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Nvidia custom 'NVHBM' promises 30% higher bandwidth, 15% lower power than commodity HBM4e — custom base die and PHY will be available to NVLink Fusion partners

Nvidia custom 'NVHBM' promises 30% higher bandwidth, 15% lower power than commodity HBM4e — custom base die and PHY will be available to NVLink Fusion partners

💡 Verdict: Nvidia's new custom 'NVHBM' memory architecture promises to deliver 30% higher bandwidth and 15% lower power consumption than standard HBM4e. Check Price: NVHBM ⚡ Quick Hits * Boasts a 30% increase in memory bandwidth over commodity HBM4e. * Achieves a 15% reduction in overall power consumption. * Custom base
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Hot Chips 2026: Nvidia presents Groq 3 LPX architecture and unveils its first third-party inference benchmark — LP30-based rack already in production, company says

Hot Chips 2026: Nvidia presents Groq 3 LPX architecture and unveils its first third-party inference benchmark — LP30-based rack already in production, company says

💡 Verdict: At Hot Chips 2026, Nvidia officially introduced its Groq 3 LPX architecture alongside its first third-party inference benchmarks, confirming that LP30-based racks are already in production. Check Price: Groq 3 LPX ⚡ Quick Hits * Nvidia debuted the highly anticipated Groq 3 LPX architecture at Hot Chips 2026. * The
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US Justice Department claims Chinese state-sponsored hackers infiltrated systems at NASA, Senate, Federal Reserve, and more — FBI moves forward with domain seizures

US Justice Department claims Chinese state-sponsored hackers infiltrated systems at NASA, Senate, Federal Reserve, and more — FBI moves forward with domain seizures

💡 Verdict: The FBI is seizing domains after Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached NASA and the Senate, a major story covered by tech journalists like Threadripper-wielding hardware expert Jake Roach. Check Price: Threadripper ⚡ Quick Hits * The US Justice Department reports that Chinese state-sponsored hackers infiltrated highly sensitive systems at
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Hot Chips 2026: Samsung makes LPDDR5X smart with logic unit in memory — LPDDR5X-PIM is 3.01x faster than LPDDR5X in AI inference with 8x the bandwidth

Hot Chips 2026: Samsung makes LPDDR5X smart with logic unit in memory — LPDDR5X-PIM is 3.01x faster than LPDDR5X in AI inference with 8x the bandwidth

💡 Verdict: Samsung's upcoming LPDDR5X-PIM revolutionizes mobile memory by embedding a logic unit directly onto the chip, achieving over three times the AI inference speed and eight times the bandwidth of standard LPDDR5X. Check Price: LPDDR5X-PIM ⚡ Quick Hits * Embeds a logic processing unit directly into the memory
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Commodore unveils striking Cyberpunk 2077 version of its C64U made in partnership with CD Projekt Red — Commodore 77 special edition uses more powerful AMD Artix XC7A100T processor

Commodore unveils striking Cyberpunk 2077 version of its C64U made in partnership with CD Projekt Red — Commodore 77 special edition uses more powerful AMD Artix XC7A100T processor

💡 Verdict: Commodore and CD Projekt Red have teamed up to release the Commodore 77, a Cyberpunk 2077-themed edition of the C64U featuring an upgraded AMD Artix processor. Check Price: Commodore 77 ⚡ Quick Hits * Co-designed in an official partnership between Commodore and CD Projekt Red. * Features a striking Cyberpunk
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