Normally, simulations for scientific research are performed on supercomputers as they require tremendous compute throughput. There are also types of research — such as simulation of quantum behavior of molecules with exponentially more interacting states — that require quantum computers to simulate them, or simplifications to make the task suitable for modern supercomputers. However, Chinese scientists from Sunway have successfully used an AI model and an existing Oceanlite supercomputer to model complex quantum chemistry at the scale of real molecules, which is both a scientific and technological breakthrough
Chinese companies unveil a swathe of breakthrough chipmaking innovations at tradeshow — chipmaking lithography tools, software design tools, and resists all on display as the nation pursues self-suffi
A number of Chinese companies introduced their semiconductor-related innovations at the ongoing WeSemiBay Semiconductor Ecosystem Expo in Shenzhen, China. Amies Technologies, a spinoff from Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE), introduced its new set of tools, including a lithography tool for compound semiconductors, according to SCMP . Various subsidiaries of SiCarrier, a company backed by Huawei and the Chinese government, introduced advanced EDA tools and photoresists that can even be used for EUV lithography, reports Digitimes .
At the event, Amies
Data centers turn to commercial aircraft jet engines bolted onto trailers as AI power crunch bites — cast-off turbines generate up to 48 MW of electricity apiece
Faced with multi-year delays to secure grid power, US data center operators are deploying aeroderivative gas turbines — effectively retired commercial aircraft engines bolted into trailers — to keep AI infrastructure online.
According to IEEE Spectrum , facilities in Texas are already spinning up units based on General Electric’s CF6-80C2 and LM6000, the same turbine cores once found on 767s and Airbus A310s. Vendors like ProEnergy and Mitsubishi Power
Western Digital Black SN8100 gets an 8TB capacity boost — fastest consumer SSD now comes with even more space to match its speed
We figure that anyone who's read our review of the Western Digital SN8100 PCIe 5.0 SSD came away impressed with what's essentially the fastest consumer SSD to date.
Thanks to its incredible sequential and random I/O performance, this drive easily takes a spot on our list of the best SSDs. It was missing just one thing: an 8 TB version for those who need their storage dense . WD has now addressed this capacity gap in the form
Hands-on with Secretlab's Magnus Evo — a trimmed-down version of its popular, premium sit-stand desk
Secretlab is one of the biggest names in premium gaming office hardware, and now the company is back with a new iteration of its popular sit-stand desk, the Magnus.
If you’re at all familiar with Secretlab’s product lineup, you might recall that back in the day, it had the fantastic 2020 Omega gaming chair and a heftier Titan that was larger and more premium. The company combined the two to create its excellent Titan Evo, one of the
Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) review: Raising the performance bar with M5
Tom's Hardware Verdict
Apple’s performance improvements with the M5 in the MacBook Pro make it a strong option for people in need of an upgrade, and we appreciate the faster storage.
Pros
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M5 chip delivers solid performance gains over its predecessor
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SSD performance has greatly improved
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Nano-texture display option worth the price of admission
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Rockin’ speaker system
Cons
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Memory and SSD upgrades remain expensive
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Still no Wi-Fi 7, even though the Apple N1 chip is available in other devices
New Panther Lake Core Ultra X7 358H leaks in new benchmark - Geekbench 6 result shows off 12 Xe3 Core iGPU's chops
In case you missed it, our coverage of Intel's Tech Tour 2025 included an extensive breakdown of the chip company's upcoming Panther Lake mobile processors. There were many details that Intel left out of its presentation, though. Now, thanks to the tearless retina of the ever-watchful Benchleaks bot , we have our first proper leak of what seems like it may be final or near-final Panther Lake silicon.
The leaks appeared early this morning; there are
AMD planning monstrous dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with 192MB of game-boosting L3 cache, according to leak
It is no secret that AMD is quietly preparing to refresh its Granite Ridge family of desktop processors with several new models to solidify its market position, particularly among OEMs. Chi11edog on Tuesday revealed specifications of range-topping Ryzen 9000-series 'Granite Ridge Refresh' processors, and if they are accurate, then the new CPUs will be considerably more cache-heavy than predecessors.
If the information from Chi11edog is to be believed, then the new
ISP tricked customers about fiber optics being used in their internet service, German court rules — 'full fiber' customers found to have 'last mile' copper connections
The German Koblenz Regional Court has banned 1&1 from referring to its fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC) service as fiber-optic DSL, because it still uses copper cables for the final stage of its connections, sometimes for up to a mile. According to the Federation of German Consumer Organizations [machine translated], users who visited the ISP’s website and checked connection availability would get a ‘1&1 fiber optic DSL connection available’ check mark, even
Microsoft rushes out emergency Windows 11 patch after botched update breaks Recovery — restores USB keyboard and mouse input inside WinRE for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2
Microsoft has issued a patch for Windows 11 after an update released on October 14 quietly broke the Windows Recovery Environment on some systems. The new update , KB5070773, restores USB keyboard and mouse input inside WinRE for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, reversing a bug that left the recovery interface completely unusable on affected machines.
The issue, confirmed by Microsoft over the weekend, stemmed from cumulative update KB50