Moonshot AI releases weights for Kimi-K3, firing a shot across the bow of OpenAI and Anthropic — open-weight model performs almost as well as frontier models wh

This is could be bad news for OpenAI and Anthropic, given that most anyone with decent AI GPUs can now become their direct competitor, and the fact that Kimi K3 is open-weight also gives off the impression that “free” so…

OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic absent from Nvidia-led Open Secure AI Alliance — 30+ companies join security alliance after OpenAI agent breach

“The world needs both closed and open models. For cybersecurity, open models and open harnesses are essential because they democratize defensive capabilities, increase transparency for defenders, enable cyber defense whi…

DRAM chip supply to module makers could drop by more than 70% year-on-year in 2027, says Apacer CEO — demand for HBM and server RAM continues to devour manufact

NAND flash is also being pulled into the AI boom. High-capacity enterprise SSDs are increasingly being used for model storage, data staging and key-value cache offloading, allowing colder portions of AI workloads to spil…

Apple launches official program for leasing Macs as AI price crunch bites — 24- and 36-month leasing options provided by Klarna

Andrew E. Freedman is a senior editor at Tom’s Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming. He also keeps up with the latest news. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Tom’s Guid…

The Neo Geo AES+ retro console is now available to pre-order starting from $249 — game cartridges cost $90 each; the Ultimate Edition with all games and accesso

There’s a $349 Anniversary Edition , too, that comes in white and includes an exclusive all-white Metal Slug game cartridge in the box. You get a wireless Arcade Stick (instead of wired) and its accessories, along with a…

Memory maker SK hynix’s profit rises 557% amid global shortage, expansion costs climb to $27 billion — shares slide despite mammoth earnings as expectations out

SK priced 177.9 million American depositary receipts at $149 each earlier this month, raising $26.51 billion in the largest share sale by a non-U.S. company on record, with the SEC filing earmarking proceeds for Korean m…