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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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Save on your favorite tech over the 2026 Memorial Day weekend — grab deals on GPUs, gaming laptops, OLED monitors, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 17:07 EDT

Our favorite tech deals over the Memorial Day 2026 sales. PC components, Gaming PCs, Gaming Laptops, and Peripherals at discounted prices. Read more ›

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Class-action price-fixing lawsuit targets hard drive component makers as costs skyrocket — 13-year scheme allegedly drove up prices for major HDD brands

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 12:30 EDT

Class-action lawsuit filed against HDD suspension assembly makers Read more ›

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Chinese memory maker CXMT enters the mainstream consumer memory with Corsair Vengeance DDR5 kit — Chinese-made DRAM emerges as an antidote for crushing shortages

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 11:45 EDT

Is the answer to the RAM crisis Chinese-made DRAM that's much cheaper to source since those companies aren't tied up in AI data center contracts? It's too early to say yet, but when a manufacturer as big as Corsair starts using DDR5 modules from ChangXing Memory Technologies (CXMT), that notion gains a lot of merit. Read more ›

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The 15 Best Memorial Day deals on Dell and Alienware laptops, desktops, and monitors — save up to $900 on the latest tech

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 11:15 EDT

Save up to $900 on a Dell and Alienware PC for your gaming setup over the Memorial Day weekend. 15 big discounts on desktops, laptops, and monitors. Read more ›

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Meta data center allegedly muddies Georgia town's drinking water, investigation underway — EPA promises immediate investigation after congresswoman brings dirty jars of water to hearing

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 11:05 EDT

Morgan County residents are complaining about dirty water coming out of their faucets ever since Meta began constructing a data center near the area. Read more ›

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Save up to $300 on a new 3D printer right now, thanks to these Memorial Day deals — filament and resin 3DP deals from Bambu Lab, Elegoo, Creality, and more are perfect for beginners and pros

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 10:57 EDT

These are some of the top 3D printer deals available right now during this Memorial Day weekend. Read more ›

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After a year, Firefox finally stops crashing on Intel's Raptor Lake CPUs — Mozilla releases new version patch critical flaw on Intel 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 10:37 EDT

Mozilla spent more than a year investigating widespread browser crashes on Intel 13th-gen and 14th-gen systems. Read more ›

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Analyst says Nvidia poised to capture two-thirds of the x86 server CPU market from Intel and AMD with expected $20 billion in revenue — 'Nvidia is already on track'to deliver 4 million Vera CPUs in FY2027

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 10:30 EDT

Having become the main supplier of AI accelerators, Nvidia is now on track to outsell AMD and Intel with Vera CPUs and become a leading supplier of processors. Read more ›

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AI is starting to out-design chip engineers in narrow areas as LLMs accelerate software chip design tool development — "There is still a lot of human guidance" says Berkley researcher

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 09:51 EDT

We interview researchers and chip design experts to explore where and how AI is being used during the process, and what trials and tribulations come alongside the usage of the nascent technology in their workflows. Read more ›

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Acer Nitro 65 review: Solid gaming performance, but skimping on some features

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 09:00 EDT

The Nitro 65 excels in gaming, but it’s an AIO cooler away from being a truly excellent rig. Read more ›

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Best Buy shaves $700 off the amazing 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 — The ultimate gaming monitor for your setup with superfast 240Hz refresh rate

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 07:31 EDT

Build the ultimate gaming setup with this impressive 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 monitor. Save $700 of the cost of this screen in Best Buy's Memorial Day sale. Read more ›

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Save 30% on a 12-month Proton Unlimited sub to secure an all-in-one privacy suite for under $110 — big price drop on service that includes a no-logs VPN with servers across 145 countries, 500GB of cloud storage, encrypted mail, password manager, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 06:23 EDT

Grab a 30% saving on a 12 month subscription to Proton Unlimited for a limited time only. Read more ›

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Get RTX power for less at Lenovo’s epic Memorial Day gaming sale — save big on Legion gaming PCs and laptops

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 06:01 EDT

Discover a wide range of fantastic deals on Lenovo's gaming systems and laptops this Memorial Day! Don't miss out on these exciting savings. Read more ›

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Europol's Operation Saffron takes down First VPN service over ransomware attacks — 33 'bulletproof' servers spread across 27 countries seized

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 06:00 EDT

Europol's Operation Saffron takes down privacy-focused First VPN service Read more ›

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Save up to $350 on an iBuyPower gaming PC in this massive Memorial Day sale — use the coupon code to secure a high-spec pre-built rig or configure your own with AMD, Nvidia, and Intel parts

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Tom's Hardware · 05/22/2026 05:00 EDT

iBuyPower's Memorial Day sale on gaming PCs is here, with extra savings of up to $350 until May 26. Read more ›

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Open-source non-profit claims Bambu Lab violated license — move follows cease-and-desist demand on OrcaSlicer fork that restored cloud printing features without using Bambu Connect

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Tom's Hardware · 05/21/2026 12:53 EDT

The SFC says that including proprietary code alongside software under AGPLv3 breaks the open-source license, and that Bambu Lab has been doing this for years. Read more ›

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Nvidia's memory costs soar 485%, latest AI systems now cost $7.8 million to build — memory now comprises 25% of the total cost, Rubin GPUs a mere $50,000 apiece

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Tom's Hardware · 05/21/2026 11:41 EDT

As memory content per rack increases in Vera Rubin platform, it now accounts for nearly 25% of its cost. Read more ›

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EU forced to exempt banned Chinese chipmaker after auto industry warns of supply crisis — European car factories warn of imminent supply chain collapse

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Tom's Hardware · 05/21/2026 11:26 EDT

The European Commission is preparing to propose a temporary exemption for a Chinese semiconductor manufacturer from the EU's 20th Russia sanctions package. Read more ›

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Samsung reportedly set to distribute up to $26.6 billion to staff in AI-driven semiconductor bonuses after last-minute union deal — average payouts could approach $400,000 per chip employee

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Tom's Hardware · 05/21/2026 10:25 EDT

Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to distribute up to 40 trillion won ($26.6 billion) in semiconductor employee bonuses after reaching a last-minute labor agreement. The proposed deal ties payouts to AI-driven chip profits and could see average employee bonuses approach $400,000. Read more ›

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Taiwan raids 12 locations in its first formal crackdown on Nvidia AI chip smuggling — hunts three fugitives for document forgery, fraudulent declarations in Super Micro smuggling case

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Tom's Hardware · 05/21/2026 09:01 EDT

Getting banned Hopper or Blackwell chips into mainland data centers just became exponentially more fraught as Taiwan begins to crack down on smugglers. Read more ›

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