AI training is consuming so much power — more than the current electricity grid can provide — that Meta is now actively looking for proposals from nuclear developers to build nuclear power plants for its AI dreams. According to the social media giant’sSustainability blog, it’s releasing a request for proposals to find nuclear energy developers that will help it get 1 to 4 gigawatts of new generation capacity. The company also said that it’s “taking an open approach” to “partner with others across the industry” to increase the grid’s capacity using nuclear energy....

Today,Micron Technologyhas started constructing its multi-billion-dollar packaging facility for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) in Singapore. The company will invest $7 billion in the plant, as it expects demand for HBM3E, HBM4, and HBM4E memory to skyrocket in the coming years amid the AI boom. The facility is set to start operations in 2026. Micron’s packaging facility for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is located next to Micron’s existing fabs in Singapore that produce 3D NAND and DRAM....

Micron is currently an underdog in the market of high-bandwidth memory, but it looks like things are changing rapidly as the company said that its supply ofHBM3E memoryhad been sold out for 2024 and allocated for most of 2025. For now, Micron has said that its HBM3E will show up inNvidia’s H200 GPUfor artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, so it looks like Micron is poised to grab a sizeable HBM market share....

Almost a year after its first announcement,Microsoftis finally releasing its controversial Recall feature on Copilot+ PCs to general availability. It’s part of a launch that will also include a preview of the previously announced Click To Do contextual shortcuts and a new AI-powered Windows Search. The updates are coming as part of the April 2025 Windows non-securitypreview update, and will roll out over time through a “controlled feature rollout.” Those who want to be among the first to get the new features can go toSettings > Windows Updateand enable “Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available....

MSI’s Afterburner allows users to adjust the GPU’s performance, regardless of the manufacturer, as long as a dedicated GPU is installed on their PC. As good as it is, theapplication encounters complicationsonce in a while. If your MSI Afterburner is not detecting GPU, it indicates driver issues or services from third-party applications are interfering with Afterburner. Besides this, an anti-cheat application could also cause complications with the application—this is especially the case if you have Valorant installed on your PC and Riot’s Vanguard is running in the background....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 offers impressive performance, efficient power delivery, and future-proof ATX 3.0 compatibility. However, its aggressive cooling profile leads to noticeable noise at higher loads, and its price may not justify the purchase for budget-conscious users. Still, it’s a solid option for those prioritizing quality and longevity. Excellent build quality Future-proof with ATX 3.0 support Strong power delivery and voltage regulation Amazing voltage filtering...

The OneChipBook-12 from 8086YES! might look like a chunky netbook from years ago, but it is actually an FPGA development platform centered around the Cyclone EP1C12Q core. For those unfamiliar, an FPGA, orfield-programmable gate array, is a type of integrated circuit that can be reprogrammed after manufacturing. This flexibility means it can be configured thousands of times into a wide variety of digital circuits, making it an excellent learning tool for experimenting with hardware design....

Two newDelllaptops powered byQualcomm’s Snapdragon X AI processorsare tipped to arrive in August or September this year. The new models, recently revealed by sources in contact withWindows Report, will also feature the dedicatedCopilot KeyMicrosoft launched in early 2024, indicative of the hard push that Redmond is making towards AI. Dell’s first Arm ‘Oryon’ core architecture laptops are expected to be the Inspiron 14 7441 Plus and XPS 13 9345, and we saw images of these devices through the source....

Sources from both Nvidia andMicrosoftreportedly confirm that Nvidia is delaying its upcomingBlackwellAI GPUs from the expected fourth-quarter launch to potentially the first quarter of 2025. Two anonymous sources who worked on the chip itself and its server hardware first released this news, whileBloombergallegedly corroborated it with its unnamed contact at Microsoft. The news is a surprise as Nvidia had just delivered engineering samples earlier this week, with the B100 and B200 seemingly on track for a late 2024 release....

Edit: 27-07-2025 1:00pm PT:Corrected erroneous ‘overheating’ reference and added expanded reference to Nvidia’s latest known statements. Amended article: Nvidia may have to postpone the volume ramp of next-generation AI servers based on the B200 andGB200platforms due to high power consumption and the necessity to optimize interconnections, according to aTrendForcereport. The market research firm believes that mass production and peak shipments of Blackwell machines will occur sometime in mid-2025, which would mean a nearly half-year delay....

Nvidia’sBlackwell GPUsfor AI and HPC faced a slight delay due to ayield-killing issue with packagingthat required a redesign, but it looks like this did not impact demand for these processors. According to the company’s management questioned by Morgan Stanley analysts (viaBarron’s), the supply of Nvidia Blackwell GPUs for the next 12 months has been sold out, which mimics a situation withHopperGPUs supply several quarters ago. As a result, Nvidia is expected to gain market share next year (viaSeeking Alpha)....

We test a lot of SSDs at Tom’s Hardware, and through our thorough testing, the Platinum P41 from SK hynix blew us away. Although the PCIe Gen 4 drive came out a few years ago, SK hynix’s P41 Platinum raised the bar not just for us but for the industry. In our tests, the 2TB capacity of the drive handily beat high-end competitors such as the WD Black SN850, Samsung 980 PRO, and Kingston KC3000, to become the fastest consumer drive of a couple of years ago....

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that he would cancel the $100 million deal the Canadian province signed with Starlink in response to Trump’s 25% tariff on Canadian goods. He’s also imposing a 25% tax on electricity exports, with New York, Michigan, and Minnesota being the most affected.CBCalso reports that U.S.-based companies are banned from procurement contracts with the province. This isn’t the first time Ford has canceled the Starlink deal over tariffs....