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Panther Lake is the codename for Intel’s upcoming third generation of Core Ultra mobile processors, which will succeed Lunar Lake. Resident hardware leakerJaykihn on Xshared a list of five potential Panther Lake SKUs that Intel is purportedly producing for its next-generation mobile lineup. Panther Lake, which will be produced on Intel’s 18A process node, reportedly has Cougar Cove P-Cores, Skymont E-Cores, and Xe3 (Celestial) integrated graphics. Cougar Cove is entirely new, while Skymont is an optimization of the variant currently used inside Intel’s recently announcedLunar Lakechips....

The U.S. is considering new trade restrictions that could prevent Nvidia from selling its China-orientedHGX-H20AI GPU, according to a Jefferies note to clients, reportsQZ. This is part of the U.S. government’s plan to restrict China’s access to advanced AI technology, and if implemented, it could cost Nvidia an estimated$12 billionin revenue. Nvidia’s new HGX H20 GPUs are designed to comply with U.S. export rules while still offering strong AI performance. They provide up to 296 INT8 TOPS/FP8 TFLOPS, 96 GB of HBM3 memory, and 4....

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 and RTX 5060 series GPUs leaks, via renowned industry insiderKopite, reveal minimal changes across the board, especially in the VRAM department. Earlier today, the leaker spilled the beans surrounding Nvidia’s upcoming budget GPU offerings in a series of tweets. From the looks of it, after three long years we’re finally getting another 50-class GPU from Nvidia, but there isn’t much to show for it. As shown by theSteam Hardware Survey, Nvidia’s 60-class GPUs are extremely popular among gamers, with flagship-grade SKUs nowhere in sight....

Nvidia is set to rebrand its Blackwell Ultra product line — which will be a refresh kind of family with increased performance — to the B300 series to better differentiate it from the upcoming B100 and B200 products, reports TrendForce. But the upgraded memory configuration and performance will come at a price, according to the report.What was supposedly going to be the Nvidia B200 Ultra will be rebranded as the B300, while the GB200 Ultra becomes the GB300....

Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs for AI applicationswill be more expensive than the company’s Hopper-based processors, according to analysts from HSBC cited by@firstadopter, a senior writer from Barron’s. The analysts claim that one GB200 superchip (CPU+GPUs) could cost up to $70,000. However, Nvidia may be more inclined to sell servers based on the Blackwell GPUs rather than selling chips separately, especially given that the B200 NVL72 servers are projected to cost up to $3 million apiece....

OpenAI has todayannouncedthe launch of Stargate UAE, the first international deployment of its AI infrastructure platform, Stargate. The company says it will build a 1GB cluster in Abu Dhabi, and says that coordination with the U.S. government was vital in making the expansion possible. “Stargate represents our long-term vision for building frontier-scale compute capacity around the world in service of safe, secure, and broadly beneficial AGI,” the company said in a press release....

Since 2019, the U.S. Department of Defense has been asking for a waiver from legislation barring it from doing business with companies reliant on telecommunications equipment manufactured by Huawei. With increased tensions between the U.S. and China and an ongoingchip war, that waiver may be harder to obtain. Still, Pentagon officials insist it would be impossible to lock Huawei out of all of the department’s operations. The prohibition was signed into law as part of the 2019National Defense Authorization Act....

The PlayStation 5 Pro had been long rumored, andSonystarted teasing itas PlayStation celebrated its 30-year anniversary. As expected, the new PS5 Pro features a redesigned chassis that omits the optical drive. But more importantly to hardware enthusiasts, it’s getting a big upgrade in the GPU department along with improvements to the memory subsystem. Here’s the breakdown of what’s changing and how it will affect performance.A lot has changed in the hardware world since the originalPlayStation 5was revealed in September 2020....

Many PlayStation users have seen a PS5/PS4 controller not connecting. It’s a common problem with various common fixes. Still, it’s an annoying issue. It doesn’t allow you to play your PlayStation games, and I may force you to spend your money on a new peripheral. A PS4 DualShock or PS5 DualSense can function both wireless and wired. It can work with other devices aside from your PlayStation. If you find your DualShock or DualSense controller not connecting to any machine, you can fix it yourself....

Many people are surprised to find out the direction of the fans in their case matters. This includes built-in fans, like the one on the power supply unit. While the PSU fans are there to help keep the unit itself cool, they also help with overall temperature management in the case.Installing them the rightway will help them do their job even better. Does the Direction of the PSU Fan Matter? A lot of taking care of your computer comes down to temperature management....

AMD briefly discussed its RDNA 4 GPU lineup atCES2025, leaving much to be desired. According toour findings, the firm couldn’t include more details during the live event due to a strict time limit and a packed CPU product lineup. Today, a US retailer,B&H,has listed pre-orders for Asus' Prime and TUF RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 GPUs, slated to go live on January 23 (Viamomomo_usat X). Besides the date, key aspects such as specifications and pricing for theRadeonRX 9070 and RX 9070 XT remain elusive....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict For $3, this is a great way to protect your Raspberry Pi without restricting access. It doesn’t impact cooling, and it is really easy to “assemble”. If you’re buying some Raspberry Pi bits for the holiday season, throw one of these in the cart. Doesn’t impact cooling Sticks to the desk Power button is easier to push No restrictions to ports or GPIO Cons It’s not a case...

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump called on Republican legislators to revoke the CHIPS and Science Act that was passed during the previous Biden administration, as he considers it a waste of taxpayers' money. Republican lawmakers were not exactly enthusiastic about the proposal, as their districts have benefited from investments already made by leading chipmakers. Also, the U.S. government remains legally obliged to distribute already allocated funds ($39 billion), so leading companies that plan to build fabs in the U....