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This Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock is the Swiss Army knife of all docks for $399 — 500W GaN power supply, M.2 slot, 5G Ethernet networking, LCD screen, and wireless charger all in one

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 15:16 EDT

Humbird 3, an 11-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock, has 177 Kickstarter backers, raising over $63,000. Read more ›

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Michigan township sued by AI data center builder and disgruntled residents over opposition to the site — mounting concerns about rising power bills and water usage fuel growing skepticism

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 12:59 EDT

Saline Township, MI, joins other cities in pushing back against AI data centers Read more ›

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OpenAI and Broadcom to co-develop 10GW of custom AI chips in yet another blockbuster AI partnership — deployments start in 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 11:03 EDT

OpenAI has signed a multi-year deal with Broadcom to co-develop and deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI accelerators and rack systems. Read more ›

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Next-gen MRAM breakthrough, using a Tungsten layer, can flip bits at SRAM-rivalling speeds with very low power — researchers claim true next-gen breakthrough

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 09:55 EDT

The major challenge that hampered the development and adoption of SOT-MRAM is now in the rearview mirror. Read more ›

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RTX 5070 Ti with catastrophic damage brought back to life by RX 580 — AMD VMR graft resurrects card with a huge hole burned into its PCB

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 09:45 EDT

In Brazil, a dead RTX 5070 Ti fell victim to a lightning surge so abhorrent, it burned a hole through the PCB. Thankfully, it was saved by a donor RX 580 by carefully siphoning power from its VRMs to resuscitate the Nvidia GPU. The repair job is temporary at best, but the technicians behind it tease refinement to make the Frankenstein GPU eventually benchmark. Read more ›

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Go big with a 28TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro, now just $479 in Newegg's limited sale — bargain storage priced at just $17 per TB

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 08:56 EDT

Seagate's enterprise-grade Ironwolf Pro is on sale for $17 per terabyte for this 28TB HDD Read more ›

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Asus ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi Motherboard review: Dual PCIe 5.0 M.2 meets B850 Mini-ITX

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 08:00 EDT

One of the only Mini-ITX boards with 2x PCIe 5.0 M.2, Asus offers a well-equipped, good-performing motherboard, but you will pay more for the privilege. Read more ›

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Dutch government seizes local chipmaker from its Chinese owner — Nexperia parent company Wingtech preps response to 'exceptional' steps taken to safeguard 'crucial technological knowledge'

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 10/13/2025 07:26 EDT

The Dutch government has taken control of the Chinese-owned Nexperia, an automotive and consumer chip production company, for national security reasons. It's claiming that to prevent key technologies from leaving European and Dutch soil, it needs to put hard blocks in place. Read more ›

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China probes Qualcomm with antitrust investigation in the latest asymmetric trade negotiation salvo — Autotalks acquisition risks fouling anti-monopoly laws

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 06:51 EDT

Chinese regulators are investigating Qualcomm over a months-old deal to purchase connected car chip firm Autotalks, in a move that could be just the latest aggressive action from China as part of ongoing high-tech trade negotiations. Read more ›

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Microsoft breaks Media Creation Tool on the eve of Windows 10 end-of-life — company confirms Windows 11 upgrade tool 'might not work as expected', outlines alternatives

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 06:43 EDT

The latest version of the Windows Media Creation Tool 'might close unexpectedly, displaying no error message' admits Microsoft. Read more ›

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Inside the AI accelerator arms race: AMD, Nvidia, and hyperscalers commit to annual releases through the decade

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 06:00 EDT

The AI hardware industry is shifting to an annual release cycle as AMD, Nvidia, and major hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, and Meta accelerate development of specialized accelerators for AI workloads through 2028. Read more ›

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TP-Link confirms successful Wi-Fi 8 trials — next-gen wireless standard to usher in advances in reliability and latency

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Tom's Hardware · 10/13/2025 00:00 EDT

Wi-Fi 8 is just around the corner to further drive performance, reliability, and overall network stability Read more ›

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Applied Materials preps for 'Angstrom Era' in chipmaking — spearheaded by its new Kinex, Xtera, and PROVision 10 systems

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 12:10 EDT

Applied Materials has introduced three new chipmaking systems that are set to mark the beginning of the 'angstrom' and 3D chiplent integration era in chipmaking. Read more ›

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Flashforge AD5X review: An affordable option for fast color 3D printing

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 11:36 EDT

Flashforge joins the color Core XY party with an affordable AD5X. Read more ›

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Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT drops to $729 —The best all-around graphics card for enthusiasts from AMD's best partner is at an all-time low on Amazon

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 11:04 EDT

AMD's RX 9070 XT is our top choice for a GPU in 2025, and arguably its best variant, the Sapphire Nitro+ has just hit its all time-low price on Amazon. For $729, you get performance similar to the RTX 5070 Ti — even somewhat in ray tracing — while staying cool and enjoying creature comforts like a magnetic backplate and RGB header Read more ›

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Steve Jobs unveiled the NeXT Computer on this day in 1988 — 'The Cube' would be used to develop the WWW, Doom, and Quake

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 10:30 EDT

The Cube from NeXT, which was used to develop the WWW and Doom, was unveiled on October 12, 1988. Read more ›

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China says it is 'not afraid' of a trade war, in response to US 100% tariffs threat

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 10:09 EDT

China said that it's ready to face Trump's 100% tariffs. Read more ›

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Researchers achieve breakthrough integration of 2D materials on standard silicon chips

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 09:36 EDT

Researchers at Fudan University have created a working memory chip just a few atoms thick, and the first to integrate 2D materials with standard silicon circuits. Read more ›

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Taiwan says its chip fabs are safe from China’s rare-earth crackdown

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 08:40 EDT

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs says the island’s chip sector will see 'no significant impact' from China’s newly expanded rare-earth export controls. Read more ›

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Apple doubles security bounty to $2 million, with bonuses potentially increasing rewards to $5 million.

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 08:20 EDT

Apple has announced that it will double its bug bounty cap to $2 million. Read more ›

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