A team from Cardiff, Wales, is experimenting with the feasibility of building semiconductors in space, and its most recent success is another step forward towards its goal. According to the BBC , Space Forge’s microwave-sized furnace has been switched on in space and has reached 1,000°C (1,832°F)
Musk to expand xAI's training capacity to a monstrous 2 gigawatts with third building at Memphis site — announcement comes days after Musk vows to have 'more AI compute than everyone else'
Elon Musk has revealed that xAI has purchased a third building in its Memphis, Tennessee, site near the Colossus 2 data center to expand its training capacity. The billionaire said on X that the structure will be named 'MACROHARDRR', an extension of his 'Macrohard' project, wherein Musk intends to build software completely from the ground up by
Nvidia's CUDA Tile examined: AI giant releases programming style for Rubin, Feynman, and beyond — tensor-native execution model lays the foundation for Blackwell and beyond
This month, Nvidia rolled out what might be one of the most important updates for its CUDA GPU software stack in years. The new CUDA 13.1 release introduces the CUDA Tile programming path , which elevates kernel development above the single-instruction, multiple-thread (SIMT) execution model, and aligns it with the tensor-heavy execution model of Blackwell
Chinese memory maker CXMT prepares $4.2 billion USD IPO to take advantage of tight memory market — company lays out path to profitability as DRAM demand skyrockets worldwide
China's largest domestic memory maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), is preparing for a major IPO in Shanghai, aiming to raise roughly $4.2 billion USD to expand production and fund next-generation DRAM development. On its face, it's a straightforward business story: a fast-growing chipmaker capitalizing on a strong market. Viewed through the
Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 2TB SSD Review — Affordable Luxury
Tom's Hardware Verdict
The Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade is a high-end Gen 5 SSD with average performance for its class, saved by its pricing.
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High-end Gen 5 performance
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Sufficient power efficiency
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Low pricing for its class
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Not class-leading
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Some performance quirks
TikTok owner ByteDance to reportedly purchase $14 billion worth of Nvidia AI GPUs in 2026 — Company betting on Beijing's approval following Trump admin's ease on AI export controls
Chinese tech firm ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is reportedly planning to spend 100 billion yuan on Nvidia's H200 AI GPUs in 2026, which translates to around $14 billion USD. This planned purchase is set to add to the growing stockpile of Nvidia GPUs the company already owns.
Despite numerous setbacks
How to connect an Xbox controller to your Windows PC — wired and wireless gaming made easy
How can you connect your new gaming controller to a Windows 11 or 10 PC, and what can you do with it? Let us show you how to get your game on as quickly and simply as possible.
Years ago, gaming on PCs was restricted to the arrow keys, or W,A,S,D and a mouse.
China warns the Netherlands to ‘immediately correct its mistakes’ over Nexperia saga that has disrupted auto production — chip shipments remain suspended, auto industry suffering from undersupply
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement that the Netherlands should “immediately correct its mistakes and clear the obstacles to restoring the stability and security of the global semiconductor supply chain.” Beijing said this in relation to the ongoing Nexperia crisis, in which the Dutch government seized control of the chipmaker from its Chinese parent, Wingtech, allegedly to safeguard “crucial technical
New York's Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero — devices join drones, guns, and beach balls on prohibited items list
The impending inauguration of New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani invites coverage of the usual safety information. At the event, no large bags, drones, strollers, or, remarkably, Raspberry Pis or Flipper Zero devices are allowed. The last two entries on the list are the popular single-board computer (SBC) and the Swiss Army knife of hacking tools
Linux's contemporary filesystem mount API went without documentation for six years — latest man-page package finally adds content for 2019 code
Core system code doesn't move at quite the same pace as the latest vibe coders, and thankfully so, as it needs to be stable, efficient, and battle-tested. However, sometimes delays can get a little ridiculous, as was the case with the documentation for Linux's contemporary filesystem API. As noted by Phoronix , it was over