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Concerns grow after spate of social media posts showing SpaceX Starlink satellites burning in the sky — we are currently seeing a ‘couple of satellite re-entries a day,’ says respected astrophysicist

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 11:22 EDT

An astrophysicist interview underlines the growing risk of satellites, from the increasingly crowded skies, falling to Earth. Read more ›

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South Korean government learns the importance of backups the hard way after catastrophic fire — 858 terabytes of data goes up in magic smoke

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 11:07 EDT

858 TB of South Korean government data goes up in smoke, with no backups Read more ›

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AMD could beat Nvidia to launching AI GPUs on the cutting-edge 2nm node — Instinct MI450 is officially the first AMD GPU to launch with TSMC's finest tech

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 10:49 EDT

AMD is set to use TSMC's leading-edge N2 fabrication process for its next-generation CDNA 5-based Instinct MI450 accelerators, but Nvidia's Rubin may have an edge over these GPUs when it comes to brute force compute performance. Read more ›

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Intel's Xe3 graphics architecture breaks cover — Panther Lake's 12 Xe Core iGPU promises 50+% better performance than Lunar Lake

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 10:11 EDT

Intel's Xe3 graphics architecture arrives on Panther Lake CPUs, and Intel has used it to build its largest, highest-performance integrated GPU yet. Read more ›

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Intel takes the wraps off Panther Lake — first 18A client processor brings the best of Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake together in one package

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 09:00 EDT

Today, Intel is giving the world its first look at Panther Lake, its first family of laptop SoCs to incorporate cutting-edge 18A silicon. With Cougar Cove P-cores, Darkmont E-cores, and up to 12 Xe3 graphics cores, Panther Lake is poised to bring the efficiency of Lunar Lake and the scalability of Arrow Lake-H together in one family of chips. Read more ›

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Best Amazon Prime Day Tech Deals You Can Still Get Live Blog — Best Tech & PC Hardware Deals on GPUs, CPUs, SSDs, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 08:36 EDT

Here is live coverage of the best Amazon Prime Big Deals Day deals across tech, PC hardware, laptops, SSDs, peripherals, accessories, and more. Read more ›

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China expands rare-earth export controls, creating risks for PC component supply — Beijing tightens grip on materials for HDDs and more to protect national security

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 08:33 EDT

China has expanded its export controls on rare-earth elements, adding new items to a growing list of restricted materials and processing technologies. Read more ›

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Washington's ambition for a 50/50 semiconductor deal with Taiwan is missing a key component — lack of a mature homegrown supply chain could be the missing link

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 08:29 EDT

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's plan to split leading-edge chip production equally between America and Taiwan seeks greater self-sufficiency and security but lacks clarity, overlooks U.S. industry realities, and remains largely symbolic given global dependencies on Japan, Europe, and Korea for materials, tools, and memory. Read more ›

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Valve's next-gen 'Deckard' VR headset reportedly enters mass production, company allegedly plans to ship up to 600K units annually — upcoming 'Steam Frame' could launch before the end of the year

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 08:14 EDT

Steam's upcoming "Deckard" next-gen VR headset is said to have entered production, with 400,000-600,000 units planned to be shipped every year. Deckard, which may be officially named the Steam Frame, is poised to cost up to $1,200, and be released before the end of the year. Read more ›

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Legendary Microsoft developer reveals the true story behind the most famous product activation key of all time — infamous Windows XP 'FCKGW' licensing key was actually 'a disastrous leak'

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 10/09/2025 08:12 EDT

Legendary Windows dev confirms the infamous XP-era 'FCKGW' volume licensing key was just a leak, not a hack. Read more ›

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Bank of England, IMF, warn AI bubble risk has shades of 2000 dotcom crash — Goldman Sachs cautions we're not there 'yet'

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 07:51 EDT

Major banking institutions are starting to warn of an impending market correction for AI companies and their stock prices. Although not all agree when it'll happen, most suggest it is coming as the major industry players continue to invest in each other, driving up investments and share prices in turn. Read more ›

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U.S. finally grants Nvidia license to ship AI GPUs to UAE: 500,000 Blackwell GPUs coming to the Gulf region

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 07:37 EDT

The U.S. has approved tens of billions worth of Nvidia AI hardware exports to the UAE under a new bilateral agreement linking up to 500,000 GPU shipments per year with $1.4 trillion in Emirati investment, in the U.S. Read more ›

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Discord says only 70,000 government ID photos exposed in third-party service breach, denies 2.1 million figure — says it won't pay $3.5 million ransom and has cut communications with hackers, who are threatening to go public

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 06:56 EDT

Discord has hit back at claims its recent breach via a third-party service revealed government ID photos of over two million users. Instead, it claims only 70,000 were affected, but it's been clear that it will not be paying any blackmail demands, regardless. Read more ›

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AI adoption far outpaces that of the early Internet — report sheds light on worldwide AI penetration and usage patterns

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 06:00 EDT

A Financial Times report sheds light on worldwide AI penetration and usage patterns Read more ›

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Lucky PC builder snipes RTX 5090 for just $1,119 — humbles proud shopper who scored one for $1,399 just two days earlier

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 10/09/2025 05:41 EDT

Two Redditors compete online to see who bought the cheapest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card. Read more ›

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RISC-V set to announce 25% market penetration — open-standard ISA is ahead of schedule, securing fast-growing silicon footprint

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Tom's Hardware · 10/09/2025 05:28 EDT

RISC-V International will announce that silicon on the ISA has reached 25% market penetration later this month. This outpaces projections set just last year by other research groups like Omdia. Read more ›

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Anker’s 25,000 mAh Laptop Power Bank is $89 for Prime Day — this discounted portable charger includes two integrated USB-C cables and 165W max output

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Tom's Hardware · 10/08/2025 19:12 EDT

At $89.99, the Anker Laptop Power Bank is TSA-approved and ready to power all of your portable devices Read more ›

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3D Printer Sales Bonanza during Prime Day 2025 — these are the best deals we found at all five sales

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Tom's Hardware · 10/08/2025 16:33 EDT

There are some great 3D printer deals happening right now, and we've found the best and put them all into one page for you. Read more ›

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These are the best CPU cooler deals we found this Prime Day, up to 37% off — deals from Cooler Master, Thermalright, MSI, Corsair, and Thermaltake for every budget

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Tom's Hardware · 10/08/2025 15:28 EDT

As Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day comes to a close, there's still a chance to snag some awesome deals on CPU coolers. We have singled out options from across the board, highlighting the best offers at each price point. Thermalright's Grand Vision 360 is the stand-out deal at the moment, but you can't go wrong with any other option either. Read more ›

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Samsung's speedy 24-inch 180Hz gaming monitor hits historical all-time $109 low at nearly half price — Odyssey G3 G30D is $90 off on stellar sale for Prime Day

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Tom's Hardware · 10/08/2025 14:45 EDT

The Samsung Odyssey G3 G30D gaming monitor has lowered to $139 at Amazon — its lowest price to date. Read more ›

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