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Chinese semiconductor industry gears up for domestic HBM3 production by the end of 2026 — CXMT to produce chips, while Naura, Maxwell, and U-Preseason design tools for assembly

Chinese semiconductor industry is working to localize production of HBM3 memory, in addition to the tools required for HBM assembly. However, the exact progress of these projects is unknown.

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Steam client allegedly continues sharing your status with your friends even if you set it ‘Offline,’ report claims — setting is a ‘UI illusion’ and your friends still receive real-time updates when you log on or log off

An anonymous blog claims that your Steam client continues broadcasting your log-on and log-off times, regardless of your privacy status. Your friends' clients just hide your profile, but your log data is still stored on the devices of other people.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to visit China as company prepares to start H200 shipments to the country — plans to meet with state officials unclear despite Beijing curbs on the chip

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is heading to China in late January for a customary Lunar New Year visit that has taken on outsized importance, as it coincides with negotiations over how many H200 AI GPUs Beijing will allow into the country amid U.S. export approval.

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Nvidia reportedly boosts Vera Rubin performance to ward hyperscalers off AMD Instinct AI accelerators — increased boost clocks and memory bandwidth pushes power demand by 500 watts to 2300 watts

Nvidia has reportedly increased the TDP of premium Rubin processors by 500W to 2.30 kW in a bid to boost clocks, memory bandwidth, and performance per Rubin GPU and per rack.

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Unlucky customer buys RTX 5080, receives relabelled RTX 5060 Ti in the box instead — GPU was sold and shipped by Amazon, hinting at return switcheroo

An Asus Prime RTX 5060 Ti was swapped for the RTX 5080 the customer actually ordered, with reapplied stickers to add another layer of deception. The malpractice is easy to spot as the 5060 Ti has a single 8-pin connector, while Nvidia's 80-class cards have used 16-pin connectors for a while now. This is another entrant in the "commingling" line of scams.

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