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Nvidia RTX 3060 comeback in 2026 could alleviate soaring GPU prices and memory shortages — rumored RTX 5050 9GB abruptly shelved amid speculation

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 11:53 EDT

If relaunched at the right price, the RTX 3060 could re-enter the market as a viable option in a segment facing increasing cost pressures. Read more ›

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Intel Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65 GPUs bring 32GB of RAM to AI and pro apps — bigger Battlemage finally arrives, but it's not for gaming

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 11:02 EDT

Intel's Arc Pro B70 and B65 GPUs bring options for more raw compute, 32GB of RAM and multi-GPU scalability to the market for local AI explorers looking to run inference workloads for relatively low prices. Read more ›

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PC makers face shortages of Intel and AMD CPUs that stretch up to six months — lead time for orders jumps from just two weeks in the face of AI demand

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 11:00 EDT

Many PC manufacturers are facing challenges in acquiring inventory of Intel and AMD CPUs, saying that there is not enough supply to meet consumer demand. Read more ›

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Google's TurboQuant reduces AI LLM cache memory capacity requirements by at least six times — up to 8x performance boost on Nvidia H100 GPUs, compresses KV caches to 3 bits with no accuracy loss

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 09:14 EDT

In benchmarks on Nvidia H100 GPUs, 4-bit TurboQuant delivered up to an eight-times performance increase in computing attention logits compared to unquantized 32-bit keys. Read more ›

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Intel officially releases Xeon 600 chips, announces new vPro Panther Lake CPUs — ‘all-new’ vPro platform goes all-in on AI

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 09:00 EDT

Intel has officially released its Xeon 600 workstation CPUs, previously known as Granite Rapids-WS, as well as detailed new features coming to its vPro platform with new Panther Lake CPUs for businesses. Read more ›

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Seagate FireCuda 530R 2TB SSD Review: A stealthy workstation powerhouse

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 09:00 EDT

The Seagate FireCuda 530R is a specialized workstation SSD that prioritizes reliability and performance consistency. With high write endurance and bundled data recovery services, it provides extra peace of mind. Read more ›

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Start your AM5 build off right with an incredible deal on a Ryzen 9 9900X processor — get $185 off and walk away with the centerpiece of your new or upgraded PC for only $314.99, an all-time low

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 08:32 EDT

Check out this great deal on AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X for only $314.99 - an all time low. Build new, or upgrade your AM5 rig on the cheap with this limited time deal from Amazon's limited tome Spring Sale Read more ›

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Kentucky farm family rejects $26 million offer for 600 acres of land from unnamed AI data center suitor — declines 7x offer, wants to ‘Stay and hold and feed a nation’

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 08:28 EDT

A family in Northern Kentucky received a $26 million offer for half their land — a price that's worth more than 7 times the going rate for the area. But despite the massive price, they still refused, saying that they "fed a nation off of it." Read more ›

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Gigabyte MO27Q28G 27-inch 280 Hz OLED gaming monitor review: Bright, colorful, and quick

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 08:00 EDT

Gigabyte leverages Tandem OLED tech to bring a huge color gamut to its MO27Q28G. It’s a 27-inch QHD panel with 280 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR500 and enough speed to satisfy hardcore eSports competitors. Read more ›

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Grab this $8.98 TP-Link gigabit Ethernet switch for lag-free 4K streaming and gaming — save nearly 50% on silent unmanaged 5-port hub to instantly expand your LAN

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 07:52 EDT

A half-price discount is up for grabs on this TP-Link 5-port unmanaged Ethernet switch, down to only $8.98 in this limited-time Amazon deal, unlocking five extra ports for your network at a very low price. Read more ›

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The Super Micro AI accelerator smuggling scandal proves how cut-throat the global AI race has become — as global trade evolves, so does export control evasion

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 07:48 EDT

One of the co-founders of American server company Super Micro has been arrested and charged with smuggling AI chips to China in deals worth several billions of dollars. Several managers and contractors are also implicated, and one remains a fugitive at the time of writing. Read more ›

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Flipper Zero pen-testing tool gets an AI-powered companion app — natural language interface allows for faster, easier hacking

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 06:00 EDT

If controlling the notorious Flipper Zero pen-testing and hacking tool using its native interface is too difficult, a new AI-powered companion app for Android, called V3SP3R, is ready to help you make the most of it. Read more ›

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Russian ‘Starlink Rival’ established with 16 satellites launched, aims for 900 by 2035 — commercial operation to begin next year with 250 sputniks

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 06:00 EDT

Russia has began to deliver on its plans to establish a domestic state-funded rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink, dubbed Rassvet. Read more ›

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HP's new AI workstation can expand horizontally to add 15% more internal volume — alternate side panel also includes more active cooling.

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Tom's Hardware · 03/25/2026 06:00 EDT

HP's Z8 Fury G6i workstation has an alternate "max" side panel that makes the internal chassis 15% larger and adds more active cooling to the system. Read more ›

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Arm moves beyond IP with AGI CPU silicon — 136-core data center chip targets AI infrastructure with Meta as lead partner

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Tom's Hardware · 03/24/2026 18:22 EDT

Arm has announced its AGI CPU, an up-to 136-core data center processor that the company designed in-house and will sell as finished silicon. Read more ›

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Microsoft and Nvidia launch AI partnership to speed up nuclear power plant permitting and construction — simulation tools and generative models could hasten historically lengthy processes

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Tom's Hardware · 03/24/2026 17:41 EDT

Microsoft and Nvidia are joining forces to accelerate the construction of nuclear power plants for power-hungry AI data centers. The partnership combines generative AI, digital twin simulation, and Nvidia's Omniverse platform to streamline the nuclear lifecycle from permitting through operations. Read more ›

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AYANEO's upcoming Next 2 handheld gaming console shelved due to rising component prices — company stops preorders for the $1,999 Strix Halo device

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Tom's Hardware · 03/24/2026 13:56 EDT

Ayaneo has suspended sales of its next-gen premium gaming handheld as the procurement costs for storage have slipped out of control. When it was first announced, prices were already high, but following the CNY break, vendor quotes had shot up many times, making it unfeasible to build the device. It's a temporary suspension, however, and existing sales will be honored. Read more ›

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Nintendo reportedly plans to cut Switch 2 production by 33% after a lackluster holiday season — gaming giant slashes 2 million units from planned output

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Tom's Hardware · 03/24/2026 12:58 EDT

Nintendo is reportedly reducing the production of the Switch 2 by 33%, cutting output by 2 million units, due to lackluster sales during the holiday season of 2025. Read more ›

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SK hynix places record $8 billion order for ASML EUV lithography machines — should pay for up to 30 EUV machines over two years, serving HBM and advanced DRAM production

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Tom's Hardware · 03/24/2026 12:38 EDT

SK hynix disclosed in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it will purchase 11.9 trillion won ($7.9 billion) worth of EUV lithography equipment from ASML. Read more ›

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Tom's Hardware · 03/24/2026 12:17 EDT

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Huawei unveils new Atlas 350 AI accelerator with 1.56 PFLOPS of FP4 compute and up to 112GB of HBM — claims 2.8x more performance than Nvidia's H20

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Tom's Hardware · 03/24/2026 10:19 EDT

The Atlas 350 is using the Ascend 950PR chip, but it looks like a cut-down version with less compute. Translation overhead aside, previous reports and announcements have already revealed the full specs of this silicon, such as 128 GB of HBM and up to 2 PFLOPS of FP4 compute, but the Atlas 350 is being reported just a smidge below those numbers. Read more ›

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