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Level up your gaming setup with this Core Ultra 5 250K Plus bundle for $299 — save $60 with ASRock's rock-solid B860 motherboard

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 14:22 EDT

Newegg puts up a new Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and ASRock B860 Rock WiFi 7 bundle for grabs at $299. Read more ›

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Report claims Arm chips will power 90% of AI servers based on custom processors in 2029 — x86 and RISC-V on the outside looking in

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 13:36 EDT

As hyperscalers seek efficiency and control from custom CPUs they build in house, they adopt Arm and 90% of servers running custom silicon will use the Arm ISA in 2029. Read more ›

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Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 12:53 EDT

Via LA, the patent pool administrator for H.264/AVC, restructured its streaming license fees earlier this year, replacing a flat $100,000 annual cap with a tiered system. Read more ›

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Newegg shaves $240 off this well-equipped RTX 5070, 7800X3D gaming PC — at $1,929, this CyberpowerPC is at least $100 less than the current cost of its components

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 11:56 EDT

If you’re looking for a deal on a gaming PC, it tends to be cheaper these days to buy a prebuilt, and this deal from Newegg delivers a powerful RTX 5070 / 7800X3D for significantly less than it would cost to build the system yourself. Read more ›

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Half of planned US data center builds have been delayed or canceled, growth limited by shortages of power infrastructure and parts from China — the AI build-out flips the breakers

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 11:09 EDT

As cloud giants plan to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure this year, the availability of power infrastructure components has become a significant obstacle to deploying AI data centers. Read more ›

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Researchers build Wi-Fi chip that can operate inside a nuclear reactor — receiver uses special materials and design to withstand high doses of radiation for at least six months

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 11:07 EDT

This hardened Wi-Fi receiver is designed to work for at least six months in some of the most radioactive spaces on earth. Read more ›

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Save $240 on Intel's Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with 32GB of DDR5-6000 and Z890 motherboard — get Intel's newest, fastest gaming CPU in a bundle that's 23% off

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 11:00 EDT

Score Intel's latest Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with a Z890 motherboard and 32GB of DDR5-6000 memory for $240 off with this bundle. Read more ›

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America’s AI chip rules keep changing — and the rest of the world is paying the price

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 10:47 EDT

We interview experts, including Chris McGuire, senior fellow for China and emerging technologies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and former senior director in the U.S. National Security Council on the Trump Administration's shifting stance toward AI accelerator export control rules. Read more ›

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Anycubic Photon P1 Review: Dual Color/Dual Material, Tech Loaded

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 10:05 EDT

Anycubic’s latest resin printer, the Photon P1, is packed with new tech for all your resin printing needs, like a heated vat and Wave Release technology. Read more ›

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Memory will consume 30% of hyperscaler data center spending this year, a 4X increase over 2023 — Nvidia gets preferential supply terms well below standard market rates, says analyst firm

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 09:58 EDT

SemiAnalysis estimates on Thursday that memory will account for roughly 30% of total hyperscaler capex in calendar year 2026. Read more ›

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Here’s what the FCC ban on foreign-manufactured routers actually means for consumers

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 09:35 EDT

Router manufacturers will now need to jump through some restrictive hoops to sell products in the U.S. Read more ›

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Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use — firm pushing AI hard to consumers tells users not to rely on it for important advice

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 08:23 EDT

Microsoft Copilot's terms of service explicitly say that it's "for entertainment purposes only," but its marketing says otherwise. Read more ›

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Asus ZenWiFi BD5 Outdoor Wi-Fi 7 extender review: Great outdoor wireless performance, as long as you use an Ethernet backhaul

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 08:00 EDT

The ZenWiFi BD5 Outdoor shines with a wired backhaul, but is hit or miss with a wireless backhaul. Read more ›

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TSMC reportedly plans to build 12 fabs, four packaging facilities in Arizona — plan purportedly part of Taiwan's agreed $500 million investment in the US

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 07:55 EDT

New rumor indicates that TSMC is looking forward to expand its presence in the U.S. to 12 fabs and four packaging facilities. Read more ›

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Modder creates hybrid PlayStation, combining the guts of two original PS1 consoles into one custom PCB — system features native microSD card & HDMI support

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 07:00 EDT

A console modder has created a custom PCB featuring components from the original PS1 and PS One motherboards. The PCB also integrated an XStation to add native microSD card support and an HDMI modkit to enable 1080p HDMI out to modern displays. The entire motherboard consumes less than 2 watts and runs at just 3V. Read more ›

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Crypto platform Drift suffers from hack suspected to total $270 million — firm goes into damage control mode, suspends deposits and withdrawals

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 06:50 EDT

Drift Protocol says that the platform is currently under attack from hackers, with multiple sources estimating that it lost somewhere between $130 million and $270 million in assets. Read more ›

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Supermicro co-founder pleads not guilty to smuggling billions of dollars of Nvidia servers to China — suspected smuggler released on $5 million bond

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 06:47 EDT

Super Micro Computer co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court. Read more ›

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Iran claims it has hit Oracle data center in Dubai, Amazon data center in Bahrain — country has threatened to attack Nvidia, Intel, and others, too

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 06:26 EDT

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it had hit a data center linked to Oracle in Dubai as part of its war against the U.S. and U.S. technology companies in the region. Read more ›

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The largest programming community on Reddit just banned all content related to AI LLMs — r/programming is prioritizing only high-quality discussions about AI

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 06:20 EDT

The r/programming subreddit has banned all discussions related to LLMs to foster a more thoughtful community that focuses on high-quality discourse around AI. Posts on AI are still allowed, but only if they're technical and contribute meaningfully instead of promoting things like vibe coding. LLM-generated content is also strictly no-go. Read more ›

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Asus $1,299 OLED gaming monitors are arriving with cracked panels for many buyers — cut-down packaging with no protection for the panel gets the blame

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 06:00 EDT

Multiple users report that the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM Gen3 (PG32UCDM3) gaming monitors are damaged in transit due to poor packaging. Read more ›

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