantum Echo algorithm shows world's first practical application of Quantum Computing — Willow 105-qubit chip runs algorithm 13,000x faster than a supercomputer

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/googles-quantum-echo-algorithm-shows-worlds-first-practical-application-of-quantum-computing-willow-105-qubit-chip-runs-algorithm-13-000x-faster-than-a-supercomputer

China releases 'UBIOS' standard to replace UEFI — Huawei-backed BIOS firmware replacement charges China's domestic computing goals

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/china-releases-ubios-standard-to-replace-uefi-huawei-backed-bios-firmware-replacement-charges-chinas-domestic-computing-goals

Secretlab Magnus Evo Hands-on — a trimmed-down version of its popular, premium sit-stand desk

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/desks/secretlab-magnus-evo-sit-stand-desk-hands-on

Cooler Master tells customer to dismantle 12v2x6 connector to fit Asus RTX 5070 Ti — customer service offers dubious advice that might not even fix issue

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/cooler-master-tells-customer-to-dismantle-12v2x6-connector-to-fit-asus-rtx-5070-ti-customer-service-offers-dubious-advice-that-might-not-even-fix-issue

ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than the Windows it ships with — new test shows up to 32% higher FPS, with more stable framerates and quicker sleep resume times

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/rog-xbox-ally-runs-better-on-linux-than-the-windows-it-ships-with-new-test-shows-up-to-32-percent-higher-fps-with-more-stable-framerates-and-quicker-sleep-resume-times

Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme Motherboard review: Flagship value, with minimal sacrifices

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/asus-rog-crosshair-x870e-extreme-motherboard-review

Nvidia's H100 GPUs are going to space — Crusoe and Starcloud pioneer space-based solar-powered AI compute cloud data centers

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/first-nvidia-h100-gpus-will-reach-orbit-next-month-crusoe-and-starcloud-pioneer-space-based-solar-powered-ai-compute-cloud-data-centers

Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh emerges with Core Ultra 7 270K Plus — 24-core chip appears on Geekbench, 10% faster than Core Ultra 7 265K

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/unreleased-intel-core-ultra-7-270k-plus-appears-on-geekbench-outperforming-the-core-ultra-7-265k-by-10-percent-24-core-offering-features-boost-clock-of-up-to-5-5ghz

China wants US semiconductor companies to submit sensitive data as part of probe — 'anti-dumping' investigation requests sales and profit data

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-wants-us-semiconductor-companies-to-submit-sensitive-data-as-part-of-probe-anti-dumping-investigation-requests-sales-and-profit-data

Asus' 27-inch ROG Strix XG279CNS FHD gaming monitor hits its lowest-ever price of $249 — USB-C connectivity and a blazing fast 380Hz refresh rate

https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/asus-27-inch-rog-strix-xg279cns-fhd-gaming-monitor-hits-its-lowest-ever-price-of-usd249-usb-c-connectivity-and-a-blazing-fast-380hz-refresh-rate

MSI MAG A850GLS PCIE5 power supply review

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies/msi-mag-a850gls-pcie5-power-supply-review