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OpenAI's significant investments raise more questions than answers — CEO Sam Altman remains tight-lipped about how the company will deliver

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Tom's Hardware · 09/26/2025 11:02 EDT

OpenAI has promised hundreds of billions in investments. The only catch is, it doesn't have anything like that to hand. Indeed, all the investment funds it has received in its entire history wouldn't pay for a single year of its flagship deals. So where is the money going to come from? Read more ›

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Windows 10 extended support is now free, but only in Europe — Microsoft capitulates on controversial $30 ESU price tag which remains firmly in place for the U.S

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Tom's Hardware · 09/26/2025 10:42 EDT

Microsoft has confirmed that it is taking the $30 price tag off of its extended support upgrade program for the European Economic Area only. It also removes the alternative need to upload one's PC settings to the cloud, a requirement for free ESU support in the rest of the world. Read more ›

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Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X available for pre-order worldwide – U.S. pricing starts at $599 and $999 respectively

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Tom's Hardware · 09/26/2025 08:31 EDT

Pre-orders begin for Asus’ ROG Xbox Ally series, the first handhelds designed in partnership with Microsoft. Read more ›

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New U.S. gov't rule says chipmakers have to make one chip in the US for each chip imported from another country to avoid 100% tariffs — Trump admin allegedly preps new 1:1 chip export rule under new tariff plan

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Tom's Hardware · 09/26/2025 08:20 EDT

The Trump administration is drafting a policy that would require chipmakers to match U.S. production with customer imports or face steep tariffs, potentially up to 100%. Read more ›

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YouTuber's homebrew aim-assist exoskeleton grabs them second place in global Aimlabs leader board — 63% aim boost from AI-powered project

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Tom's Hardware · 09/26/2025 07:57 EDT

A YouTube gamer has constructed a homebrew aim-assist exoskeleton which tracks on-screen movement and adjusts his aim physically, helping to max out his score in Aimlabs' FPS training program. Read more ›

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Intel officially becomes a contract custom chip designer, Nvidia among lead customers — company veteran Srini Iyengar to spearhead new Central Engineering Group

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 09/26/2025 07:13 EDT

Intel has effectively entered the custom silicon market by appointing a dedicated executive to lead its bespoke CPU efforts and securing a major multi-year deal to design custom Xeon processors for Nvidia, marking a shift from semi-custom tweaks to full-fledged contract chip design. Read more ›

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Bots targeting the r/GamingLaptop's subreddit with blatant MSI advertising in posts — mods allege marketing bots are flooding the forums with MSI-promoting posts

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Tom's Hardware · 09/26/2025 06:34 EDT

The r/GamingLaptop subreddit is under attack from a coordinated strike involving spammers promoting MSI products exclusively to its members. Read more ›

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 review: a necessary update, not an exciting one

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Tom's Hardware · 09/26/2025 06:00 EDT

The GeForce RTX 5050 brings a much-needed performance boost to the low end of the graphics card market, but it faces intense competition at its $249 MSRP. Read more ›

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Elon Musk's Grok AI to be used by US government at a price of 42 cents per agency— Trump admin joining Meta, OpenAI in recent trend of AI govt contracts

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 16:26 EDT

The United States government has finalized a deal licensing the Grok 4 chatbot for use by federal government workers. This follows recent deals made with OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic, but raises eyebrows due to the previously fractured relationship between xAI boss Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Read more ›

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HighPoint enables GPUDirect storage with new adapter: — up to 64 GB/s from storage to GPU without CPU involvement

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 15:42 EDT

HighPoint launches the Rocket 7638D switch card that enables Nvidia GPUDirect connectivity between GPUs and NVMe storage by supporting peer-to-peer data transfers without CPU involvement. Read more ›

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ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally were previously listed at $850 and $550 — pricing and preorders expected today

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 14:15 EDT

Asus ROG Singapore has announced on its Instagram page that ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally preorders are "dropping soon!" Read more ›

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Every RTX 50 Series card hits MSRP or lower in Walmart blowout — GeForce week sees $100 off some cards

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 13:00 EDT

All of these RTX 50-series graphics cards are at or under MSRP in Walmart's Nvidia GeForce sale, with several all-time low deals to be had. Read more ›

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Micron teams up with TSMC to deliver HBM4E, targeted for 2027 — collaboration could enable further customization

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 12:26 EDT

Micron has confirmed it will partner with TSMC to manufacture the base logic die for its next-generation HBM4E memory, with production targeted for 2027. Read more ›

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite reference mini PC looks like a coaster — some designs are cooled by Frore AirJets

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 12:22 EDT

Qualcomm has just unveiled its new X2 lineup of mobile SoCs, but they seem to be ready for the desktop as well, with mini PC reference designs. There's a frisbee-like circular design and a square device that can dock into an all-in-one base; both are thin and cooled by Frore's AirJet systems. Read more ›

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CoreWeave deal with OpenAI now worth $22.4 billion — another $6.4 billion of AI data center capacity added

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 12:17 EDT

CoreWeave expands partnership to provide OpenAI with compute capacity. Read more ›

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SlimeMoldCrypt relies on gloopy living organism’s ever-changing network of tendrils for its dynamic, biological, encryption engine — inventor claims concept is resistant to decryption 'even by quantum machines'

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 09:04 EDT

A new device hopes to harden cryptography by leveraging icky-sounding organisms called slime molds. Read more ›

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Sony unveils first-ever wireless desktop speakers for PC gamers with planar magnetic drivers — sleek design features microphone and battery, also work with Mac and PS5

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 06:52 EDT

Sony took the wraps off its new Pulse Elevate wireless speakers during its State of Play event a few hours ago. Read more ›

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Intel reportedly raising prices on ever-popular Raptor Lake chips — 'outdated' CPUs to get over 10% price hike due to disinterest in AI processors

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 06:48 EDT

Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh processors are expected to become more expensive because of increasing demand, despite being one generation behind the company's latest chips. Read more ›

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Intel taps Apple for potential investment, says report — companies said to be discussing ways to work together more closely

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 05:21 EDT

Intel is reportedly in early talks with Apple about a potential investment and closer collaboration. Read more ›

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Raspberry Pi 500+ Review: RGB clicky keys and NVMe storage, but with a $200 price tag

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Tom's Hardware · 09/25/2025 03:00 EDT

Raspberry Pi has released an updated version of the Raspberry Pi 500 and this time the omitted NVMe storage is present, as is an RGB mechanical keyboard. Read more ›

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