Chinese tech giants boosted Nvidia GPU purchases by 4x to 6x during Q1

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Trump reportedly suspends Nvidia H20 export ban plan after $1 million dinner with Jensen Huang | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/trump-reportedly-suspends-nvidia-h20-export-ban-plan-after-usd1-million-dinner-with-jensen-huang 1231 comments
Nintendo Switch 2 developers confirm DLSS, hardware ray tracing, and more | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2-developers-confirm-dlss-hardware-ray-tracing-and-more 184 comments
Trump administration exempts computer chips and copper from sweeping tariffs, but only for now — report says chip tariffs coming later | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-administration-exempts-computer-chips-and-copper-from-sweeping-tariffs-but-only-for-now-report-says-chip-tariffs-coming-later 58 comments
Nvidia writes off $5.5 billion in GPUs as US gov't chokes off supply of H20s to China | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-writes-off-usd5-5-billion-in-gpus-as-us-govt-chokes-off-supply-of-h20s-to-china 17 comments
Google accused of paying employees to do nothing for up to a year to stifle AI talent migration | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/google-accused-of-paying-employees-to-do-nothing-for-up-to-a-year-to-stifle-ai-talent-migration 8 comments
Intel and TSMC agree to form chipmaking joint venture: Report | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-and-tsmc-agree-to-form-chipmaking-joint-venture-report 3 comments
Elon Musk’s xAI allegedly uses 'illegal' generators to power Colossus supercomputer facility | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musks-xai-allegedly-powers-colossus-supercomputer-facility-using-illegal-generators 2 comments
SNES consoles appear to run faster with age — APU frequency increased by up to 182 Hz after 35 years | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/snes-consoles-appear-to-run-faster-with-age-apu-frequency-increased-by-up-to-182-hz-after-35-years 0 comments
Chinese data centers refurbing and selling Nvidia RTX 4090D GPUs due to overcapacity — 48GB models sell for up to $5,500 | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinese-data-centers-refurbing-and-selling-rtx-4090s-due-to-overcapacity-48gb-models-sell-for-up-to-usd5-500 0 comments

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AMD launches Gaia open source project for running LLMs locally on any PC | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/amd-launches-gaia-open-source-project-for-running-llms-locally-on-any-pc 80 comments
https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinese-firms-place-16-billion-order-new-nvidia-chips-information-reports-2025-04-02/ 51 comments
Russian spy infiltrates ASML and NXP to steal technical data necessary to build 28nm-capable fabs | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/russian-spy-infiltrates-asml-and-nxp-to-steal-technical-data-necessary-to-build-28nm-capable-fabs 46 comments
AMD pins Ryzen 9000 'failures' on compatibility issues — BIOS update recommended to avoid boot problems | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-pins-ryzen-9000-failures-on-compatibility-issues-bios-update-recommended-to-avoid-boot-problems 16 comments
Ant Group reportedly reduces AI costs 20% with Chinese chips | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinese-fintech-company-uses-domestic-semiconductors-for-ai-breakthrough 0 comments
Lightmatter unveils high-performance photonic 'superchip', claims world's fastest AI interconnect | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/lightmatter-unveils-high-performance-photonic-superchip-claims-worlds-fastest-ai-interconnect 0 comments