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Save $500 on this beastly gaming rig with an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, Ryzen 7800X3D, and 32GB of RAM — Skytech's desktop gaming PC now just $1,499

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Tom's Hardware · 06/13/2026 10:29 EDT

Looking for a solid gaming PC but tired of seeing exorbitant prices on every retailer's website? We've got you covered with this prebuilt, equipped with high-quality components ready for 1440p gaming and more, with a clear upgrade path once prices settle down. 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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Corsair Vanguard Pro 96 review: A 96-percent magnetic switch keyboard with a semi-customizable LCD screen

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 08:00 EDT

The Corsair Vanguard Pro 96 is a fun and impressive 96-percent mechanical keyboard. While at the time of review I was disappointed by the LCD screen’s lack of features at the time of review. Read more ›

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Porsche 911 Turbo S alloy wheel PC powers up with an ignition key — Nvidia Garage goes all-out for bespoke rig with modder JCustom

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 07:40 EDT

Nvidia partnered up with modder JCustom to build a gaming PC inside an HRE FF21 wheel, adorned in OEM Python Green color-matched to the recipient's Porsche 911 Turbo S. This bespoke rig has custom liquid-cooling, a floating motherboard design, and a personalized RTX 5080 — all controlled by an actual key fob. Read more ›

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New HydroHaptic technology could have you squeezing, pinching, and twisting a pliable mouse or joystick

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 07:20 EDT

Computer scientists have revealed an innovative, expressive, two-way input peripheral technology dubbed HydroHaptics. Read more ›

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AI datacenters in the US aren't 'running on coal' — but this dirty fuel has found favor for feeding demand spikes due to increased gas prices

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Tom's Hardware · 10/12/2025 07:01 EDT

AI datacenters are driving up U.S. power demand and boosting coal generation by nearly 20%, but while nuclear plants supply the steady output needed for long training runs, coal and renewables mainly serve to stabilize the grid and absorb the sharp, unpredictable power spikes from AI workloads. Read more ›

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Save $80 off this humongous, enterprise-class hard drive — WD Gold 14TB HDD can be yours for $240, that's just 1.7 cents per gigabyte

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Tom's Hardware · 10/11/2025 15:22 EDT

Western Digital is a reliable name in the storage market, known for solid performance at decent prices. The WD Gold 14TB HDD, therefore, is no different, and it's on clearance right now for just $240. Get your hands on enterprise-grade mass storage thanks to this discount code. Read more ›

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Cambridge University launches project to rescue data trapped on old floppy disks

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Tom's Hardware · 10/11/2025 14:05 EDT

On October 9, Cambridge University Library opened its doors to anyone with an old floppy disk and a question: What’s on here? Read more ›

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