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• Fan-less cooling solution for laptops up to 40W launched — device uses movement of ions to generate airflow without any moving parts

  Ventiva's ICE9 thermal management system uses the movement of ionized particles to generate airflow without any moving parts.

• Holding back China's chipmaking progress is a fool’s errand, says U.S. Commerce Secretary

  Sec. Raimondo says that massive investment in semiconductor manufacturing and research is more important than export controls aiming to help keep the U.S. ahead of its competition.

• XPG's Dynamic BTF case offers a pegboard front panel — a holey design for a mix of convenient peripheral storage and fun

  The new Adata XPG Dynamic case offers a pegboard front panel and BTF mobo compatibility.

• AMD RDNA 4 GPUs will allegedly be rebranded RX 9000 — A mixture of new RDNA 3/RDNA 4 mobile GPUs and an RX 7000 refresh is expected to arrive at CES

  Reports suggest that AMD is readjusting the naming scheme of its Radeon GPUs.

• Samsung, Amkor, and TI finalize CHIPS deals: 2nm and advanced packaging coming to U.S.

  U.S. government finalizes funding deals with three companies — Samsung, Ankor, and Texas Instruments.

• Intel Arrow Lake non-K 65W CPU box packaging leaked — Bulky design alludes to included stock cooler, likely arriving next month at CES

  Box designs for Intel's Arrow Lake 65W CPUs have been leaked, indicating that Intel is gearing up for a launch next month.

• Cat themed fur-wrapped tri-mode keyboard now available for $240 — Petbrick 65 launches in Calico and Odd-eye, but more breeds are on the way

  Dry Studio Petbrick mechanical RGB keyboards with cat theming and "fluffy, pettable" coating in Calico or Odd-eye colors now available for preorder.

• Intel Game On Graphics Driver addresses Battlemage bloopers – Arc B580 fixes and known issues are the highlights of the latest update

  Intel has just launched an updated driver for its portfolio of graphics products and it seems to be heavily skewed towards addressing Battlemage issues.

• ID-Cooling Frozn A620 GDL Review: Eye-catching gold bling without ARGB

  ID-Cooling’s Frozn A620 GDL certainly looks nice with its gold accents, but does it also cool well?

• ASML reportedly cancels orders for the Lego EUV machine set — the kit is only available to ASML employees

  ASML offered Lego versions of its NA-EUV machines on the ASML store but has since limited it to orders from valid ASML email addresses only.

• Engineers enable quantum communication over existing fiber optic cables — new research shows data transmission using quantum teleportation is possible in parallel with a classical network at specific wavelengths

  A new study shows that quantum communication is possible concurrently with classical data at certain wavelengths of light.

• Arm will seek a new trial against Qualcomm

  Dissatisfied with the jury's verdict, Arm seeks retrial in Qualcomm case.

• AMD B850 motherboard pricing leaks at Amazon's overseas store — Gigabyte B850 boards listed between $240 and $308

  Hardware leaker @momomo_us shares images for Gigabyte's lineup of B850 motherboards expected to come out in CES 2025.

• $1,600 aluminum Icebreaker keyboard breaks the bank — sports metal chassis, keycaps with 800 micro-perforations, and VIA support

  Ever dreamed of an all-aluminum keyboard, down to the keycaps? Serene Industries' Icebreaker has got you covered.

• Intel Arc B580 GPU with two M.2 slots smiles for the camera — Maxsun GPU offers storage expansion for two PCIe 4.0 SSDs

  Maxsun's upcoming Arc B580 graphics card with two M.2 slots has surfaced.

• Lexar Play 4TB SSD review: Another good SSD for your PS5

  The Lexar Play is a gaming-oriented follow-up to the NM790. It keeps the good all-around performance and power efficiency but adds a heatsink and an 8TB SKU. The MSRP is far too high, but street pricing has already dropped to more reasonable levels.

• Qualcomm wins legal battle over Arm — chipmaker didn't violate Arm's chip licensing agreement

  Qualcomm celebrates legal victory over Arm in Nuvia-related case.

• US gov't set to ban Huawei intermediary Sophgo over AI chip supplies — partnership skirted US chip sanctions

  U.S. to ban Sophgo, which supplied AI chiplets to Huawei, but its affiliate Bitmain avoids sanctions.

• Newly Resurrected Shapeways Acquires Thangs in Surprising Announcement

  Shapeways is back, with plans to convert Thangs into the ultimate 3D printing marketplace.

• Micron's HBM4E heralds a new era of customized memory for AI GPUs and beyond

  Micron's HBM update: HBM4 is on track for 2026. HBM4E will introduce customizable base dies for higher performance and tailored features.