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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Faceoff

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Tom's Hardware · 09/09/2025 09:00 EDT

We put the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D through a six-round faceoff to determine the winner. Read more ›

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Intel ousts CEO of Products as part of the latest executive shake-up, ending 30-year career — company also establishes new custom chip design unit

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Tom's Hardware · 09/09/2025 08:09 EDT

Intel has ousted its CEO of Products, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, a 30-year veteran of the company, as part of a shakeup of executive structure. CEO, Lip-Bu Tan wants more people answering directly to him as he looks to steer the ship back towards profitability and relevance. Read more ›

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Corsair HX1500i (2025) ATX 3.1 power supply review

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Tom's Hardware · 09/09/2025 08:00 EDT

The Corsair HX1500i (2025) ATX 3.1 PSU offers premium power delivery with digital monitoring capabilities, outstanding performance, and impressive thermal design. Read more ›

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Alterego demoes ‘world’s first near-telepathic wearable' that enables 'typing at the speed of thought' other abilities — device said to enable silent communication with others, control devices hands-free, and restore speech for impaired

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Tom's Hardware · 09/09/2025 07:51 EDT

Watch a demonstration of what is claimed to be 'the world’s first near-telepathic wearable that enables people to communicate silently, seamlessly, and at the speed of thought' Read more ›

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AMD expands FSR 4 with drop-in support for 85 games with latest Radeon driver update - but you still need an RDNA 4 GPU

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Tom's Hardware · 09/09/2025 06:57 EDT

Support for FSR 4 officially expands to a total of 85 games Read more ›

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ASML makes $1.5billion investment in Mistral AI — ASML becomes the largest shareholder for the French AI start-up

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Tom's Hardware · 09/09/2025 06:22 EDT

ASML has invested €1.3 billion in s Mistral AI allegedly in a strategic move to deepen its use of AI across lithography and chipmaking software. Read more ›

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Pro Counter-Strike 2 gamer says game runs like 'a**' on anything other than AMD's Ryzen 9800X3D — custom demo of the game runs at under 200 FPS even on on AMD's best gaming CPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 09/09/2025 06:00 EDT

A renowned CS2 esports player claims the game only runs well on AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Read more ›

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Intel could sell up to 49% of foundry business to external investors — here's why a full IPO of Intel Foundry is unlikely

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 18:53 EDT

Intel CFO David Zinsner confirmed that Intel could theoretically sell up to 49% of Intel Foundry without violating U.S. government agreements. However, the company is unlikely to do so due to ownership restrictions, partial fab control, and limited investor interest in the money-bleeding unit, which makes a full spin-off or IPO financially unattractive for now. Read more ›

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Nintendo secures $2 million settlement against Switch modder — Modded Hardware creator agreed to stop selling backup devices, but continued to, prompting lawsuit

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 15:52 EDT

Permanent injunction bans modder Ryan Daly from selling or possessing devices that defeat Switch protection mechanisms. Read more ›

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Early Windows 11 25H2 benchmarks confirm the update provides no performance improvements over 24H2

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 14:29 EDT

Phoronix tests Windows 11 25H2 against 24H2, Ubuntu 25.10, and Ubuntu 24.0.3 LTS. But testing shows that 25H2 has no additional optimizations under the hood, matching 24H2 in performance. Read more ›

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AI adoption rate is declining among large companies — US Census Bureau claims fewer businesses are using AI tools

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 14:13 EDT

Despite continuing hype around AI, and companies scrambling to keep up with manufacturing, a recent survey says that large companies have started to use AI less. The latest U.S. Census Bureau BTOS reveals that AI use among firms with more than 250 employees has a declined since June. Read more ›

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This amazing Logitech deal chucks in a free gear shift and racing gloves along with the TrueForce sim-racing wheel — and that's not even counting the hefty 56% discount on the DE9 shifter and G923 wheel

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 14:08 EDT

Bag a Logitech G923 TrueForce racing wheel, DE9 gear shifter, and racing gloves for just $214 in this amazing racing sim deal Read more ›

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Sapphire launches a pair of AMD B850 motherboards for Ryzen CPUs — white offerings for budget builds

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 12:45 EDT

Sapphire expands its motherboard lineup with the Pure B850A WiFi and Pure B850M WiFi motherboards. Read more ›

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‘USB 5.0’ connection touted on new slim eGPU with RX 7600M XT — Compact OneXGPU Lite unveiled, likely using USB4 v2

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 12:27 EDT

Appearance of the OneXGPU Lite with 'USB 5.0' surprises at the One-Netbook Fall Launch 2025 Event Read more ›

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U.S. government considers annual permits for Samsung and SK hynix to supply equipment to their Chinese fabs

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 09:53 EDT

The U.S. plans to replace Samsung and SK hynix's indefinite export permissions for chipmaking tools with annual site-specific licenses, a move that adds regulatory complexity but avoids disrupting memory fab operations in China and the global DRAM and NAND supply chain. Read more ›

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Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable review: Rolling in screen real estate

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 09:00 EDT

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6's rollable OLED screen adds more vertical space using folding display technology, but it's very expensive. Read more ›

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The Decisioninator ‘saved my marriage’ says software engineer — Raspberry Pi-powered device automates restaurant, chore, date night, and movie night choices

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 08:57 EDT

The Decisioninator was designed and produced to 'optimize and automate' navigating the minefield with a gate signposted 'What do you want for dinner tonight?' Read more ›

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Upgraded Nvidia RTX 5090 gets 128GB VRAM and $13,000 price tag — 'super limited' GPU is described as a 'prototype'

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 08:24 EDT

A factory in China has modded an RTX 5090 to sport an insane 128 GB of VRAM, quadruple the amount found in a regular 5090. They've achived so by using a custom PCB and prototype GDDR7 memory that currently no one makes. The card reportedly costs around 13,000 with expectedly limited availability. Read more ›

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Best of IFA 2025: New laptops, monitors, gaming handhelds, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 09/08/2025 08:00 EDT

The most innovative and interesting products that debuted at Berlin's big tech show. Read more ›

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TSMC increases Arizona internships to feed its Phoenix fabs — CHIPS-fueled supply chain begins to take shape

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 09/08/2025 07:31 EDT

TSMC has more than doubled its Arizona internship program, pulling in over 200 students from around 60 colleges this summer as it races to staff its advanced-node fabs outside Phoenix. Read more ›

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