Qualcomm unveils AI200 and AI250 AI inference accelerators — Hexagon takes on AMD and Nvidia in the booming data center realm

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Qualcomm on Monday formally announced two upcoming AI inference accelerators — the AI200 and AI250 — that will hit the market in 2026 and 2027. The new accelerators are said to compete against rack-scale solutions from AMD and Nvidia with improved efficiency and lower operational costs when running large-scale generative AI workloads. The announcement also reaffirms Qualcomm's plan to release updated products on a yearly cadence.

Both Qualcomm AI200 and

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Intel

AMD rebrands Ryzen 7035, 7020 series mobile processors — Zen 2 and Zen 3+ chips receive new identities

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It appears that the period has once again arrived when chipmakers are rebadging some of their processors. Keen hardware enthusiast Gray has observed that AMD has rebranded certain Ryzen processors from its product stack; fortunately, these are not among the best CPUs , but rather some mobile chips from around 2023.

Rebranding in the processor industry is a widespread practice, despite being frowned upon. Launching new products helps to boost sales; it is sometimes more cost-effective to rebrand existing offerings. Recently

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China's autonomous military combat drone powered by DeepSeek highlights Nvidia reliance — investigation reveals People's Liberation Army, supporting institutions continue to use restricted H100 chips

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China North Industries Corporation, or Norinco, a state-owned defense firm, earlier this year unveiled the P60, an autonomous military vehicle that can travel at 50 kilometers per hour (approximately 31 miles per hour) and features autonomous combat-support capability. According to Reuters , the drone is powered by DeepSeek, but details about it remain a state secret. However, the publication dived deep into procurement records and patents, which suggest the continued use of Nvidia AI

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Researchers create world's smallest pixel measuring just 300 nanometers across — could be used to create a 1080p display measuring 1mm across

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Researchers at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany, have developed a new form of an organic LED that is many times smaller than existing options - measuring just 300 x 300 nanometers, according to SciTechDaily . If scaled up and built into a standard display, it would enable a 1080p screen that measured just 1mm across.

In the quest for lighter, more detailed, and brighter displays for augmented reality

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Generative AI used to create wild new 3D printer design — exotic collaboration brings 5-axis 3D printing to the desktop

A collaboration between two London-based companies, Generative Machine and Aibuild, has heralded a new type of 3D printer. The GenerationOne 5-axis is a generatively designed 3D printer, and will soon be available via a limited batch.

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Save a massive $1500 on this powerful pre-built gaming rig with top-notch components, including an RTX 5080 and 9800X3D — Gigabyte's Aorus Supreme 5 gaming desktop is reduced to $2499.99

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If you want to avoid the strain of hunting down all the individual hardware and software components for a massively powerful new gaming rig, then opting for a pre-built gaming PC is probably the best answer for you. When first released, these gaming desktops are usually overpriced to the max, with humongous markups in price. Now that graphics cards are returning to MSRP levels or below, and both the most popular CPUs and GPUs are in stock and available to purchase, the price of these

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Microsoft's OpenAI losses hidden as part of $4.7 billion 'other' expense — stake in AI company still doesn't turn a profit as companies grapple with ongoing contract negotiation

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Microsoft ’s AI ambitions are in large part tied to OpenAI, but the financial picture surrounding the connection is pretty murky. In its latest annual report, Microsoft disclosed a $4.7 billion line item under “other, net” expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, with no itemized breakdown. What it did admit is that the bulk of that figure reflects “net recognized losses on equity method investments,” according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal

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Montech King 45 Pro case review: Stylish and affordable, with an emphasis on GPU temperatures

Tom's Hardware Verdict

Montech’s King 45 Pro is an affordable wrap-around PC case with angled bottom intake fans that deliver the best GPU temperatures we’ve tested yet.

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    Angled bottom intake fans for the coolest GPU temps

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    Minimalist design

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    Reasonably priced

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    Doesn’t support front intake fans

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    Short one-year warranty

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Lenovo Legion devices running Linux set to get new 'Extreme' mode that fixes previously-broken power limits — only approved devices will be able to run the maximum performance mode

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Lenovo Legion devices have different power profiles for controlling the performance of laptops and handhelds. Unfortunately, if you install Linux on these machines, the power profiles don't work correctly and often misreport their stats, causing stability issues. This has largely been a problem for the handhelds since they have to run on battery, where controlling wattage is crucial for a pleasant experience. But now, as reported by Phoronix , it seems like there's finally a fix coming.

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Apple Silicon

M5 MacBook Pro's SSD is 2.5x faster on average than last-gen M4, exceeding Apple's own claims — M5 achieves 6,000+ MB/s across both read and write speeds

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When Apple unveiled the 2025 MacBook Pro last week with the new M5 chip, one of the main upgrades it listed was 2x SSD speeds, a claim that rings true in our review of the device . However, a directed comparison between the outgoing M4-equipped MacBook Bro and the new M5 one was still on the cards, and now, we've gotten just that. YouTuber Max Tech put both laptops head-to-head

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