Market Insights
A digest of GPU, AI server and datacenter market news from industry sources — with links to originals.
Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Russia’s Google says nearly 3% of its data was lost after crippling Ukraine drone strikes, opens secret availability zones
Yandex Cloud boasted that it had 'restored access to more than 97% of customer data' after Ukrainian drone attack damage.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Save $119 on DDR5 RAM with this high-end AM5 gaming combo from Newegg — 3-item gaming PC combo includes 9800X3D, 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM, and premium MSI X870E Carbon Wifi motherboard for only
Newegg's latest combo deal pairs 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RAM, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a MSI X870E Carbon Wifi motherboard and a free Rosewill Frostmax 360mm AIO for only $1,250, a savings of $119.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
President Trump says Apple’s Tim Cook is the only man to replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO
President Trump says Tim Cook should replace Jensen Huang as CEO of Nvidia.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Elon Musk says it ‘would be an honor’ to hire ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
A random X poster urged Elon Musk to hire Jensen Huang just hours before the former Nvidia chief resigned from his position.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Corsair HX1000i Shift Crystal power supply review: 1000W Platinum efficiency with an eye-catching transparent aesthetic
Corsair puts the internals of a CWT-built, Cybenetics Platinum 1000W platform on display behind three clear panels, adding side-mounted connectors, iCUE LINK integration and per-pin 12V-2x6 protection.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as CEO in the wake of multiple affairs, Chinese spy allegations
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) Board of Directors announced today that Jensen Huang has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board, effective immediately.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Noctua brings space-grade carbon nanotube thermal pad to AMD AM5 and AM4 processors — promises years of maintenance-free performance for $24.95
Noctua says the NT-CP1 uses carbon nanotubes originally developed for aerospace applications, with the material gradually adapting to microscopic surface imperfections to improve heat transfer over repeated heating and cooling cycles.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Suspected Chinese spy at center of Jensen Huang affair surfaces in Beijing
There are multiple speculations about Alice Huang's s history and how she built her relationship with Jensen Huang.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Save $300 on this 1440p gaming PC with a 9800X3D and RTX 5070 right now
Grab a CyberPowerPC machine with an RX 9070, 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD for $2,199.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Google reworks TPU silicon into specialized systems for agents and security
Google’s TPU 8i Max and TPU 8tx reuse TPU 8i and TPU 8t silicon to target long-context agents and confidential inference.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Techie uses voltage glitching hack to turn $2,500 Nvidia 8GB cryptomining GPU into a full-fat $20,000 A100 with 80GB of VRAM
A techie turned a $2,500 CMP-170HX 8GB mining card into a full-fat $20,000 A100 80GB by carefully blowing onboard fuses to unlock entire VRAM and shader modules.
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Tom's Hardware · November 12, 2026
Struggling marijuana farmers pivot to becoming AI data center sites to escape falling weed revenue
One expert says that it still depends on the perfect confluence of cheap power, favorable regulation, and reliable connectivity.
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