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The new frontier: Meet the power players cashing in on the AI gold rush

By Jon Martindale published 12 September 25

Premium Many of the world's richest people are the founders and CEOs of the top tech firms cashing in on the big AI boom, with some particular standouts "earning" tens of billions of dollars in a single day.

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China's chip champions ramp up production of AI accelerators at domestic fabs, but HBM and fab production capacity are towering bottlenecks

By Anton Shilov published 10 September 25

Millions of China-made AI accelerators are incoming from multiple companies in 2025 - 2026, but they may not be enough to meet the performance demands of local AI companies.

Artificial Intelligence

Intel could sell up to 49% of its foundry business to external investors, but a full IPO or spin-off is unlikely

By Anton Shilov published 8 September 25

News Analysis But would it make any sense?

News Analysis

Ryzen to the top: How AMD innovated in the gaming CPU market

By Hassam Nasir published 5 September 25

Premium AMD has come a long way since Bulldozer

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Synopsys adds generative AI for chip development with Synopsys.ai Copilot design software

By Anton Shilov published 5 September 25

Having designed an AI-enhanced EDA toolset, Synopsys now adds Assistive and Creative capabilities for chip designers that can accelerate chip design across all phases.

Semiconductors

China injects tens of billions of dollars in chipmaking tools, but it's easily more than a decade behind the market leaders — Here's why

By Anton Shilov published 4 September 25

China’s chip industry excels at mature nodes but remains at least a decade behind in advanced lithography.

Semiconductors

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Reviews

Asus ZenScreen MB27ACF 27-inch monitor review: A slick portable screen with solid gaming performance

By Christian Eberle published 13 September 25

A 27-inch 100 Hz IPS QHD transportable monitor with a flexible stand and arm included

Portable Monitors

Netgear Orbi 370 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router review: Dual-band Wi-Fi 7 hardware finally makes Orbi affordable

By Brandon Hill published 12 September 25

With a much lower price point compared to its Orbi siblings, the Orbi 370 looks to tackle the entry-level Wi-Fi 7 market.

Routers

Lexar NM1090 Pro 4TB SSD Review: A 'Budget' High-End Drive

By Shane Downing published 11 September 25

The Lexar NM1090 Pro is not a bad drive, but its appeal is somewhat limited given its position in the market. It has good all-around performance, but it isn't exceptional.

SSDs

ASRock X870 Nova WiFi Motherboard Review: Lots of storage, not without sacrifice

By Joe Shields published 11 September 25

This sub-$300 board gives you five M.2 slots, but be aware of the consequences.

Motherboards

Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB SSD review: Bigger, badder, and better

By Shane Downing published 10 September 25

Samsung pushes the limit with the 8TB 9100 Pro, offering the first large-capacity high-end PCIe 5.0 drive. It’s a good drive, but the price might cause some hesitation.

SSDs

Best Picks

Best Gaming Monitors 2025: Budget, Curved, G-Sync and More

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated 14 September 25

Here are the best gaming monitors for PC available in 2025, from budget displays to 144Hz, 4K and curved.

Gaming Monitors

Best 4K Gaming Monitors for PC 2025: 144Hz, Curved and More

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated 14 September 25

These are the best 4K gaming monitors available in 2025, including 144Hz, curved and HDR options.

Gaming Monitors

Best Monitors for PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2025

By Brandon Hill last updated 14 September 25

Here are the best gaming monitors for the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 available in 2025.

Gaming Monitors

CPUs

Intel Xeon chief architect leaves just 8 months after appointment

By Anton Shilov published 12 September 25

Ronak Singhal, Intel Xeon chief architect, departs from the company just eight months after his appointment and after 28 years at the company.

CPUs

Intel's 14nm+++ desktop CPUs are making a comeback

By Zhiye Liu published 11 September 25

Intel has launched the Core i5-110, a six-core, 12-thread Comet Lake processor with a $200 MSRP.

CPUs

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Graphics Cards

Nvidia may have ended RTX 50 Founders Edition GPU production

By Zak Killian published 12 September 25

Nvidia RTX 50 Founders Edition cards may be sidelined until a Super refresh arrives.

GPUs

Export restrictions force Galax to build cutdown RTX 5090D V2 HoF

By Aaron Klotz published 12 September 25

Galax was forced to build another RTX 5090D series HoF graphics card model sporting Nvidia's latest RTX 5090D V2 GPU.

GPUs

MSI Afterburner developer adding 'triple channel voltage' support for future MSI RTX 50 graphics cards

By Aaron Klotz published 11 September 25

The updated software allows access to two new voltage parameters.

GPUs

Laptops

Tech Deals cover featuring a Gigabyte Aero X16 laptop computer

The Aero X16 gaming laptop has the Nvidia RTX 5060 and latest AMD hardware plus a lenient price point

By Stewart Bendle published 9 September 25

Deals Save $450 on Gigabyte's Aero X16 gaming/AI laptop. Available at Best Buy for only $1049 while this sale price lasts.

Deals

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable review: Rolling in screen real estate

By Andrew E. Freedman published 8 September 25

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6's rollable OLED screen adds more vertical space using folding display technology, but it's very expensive.

Ultrabooks and Ultraportables

Features

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Faceoff

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D faceoff

By Hassam Nasir last updated 9 September 25

We put the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D through a six-round faceoff to determine the winner.

CPUs

Ryzen to the top: How AMD innovated in the gaming CPU market

By Hassam Nasir published 5 September 25

Premium AMD has come a long way since Bulldozer

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SSD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2025: We've tested over 100 different SSDs over the past few years, and here's how they stack up.

By Jarred Walton last updated 28 August 25

For our SSD benchmarks hierarchy, we've tested over a hundred different SSDs and ranked them in order of performance, grouped by capacity.

SSDs

Deals

Seagate's humongous 28TB HDD is a massive deal for a limited time at just $11.75 per TB — Desktop Expansion HDD on sale at Best Buy for $329

By Stewart Bendle published 12 September 25

Deals A massive 28TB backup solution for your desktop setup. Seagate's Expansion HDD is $329 in a limited-time Best Buy sale.

Deals

Just $539 for the gargantuan 8TB WD Black SN850X to pop in your gaming rig

By Stewart Bendle published 10 September 25

Deals Pop a massive 8TB drive into your PC and not worry about storage space on your M.2 SSD. The SN850X 8TB is now only $539.

Deals

Newegg's Ryzen 7 9800X3D, motherboard, and RAM combo deal is only $678

By Stewart Bendle last updated 9 September 25

Deals You can save over a hundred dollars on your next PC build with this Newegg combo deal

Deals

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