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# ![@tomshardware Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::17064514.png) @tomshardware Tom's Hardware

Intel is making significant strides with its 18A process technology, including producing Microsoft's next-generation Maia processor for AI applications and showcasing the integrated GPU performance of its first 18A chips. Meanwhile, AMD is preparing a refreshed Ryzen 9000-series lineup with boosted clock speeds and 3D V-cache capacity. Additionally, China is pushing for technological independence, with efforts including new chipmaking tools, EDA software, and EUV-grade materials.

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[hardware](/topic/hardware) #42, [china](/topic/china) #2976, [gpu](/topic/gpu) #599, [open ai](/topic/open-ai) 3.57%, [gaming](/topic/gaming) 2.38%, [microsoft](/topic/microsoft) 2.38%, [alibaba](/topic/alibaba) 2.38%, [number of](/topic/number-of) 2.38%, [dji](/topic/dji) 1.19%, [gaming and](/topic/gaming-and) XXXX%

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### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::17064514/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"DJI intends to appeal against a U.S. court decision that upheld its designation as a 'Chinese Military Company.'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1978046425641693447) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-14T10:33Z 135.1K followers, 2524 engagements


"AMD is preparing a refreshed Ryzen 9000-series Granite Ridge lineup that boosts clock speeds power limits and 3D V-Cache capacity to deliver higher gaming and desktop performance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980665169069175248) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T15:59Z 135.1K followers, 9297 engagements


"Latest HWMonitor release notes give an early look at Intels 18A Panther Lake family ahead of its official debut"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1978101931198619711) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-14T14:13Z 135.1K followers, 2878 engagements


"Here are the best motherboards we've tested for all the recent AMD and Intel CPU platforms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1981334235555516734) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-23T12:17Z 135.1K followers, 2379 engagements


"The first Nvidia H100 GPUs are heading into space next month in Starcloud satellites that will power the Crusoe Cloud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980992744043749514) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-22T13:40Z 135.1K followers, 2289 engagements


"Japan's Automobile Manufacturers Association warned that Nexperia's disrupted chip supply could halt vehicle production across Japan as Volkswagen is reportedly preparing to suspend assembly of Golf and Tiguan models as early as next week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1981379248196899189) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-23T15:16Z 135.1K followers, 2093 engagements


"An investigation revealed that the popular low-cost Amech SGT-4 thermal paste is a chemically reactive PDMS-based compound containing that releases acetic acid produces a vinegar odor corrodes copper surfaces and even creates ant holes on surfaces"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1979848321234838006) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-19T09:53Z 135.1K followers, 4896 engagements


"Intel Foundry will reportedly produce Microsoft's next-generation Maia processor for AI applications on its 18A process technology which could mark a big win for the company both in terms of earnings and goodwill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1979229227259175098) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-17T16:53Z 135.1K followers, 46.8K engagements


"The U.S. governments XX% stake in Intel acquired in August transformed a struggling chipmaker's fortunes into a $XX billion market share uptick while reinforcing America's national security and industrial sovereignty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980561229157658815) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T09:06Z 135.1K followers, 13.6K engagements


"The iBUYPOWER Slate X puts a 7800X3D an RX 9070 XT 32GB of RAM 1TB storage and an AIO in a pre-built for just $1529"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1981405966521520436) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-23T17:02Z 135.1K followers, 1954 engagements


"A fortunate Redditor has found and bought a used GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card for $4.99"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1965466221861896713) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-09-09T17:23Z 135.1K followers, 2549 engagements


"Microsoft is reviving a fan-favorite feature after decades of dormancy. DreamScene a utility from the Vista days is making a spiritual comeback in the latest Windows XX Insider build where you can now select any video to use as your desktop background"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1969761810455974243) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-09-21T13:53Z 135.1K followers, 7002 engagements


"Texas Instruments is closing its older 150mm fabs with the company laying off employees working in these older sites"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1975545113570164970) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-07T12:53Z 135.1K followers, 2070 engagements


"Wi-Fi X is just around the corner to further drive performance reliability and overall network stability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1977586161423143307) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-13T04:04Z 135.1K followers, 3747 engagements


"Chinese regulators are investigating Qualcomm over a months-old deal to purchase connected car chip firm Autotalks in a move that could be just the latest aggressive action from China as part of ongoing high-tech trade negotiations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1977691592413917517) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-13T11:03Z 135.1K followers, 3778 engagements


"OpenAI has signed a multi-year deal with Broadcom to co-develop and deploy XX gigawatts of custom AI accelerators and rack systems"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1977752868238315585) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-13T15:06Z 135.1K followers, 2532 engagements


"Intel has unveiled its Crescent Island data center GPU for inference built on the Xe3P architecture and equipped with XXX GB of LPDDR5X memory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1978144992897204358) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-14T17:04Z 135.1K followers, 5162 engagements


"Using its EXO software the company was able to split an AI inference workload and run it on three systems simultaneously"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1978844289917727122) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-16T15:23Z 135.1K followers, 3807 engagements


"China has expanded its rare-earth export controls to cover not only raw materials but also to mining equipment and foreign-made products containing Chinese-origin rare earths effectively globalizing its licensing regime"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1978847061962621357) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-16T15:34Z 135.1K followers, 2679 engagements


"The Deco BE65-Outdoor offers excellent outdoor performance to blanket a yard or outdoor shed with internet connectivity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1979179331000897969) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-17T13:34Z 135.1K followers, 2183 engagements


"The Palantir CTO called out Jensen Huang's 'China hawk' comments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1979905991442595874) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-19T13:42Z 135.1K followers, 4279 engagements


"TSMC's new flyby video of its Fab XX in Arizona offers a rare glimpse inside the fully operational N4/N5 cleanroom highlighting ASML's EUV scanners producing chips for Apple AMD and Nvidia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1979949200285843540) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-19T16:34Z 135.1K followers, 3036 engagements


"Elon Musk has proposed a public coding contest between xAIs Grok X and former OpenAI research lead Andrej Karpathy comparing it to the 1997 showdown between Garry Kasparov and IBMs Deep Blue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980204110378139696) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-20T09:27Z 135.1K followers, 2615 engagements


"Amazon is tracking a massive AWS outage that has crippled large parts of the internet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980204110394843431) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-20T09:27Z 135.1K followers, 3619 engagements


"Alibaba Cloud claims its new Aegaeon pooling system reduced the number of Nvidia GPUs required to serve large language models by XX% during a multi-month beta test inside its Model Studio marketplace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980251727925514519) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-20T12:36Z 135.1K followers, 3838 engagements


"Microsoft has denied claims that its data center in central Mexico is tied to a recent spate of power outages water shortages and health concerns claiming it always prioritizes the needs of local communities in any actions it takes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980263563760746979) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-20T13:23Z 135.1K followers, 3122 engagements


"Specifications suggest Nvidia once considered a more powerful TU102 design for the RTX 2080 Ti GPU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980267089589158293) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-20T13:37Z 135.1K followers, 2895 engagements


"Alibaba Cloud has revealed a new GPU pooling system that slashed the number of Nvidia accelerators needed for large-scale inference by more than 80%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980609756311224445) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T12:18Z 135.1K followers, 3782 engagements


"The best deals on gaming and productivity peripherals including keyboards headsets mice microphones webcams and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980621086644699150) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T13:03Z 135.1K followers, 2036 engagements


"The Vodafone Group and Vodafone Ukraine build a new undersea cable to connect Europe and Asia over the Black Sea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980636196289278149) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T14:04Z 135.1K followers, 2286 engagements


"Intel Core i9-14900K i7-14700K and i5-4600K Review: Ryzen X3D Stays On Top"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1714266777595609498) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2023-10-17T13:07Z 135.1K followers, 5431 engagements


"Synologys latest update reinstates compatibility with major drive brands like Western Digital and Seagate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1975934844560716049) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-08T14:42Z 135.1K followers, 3615 engagements


"Applied Materials has introduced three new chipmaking systems that are set to mark the beginning of the 'angstrom' and 3D chiplent integration era in chipmaking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1977407190739964077) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-12T16:13Z 135.1K followers, 3315 engagements


"Much larger and heavier V3 satellites set to boost Starlink connectivity to gigabit speeds. Deployment begins early next year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1978448937167233110) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-15T13:12Z 135.1K followers, 2159 engagements


"Asus pushes the speed benchmark higher with its first XXX Hz OLED the ROG Strix XG27AQDPG. Its a 27-inch QHD panel with Adaptive-Sync ELMB Quantum Dot color HDR10 and over XXX nits of peak brightness"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980606559819559089) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T12:06Z 135.1K followers, 2686 engagements


"Nvidia has expanded the company's RTX Pro Blackwell lineup by silently launching the RTX Pro 5000 72GB Blackwell AI GPU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980656344605806978) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T15:24Z 135.1K followers, 2806 engagements


"Apple continues its yearly update cadence with the MacBook Pro and the M5 is yet another home run for the company"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980681533410406661) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T17:04Z 135.1K followers, 2159 engagements


"The Western Digital Black SN8100 is already one of the fastest SSDs on the planet and it now comes in an 8TB version to satisfy even the most storage-hungry enthusiast"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980714274080321834) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T19:14Z 135.1K followers, 4716 engagements


"Chinas Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau under the Ministry of Commerce has published new questionnaires for US semiconductor businesses designed to find any discrepancies in their international pricing as part of an anti-dumping investigation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980978640180654148) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-22T12:44Z 135.1K followers, 1956 engagements


"A newly leaked Intel Core Ultra X 270K Plus benchmark shows promising gains over its predecessor and faster DDR5 support"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980981158679888060) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-22T12:54Z 135.1K followers, 3680 engagements


"The Tryx Panorama SE XXX catches the eye with a stunning 6.7-inch display. Weve tested it against Thermalrights Wonder Vision UB to see how well it stacks up against the curved-screen cooler competition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1981345568057369027) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-23T13:02Z 135.1K followers, 1806 engagements


"CXMT is reportedly planning to go public hoping to raise $XXX to $X billion in fresh funds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980611015059689732) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T12:23Z 135.1K followers, 2446 engagements


"The first leak of near-final silicon gives a sneak peek at the integrated GPU performance of Intel's first 18A chips"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980675240297656739) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-21T16:39Z 135.1K followers, 6563 engagements


"At Shenzhens WeSemiBay Expo Huawei-backed SiCarrier and SMEE spinoff Amies Technologies unveiled new chipmaking tools EDA software and EUV-grade materials as China doubles down on semiconductor self-sufficiency"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980930793364148633) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-22T09:34Z 135.1K followers, 2014 engagements


"OpenAI just released its ChatGPT-powered AI browser letting the LLM take over users' browsers and so staff on their behalf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980934570888561091) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-22T09:49Z 135.1K followers, 2563 engagements


"The hack of British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has cost the UK economy as much as $XXX billion affecting more than 5000 organizations as the breach brought the company and its entire supply chain to their knees"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1980963530934493646) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-22T11:44Z 135.1K followers, 2851 engagements


"Google's Willow chip and Quantum Echo algorithm achieve world's first practical application of quantum computing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1981301024502825139) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-23T10:05Z 135.1K followers, 2170 engagements


"The U.S. government is in talks to take equity stakes in major quantum computing startups in exchange for at least $XX million each in funding from the Commerce Department"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1981319910434451843) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-23T11:20Z 135.1K followers, 1937 engagements


"Trump is considering blocking all U.S. software from China if it doesn't lift its rare earth restrictions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1981319910522572821) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-23T11:20Z 135.1K followers, 2531 engagements


"The CCP's 15th five-year plan draft focuses on a path of technological independence while reducing its reliance on exports for economic growth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1981354064660312197) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-23T13:36Z 135.1K followers, 2052 engagements


"The Archer GE400 carries an MSRP of $XXX but is currently discounted to $XXX at Amazon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tomshardware/status/1981407224510714179) [@tomshardware](/creator/x/tomshardware) 2025-10-23T17:07Z 135.1K followers, 1740 engagements