In a new press release, the Trump Administration let it be known that it would apply a 25% tariff to Nvidia H200, AMD MI325X, among unspecified "advanced computer chips." This latest move partially reverses the administration's position of blocking the sale of said chips, at the
Trump introduces 25% tariff on export of chips, including Nvidia H200, AMD MI325X — figure could increase in the future
Examining DDR4 PC build options in 2026 — With high DDR5 prices, a PC build with DDR4 is worth considering, especially if you have RAM you can carry over from a previous build
Now might be one of the worst times ever to build a new PC. Not only are GPU prices climbing , particularly at the high-end, but the RAM and NAND pricing apocalypse has pushed memory and storage — two components that are traditionally among the cheapest in many builds —
AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI Max+ 392 hot on the heels of 9800X3D in early benchmarks — New Strix Halo APU almost matches Ryzen 7 beast in multi-core performance
Dell's mega award-winning 34-inch Alienware QD-OLED gaming monitor drops to $499 all-time low pricing — grab yours in today's clearance sale
Dell's fantastic Alienware AW3423DWF gaming monitor has dropped back down to just $499.99 , matching its all-time low price from last year's Black Friday sales. If you haven't jumped on board the QD-OLED monitor train yet, this monitor would be a great choice for your gaming
HP Series 5 Pro 514PN Portable Monitor Review: Premium performance and price
Tom's Hardware Verdict
Although the $299 price may give pause, the 1600p IPS Black display is stellar against competing portable displays.
Pros
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Deep blacks and rich color with the IPS Black panel
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Sleek and lightweight aluminum chassis
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Built-in kickstand supports landscape and portrait viewing
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Expensive
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No speakers
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No HDMI port
Buying all DLC for Monster Hunter Wilds unlocks twice the FPS performance — higher FPS accidentally paywalled by resource-hogging background check for paid content
A performance-crushing bug in Monster Hunter Wilds appears to vanish once all of the game's DLC is purchased and added to the game. Redditor de_Tylmarande highlighted this strange issue with the game, where DLC-rich folks can enjoy double the FPS compared to base game owners, and has been in touch with Capcom developer contacts.
Coincidentally, Capcom
Amazon buys first American-mined copper in a decade — Arizona mine to fuel AWS AI data centers in seismic two-year deal
Amazon has struck a deal to buy up the first new U.S.-mined copper in more than a decade to fuel its AI data centers in the country, WSJ reports. The agreement, inked with Rio Tinto, will provide some of the copper using the mining company's innovative new Nuton Technology, which drastically reduces the mine-
Shareholders sue Oracle over misleading statements related to $300 billion OpenAI data center build-out — disgruntled plaintiffs say the company lied about how much money it needed to borrow
Oracle is facing a class action lawsuit from a group of disgruntled bondholders who claim they lost money after the company misled them over how much money it needed to borrow to finance its AI infrastructure commitments. Specifically, they say the company's claim that it "may" need to borrow more money was false and misleading, because it was already planning
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Review: The brains and the brawn
Tom's Hardware Verdict
Offloading the work from the Raspberry Pi's CPU makes the AI HAT+ 2 an interesting prospect, but the flawed results make this a bit of a gamble. The $130 price tag and your project choice will ultimately decide your purchasing decision.
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Easy to use
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Portable edge LLM
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Offloads AI work from Pi CPU
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Similar image inference performance to previous model
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Big cost
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Performance is just better than Pi CPU
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Only works with compatible models
Beijing blocks Chinese entities from using U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software — VMWare and Fortinet among the affected vendors
China's great technological decoupling from the West continues apace. The latest broadside from Beijing is aimed at blocking U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity vendors, reportedly over fears that their wares might leak Chinese information to governments or third parties. The report comes from Reuters and cites two unnamed sources "briefed on the matter." At this point