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Broadcom to supply Anthropic with 3.5 gigawatts of Google TPU capacity from 2027 — Claude pioneer says its annual revenue run rate has passed $30 billion

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Tom's Hardware · 04/07/2026 07:26 EDT

Broadcom disclosed in a securities filing on Monday that it’ll supply Anthropic with roughly 3.5 gigawatts of Google TPU capacity starting in 2027. Read more ›

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Save up to $150 on Apple's brand-new M5-powered MacBook Air 13, now from just $949 — all models receive the biggest discount to date

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Tom's Hardware · 04/07/2026 07:17 EDT

The entire range of Apple's M5-powered 13-inch MacBook Air laptops receives the largest discounts to date. Save up to $150 off all models. Read more ›

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Intel reportedly in talks with Google and Amazon over advanced packaging — major customers could take advantage of EMIB-T later this year

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Tom's Hardware · 04/07/2026 06:20 EDT

Intel is understood to be in active talks with Google and Amazon to provide advanced chip packaging services for their custom AI ASICs. Read more ›

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Electronics enthusiast begins breadboard-based Intel 386 system build — a large step up from their previous PC-XT and PC-AT breadboard projects

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Tom's Hardware · 04/07/2026 05:45 EDT

Motherboards, who needs them? Not Breadboarding Labs, which recently drafted plans for a retro Intel 80386 (i386) PC build using solderless breadboards. Read more ›

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Investors push Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to disclose data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen resolutions ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 17:40 EDT

More than a dozen investors are pressuring Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet's Google to provide detailed data on water and energy consumption at their U.S. data centers. Read more ›

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Intel's OEM-only Bartlett Lake CPU modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboard beats AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D in Cinebench multi-core test — Core 9 273QPE has 12 cores, 24 threads, and hits 5.4GHz

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 16:45 EDT

Bartlett Lake, Intel's P-core only family of CPUs intended for edge and industrial use cases has been modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboards. At the moment, the flagship Core 9 273QPE with 12 Raptor Cove P-cores is posting around 33,000 points in Cinbenech R23, which is around the Core i7-14700 mark. Read more ›

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US lawmakers aim to ban export of DUV chipmaking and etching tools to leading firms in China — bipartisan proposal would ban lithography equipment for Huawei, SMIC, and others

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 15:59 EDT

Bipartisan group of U.S. senators propose to impose blanket ban on export of advanced DUV lithography and etching tools to Chinese companies known to have worked with China's military, such as CXMT, Huawei, SMIC, and YMTC. Read more ›

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Why TSMC grew four times faster than its foundry rivals in 2025 — price hikes, vertical integration, and commanding technology lead pay dividends

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 15:07 EDT

That lopsided split isn’t a one-quarter anomaly or a function of a single product cycle, but instead reflects three massive advantages held by TSMC. Read more ›

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HP’s flagship Omen Max 45L with an RTX 5090 is on sale for $1,000 off — get a top-shelf 4K gaming PC with 64GB DDR5 and 4TB SSD for $5,499

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 12:18 EDT

HP’s Omen Max 45L offers a powerful alternative to building your own PC amid rising component prices. Read more ›

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MSI MAG A1200PLS PCIE5 1200W power supply review: A competent 1200W unit, but pricey

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 11:28 EDT

The MSI MAG A1200PLS PCIE5 delivers strong cold efficiency numbers and excellent build presentation, but a thermal weakness at high load, a questionable 80Plus Platinum claim, and a steep asking price temper an otherwise capable unit. Read more ›

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Grab the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of RAM, and MSI X870E bundle and get free 240mm AIO and game — $350 total savings on combo bundle

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 11:02 EDT

A high-end AM5 platform bundle that not only cuts costs but also includes a free 240mm AIO cooler and a bundled game. Read more ›

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Creality Sermoon S1 Review: Accessible 3D Scanning

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 10:00 EDT

Creality’s scanner technology has gotten a lot better, but it's not perfect. Read more ›

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At least 80 different Microsoft Copilot products have been mapped out by expert, but there may be more than 100 — Microsoft doesn't have a singular list available, so AI consultant mapped out the myriad products

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 08:47 EDT

An AI aficionado has put together a chart of all the Copilot products they could find. At the latest count there are 80. Read more ›

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Linux devs start removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU — head honcho Linus Torvalds says 'zero real reason' to continue support

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 07:09 EDT

Linux kernel developers appear to have started to dismantle support for the legendary Intel 486 CPU. Read more ›

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WD Innovation Day 2026 press Q&A transcript: roadmap plans to reach 60TB with ePMR and 100TB via HAMR by 2029 — 'at some point, the laws of physics will require us to transition to HAMR'

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 06:50 EDT

WD's leadership, now fully split from Sandisk, talks about its expectations for the future with industry analysts. We cover the full transcript of the press-only session right here. Read more ›

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Nvidia's own DLSS 5 announcement video gets taken down by YouTube in Italy due to a copyright strike — local TV channel sent a copyright strike to every YouTube video for using the trailer it used for its own broadcast

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Tom's Hardware · 04/06/2026 06:13 EDT

YouTube's AI moderator acted on an errant DMCA takedown, affecting nearly every video that contained clips of the DLSS 5 trailer, including Nvidia's own YouTube video. Read more ›

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AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 listed around $1,000 at several retailers across Canada and the UK — New flagship dual-cache CPU might demand a hefty premium

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Tom's Hardware · 04/05/2026 13:15 EDT

Listings for the 9950X3D2 have started to pop up at many different vendors, with some even listing preliminary prices. We found the CPU going for roughly $1,000 at two Canadian retailers, and just a smidge below that at a UK-based website. For context, the standard 9950X3D with 3D V-Cache on only one CCD launched at $699. Read more ›

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UK confirms drone-killing DragonFire laser weapon for Royal Navy destroyers by 2027 —laser downs 400mph high‑speed drones, costs $13 per shot

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Tom's Hardware · 04/05/2026 12:14 EDT

The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the DragonFire high-energy laser weapon will be installed on Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers by 2027, five years ahead of the original schedule. Read more ›

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Get a 27" 1440p OLED monitor with a blazing-fast 240 Hz refresh rate for just $499 — LG's 27GS93QE-B is $400 off right now, features 1,300 nits of peak HDR brightness

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Tom's Hardware · 04/05/2026 11:17 EDT

The LG 27GS93QE-B is perfect for gaming, productivity, and media consumption, thanks to its versatile feature set. It's a 27-inch 1440p OLED monitor with an MLA+ panel so it's really bright at 1,300 nits (peak) and it has a 240 Hz refresh rate with support for both G-Sync and FreeSync, so it's really smooth, too. Read more ›

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Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center

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Tom's Hardware · 04/05/2026 11:02 EDT

IRGC spokesperson threatens the “complete and utter annihilation” of U.S. and Israeli facilities. Singles out the $30bn Stargate AI data center. Read more ›

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