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China-made CXMT memory now supports faster speeds on MSI's AMD motherboards — new BIOS adds DDR5-8200 validation on dual-DIMM, DDR5-7200 on quad-DIMM models

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 12:20 EDT

MSI has officially validated region-bound Chinese RAM using CXMT modules to run at up to 8,200 MT/s on its AM5 motherboards. Models with two RAM slots can handle these high frequencies a bit better than four-DIMM variants. Read more ›

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Microsoft 'resets' Xbox by cutting 3,200 jobs this year, divesting five game studios — firm cites 'margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses'

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 11:39 EDT

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced that Microsoft's gaming division will cut 3,200 jobs throughout FY27 and is spinning out studios but not canceling any games. Read more ›

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Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free 'Open Printer' inkjet still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed, nine months after it first appeared

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 11:30 EDT

Open Tools, a Paris-based startup, has announced that its Open Printer has been nominated for two French Design Awards. Read more ›

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AMD Ryzen AI Halo review: AMD builds a DGX Spark of its own

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 11:00 EDT

The Ryzen AI Halo is a turn-key AMD local AI box that’s backed up with first-party software support, handy utilities, and plenty of documentation for local AI explorers. But the performance and application compatibility of the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (aka Strix Halo) SoC still trails Nvidia’s GB10, and it’s pricey for what it offers. Read more ›

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You can now use your Sony headphones as a free real-time head tracker for race and flight simulators on PC, several hundred games already supported — enthusiast creates open-source app that translates live sensor data into in-game camera controls

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 10:36 EDT

A new open-source app called Sony Head Tracker, developed by Nicholas Slattery, reads raw sensor data from Sony headphones and earbuds and converts them into something OpenTrack can understand. From there, it can be used for head tracking in over 200 PC games. Read more ›

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Nvidia's Kyber rack for Rubin Ultra reportedly delayed to 2028, stopgap solution also axed due to customer pushback — Analyst firm SemiAnalysis says PCB midplane problems led to the delay

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 09:33 EDT

Nvidia reportedly won't ship its Kyber NVL144 rack until 2028, a delay of more than 12 months. Read more ›

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Nvidia and Intel tout homegrown American chip supply chain prowess as country bolsters local production, but gaps remain — crucial Blackwell packaging steps remain offshore as projects grow in scope and scale

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 08:51 EDT

America's AI supply chain now starts and ends in the U.S., while its most valuable middle steps remain entirely offshore until at least 2028. Read more ›

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Electric drone breaks world air speed record at 434 mph, designed for anti-aircraft interceptor roles — German firm convincingly smashed the official 409 mph record, hopes to get stamp of approval from Guinness soon

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 08:39 EDT

Quantum Systems Group reckons it has broken the flight speed record for an electric drone. During internal testing last month the Munich-based firm recorded its Apex Recordhunter drone hitting a top speed of 434 mph in straight and level flight. Read more ›

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China’s Huawei to enter South Korean AI chip market with new Atlas SuperPods, clusters pack 8,192 Ascend 950 accelerators per deployment — reportedly challenges Nvidia dominance with 'tripled inference performance' of H20 at one-quarter the cost

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 08:31 EDT

Huawei is reportedly preparing to enter South Korea's AI accelerator market with its Ascend 950 chips and Atlas 950 SuperPod, challenging Nvidia through aggressive pricing, amid a broader push to expand its AI ecosystem beyond China Read more ›

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Score a massive $1,050 saving on this RTX 5090 gaming PC that's just 16% more than the GPU's standalone price right now — epic discount secures you a formidable 4K gaming rig with a 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5, and a 2TB SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 07:45 EDT

Save $1,050 on this epic ABS Kaze II Ruby gaming PC, fitted with a 9800X3D, RTX 5090, 32GB DDR5, and 2TB SSD for just $4,749.05 for a limited time only. Read more ›

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Steam Machine interview full transcript: Valve engineers discuss $1,049 pricing, compact design, component shortages, and Windows support

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 07:32 EDT

Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais and Yazan Aldehayyat talked to Tom's Hardware about the Steam Machine, it's pricing, engineering, and even Windows support. Read more ›

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Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft's 'world's most powerful AI data center' due to data center noise — plaintiffs also mention construction noise and extreme light pollution from $7.3 billion facility

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 07:00 EDT

Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft due to data center noise — plaintiffs also mention construction noise and extreme light pollution Read more ›

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Bigme introduces a color e-ink monitor that could reportedly hit 60 FPS — 25.3-inch display will come with a 3200 x 1800 resolution and support for 4096 colors

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2026 06:00 EDT

This is the first e-ink monitor that can hit 60 FPS, making it useful in more tasks outside of just reading. While you likely won't be able to play fast-paced games on this display, it should still make other everyday tasks on it easier while reducing eye strain. Read more ›

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Get an RTX 3060 with 12 GB of VRAM for just $329.99 at Newegg — MSI Ventus 2X OC model back in stock with free shipping

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2026 15:08 EDT

Get an RTX 3060 with 12 GB of VRAM for just $329.99 at Newegg — MSI Ventus 2X OC model back in stock with free shipping Read more ›

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SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2026 12:00 EDT

SpaceX retired 260 Starlink satellites in six months, with hundreds more to follow, as debate grows over the atmospheric impact of satellite burn-ups. Read more ›

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RAMpocalyse pricing prompts maker to construct his own memory using ancient Apollo-era tech — USB drive resurrects hand-threaded magnetic core memory using salvaged Russian computer parts

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2026 11:50 EDT

DIYer shows how they made a handsome magnetic core memory USB drive using home CNC and 3D printing equipment. However, it isn't a homebrew answer to the AI-induced memory crisis with only 64 bits of data capacity Read more ›

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Germany's massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after €1.5 million funding dries up — world's largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2026 11:37 EDT

A German effort to assemble the world's largest publicly accessible video game archive is being wound down after roughly €1.5 million in public funding expired. Read more ›

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Reviewer tests 'RTX 4080M' desktop graphics card powered by salvaged laptop silicon — performs worse than slightly more expensive RX 9070 GRE but draws only 100W in games

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2026 10:46 EDT

Turns out, a modded RTX 4080M desktop GPU performs worse than similarly-priced official options. It currently costs roughly $400 in China and compared to the RX 9070 GRE, this custom card loses in every game tested except PUBG. Read more ›

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Hannah Montana Linux gets modern remaster after nearly two decades — ‘Sweet niblets,’ new v26 is built on Debian with a re-skin of KDE Plasma

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2026 10:23 EDT

Say whaaaat? Hannah Montana Linux is back. Basically abandonware since 2009, the distro has returned with a modern kernel and about 18 years worth of patches. Read more ›

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US Navy testing 3D printed fighter jet parts for quick repairs — composite parts printed at forward-deployed 3D printers to be flight tested on operational F/A-18 Super Hornets

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2026 10:11 EDT

The US Navy is experimenting with 3D-printed patches for composite parts, allowing forward bases to repair F/A-18 Super Hornets without waiting for replacement parts coming from the tail end of a logistics supply chain thousands of miles long. Read more ›

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