Chinese chip designer Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor has unveiled a multi-year GPU architecture roadmap that explicitly targets Nvidia’s next-gen Rubin platform as its main competition, as China continues to push hard to establish viable domestic alternatives to Western silicon for AI training and inference hardware. According to reporting by the South China Morning Post , Iluvatar CoreX’s
UK activist hits Valve with a $903 million lawsuit — claims Steam is abusing its market dominance and forcing UK consumers to pay too much for Steam games
Valve 's dominance in the PC gaming market has put it squarely in the sights of a UK activist who thinks Valve is charging Steam gamers and developers too much money for games distributed on the platform. BBC reports that Valve is being hit with a £656 million ($903 million) lawsuit for "abusing its market dominance"
This Newegg bundle includes AMD’s best gaming CPU with flagship Asus X870E motherboard and 32GB DDR5 RAM for $1,120 — save $478 and get a free gaming mouse for your troubles
Memory prices continue to be on the higher side, with speculations of continued price instability throughout the year. One of the best ways to get reasonably priced RAM right now is to opt for a combo bundle, which can significantly bring down the total cost of your build. Newegg currently is offering one such motherboard-memory-CPU bundle for anyone planning
SoftBank pauses $50bn AI data center operator acquisition talks — move plunges Stargate data center plans into uncertainty as regulatory roadblocks pose significant challenge
SoftBank has paused talks to acquire U.S. data center operator Switch, stepping back from what would have been one of its largest deals to date, and a core pillar of founder and CEO Masayoshi Son’s plans to build out OpenAI’s Stargate project . A report claims that Son had pursued a full takeover for several months, only
RAM prices show signs of levelling out, albeit at inflated levels — some modules stabilizing in price, increases on higher-end kits tapering off
RAM pricing seems to be hitting a plateau after several months of constant hikes. We see this in the pricing data compiled by PC-building platform PCPartPicker.com , with the cost of some DDR4 and DDR5 modules finally hitting a stable value. Memory modules that have leveled off prices include DDR4-3200 (2x
Nvidia DGX Spark review: the GB10 Superchip powers a fast and fun AI toolbox that beats out AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395
Tom's Hardware Verdict
The DGX Spark is a well-rounded toolkit for local AI thanks to solid performance from its GB10 SoC, a spacious 128GB of RAM, and access to the proven CUDA stack. But it's a pricey platform if you don't intend to use its features to the fullest.
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GB10 SoC is efficient and reasonably fast for AI tasks
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128GB of RAM makes it easy to run most local AI models
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Polished
Dev creates astrology-powered CPU scheduler for Linux, makes decisions based on planetary positions and zodiac signs — sched_ext framework informed by lunar phases, cosmic weather reports, and dynamic
A software engineer has developed a fully functional Linux scheduler that takes its cues from the popular pseudoscience of astrology. The scx_horoscope scheduler “makes CPU scheduling decisions based on real-time planetary positions, zodiac signs, and astrological principles,” notes its creator, Lucas Zampieri. Thus, if you are a Gemini, working on your computer on
SSD price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every M.2 SSD from Samsung, Western Digital, Crucial, and more — here are the best deals during the AI-driven pricing crisis
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SAMA L70 Review: Competitive performance that punches above its price tag
Tom's Hardware Verdict
Sama’s L70 provides the cooling performance you’d expect from a good 360mm AIO, with a rock-bottom price of only $70.
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Strong cooling performance
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Available for just $69.99 (or less)
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Pre-installed fans with a quick-connect system
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Includes top-performing thermal paste
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Moderately noisy (47
Newegg stock price falls 17.7% after Chinese owner is detained by anti-corruption authorities — company insists it’s operating normally and ‘in accordance with the laws’
PC retailer Newegg’s stock price declined sharply last week after its majority owner disclosed that its chairman, He Zhitao, was reportedly detained by the Haibei Prefecture Supervisory Commission. According to its SEC disclosure , He’s family informed the company that they received a “Notice of Detention” and a “Notice of Investigation” from provincial authorities, and