The AI Boom Has a New Chip Shortage. Intel Is Ready. The rise of agentic AI is creating unexpected demand for server CPUs, giving Intel a potentially powerful new tailwind as it works through its turnaround. Barchart · Aug 19
The Blood of Dawnwalker's final system requirements include upscaling set to Balanced—so unsurprisingly, they're lower Who would've thought? PC Gamer · Aug 19
Rent a supernode by the hour - Alibaba brings frontier-scale AI compute to the public cloud, but only if you live in this remote Chinese province Alibaba's new AI supernode is rentable by the hour, built entirely on Chinese silicon, and smaller than every rival it's compared to. TechRadar · Aug 19
Anthropic Just Gave This Bitcoin Miner a Contract Bigger Than the Whole Company Anthropic signed a deal with a neocloud that is worth more than the neocloud itself, and the stock remains depressed. Barchart · Aug 18
Intel Stock Has Plunged 32% — What Investors Need to Know Beyond Dilution Intel’s improving position in AI, solid demand for data center products, and expanding foundry ambitions provide credible sources of future growth. Barchart · Aug 18
Intel says the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus isn't a flagship processor, but it's an Ultra 9 in all but name and price Intel calls this processor the fastest it's ever made, and without blowing up its price tag to reflect that, we're already off to a great start. GamesRadar · Aug 18
Intel's next-gen Nova Lake chips may skip game-boosting X3D cache rival for mobile SKUs and debut on Razor Lake-HX instead, leaker claims — new rumor says Razor Lake family reportedly uses TSMC's N2X node Nova Lake desktop CPUs look to be the exclusive recipient of bLLC, Intel's answer to AMD's X3D, as the company looks to debut bLLC on mobile with Razor Lake-HX, and possibly Razor Lake-AX. As such, the Razor Lake family is also rumored to be manufactured on TSCM's N2X process node. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 18
Price, power or portability? What to prioritise when buying a laptop for university Whether you’re going back to school or starting out at uni, do it with a laptop that can keep up with your studies The Guardian - UK · Aug 18
The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme beats Intel's flagship Panther Lake chip by up to 87% while costing significantly less, according to a new lab report A commissioned study from the independent research group Signal65 demonstrates how far behind Intel and AMD's latest chips are compared to the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme. Not just in raw performance, but in battery life and AI workloads as well. Here's what you need to know. Windows Central · Aug 18
AMD claims its 2026 rack-scale AI solution is 4X more energy efficient than its 2024 AI platform — company says it's pacing ahead of 20X efficiency by 2030 AMD says its 2025 rack-scale AI system is 4X more energy efficient compared to its 2024 AI solution, though does not produce actual benchmark results. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 18
Overclocker updates Hydra overclocking tool with VRAM and power limit controls for RTX 50-series GPUs — new update gives up to +3000 MHz memory offset Overclocker 1usmus has released a new update for their Hydra overclocking tool that features VRAM and power limit controls for RTX 50-series GPUs. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 18
The RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB currently costs more than the RTX 5070 and RX 9070 XT, and I know which one I'd pick Graphics card prices are surging, but GeForce cards have been hit hardest. PC Gamer · Aug 18
Nvidia crypto mining GPUs hacked to restore locked-away VRAM — software mod unlocks 64GB of VRAM on $250 CMP 170HX CMP Unlocker enables previously disabled VRAM on Nvidia's five-year-old CMP 170HX cryptocurrency mining graphics card. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 18
Cathie Wood Buys $22.8 Million of Nvidia Stock, Ark Invest Dumps AMD and Palantir Shares On Monday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest executed significant trades involving NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD), and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR). Benzinga · Aug 18
Benzinga · Aug 17 SpaceX Stock Is Everywhere: Google, Nvidia, AMD, Harvard Disclose Stakes Space Exploration Technologies Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:SPCX) Nasdaq debut turned Elon Musk‘s rocket company into one of the most widely disclosed names in the current round of 13F filings, with tech giants, hedge funds and university endowments all revealing sizable positions.
MarketBeat · Aug 17 TSMC’s Insider Buying Wave Comes With a Bigger AI Question for Investors Taiwan Semiconductor insiders are ramping up open-market share purchases as strong Q2 guidance, 2nm demand, and AI-driven analyst upgrades support a bullish outlook for TSM stock.
GamesRadar · Aug 17 "LGA 1700 is still a good socket" - Maybe don't throw out your DDR4 motherboard just yet, as Intel says Raptor Lake will be supported "for years to come" Intel's Robert Hallock has reiterated his desire to support the Raptor Lake platform for "years to come".
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 17 PC Partner warns of rising GPU prices and budget card shortages — analyst suggests makers are hiking prices beyond memory costs PC Partner warns that graphics card prices will rise further in H2 2026 as memory costs climb and supplies tighten and entry-level boards will gain the most. This is how they gain money, says Jon Peddie.
Barchart · Aug 16 A $210 Billion Reason to Buy AMD Stock Here Shares of Advanced Micro Devices could have plenty of runway as AI-driven computing is reshaping the server CPU market.
Benzinga · Aug 16 PayPal's Stripe Talks, Anthropic's $200 Billion Bet and More: This Week In Tech As the week wraps up, here’s a quick look at some of the top stories that made headlines.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 16 Critical macOS Screen Sharing flaw gives attackers remote root access — CISA bumps bug to 9.8 severity following active Monero cryptojacking attacks The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) says that attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-65400, an authentication bypass in macOS Screen Sharing.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 16 Google reportedly taps AMD to design next-generation TPU — hybrid AI ASIC could integrate on-package CPU cores for reinforcement learning Google may be building a TPU with on-package CPU cores specifically for agentic and reinforced learning workloads, according to a rumor.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 16 Intel says it will launch new core with Nova Lake on desktop first, not in data center — VP Robert Hallock hopes enthusiasts ‘do the math’ compared to AMD Intel’s Robert Hallock says he hopes enthusiasts “do the math” compared to AMD, highlighting that the company’s new core architecture will release in consumer processors before the data center.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 15 Futuristic mosquito-zapping laser now available to buy, video shows device in action — tiny device shoots down bugs like a personal air defense system, but costs $1,000 This anti-mosquito air defense laser system has successfully passed the crowdfunding stage and is now readily available on the market. It costs around $1,000, but it will be money well spent if it can defend your home from mosquito-borne diseases.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 15 AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D faceoff — seeing double with Zen 4 X3D AMD's Ryzen 7 7700X3D takes on the old favorite across performance, pricing, and power consumption.