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China’s Great Firewall suffers its biggest leak ever as 500GB of source code and docs spill online — censorship tool has been sold to three different countries

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Tom's Hardware · 09/13/2025 12:44 EDT

Chinese censorship suffered a significant breach on September 11, when researchers confirmed that more than 500GB of internal documents had been dumped online. Read more ›

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AI-driven search engine running inside a laundry room aims to rival Google, and you can try it yourself — programmer harnesses old server parts and AI to deliver quality results

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Tom's Hardware · 09/13/2025 12:17 EDT

Searcha Page and Seek Ninja are a one-person operation that utilizes AI to deliver relevant search results without relying on Google. Read more ›

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DNA ‘cassette tape’ research hints at petabyte-scale cartridges and multi-century lifespan on paper — petabytes-per-meter density possible, but today it writes at kilobytes per hour

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Tom's Hardware · 09/13/2025 11:30 EDT

Chinese researchers have developed a DNA cassette tape drive that theoretically offers petabytes of storage, but it fails in real-world tests. Read more ›

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Asus ZenScreen MB27ACF monitor review: A slick portable screen with solid gaming performance

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Tom's Hardware · 09/13/2025 10:00 EDT

Asus delivers solid performance and flexibility in its transportable ZenScreen MB27ADF. It sports an IPS panel with QHD resolution, 100 Hz, a folding stand and a desk mountable arm. It’s light and thin with quality sound and solid gaming performance. Read more ›

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Corsair lost a lawsuit over advertising overclocked memory speeds, and you could get paid — the settlement covers U.S. purchases between 2018 and 2025

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Tom's Hardware · 09/13/2025 09:50 EDT

The gap between memory speed marketing and JEDEC reality landed Corsair in a class-action lawsuit back in 2022—one that is currently accepting applications for payouts from the settlement. Read more ›

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Compact copper-encased 14.2-liter PC system weighs 47.4 pounds, doesn't need fans for cooling — passive ITX case is nearly twice as heavy as the aluminum shrouded version

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 09/13/2025 08:16 EDT

The Compact FanlessVC2300S DT ITX case will be sold in a limited-edition, completely copper version. Read more ›

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Redditor fishes a fully-functional Core i5-9400F and GTX 1660 PC gaming rig out of the trash

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Tom's Hardware · 09/13/2025 07:05 EDT

A Redditor enjoyed a big ‘W’ after fishing out a PC packing an Intel Core i5-9400F, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, and more Read more ›

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Nvidia may have ended RTX 50 Founders Edition GPU production — report suggests move is in preparation for 'Super' refresh

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 14:56 EDT

The majority of Founders Edition cards have vanished from GPU giant's web shop. Read more ›

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Export restrictions force Galax to build cutdown RTX 5090D V2 HoF — gaming performance is, fortunately, nearly identical to original 5090D HoF

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 14:33 EDT

A Chinese content creator has benchmarked Galax' latest RTX 5090D V2 Hall of Fame XOC graphics card. The new model provides virtually identical performance to the RTX 5090D despite having less memory bandwidth and memory capacity. Read more ›

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Nvidia steps back from DGX Cloud — stops trying to compete with AWS and Azure

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 14:09 EDT

Nvidia’s DGX Cloud, once positioned as a direct-to-enterprise AI cloud, has quietly taken a backseat in the company’s external strategy. Read more ›

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OpenAI and Microsoft reach an understanding over ongoing contract negotiations — but AGI clause remains an uncertainty

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 13:25 EDT

OpenAI and Microsoft has struck a memorandum of understanding on their ongoing contract negotiations, opening the door for OpenAI to begin corporate restructuring. Read more ›

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New DDR5 module features an OLED display you probably won't see after installation — shows off RAM's specs and vitals

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 13:16 EDT

V-Color unveils new XFinity+ DDR5 memory modules with built-in OLED display. Read more ›

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Legendary combat sim enthusiast builds frankly dangerous fighter jet rig — features three-axis motion seat, a cannon, afterburners, and a chaff launcher

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 11:53 EDT

A combat sim creator built an air combat sim gaming rig that moves with you and shoots guns, missiles, and chaff. Read more ›

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SK hynix completes development of HBM4 — 2,048-bit interface and 10 GT/s speeds promised

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 09:22 EDT

SK hynix has finalized development of its HBM4 memory stacks with a 2,048-bit interface and 10 GT/s speed, 25% above JEDEC specs. Read more ›

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Borderlands 4 on PC crushing even the most powerful rigs — RTX 5090 struggles in some scenarios, but day one patch solves plenty of issues

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 08:55 EDT

Borderlands 4 has arrived on PC to a chorus of criticism over performance and stuttering. Early reports from players described low frame rates and frequent crashes, even on high-end hardware. Read more ›

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Seagate's humongous 28TB HDD is a massive deal for a limited time at just $11.75 per TB — Desktop Expansion HDD on sale at Best Buy for $329

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 08:42 EDT

A massive 28TB backup solution for your desktop setup. Seagate's Expansion HDD is $329 in a limited-time Best Buy sale. Read more ›

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Amazon says bug caused select Echo Show devices to use tons of data — widgets caching large images caused gigabytes of internet usage

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 08:41 EDT

Amazon says that a bug in a widget on select Echo Show devices caused them to cache high-resolution images and use up a ton of data. Read more ›

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Nintendo Switch 2 mod adds over an hour of playtime with bigger 8,000mAh battery — unofficial replacement battery packs sell for as little as $40

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 08:17 EDT

Testing shows Cyberpunk 2077 running over an hour longer after the upgrade Read more ›

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Netgear Orbi 370 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router review: Dual-band Wi-Fi 7 hardware finally makes Orbi affordable

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 08:00 EDT

With a much lower price point compared to its Orbi siblings, the Orbi 370 looks to tackle the entry-level Wi-Fi 7 market. Read more ›

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The new frontier: Meet the power players cashing in on the AI gold rush

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Tom's Hardware · 09/12/2025 07:28 EDT

Many of the world's richest people are the founders and CEOs of the top tech firms cashing in on the big AI boom, with some particular standouts "earning" tens of billions of dollars in a single day. Read more ›

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