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$37 billion 'Stargate of China' project takes shape — country is converting farmland into data centers to centralize AI compute power

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 08:50 EDT

China is building its own Stargate in the Wuhu region, where an island is being converted from farmland into massive data centers for a bunch of companies. These servers are close to upper-class urban centers on purpose; they will speed up inference in these regions, while China works to link together remote data centers otherwise. Read more ›

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Prusa’s mobile slicer now works with competitors' 3D printers — new EasyPrint tool works with Bambu, Creality, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 08:04 EDT

A new Pursa mobile slicer update brings support for competitor 3D printers, including Bambu. Read more ›

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Rare wooden-cased Apple-1 computer blasts past auctioneer estimate — sells for almost half a million dollars

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 07:48 EDT

A very rare Apple-1 computer sold for a significant amount more money than auctioneer estimates, in Boston this weekend. Read more ›

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The future of DRAM: From DDR5 advancements to future ICs

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 07:38 EDT

DDR5 continues to evolve with higher speeds, larger capacities, and new technologies like CUDIMMs and MRDIMMs, solidifying its dominance through the decade as DDR6 remains years away. Read more ›

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Why packaging is a huge part of Nvidia's $5B Intel deal — Foveros could speed up market delivery

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 07:22 EDT

Nvidia’s newly announced $5 billion partnership with Intel hinges not on fab capacity, but advanced packaging. By tapping Intel’s Foveros and EMIB technologies, Nvidia can accelerate the rollout of next-gen AI SoCs. Read more ›

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Snag this 27-inch QHD Asus TUF gaming monitor for just $229 — the lowest price we've ever seen for it

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 13:40 EDT

The Asus TUF Gaming monitor (VG27AQM1A) is available at Amazon for one of its lowest prices ever—$229 instead of its usual $329. Read more ›

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Microsoft’s pivotal Windows NT 3.5 release made it a serious contender, 31 years ago today

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 12:11 EDT

We cast a glance back at Windows' forebears, as it was 31 years ago today that Windows NT 3.5 released to the public. Read more ›

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SoftBank beams 5G to phones from the sky in successful stratospheric test flight

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 11:55 EDT

SoftBank successfully delivered end-to-end 5G connectivity to standard smartphones using an airborne base station, in a live field trial conducted in June, above Hachijō Island, Japan. Read more ›

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Notorious software bug was killing people 40 years ago — at least three people died after radiation doses that were 100x too strong from the buggy Therac-25 radiation therapy machine

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 11:40 EDT

Often cited as the world’s first lethal software bug, at least three people died between 1985 and 1987, after receiving doses of radiation that were 100x too powerful. Read more ›

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Amazon sends a literal brick to a customer in lieu of the RTX 5080 they ordered — the latest cautionary tale in the line of 'commingling' inventory scams

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 11:20 EDT

A Redditor just showcased themselves receiving a brick instead of the PNY GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card they ordered. The brick came wrapped in an anti-static bag, which further suggests that it was possibly a return item that Amazon didn't check the contents of. As long as the weight matched, the bricked 5080 shipped... Read more ›

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Commodore 64 Ultimate eclipses 10,000 units sold milestone — rebooted firm gives huge thank you to fans

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 11:05 EDT

Commodore 64 Ultimate sales eclipse the 10,000 units sold milestone. Read more ›

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Radeon RX 9070 gains 25% performance in synthetic benchmarks using RX 9070 XT vBIOS

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 10:47 EDT

Flashing the XT BIOS breathes new life into the RX 9070, though stability isn’t guaranteed. Read more ›

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President Trump posts an AI-generated image of him trading Intel stock inside the White House — imaginary share was bought at $20 and sold at $30, reflective of real-world prices

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 10:15 EDT

An AI-generated image posted by President Trump depicts him buying Intel stock at $20 and selling it at $30 to make a considerable profit. These prices are mostly accurate, given that the real-life purchase occurred at $20.47 per share, and Intel stock reached over $30 just two days ago, although that rise can be attributed to the Nvidia deal instead. Read more ›

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PC second screen costs just $2.57 on AliExpress — but this sub-1-inch USB-connected display won’t be for everyone

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 10:00 EDT

Postage stamp sized second screen is cheap but of questionable value. Read more ›

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DreamScene is (spiritually) back in Windows 11, letting you use videos as your desktop background — Latest Insider build finally returns coveted feature

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 09:45 EDT

Microsoft is reviving a fan-favorite feature after decades of dormancy. DreamScene, a utility from the Vista days is making a spiritual comeback in the latest Windows 11 Insider build where you can now select any video to use as your desktop background. Read more ›

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Hackers attack Europe’s automatic flight check-in systems — flight delayed and cancelled after Collins cyberattack

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 09:30 EDT

An incident at Collins Aerospace shut down the cloud back-end for its cMUSE platform this weekend, crippling kiosks and forcing manual fallback at Heathrow, Berlin, and Brussels. Read more ›

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Repair wizard converts an RTX 4080 into 4080 Super using BGA magic — Donor board gets intense surgery for a reball upgrade like never before

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 09:08 EDT

Northwest Repair is back with another legendary fix, this time it's an RTX 4080 Super being transplanted onto an RTX 4080's body. The core and memory from an otherwisen dead 4080 Super was salvaged to be put onto a very similar-looking 4080 non-Super donor board. The task was far from simple, but Tony made it work by the end. Read more ›

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ComMarker Omni X review: a refined 5W UV laser cutter and engraver

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 09:00 EDT

ComMarker has launched its new Omni X, delivering several advantages over its predecessor, the Omni 1. Read more ›

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Iconic 80s Vectrex console reimagined for the modern day with OLED display, microSD, and wireless controllers — half-size Vectrex Mini could cost as little as $99 for early birds

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 08:43 EDT

The Vectrex has just time travelled from the 80s to today, reimagined with a modern twist. The Vectrix Mini is half the size of its original counterpart, features an OLED screen, wireless controllers, MicroSD Card slot, TV output and a modest price that may just make it the perfect retro gaming console. Read more ›

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AMD relaunches $40 dual-core Athlon 3000G CPU with new packaging and cooler — Zen refuses to retire even in 2025

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Tom's Hardware · 09/20/2025 19:45 EDT

AMD re-releases the Zen-based Athlon 3000G for the third time, this time overseas, with a price tag of around $40. Read more ›

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