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

Pat Gelsinger on stage holding his hands together.

Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger praises cutting-edge Nvidia chip production with TSMC on US soil, despite Intel missing out — hails manufacturing milestone of US-based supply chain

By Jon Martindale published 30 October 25

Nvidia's latest-generation Blackwell chips are now in full production at its Arizona facility.

OpenAI's Microsoft contract negotiation is a necessary step toward a future IPO — Altman's goal is to build 30 gigawatts of compute infrastructure, valued at $1.4 trillion

By Jon Martindale published 30 October 25

Premium Altman makes claims for the future, as OpenAI evolves

Sam Altman on stage looking a bit sheepish.

OpenAI calls on U.S. to build 100 gigawatts of additional power-generating capacity per year, increase equivalent to 100 nuclear reactors yearly — says electricity is a 'strategic asset' in AI race against China

By Jon Martindale published 28 October 25

The next space race?

Scientists claim you can't see the difference between 1440p and 8K at 10 feet in new study on the limits of the human eye — would still be an improvement on the previously-touted upper limit of 60 pixels per degree

By Jon Martindale published 28 October 25

Measuring the pixel-per-degree of a display, researchers found the human eye can see up to 94 PPD for grey, but as few as 53 for yellow and violet.

Researchers create world's smallest pixel measuring just 300 nanometers across — could be used to create a 1080p display measuring 1mm across

By Jon Martindale published 27 October 25

Could unlock ultra-detailed, miniature displays for smart glasses and other wearables.

He Yadong, spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce speaks at a press conference.

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

By Jon Martindale published 22 October 25

No specific businesses have been named, but the probe seems designed to target Texas Instruments and Analog Devices.

Workers at a Jaguar Land Rover factory production line.

Catastrophic Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack to cost UK economy at least $2.5 billion, according to estimates — 5,000 independent organizations decimated by supply chain fallout

By Jon Martindale published 22 October 25

The indirect impacts make this one of the most financially consequential hacks in history.

New Deepseek model drastically reduces resource usage by converting text and documents into images — 'vision-text compression' uses up to 20 times fewer tokens

By Jon Martindale published 21 October 25

Could help cut costs and improve the efficiency of the latest AI models.

Microsoft denies Mexico data center linked to water shortages, local illnesses, and power outages — stomach bugs and even hepatitis reported in region as 1.5 Gigawatt AI data center buildout looms

By Jon Martindale published 20 October 25

Microsoft denies the claims, suggesting it prioritizes the needs of local communities.

Nexperia workers in the Newport facility.

Embattled Dutch chipmaker Nexperia blasts ousted CEO over false accusations — claims of unpaid salaries and independent operation in China are 'falsehoods', say company

By Jon Martindale published 20 October 25

Dutch administration claims nothing has changed, and it maintains control over its Chinese facility.

Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, on stage during a conference.

Anthropic targets gigantic $26 billion in revenue by the end of 2026 — eye-watering sum is more than double OpenAI's projected 2025 earnings

By Jon Martindale published 17 October 25

Premium Can the company actually pull it off?

Dutch Nexperia takeover saga partly driven by CEO misappropriating $200 million to rescue failing private interests, court records show — U.S. diplomatic pressure may also have played a role

By Jon Martindale published 16 October 25

The U.S. government had reportedly been trying to oust him for months, too

Display showing stock market value after tariff announcements.

S&P 500 companies totalling $20 trillion in market cap have medium-to-high AI exposure — concerns of an impending bubble collapse extend to almost half of the index

By Jon Martindale published 15 October 25

If it goes, it'll take a lot of companies with it.

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

By Jon Martindale published 14 October 25

Combining AMD Instinct graphics chips, AMD Epyc CPUs, and AMD Pensando network hardware.

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

By Jon Martindale published 14 October 25

That's just the start, too, with the deal set to expand in 2027 "and beyond"

China retaliates in response to Dutch seizure of Nexperia, blocking chipmaker's exports following takeover — 861,000 square foot assembly site in Guangdong affected as trade war spirals

By Jon Martindale published 14 October 25

Nexperia is trying to obtain an exemption.

Windows 10 laptop sitting on a desk in a dark room.

Windows 10 support ends today — here's who's affected and what you need to do

By Jon Martindale published 14 October 25

Update if you can, upgrade if you can't, or at least get the extended support license.

Dutch government seizes local chipmaker from its Chinese owner — Nexperia parent company Wingtech preps response to 'exceptional' steps taken to safeguard 'crucial technological knowledge'

By Jon Martindale published 13 October 25

The Chinese chairman was also removed and will be replaced by a non-Chinese person with a "deciding vote" in due time.

China probes Qualcomm with antitrust investigation in the latest asymmetric trade negotiation salvo — Autotalks acquisition risks fouling anti-monopoly laws

By Jon Martindale published 13 October 25

Premium Targeting a months-old deal for a company that was thought likely to expand Qualcomm's business, not reinforce it.

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva at an IMF meeting.

Bank of England, IMF, warn AI bubble risk has shades of 2000 dotcom crash — Goldman Sachs cautions we're not there 'yet'

By Jon Martindale published 9 October 25

Of the five stages of a bubble, we're already in stage three, according to one investment strategist.

Discord says only 70,000 government ID photos exposed in third-party service breach, denies 2.1 million figure — says it won't pay $3.5 million ransom and has cut communications with hackers, who are threatening to go public

By Jon Martindale published 9 October 25

Only "70,000" government IDs were exposed, rather than the claimed 2.1 million

Cyberattacks hit 91% of universities and 43% of businesses in last 12 months in the UK — survey suggests more than 600,000 businesses, 61,000 charities affected

By Jon Martindale published 6 October 25

The ripple effects of taking down larger institutions can be huge and far reaching.

Chip designer Jim Keller says Intel still has 'a lot of work to do' — would consider it for Tenstorrent AI chip production, already in talks with TSMC, Rapidus, and Samsung for 2nm tech

By Jon Martindale published 3 October 25

Also working with Japanese firm, Rapidus, to get swift access to the smallest process nodes possible.

Sam Altman's face with glass windows behind him.

OpenAI's Sam Altman had secret TSMC meeting over future chip supply, report claims — AI pioneer in Asia as South Korea confirms 20MW data center deal with ChatGPT maker

By Jon Martindale published 1 October 25

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly held secretive meetings with TSMC and Foxconn in Taiwan as he looks to secure chip production for future facilities and his own internal chip design plans.

Man looking at his bills with concern while using a laptop.

AI data center boom sends some wholesale electricity prices soaring up to 267% in five years, says report — as global rollout of AI factories continues apace

By Jon Martindale published 30 September 25

People living near many of the new data centers being built as part of the AI boom are finding their power costs rising dramatically, in some cases making it hard to afford day-to-day living.

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