Hardware

U.S. tariffs to heavily impact HDD and SSD manufacturers, increasing costs
U.S. tariffs are reshaping the global storage industry, hitting HDD and SSD makers the hardest due to their complex supply chain.
2025-04-10 11:27
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AMD quietly announces Ryzen 8000HX series — Dragon Range Refresh arrives to replace AMD's top laptop CPUs
AMD has announced its Ryzen 8000HX line of processors, codenamed Dragon Range Refresh. The premium laptop processors will launch with products soon.
2025-04-09 19:34
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Trump pauses most global tariffs for 90 days but increases China tariffs to 125%
Trump says that he's suspending reciprocal tariffs on 75 countries, except for China, which gets even more import taxes.
2025-04-09 18:58
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Are gaming GPUs subject to new U.S. tariffs? It isn't entirely clear yet
Graphics cards, motherboards, and other PC parts may soon see steep price hikes as new U.S. tariffs of up to 104% target imports from China and Taiwan.
2025-04-09 18:18
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Are gaming GPUs subject to new U.S. tariffs of up to 125%? It isn't entirely clear yet
Graphics cards, motherboards, and other PC parts may soon see steep price hikes as new U.S. tariffs of up to 104% target imports from China and Taiwan.
2025-04-09 18:18
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Trump tariffs will hit consoles, monitors, and laptops hardest — U.S. imports 66% or more from China
The U.S. imports 66% or more of several electronic consumer goods from China, and they're about to become more expensive.
2025-04-09 18:09
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AI costs drop 280-fold, but harmful incidents rise 56% in last year — Stanford 2025 AI report highlights China-US competition
Stanford's 2025 AI Index Report finds several key takeaways on the state of the AI sphere in 2025, including its rapid growth and causes for concern.
2025-04-09 17:52
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China retaliates with 84% tariff on US imports in response to Trump's 104% tariff
Beijing hit back against Trump's 104% tariffs by increasing its own taxes on U.S. imports to 84%.
2025-04-09 17:18
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AMD Zen 5 CPUs also affected by microcode vulnerability — Granite Ridge, Turin, Ryzen AI 300, and Fire Range at risk
A vulnerability targeting AMD CPUs that can execute unsigned microcode on your processor also affects AMD's Zen 5.
2025-04-09 15:50
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Corsair confirms the slight wiggle room in its 16-pin connectors for Nvidia GPUs is by design
Corsair says the added play improves terminal alignment and reduces wear.
2025-04-09 13:34
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan loses $5 million on his $25 million Intel investment as stock tumbles
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan lost around $5 million in value when Intel stocks dropped from around $24 per share to less than $19.
2025-04-09 13:34
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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D Review: 3D V-Cache's Middle Child
We put AMD's $600 Ryzen 9 9900X3D through our full gamut of benchmarks. It performs like fast 6-core CPU in a lot of games, which puts it behind both the 9800X3D and 9950X3D.
2025-04-09 13:23
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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D Review: 3D V-Cache's Middle Child Needs a Price Cut
We put AMD's $600 Ryzen 9 9900X3D through our full gamut of benchmarks. It performs like fast 6-core CPU in a lot of games, which puts it behind both the 9800X3D and 9950X3D.
2025-04-09 13:23
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President Trump threatens TSMC with 100% tariff if it doesn't build in the U.S.
President Donald Trump claimed his threat of steep import tariffs pushed TSMC to boost its U.S. investment from $65 billion to $200 billion without government aid.
2025-04-09 12:49
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Intel enforces strict tariff compliance for steel and aluminum shipments amid new U.S. tariffs
Intel is tightening supplier compliance policies to account for the significant amount of these metals used across its products and infrastructure.
2025-04-09 11:35
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Nvidia reportedly sources GDDR7 chips from SK hynix for RTX 50-series GPUs
A hardware leaker claims that Nvidia is supposedly purchasing GDDR7 chips from SK hynix in addition to Samsung.
2025-04-09 11:31
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Intel's market cap plummets to 16-year low as stock rout continues
U.S. gov't's tariffs and market uncertainties plunge Intel stock to 16-year low.
2025-04-09 10:55
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TSMC faces $1 billion US fine for doing business with Huawei
Doing business with Huawei may be particularly expensive as TSMC is facing a massive fine for 'unknowingly' supplying the blacklisted Chinese company with an AI processor.
2025-04-08 20:45
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TSMC faces $1 billion US fine for making chips for blacklisted Huawei
Doing business with Huawei may be particularly expensive as TSMC is facing a massive fine for 'unknowingly' supplying the blacklisted Chinese company with an AI processor.
2025-04-08 20:45
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Razer halts laptop sales to US consumers — this response to US tariffs could become commonplace
Razer has seemingly halted direct laptop sales to the US from its website. This comes in the wake of major US tariffs sweeping the globe, and seems to be a likely response from many companies.
2025-04-08 20:38
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