Articles by Stephen Warwick, News Editor

Stephen is Tom's Hardware's News Editor with almost a decade of industry experience covering technology, having worked at TechRadar, iMore, and even Apple over the years. He has covered the world of consumer tech from nearly every angle, including supply chain rumors, patents and litigation, and more. When he's not at work, he loves reading about history and playing video games.

Articles by: Stephen Warwick

New single-molecule magnet tech could unlock hard drives with 100x more capacity — drives could store half a million TikTok views on a hard drive the size of a postage stamp, or three terabytes per square centimeter

By Stephen Warwick last updated 26 June 25

New single-molecule magnet tech could enable hard drives with 100x more capacity

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek reportedly using shell companies to try and evade U.S. chip restrictions — allegedly procured unknown number of H100 AI GPUs after ban, but Nvidia denies the claim

By Stephen Warwick published 23 June 25

Nvidia says DeepSeek lawfully acquired H800 chips, not H100

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on stage with a robot

Nvidia products could be made using humanoid robots for the first time ever — company in talks with Foxconn to deploy them in Houston factory building GB300 AI servers

By Stephen Warwick published 20 June 25

Nvidia is reportedly in talks with Foxconn over plans to deploy humanoid robots in a Houston factory building GB300 chips.

Maker of world's largest AI chips was hit by a crypto scam — Cerebras confirms coin launched in its name is fake, X account retaken after being compromised by hackers [Updated]

By Stephen Warwick published 19 June 25

Cerebras, maker of the world's largest AI chips, has had its X account compromized by a crypto scam, which also involves the launch of a fraudulent coin.

Corsair says audible clicking noise from its PSU is completely safe — will give you a new one anyway

By Stephen Warwick published 18 June 25

Corsair has confirmed it has fixed a clicking issue with its RMe PSUs and will replace any affected units.

Anthropic fires back at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, says it has never claimed only Anthropic can build safe and powerful AI

By Stephen Warwick published 17 June 25

Anthropic has hit back at claims made by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in which he said Anthropic thinks AI is so scary that only they should do it.

University researchers tout using smartwatches to steal data from air-gapped systems — SmartAttack paper proposes using wearable as a covert ultrasonic signal receiver

By Stephen Warwick published 13 June 25

A new air-gap attack dubbed 'SmartAttack' theorizes using a smartwatch to capture covert signals and steal information.

ARM CEO joins Nvidia in stance against US export controls — Rene Haas says narrower access 'not good' for industry or consumer

By Stephen Warwick published 12 June 25

ARM CEO joins Nvidia in stance against U.S export controls

Nintendo Switch 2's 3.5 million opening weekend sales smashes brand's console record — beats Switch 1's opening month by almost a million in four days

By Stephen Warwick published 11 June 25

Nintendo says it sold 3.5 million Nintendo Switch 2 units worldwide in its opening weekend.

United Airlines Embraer 175 taxiing on a runway

Starlink shut down on United regional jets — Reports of radio interference on Embraer E175 aircraft prompt switch off

By Stephen Warwick published 10 June 25

United has turned off Starlink on its regional Express service following reports of radio interference.

Vital chipmaking software access restored to China — shift follows high-level call between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping

By Stephen Warwick published 10 June 25

Industry reports indicate access to some vital semiconductor design software has been restored in China, following a call between President Trump and Xi Jinping.

Xbox Series X|S expansion card from Seagate now comes in 4TB — quadruple your storage for $499

By Stephen Warwick published 9 June 25

Seagate has unveiled a new 4TB version of its Xbox Series X|S that costs $499.99.

Cheapest 5090 ever? Lucky PC builder finds RTX 5090 for 'just' $1,679 at Walmart, saving $1,520 — card has worked 'flawlessly' ever since

By Stephen Warwick published 6 June 25

One lucky PC builder found a third-party returned RTX 5090 at Walmart for well below MSRP.

Chip news live: All the latest in the semiconductor industry

By Stephen Warwick last updated 5 June 25

All the latest on the chip industry covering tariffs, AI, and beyond.

A CPU cooler mounted on an Nvidia GTX 960

Crazed modder straps CPU cooler to Nvidia GTX 960 with a 3D-printed bracket, breaks 3DMark benchmark record

By Stephen Warwick published 4 June 25

A hardware modder has strapped a CPU cooler to a GTX 960 using a 3D-printed bracket. The results? It runs 10 degrees cooler than stock and broke a 3DMark record.

CC Wei at the TSMC shareholders meeting holding a microphone

TSMC quashes UAE fab rumors, but says AI demand remains fierce in the face of tariff pressures

By Stephen Warwick published 3 June 25

CEO C.C. Wei says AI demand is consistently outpacing supply

Someone hacked an Apple Network Server to run DOOM – $10,000 IBM AIX unit from 1996 runs the game

By Stephen Warwick published 2 June 25

Someone managed to get Doom running on a $10,000 Apple Network Server from 1996.

A new SSD form factor can house a staggering 1,000,000 GB of storage – E2 drives could store 11,000 4K movies with 80W power draw

By Stephen Warwick published 30 May 25

E2 is a new flash form factor

Chip design software giant pauses China sales and suspends financial guidance — Synopsys slams on the brakes as Washington issues fresh crackdown on semiconductor software exports

By Stephen Warwick published 30 May 25

Synopsys has told staff in China to halt sales and services, and has suspended future financial guidance, following new U.S. export restrictions on semiconductor software.

President Trump talking into a microphone while stood at a podium

Trump tariffs to remain in effect while legal battle plays out, White House promises it will find a way to implement measures regardless

By Stephen Warwick last updated 30 May 25

A U.S. trade court has blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Anthropic CEO says AI could cause up to 20% unemployment within five years, wipe out half of all entry-level white collar jobs

By Stephen Warwick published 29 May 25

The CEO of Anthropic has claimed AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white collar jobs and spike unemployment by 20%.

Nvidia GB200 production ramps up after suppliers tackle AI server overheating and liquid cooling leaks

By Stephen Warwick published 28 May 25

A new report says production of Nvidia's GB200 is ramping up now that suppliers have tackled a series of issues with the manufacturing process.

'Instead of crippling China's semiconductor ambitions, U.S. sanctions may be inadvertently accelerating them': Report claims Washington measures could be bolstering China's chip market

By Stephen Warwick published 27 May 25

A new report claims U.S. sanctions could be fuelling more resilience in China's semiconductor ecosystem.

Computex 2025 Live: Final day wrap-up from Taipei

By Avram Piltch, Matt Safford, Stephen Warwick, Andrew E. Freedman, Paul Alcorn last updated 23 May 25

We're on the ground at Asia's biggest tech show, sharing all the cool stuff we find.

Zotac Sold OC GeForce RTX 5070 on a pink background

Lowest-ever price — Get $70 off this Zotac Solid OC GeForce RTX 5070

By Stephen Warwick published 23 May 25

Deals Get the Zotac Solid OC RTX 5070 at the low price of $629 this Memorial Day weekend.

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