AMD CEO Lisa Su used her appearance at WIRED’s Big Interview conference in San Francisco to push back against growing speculation that the AI sector is overheating. Asked whether the industry is in a bubble, Su replied “emphatically” no, arguing that concerns are "somewhat overstated” and that AI is still in its infancy. According to Su, AMD needs to be ready to provide chips for the future — “there’s not a reason not to keep pushing that
AMD CEO Lisa Su 'emphatically' rejects talk of an AI bubble — says claims are 'somewhat overstated'
Dell and Lenovo set to increase server and PC costs by as much as 15% as soon as this month, according to industry sources — DRAM and AI demand create tight market for businesses and consumers
The component crisis ushered in by the AI boom seems to be poisoning supply chains even faster than first imagined. Things were expected to worsen in 2026, but we're already starting to see a teaser for the future with new industry reports coming from TrendForce , citing major price increases planned across the sector by every single player — including Dell and Lenovo.
Lenovo has reportedly started warning clients of a price hike coming in early 2026 as the DRAM shortage keeps accelerating
This MSI Pro 27-inch gaming monitor plummets to its lowest-ever price of $89.99 at Newegg — 1080p, 144Hz display is a gaming and productivity double-threat
Missed out on all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday fun? You're in luck. MSI's MP273L E14 is a slick 27-inch FHD monitor which promises a neat blend of features suitable for productivity, such as a blue light filter and anti-glare tech, with support for the MSI Power Link feature to turn on a compatible MSI mini-PC. It's also well-equipped for gaming,
Samsung Odyssey G7 S40FG75 40-inch ultra-wide curved gaming monitor review: Fast, gorgeous, and immersive
Tom's Hardware Verdict
The Samsung Odyssey G7 S40G75 is a great choice when an OLED is out of reach. It delivers premium and addictive gaming with a colorful and textural image. And its extreme curve literally pulls the player into the virtual environment.
Pros
- +
Bright, sharp and colorful image with high pixel density
- +
Accurate SDR and HDR color with no need for calibration
- +
Pro-level sRGB mode
- +
Local dimming effectively
IBM unveiled its Deep Blue chess supercomputer prototype 30 years ago today — two years later in its second attempt, it defeated Grandmaster Garry Kasparov
On December 5, 1995, IBM took the wraps off its Deep Blue prototype, a supercomputer designed to beat the world’s greatest chess players. IBM would manage to achieve its goal two years later, after a host of software and hardware revisions. In 1997, Deep Blue famously triumphed over an at-his-peak chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, during a rematch in New York City. The win was a turning point for IBM,
Cloudflare says it has fended off 416 billion AI bot scrape requests in five months — CEO warns of dramatic shift for internet business model
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said that his company has blocked over 416 billion AI bot requests since making it the default option in July of this year after it announced the Content Independence Day initiative. Prince said in an interview with Wired that this feature allows website owners to block AI crawlers by default, unless the AI company pays them to gain access to their content.
“The business model of the internet has always been to generate content that drive traffic and then sell
Senators lobby for SAFE Chips Act, which would curb leading-edge AI chip exports to China — proposed bill would restrict AMD and Nvidia to H20/MI308-class accelerator sales until 2028
A new SAFE Chips Act proposed by a bipartisan group aims to lock current export rules into law, preventing AMD and Nvidia from selling any AI accelerators based on the latest architectures to China for the next 30 months and forcing companies to compete with H20 and MI308 against China's latest AI processors.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced new legislation designed to lock in the existing export control rules on AI and HPC processors from companies like AMD
Why copper markets are feeling the pinch due to aggressive AI data center expansion — expansive buildout to demand 1.1 million tonnes of copper annually by 2030, close to 3% of global demand
Data center demand is skyrocketing as the generative AI revolution continues at pace. The racks of servers already use around 1.5% of global electricity, but by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects their power demand to more than double to roughly 945TWh a year, with AI the single biggest driver of that surge.
Beyond energy and water use, and the insatiable demand for chips that has driven Nvidia to record
Intrepid modder builds an M4-powered 4K iMac G3 with 3D-printed parts — guts 90s all-in-one and replaces internals with a Mac mini and an OLED screen
YouTube and tinkerer Zac Builds has built an M4 iMac using an old iMac G3. Apple released the iMac G3 in 1998, and the device is often seen as one of the things that helped the company stave off bankruptcy in the ‘90s. Aside from that, it had a unique design and was one of its first devices to feature the “i” prefix, making it one of the most iconic Apple products. We can
Nvidia replaces entire $10,000 RTX Pro 6000 graphics card of stricken user who broke it in transit — company offers to ship replacement and troubleshoot busted GPU
Last month, we covered a story where a customer's $10,000 RTX Pro 6000 graphics card's PCIe component got split in half after the customer accidentally forgot to remove the card from their machine before shipping it to another location. Now, NorthridgeFix has provided an update , revealing that Nvidia is providing the customer with a replacement card, despite the customer technically breaking the original card. Additionally, Nvidia also wants the customer to return the damaged