Articles by Jon Martindale, Freelance Writer

After building his first computers in his teens, Jon Martindale has spent the past two decades covering the latest advances in technology. From displays to PC components, blockchain to AI, and tablets to standing desk accessories, Jon has covered just about every facet of the tech space in his varied career. He has bylines at Forbes, USNews, Lifewire, DigitalTrends, PCWorld, and a range of other sites. He brings that same level of expertise and professional insight to Toms Hardware.Away from writing, Jon is an avid reader, board gamer, and fitness enthusiast. He lives in rural Gloucestershire with his wife, two children, and French Bulldog cross.

Articles by: Jon Martindale

Anthropic's Claude Mythos isn't a sentient super-hacker, it's a sales pitch — claims of 'thousands' of severe zero-days rely on just 198 manual reviews

By Jon Martindale Published 10 April 26

Premium Many of the "thousands" of bugs and vulnerabilities it found are in older software, or are impossible to exploit.

Jensen Huang explaining the size of something to the press.

China's homegrown silicon suppliers gain traction as Nvidia struggles to get its chips into the market — Huawei, Cambricon and more step up to fill crucial market gap

By Jon Martindale Published 2 April 26

Premium Nvidia's market share in the Chinese data center market has shrunk, with a wealth of options coming from Huawei, Cambricon and more, bringing their total share up to 41%.

US Senators call for a halt to Nvidia GPU exports in the wake of the Super Micro scandal — looming Chip Security Act may put a wrench into Huang's China ambitions

By Jon Martindale Published 26 March 26

Premium They don't believe CEO Jensen Huang's claims, either.

The Super Micro AI accelerator smuggling scandal proves how cut-throat the global AI race has become — as global trade evolves, so does export control evasion

By Jon Martindale Published 25 March 26

Premium Yih-Shyan 'Wally' Liaw has since been ousted from the board, while the company's share price crashed.

Nvidia disputes allegation it is preparing a custom version of Groq inferencing chip for China [Updated]

By Jon Martindale Published 18 March 26

Premium According to a new report, Nvidia's Groq inferencing chips are set to head to China for export, following approval of its H200 AI accelerators.

The ongoing Strait of Hormuz blockage will impact the semiconductor and AI industries with Aluminum, Helium and LNG shortages — and with no timeline for re-opening, supply chains face significant challenges

By Jon Martindale Published 13 March 26

Premium If you can't make the chips and you can't run the turbines, you can't run an industry.

OpenClaw AI agent craze sweeps China as authorities seek to clamp down amid security fears — adoption surges as state-run enterprises are barred from use

By Jon Martindale Published 11 March 26

Premium The agentic AI boom comes under scrutiny by Beijing

New Commerce Department AI export rules could be seismic change for CSPs and data center operators — buying American GPUs at scale means committing to building American infrastructure

By Jon Martindale Published 9 March 26

Premium The Trump administration is considering new export controls for high-end AI chips, with the suggestion that it may start requiring investment in U.S.

AI creates jobs, data from bank survey shows — companies with wide AI deployments and investments are more likely to be hiring than those that don't

By Jon Martindale Published 6 March 26

Premium European data suggests the firms making the most use of AI are actively hiring more people, too.

Jensen Huang toasting the camera person with a beer.

Nvidia invests $4 billion into photonics firms in a bid to bolster data center interconnect supply chains — Lumentum and Coherent investment to fund U.S. R&D and manufacturing facilities, supports capacity rights and future access

By Jon Martindale Published 4 March 26

Premium Into the photonic future.

AI boosted US economy by 'basically zero' in 2025, says Goldman Sachs chief economist — 'We think there's been a lot of misreporting of the impact that AI investment had on GDP growth'

By Jon Martindale Published 24 February 26

Premium US companies are spending big, but most of that money goes overseas.

Trump tariff turbulence risks handing TSMC a win over American chip manufacturers — prior exemptions for onshoring manufacturing may hinder the likes of Intel

By Jon Martindale Published 23 February 26

Premium That's if pre-existing tariff exemptions still apply.

Tech CEOs at AI summit in India with President Modi.

OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation — Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more

By Jon Martindale Published 19 February 26

Premium OpenAI looks for more funding as it aims to fulfill spending goals

Nvidia sells off final Arm shares, but licensing deals will continue — $140 million stake sold, equating to 1.1 million shares

By Jon Martindale Published 18 February 26

Premium Six years on from its planned $40 billion acquisition, Nvidia is finally fully divested of its Arm investments.

OpenAI hires 'genius' OpenClaw creator, but popular AI assistant will remain open source — Sam Altman says creator will work on 'smart agents' in new role

By Jon Martindale Published 17 February 26

Premium OpenAI also pledges continued support for OpenClaw.

IBM triples entry-level hires for 2026 despite AI adoption, bucking industry trends — Chief HR officer says that AI can do most entry-level jobs, but work still requires a human touch

By Jon Martindale Published 16 February 26

Premium IBM wants to keep entry-level roles accessible.

Google reports that state hackers from China, Russia and Iran are using Gemini in 'all stages' of attacks — phishing lures, coding and vulnerability testing get AI underpinnings from hostile actors

By Jon Martindale Published 13 February 26

Premium Hackers from Iran, China, India, and Russia all found using the AI.

Using AI actually increases burnout despite productivity improvements, study shows — data illustrates how AI made workers take on tasks they would have otherwise avoided or outsourced

By Jon Martindale Published 12 February 26

Premium Often, the pressure to succeed comes from the employees themselves, which could be half the problem.

Donald Trump and TSMC CEO at press conference.

U.S. government plans tariff exemptions for TSMC, if it follows through on American investment — $165 billion already pledged to increase production capacity, but details of the deal are still murky

By Jon Martindale Published 11 February 26

Premium The scale of the tariff exemptions will be tied to the scale of the investment, too.

Alphabet is doubling its capital expenditure to a staggering $180 billion in 2026 — earnings suggest that the company's AI investments may be paying off

By Jon Martindale Published 10 February 26

Premium Google announced in its Q4 earnings call this week that it expected to more than double its capital expenditure in 2026 over 2025's already sky-high numbers, to up to $185 billion.

Claimed 1,100% increase in AI-driven layoffs in 2025 might be misleading — firms accused of exaggerating AI performance to downplay poor business performance

By Jon Martindale Published 9 February 26

Premium Despite layoffs attributed to surging use of AI, employers may be placating investors by using AI as an excuse for failings elsewhere.

Tesla's robotics ambitions rest on the knife-edge of US-China trade relations due to its supply chain — the majority of critical materials and suppliers are located in China

By Jon Martindale Published 5 February 26

Premium In a reversal of trade dynamics over cutting-edge silicon, China holds the cards in robotics manufacturing.

Intel co-developing new Z-Angle Memory to compete with HBM in AI data centers

By Jon Martindale Published 3 February 26

Premium With the first prototypes expected in 2027.

Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron work to block memory hoarding — prices might rise faster, but it could help encourage increased supply long term

By Jon Martindale Published 2 February 26

Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are teaming up to block memory hoarding.

SK hynix invests $10 billion in creating a U.S.-based 'AI solutions' company — company to restructure California-based Solidigm enterprise SSD brand to bolster American investments

By Jon Martindale Published 28 January 26

Premium Solidigm brand to be spun off into a new subsidiary in the process

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