AWS Internal Emails Reveal $8B AI Hardware Spend
- Amazon faces 'Dark GPU' idle hardware issues while projecting $220 billion in capital expenditures for AI infrastructure during 2026.
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Fake AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Chips Sold on Amazon
- A customer received counterfeit AMD processors from Amazon featuring Intel-style pin layouts and missing capacitors despite the $889 price.
Amazon Sends Intel i3 Instead of Ryzen 9850X3D
- A Reddit user reported receiving Intel Core i3 chips twice after ordering the new AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor directly from Amazon.