Washington's ambition for a 50/50 semiconductor deal with Taiwan is missing a key component
Premium Is Lutnick's plan just political hogwash?
Nvidia is turning GPUs into capital, but questions exist around sustainability — AI companies are financing hardware like debt
Premium From xAI’s $20 billion debt package to OpenAI’s prepaid clusters, the GPU shortage has created a new kind of financial asset.
OpenAI signs AMD deal for 6GW of AI GPUs with a massive equity kicker, OpenAI to obtain up to 160 million AMD shares at one cent apiece
Premium OpenAI has secured up to 6 gigawatts of AMD GPU compute in a landmark supply agreement that could see the ChatGPT maker take a 10% stake in AMD.
AI data centers are swallowing the world's memory and storage supply, setting the stage for a pricing apocalypse that could last a decade
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The next generation of Titan Evo range sees a new leatherette fabric and supportive padding to keep you gaming and working in relative comfort.
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The Lenovo Legion Go 2 is packed with an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor, an OLED display, and improved controls and ergonomics.
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Best Picks
The Best WiFi Routers in 2025 — High-Speed, Low Cost Choices for WiFi 6E and WiFi 7
The right Wi-Fi router can make a huge difference in your day-to-day productivity and gaming experience. We’ve tested a slew of models to help you find the best one.
CPUs
Intel takes the wraps off Panther Lake — first 18A client processor brings the best of Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake together in one package
Panther Lake brings the power efficiency and graphics performance of Lunar Lake and the platform flexibility of Arrow Lake all together on one SoC
Graphics Cards
China issues port crackdown on all Nvidia AI chip imports, says report
Chinese customs authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on unlicensed Nvidia chip shipments, with enforcement teams deploying at major ports to inspect hardware shipments.
Features
Intel's Xe3 graphics architecture breaks cover — Panther Lake's 12 Xe Core iGPU promises 50+% better performance than Lunar Lake
Intel's Xe3 graphics architecture arrives on Panther Lake CPUs, and Intel has used it to build its largest, highest-performance integrated GPU yet.
PC Components
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Deals Lots of storage; little price.
Desktops and PC Building
Monstrous SSD cooling solution strapped to iPhone 17 Pro Max delivers unparalleled performance
A smartphone performance enthusiast has shown pictures of their PC SSD cooler-boosted iPhone 17 Pro Max on Reddit.
Deals
Take $80 off this enterprise-class WD Gold 14TB HDD, which is on clearance sale for just $240
Deals Lots of storage; little price.
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Trump strikes back at China with a 100% tariff and critical software ban
Hit them high.
