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AMD B650 expansion cards hit retail starting at $199 — add four M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots and 11 USB ports to any PC with a PCIe slot

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Tom's Hardware · 06/06/2026 12:29 EDT

A couple of new add-in cards exemplify the trend of slapping AMD's Promontory 21 chipset onto a card for extra I/O expansion. Read more ›

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Microsoft's GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits because company 'ruined their life' — expert claims action is vindictive and promises further retaliation

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Tom's Hardware · 05/27/2026 06:00 EDT

Microsoft's GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits Read more ›

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IBM spins off America's first quantum chip foundry with $2 billion in federal and private funding — newly-minted 'Anderon' foundry to offer 300mm quantum wafer fab and manufacturing services

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 15:05 EDT

Headquartered in Albany, New York, Anderon will operate a 300mm quantum wafer fab and offer its manufacturing services to competing quantum hardware vendors. Read more ›

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Nvidia is finally ditching its iconic Control Panel after 20 years — new driver updates only ship in the Nvidia App

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 12:45 EDT

Nvidia has finally retired its 20-year-old control panel for GeForce GPUs. From now on, new GeForce drivers will only include the Nvidia App. Read more ›

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Samsung $400,000 worker bonuses near approval after clearing legal challenge — non-chip employees in line for just $4,000 launch last-minute bid to scupper deal with union

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 12:12 EDT

The Suwon District Court rejected the injunction filed by five employees from Samsung’s Device eXperience division. Read more ›

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Chinese AI experts in private firms now required to secure approval before international travel — Beijing enforces policy to secure top-tier talent, expands measures beyond government

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 12:09 EDT

The Chinese government has imposed travel restrictions on key AI experts, requiring them to secure an approval before they can leave the country. Beijing is reportedly doing this to secure talent, which it now considers as a strategic resource, as it competes with the U.S. to gain supremacy in artificial intelligence. Read more ›

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Acer is reportedly working on a 'Predator Atlas 8' handheld featuring Intel's Arc G3 chips — Panther Lake-based handhelds expected to be revealed at Computex 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 12:09 EDT

At Computex next month, Intel is expected to reveal a bunch of handhelds rocking its Arc G3 series of chips, and Acer is now rumored to be one of the manufacturers showing off its devices. New leaks say a "Predator Atlas 8" is in the works that, as the name suggests, will feature an 8-inch screen and might come in both the Arc G3 and G3 Extreme variants. Read more ›

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AMD leaves Linux FPGA users in the lurch with controversial Vivado licensing update — new tier model restricts future free versions to Windows

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 11:34 EDT

AMD has been accused of 'bait-and-switch' tactics following changes to the licensing of Vivado on Linux. Read more ›

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Intel’s new Bartlett Lake flagship loses fight to a four-year-old CPU — Core 9 273PQE has 50% more P-cores but can't surpass Core i9-13900K in games

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 11:14 EDT

German media outlet PC Games Hardware benchmarks the Core 9 273PQE and compares it to modern mainstream processors. Read more ›

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Tryx launches new liquid AIO cooler with holographic display — uses beam splitters to create a hologram-like display effect inside the pump block

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 10:44 EDT

The Holo 360 replaces conventional LCD layering with a floating hologram-like image effect. Read more ›

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3D printing enthusiast smashes 59-second 3DBenchy for new speed world record —Minuteman 3D printer with revamped bed motion system breaches minute mark

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 10:18 EDT

A 3D printing enthusiast broke the 3DBenchy speed record with a cute little boat model printed in 59 seconds. Read more ›

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Arctic Freezer 36-S Review: Small size, effective performance, low price

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 09:00 EDT

We tested Arctic’s entry-level Freezer 36-S with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D, and it did better than you might expect for a single-tower air cooler. Read more ›

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Save a massive $919 on this RTX 5080 gaming PC build with a QD-OLED 360Hz monitor, thanks to this Newegg combo deal — huge savings on this long list of parts for a 4K-ready build, including 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, 24-core CPU, case, peripherals, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 08:05 EDT

Grab all of the parts you'd need for an RTX 5080 gaming PC build in this Newegg combo for $3,189.99, saving you $919 on the parts compared to buying them separately. Read more ›

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SK hynix unveils 'iHBM' thermal architecture that cools AI memory at the source — integrated cooling elements inside HBM interface cut thermal resistance by 30%, target next-gen HBM5 accelerators and dense AI data centers

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 07:49 EDT

SK hynix has unveiled iHBM, a new thermal packaging architecture that embeds cooling elements directly into the HBM interface layer, reducing thermal resistance by 30% and helping future AI accelerators avoid performance-killing thermal throttling. Read more ›

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Act fast and score a $20 Amazon gift card with a Surfshark VPN subscription, making it only $47.23 for 27-months — deal ends June 2nd

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 07:34 EDT

Secure yourself online with a 27-month subscription from Surfshark. $67.23 sub drops to only $47.23 when you include a free $20 Amazon gift card with your purchase. Read more ›

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Uber chief warns no link yet between AI tokenmaxxing and shipping successful products — company pumps the brakes on all-out AI spending

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 07:15 EDT

Uber might be having a serious rethink about lavishing cash on AI services as management still can't draw a clear link between LLM use and beneficial results. Read more ›

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Angry TSMC employees considering strikes, unionization over employee bonuses, report claims — company reportedly considering 15% payout cut to fund capex despite record revenues fuelled by AI surge

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 06:57 EDT

TSMC responded by saying it expects employee profit-sharing bonuses to grow at a faster rate in 2026 than they did in 2025. Read more ›

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Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC — third-party OmniDrive firmware unlocks game rips from physical media on select players

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 06:40 EDT

Third-party firmware has unlocked the ability for Blu-ray players to rip physical game media for retro consoles, transforming the way game preservation and emulation will work for retro gaming enthusiasts. Read more ›

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AI shrinks zero-day exploit time from a year to a single day, heading toward one minute — Zero-Day Clock warns security window has collapsed

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 06:20 EDT

Zero-Day clock visualizes the effect of AI on software security and predicts that exploits will happen one minute after disclosure in 2027. Read more ›

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Survey reveals that 99% of CEOs now expect AI-driven layoffs — companies are racing to replace junior workers with AI, even as many executives remain uncertain about the returns on AI investments

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Tom's Hardware · 05/26/2026 06:00 EDT

A new Mercer report reveals that 99% of CEOs expect AI-driven layoffs within two years, with entry-level workers facing the biggest threat as companies slash junior roles despite many executives admitting AI investments still show weak or unproven returns. Read more ›

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Chinese GPU maker sells out over 30,000 gaming GPUs within 48 hours despite lukewarm benchmarks — LX 7G100 proves hype trumps performance

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Tom's Hardware · 05/25/2026 12:45 EDT

Lisuan Tech reports having sold out 30,,000 preorder LX 7G100 graphics cards with a second batch on June 18. Read more ›

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