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HPE adopts AMD’s Helios rack architecture for 2026 AI systems — new rack form factor gets its first major partner ahead of 2026 availability

AMD and HPE are expanding their long-running partnership with a new agreement that will bring the AMD Helios rack-scale AI architecture into HPE’s product portfolio from 2026.

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Taiwan hits Japanese firm with indictment in TSMC data theft saga — Tokyo Electron charged with failing to prevent its staff from stealing trade secrets

Taiwanese prosecutors are seeking financial compensation from Japanese semiconductor company, Tokyo Electron, claiming that it didn't take appropriate measures to prevent staff from trying to steal sensitive data from TSMC.

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U.S government awards Gelsinger-backed EUV developer xLight with $150 million in federal incentives — company to develop new electron-based light source for lithography tools

U.S. government to inject up to $150 million in xLight, a startup developing EUV light source based on a particle accelerator, with the first CHIPS and Science Act grant by the Trump Administration.

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OpenAI declares ‘Code Red’ as Google’s Gemini AI outpaces ChatGPT in industry benchmarks, report claims — Sam Altman sets all hands to the pump on flagship LLM, parks other projects

OpenAI's Sam Altman announced in an internal memo that the company is in 'Code Red' status, putting every other project on the backburner in favor of ChatGPT.

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China issues first batch of ‘general’ rare-earth export licences to magnet makers — country's stranglehold over industry continues, but tensions are easing

China has issued the first round of streamlined rare-earth export licences to at least three permanent-magnet manufacturers, allowing them to accelerate shipments to selected overseas clients.

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Latest GPU market analysis shows Nvidia losing ground to AMD — and Intel cracks the 1% share milestone for the first time

Intel breaks through 1% graphics card market share. AMD is also rising. Both gain at Nvidia's expense.

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‘Silent upgrade’ to the PS5 Slim delivers Pro console's groovy heatsink design to the cheaper models — improves thermals and reliability

Sony has reportedly pushed its upgraded cooling technology to the PS5 Slim.

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Samsung touts 96% lower-power NAND design — researchers investigate design based on ferroelectric transistors

Samsung researchers have published a detailed account of an experimental NAND architecture that aims to cut one of the technology’s largest power drains by as much as 96%.

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The RAM pricing crisis has only just started, Team Group GM warns — says problem will get worse in 2026 as DRAM and NAND prices double in one month

The diversion of DRAM capacity into HBM for AI has already doubled memory prices, pushed DDR5 above $27 per 16 Gb, and, according to Gerry Chen of TeamGroup, will leave the market short through at least 2027–2028 as new fabs come too late to relieve supply.

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Bambu Lab and Prusa show off new 3D printers at Formnext — H2C dual-nozzle uses Vortek nozzle to eliminate 3D printer 'poop'

Both Bambu Lab and Prusa Research introduced new printers they had been teasing for months, attracting large crowds eager to see the shiny new tech around their booths.

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Industry's first TSMC COUPE-based optical connectivity solution for next-gen AI chips displayed — Alchip and Ayar Labs show future silicon photonics device

Alchip and Ayar Labs team up to build optical connectivity solution based on TSMC's COUPE framework that lets fabless chip designers to easily add optical connectivity to their designs.

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NAND wafer shortages push November contract prices up by over 60% — market tightens as hyperscalers purchase capacity for AI data centers

TrendForce reported on December 1 that NAND Flash wafer supply tightened sharply in November as AI workloads and enterprise SSD orders continued to drive sustained demand.

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$1.5 trillion lithium deposit found in U.S. supervolcano crater — site could supply batteries for decades

Scientists reckon that the McDermitt Caldera in the US might hold the largest deposit of lithium ever found.

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We put together a $650 gaming PC build that doesn't suck with Cyber Monday deals — this is the cheapest parts list worth buying right now

Cyber Monday discounts let us put together a $650 gaming PC that doesn't suck, but act fast.

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AMD mentions unreleased gaming-optimized Ryzen 7 9850X3D — could be the next fastest gaming CPU ever

The best gaming CPU seems to getting a stronger brother with higher clocks.

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Chinese vendor showcases first mass-produced Imagination DXD GPU with ray tracing — sports modern features like super resolution, too

A Chinese vendor has shown what it calls the only mass-produced Imagination DXD-architecture graphics card currently on the market at the ICCAD 2025 in Chengdu.

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Intel moves closer to building Apple’s entry-level M-series chips on 18A from 2027 — insider claims chipmaking deal could be close at hand

Apple is preparing to qualify Intel’s 18A process for its lowest-end M-series processor, according to a post on X from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

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Sealed, physical copy of Fortnite from 2017 sells for $42,500 at auction — Perfect condition disc contains original Save The World mode and exclusive cosmetics pack

Before Fortnite became a cultural phenomenon, it was a borderline indie effort from Epic Games to revive a genre that not many cared about. It partnered with Gearbox in 2017 to release discs in an extremely limited quantity that are now classified as collector's items, one of which has just…

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Pulsar releases Bruce Lee-themed peripherals to celebrate his 85th birthday — options include keyboard, mice, and mouse pads

Pulsar collaborated with Bruce Lee Enterprises to release a limited-edition line of gaming gear.

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Micron plans $9.6 billion HBM fab in Japan as AI memory race accelerates

Micron is preparing a major expansion of its Hiroshima operations to build a dedicated high-bandwidth memory facility, according to a report by Nikkei Asia.

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Windows update makes sign-in password icon invisible — Microsoft says you can still click on empty space to enter your password

A Windows 11 Update hides the password button on the sign-in page, confusing users who need to type in their passwords.

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Gaming-first Linux distro delivers a petabyte of ISOs in one month as users avoid forced updates to Windows 11 — Bazzite distro is another safe haven for Win 10 refugees

Bazzite devs boast of 'over 1 petabyte of Bazzite ISOs' downloaded in last month.

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GTX 1060 bought for $5 turned out to be a GTX 560 Ti — Black Friday shopper learns the hard way to always check what's in the box before walking out the door

Black Friday shopper spots a GTX 1060 at Salvation Army for only five bucks, or so they thought. The GTX 1060 box turns out to be holding an old GTX 560 Ti inside.

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Thieves are starting to steal RAM now that it's as expensive as gold — a memory kit disappears in the snail mail at four in the morning with a bogus signature

A PC builder who ordered new RAM found nothing but an empty box on arrival, according to a Reddit thread.

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Iconic mechanical keyboard switch maker Cherry is in deep financial trouble — the company is considering selling its peripherals division to stay afloat

Cherry, the maker of the Cherry MX switches, is in financial trouble, and it's looking to sell off some of its subsidiaries to regain stability.

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