- Putin's 'sovereign' gaming console projects detailed; one with a homegrown Elbrus CPU, the other a Chinese knockoff — Russian gov't admits the consoles can't compete with PS5 or Xbox https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/putins-sovereign-gaming-console-projects-detailed-one-with-a-homegrown-elbrus-cpu-the-other-a-chinese-knockoff-russian-govt-admits-the-consoles-cant-compete-with-ps5-or-xbox 93 comments hardware
Linking pages
- Nvidia's defeatured H20 GPUs sell surprisingly well in China — 50% increase every quarter in sanctions-compliant GPUs for Chinese AI customers | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidias-defeatured-h20-gpus-in-china-sell-surprisingly-well-50-percent-increase-every-quarter-in-sanctions-compliant-gpus-for-chinese-ai-customers 99 comments
- AI data centers reportedly cause power problems in residential areas — decreased power quality in homes near data centers causes reduced lifespan for electrical appliances | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-reportedly-cause-power-problems-in-residential-areas-decreased-power-quality-in-homes-near-data-centers-causes-reduced-lifespan-for-electrical-appliances 76 comments
- Intel's low-power Twin Lake NX50 series specs leak — All efficient core design based on Alder Lake silicon comes back for another lap | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-low-power-twin-lake-nx50-series-specs-leak-all-efficient-core-design-based-on-alder-lake-silicon-comes-back-for-another-lap 39 comments
- Human thought runs at just 10 bits per second, say Caltech scientists — that's why we are mostly single-taskers | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/human-thought-runs-at-just-10-bits-per-second-say-caltech-scientists-thats-why-we-are-mostly-single-taskers 25 comments
- TSMC Arizona achieves production yields similar to those at its fabs in Taiwan, says report | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-arizona-achieves-production-yields-similar-to-those-at-its-fabs-in-taiwan-says-report 1 comment
- Intel rumored to launch a 24GB Battlemage GPU for professionals in 2025 — Double the VRAM capacity of its Alchemist counterpart, targeted at AI workloads | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-rumored-to-launch-a-24gb-battlemage-gpu-for-professionals-in-2025-double-the-vram-capacity-of-its-alchemist-counterpart-targeted-at-ai-workloads 0 comments
- AI language model runs on a Windows 98 system with Pentium II and 128MB of RAM — Open-source AI flagbearers demonstrate Llama 2 LLM in extreme conditions | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-language-model-runs-on-a-windows-98-system-with-pentium-ii-and-128mb-of-ram-open-source-ai-flagbearers-demonstrate-llama-2-llm-in-extreme-conditions 0 comments
- Intel CEO complains 'this is taking too long' after investing $30B but receiving zero CHIPS Act funding | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-ceo-complains-this-is-taking-too-long-after-investing-usd30b-but-receiving-zero-chips-act-funding 0 comments
Linked pages
- Russian-Made Elbrus CPUs Fail Trials, 'A Completely Unacceptable Platform' | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/news/russias-biggest-bank-tests-elbrus-cpu-finds-it-unacceptable 223 comments
- Chinese AI company says breakthroughs enabled creating a leading-edge AI model with 11X less compute — DeepSeek's optimizations could highlight limits of US sanctions | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinese-ai-company-says-breakthroughs-enabled-creating-a-leading-edge-ai-model-with-11x-less-compute-deepseeks-optimizations-highlight-limits-of-us-sanctions 73 comments
- South Korea greenlights the world's largest semiconductor hub — half the size of Beverly Hills to house six fabs, three power plans, and fab suppliers | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/south-korea-greenlights-the-worlds-largest-semiconductor-hub-half-the-size-of-beverly-hills-to-house-six-fabs-three-power-plans-and-fab-suppliers 48 comments
- Putin orders development of homegrown Steam Deck-like gaming machines — 100% self-sufficiency goal apparently applies to gaming, too | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/putin-orders-development-of-homegrown-steam-deck-like-gaming-machines-100-self-sufficiency-goal-apparently-applies-to-gaming-too 0 comments