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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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OpenAI's Sam Altman had secret TSMC meeting over future chip supply, report claims — AI pioneer in Asia as South Korea confirms 20MW data center deal with ChatGPT maker

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 09:29 EDT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly held secretive meetings with TSMC and Foxconn in Taiwan as he looks to secure chip production for future facilities and his own internal chip design plans. Read more ›

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Qualcomm scores big win over Arm in contentious lawsuit — U.S. court rejects Arm’s lawsuit, confirms Qualcomm’s can use Oryon cores acquired via Nuvia

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 08:26 EDT

The ruling builds on Qualcomm’s 2024 trial win, rejecting Arm’s attempt to force destruction of Oryon CPU designs. Read more ›

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Intel affirms commitment to $28 billion Ohio project despite delays — company responds to U.S. Senator's hint of 'a charade or potential fraud'

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 07:46 EDT

Following life-changing investments from Nvidia, SoftBank, and the White House, Intel has just reiterated its commitment to the ambitious Ohio One project. The fabs, now expected to open their doors in 2030, were questioned by a U.S. Senator over concerns of fraud, but Intel remains confident. Read more ›

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Taiwan refuses to move half of U.S.-bound chip production to American shores — trade discussion to be focused on Section 232 investigation for preferential deal on semiconductors

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 07:25 EDT

The White House wants to move at least 50% of U.S.-bound chip production into the United States, but Taiwan says no. Read more ›

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DJI fervently rejects Chinese Military Company designation following court ruling — drone maker says it 'is not controlled by the government and has no ties to the military'

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Tom's Hardware · 10/01/2025 05:51 EDT

DJI has rejected a court ruling upholding its designation as a ''Chinese Military Company' by the DoD, and says that certain findings by the court affirm it does not have any military affiliaton. Read more ›

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Meta reportedly buying RISC-V AI GPU firm Rivos — acquisition to bolster dev team and possibly replace Nvidia internally

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 14:59 EDT

Meta is reportedly set to acquire startup Rivos, according to sources close to the matter. The startup specializes in RISC-V based GPUs for AI workloads, a perfect match for Meta's wishlist. Read more ›

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DeepSeek’s new AI model debuts with support for China-native chips and CANN, a replacement for Nvidia's CUDA — Chinese chipmakers Huawei, Cambricon, and Hygon get first-class support

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 13:50 EDT

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has released its latest large language model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, with first-day optimizations for Huawei’s Ascend hardware and CANN software stack. Read more ›

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AMD Fluid Motion Frames 3 spotted in the upcoming AMD Adrenalin driver branch — could lean on AI model used in FSR 4

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 13:02 EDT

Data mining has revealed that AMD is working on a third iteration of Fluid Motion Frames, according to developer notes discovered in the preview version of Adrenalin driver 25.20. AFMF 3 will likely incorporate the same ML model used in FSR 4. Read more ›

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$7.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency recovered from newly convicted 'Bitcoin Queen' — funds from fraudster thought to be the largest seizure to date

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 13:02 EDT

The Metropolitan Police announced a conviction against the so-called "Bitcoin Queen" from whom they seized approximately $7.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency. Read more ›

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Portable 1TB bamboo SSD is fast, but smells even better — an essential oil diffuser brings harmony to your workplace

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 13:00 EDT

Apacer launches the AS712 portable SSD, made from natural bamboo and reservoir silt and featuring an essential oil diffuser. Read more ›

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Early Prime Day deals kick off as Crucial's superfast 4TB T705 PCIe 5 SSD hits a new all-time low price of $320

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 12:16 EDT

Crucial's 4TB PCIe 5.0 T705 SSD hits an all-time low price ahead of Amazon's Prime Day sales. Read more ›

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Redditor quoted absurd $11,000 labor fee for $4,000 PC build — bemused customer questions $6,300 labour, $4,700 pre-project labor, and $4,000 cancellation fee

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 12:07 EDT

A Redditor received an eye-popping quote for a cute custom PC from a well-known boutique vendor. Read more ›

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New York firm faces China investigation over $17M advanced trading hardware smuggling — accused of installing customized processors and networking hardware at Shanghai Futures Exchange

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 12:03 EDT

Tower Research Capital is under fire by a Chinese regulator for using possibly-illicit hardware. Read more ›

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OpenAI might be building its own chip, but it’ll still be dependent on Nvidia — custom chip developed with Broadcom reportedly slips to Q3 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 11:40 EDT

OpenAI is widely understood to be developing a custom AI accelerator with Broadcom, part of a $10 billion partnership to design chips specifically for OpenAI’s internal workloads. Read more ›

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'Next-gen 3D printing' demonstrated by U.S. government scientists — multiplexing nozzle system touted as faster, lighter, and more precise for aerospace and marine industries

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 11:13 EDT

A 'next-generation 3D printing system' has been demonstrated by scientists from the ORNL. Read more ›

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Orange Pi AI Studio Pro mini-PC debuts with Huawei Ascend 310 and 352 TOPS of AI performance — also features up to 192GB of memory, but relies on a single USB-C port

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 11:05 EDT

Orange Pi’s AI Studio Pro mini-PC promises up to 352 TOPS of AI performance with up to 192GB of LPDDR4X 4266 memory. Read more ›

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Microsoft adds Grok 4 to Azure AI Foundry following cautious trials — Elon Musk's latest AI model is now available to deploy for "frontier‑level reasoning"

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 10:37 EDT

Grok 4, the latest AI model produced by Elon Musk's xAI, is now available for enterprise customers inside Azure AI Foundry. Microsoft has added Grok 4 to its library after a series of prior internal testing to make sure it doesn't go on tangents again. It has a 128K-token context window and focuses on STEM workloads over basic tasks. Read more ›

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Maingear debuts new premium desktop PCs — Apex Rush, Force models start at $6,259, with top-end model featuring hardline tubing and dual 420mm radiators

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 08:30 EDT

Maingear has today unveiled a couple of new desktop PCs, a new Apex Rush and a new Apex Force. Read more ›

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Amid Intel's deals, Intel Foundry Services remains notably absent — 18A and 14A are on the way, but success isn't guaranteed

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 08:21 EDT

It has been a busy few weeks for semiconductors, but among various announcements and rumors, IFS has remained conspicuously absent. Read more ›

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Wee Beastie crowdfunding project promises 4.75L fish tank SFF PC packing a 'desktop' RTX 4070 — $699 design features modded 12GB GPU mounted on a circuit board

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Tom's Hardware · 09/30/2025 07:52 EDT

Compact new 4.75-liter Mini PC packs a 'desktop' RTX 4070 with 12GB VRAM for improved gaming and AI. Read more ›

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