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Arrest and extradition of Scattered Spider hacker shines light on how Windows telemetry GDIDs can identify and track users — Microsoft device identifier is just one digital fingerprint in a software world rife with them

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Tom's Hardware · 07/08/2026 06:30 EDT

While the use of Windows' GDID to catch Scattered Spider hacking group member Peter Stokes is unusual, that device identifier is only one bit of telemetry that can be used to fingerprint a user across the wider Internet these days. Read more ›

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Space Force gets first mobile high-powered electromagnetic beam weapon to cripple enemy satellites — plans to deploy 32 ‘Meadowlands’ units to detect, deny, disrupt, and degrade hostile space assets

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Tom's Hardware · 07/08/2026 06:00 EDT

Space Force has announced that the first high-energy 'Meadowlands' electronic warfare system has been delivered for operational duty. Read more ›

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Unannounced Nvidia RTX 50 Super GPUs appear in Seasonic PSU calculator — unreleased graphics cards shown with 10-17% higher TGP over original models

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 17:34 EDT

Total graphics power figures for Nvidia's unanounced, unreleased RTX 50 Super-series graphics cards have appeared in Seasonic's PSU capacity calculator, revealing potentially higher TGPs of those products. Read more ›

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South Korea's $880 billion chip and AI plan faces big power and water challenges — a single megacluster requires a quarter of Seoul's total power demand

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 13:27 EDT

The ₩1,350 trillion total combines a $520 billion semiconductor program with AI data center and robotics spending, mostly made up of corporate capex. Read more ›

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Chinese memory and storage firm expected to post more than 60,000% jump in profits due to exploding demand — Lexar owner Longsys forecasts nearly $1.5 billion profit for 1H26 compared to $2.1 million last year

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 12:13 EDT

Chinese memory and storage manufacturer Longsys expects to post a massive increase in profits due to the AI-driven chip shortage. Read more ›

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Save nearly $2,000 on this RTX 5090 OLED gaming laptop right now — massive discount on powerhouse 16-inch Lenovo rig with 240Hz refresh rate, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, and a 24-core Intel CPU, all for $3,199

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 10:52 EDT

Grab this Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gaming laptop with an RTX 5090 for just $3,199 right now at B&H Photo, saving you $1,800. Read more ›

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AVX-512 support is reportedly returning with Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs — Latest Linux kernel patches reveal P-cores and E-cores will gain native 512-bit execution

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 10:47 EDT

It looks like Intel is adding back AVX-512 support to its client CPUs starting from the upcoming Nova Lake desktop lineup. Previously, we expected to see AVX-256 debut on a consumer family, allowing E-cores to execute 256-bit code, but now it seems that even the E-cores will gain native 512-bit registers. Read more ›

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Companies are now using automatic Windows installers to display Adware through the Microsoft Store when you install new hardware — customer immediately gets McAfee ads on their PC after connecting new LG monitor; here's how to block the new ads

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 10:46 EDT

LG monitors apparently auto-install an app on your PC when you first connect them, all thanks to the Microsoft Store. Read more ›

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PlayStation disc petition approaches 200,000 signatures as backlash grows over Sony's decision to stop producing new physical media — firm still plans to produce optical media for existing titles, but new games will be digital only

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 10:38 EDT

A Change.org petition urging Sony to keep making physical PlayStation games has passed 172,000 signatures. Read more ›

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Steam Machines with the ‘Red Line of Death’ get a simple, official cure: Clear the CMOS — clearing the CMOS can revive flat(red)-lining cubes

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 08:55 EDT

Valve’s official account on Reddit has responded to RLOD victims with simple step-by-step instructions to get any affected Steam Machine up and running again. Read more ›

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UK gives data centers option to apply for 'national importance' status that overrides local regulations, cuts timeline by a year — eligible projects to bypass local councils, save more than a billion dollars in NIMBY fights

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 08:34 EDT

The British government ruled that nationally significant infrastructure projects, which include data centers, can bypass local council approvals. This move is expected to speed up developments by up to a year and save more than a billion dollars. Read more ›

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Snag 32GB of DDR5 memory, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, and Gigabyte X870E motherboard for $233 off — deal includes 'free' AIO in a four-item combo from Newegg

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 08:01 EDT

Missed Prime Day? You can still soften the blow of buying PC parts with this three-item AM5 Newegg combo - 32GB of DDR5, 9800X3D, Gigabyte X870E motherboard, and a free AIO to take the sting out of buying Read more ›

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Hands-on with Corsair's 2800X RS-R ARGB Micro-ATX PC Case – smaller footprint, roomy internals, includes three fans

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 08:00 EDT

Corsair’s 2800X RS-R ARGB brings a compact MicroATX design with room for full-size hardware, strong cooling support, and three pre-installed ARGB fans. Priced under $90, it offers solid value for a small-form-factor chassis. Read more ›

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Dev ports Linux to Atari's notorious Jaguar console from 1993 — the first 64-bit console features 2MB of RAM, 13.3 MHz CPU, and Tom and Jerry co-processors; the Jag was notoriously difficult to program and flopped

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 07:53 EDT

A developer has ported Linux to the Atari Jaguar console. To succeed at the task, they had to overcome severe memory limits, the lack of an MMU, and face off against a handful of unusual hardware quirks. Read more ›

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Record-low price on this 10-port PoE+ switch with gigabit speeds and up to 60W of power, save 24% — $38 for Ugreen switch that unlocks an extra eight power-delivery ports for cameras and Wi-Fi extenders

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 07:39 EDT

This Ugreen 10-port unmanaged Ethernet switch is on sale for just $37.97 right now, delivering eight PoE+ ports for up to 60W of power delivery for cameras and WiFi extenders, along with two extra ports for Gigabit uplink to your existing network. Read more ›

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Kioxia and Sandisk sample world's densest 3D NAND — new 332-Layer beats Samsung’s 400-Layer NAND

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 07:10 EDT

Kioxia, Sandisk begin to sample BiCS10 3D NAND: 332 active layers and over 29 Gb/mm2 areal capacity. Read more ›

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Unix copyright code infringement lawsuit is back from the dead — IBM still under fire from Xinuos about 2003-era bytes

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 06:45 EDT

Unix copyright code infringement back from the dead — IBM is still under fire from Xinuos about 2003-era bytes, with a hearing as recent as June 22. Read more ›

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Modder builds 8,192-core GPU at home out of RISC-V microcontrollers — full "graphics card" draws over 2,000 watts of power, requires a 3D printer to program

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 06:20 EDT

Well-known engineer Matthias Balwierz (aka Bitluni) designed and created an 8,192-core RISC-V GPU at home. Read more ›

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Intel patent reveals new XBM memory architecture that ditches HBM's costly silicon interposer — backend-transistor DRAM stack uses UCIe links and built-in repair to ease AI's memory bottleneck

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 06:00 EDT

Intel’s XBM patent proposes an HBM alternative that uses backend-transistor DRAM, UCIe chiplet links, and repair logic to reduce packaging costs and complexity. Read more ›

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Samsung chip division's single-year profits beat its past 40 years of profits, combined — Samsung passes Nvidia to become most profitable company in the world

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Tom's Hardware · 07/07/2026 05:30 EDT

Brokerage consensus puts Samsung's full-year 2026 operating profit near 300 trillion won. Read more ›

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