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Razer Blade 18 review: World-class gaming, priced to match

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 09:00 EDT

The Razer Blade 18 is an elite gaming laptop that offers top-notch performance and a unique dual-mode display, provided you’ve got the cash to pay for it. Read more ›

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Pick up an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at the all-time low price of $409 — the MSI Shadow 2X OC Plus is the best bang-for-buck 50-series performer for your build

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 08:27 EDT

MSI's Shadow 2X OC Plus dual-fan RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics card is the cheapest RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GPU available, thanks to this Newegg deal. Read more ›

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AMD details how it built a product line-up with just two RDNA 4 dies — Flexible design and asymmetric harvesting enables production of multiple models without new silicon

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 08:01 EDT

AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs leverage asymmetric harvesting capability that enables AMD to selectively disable shader engines, compute units, and memory controllers to spin multiple Radeon RX 9000-series models from just two base dies, improving yields, reducing costs, and broadening its product lineup without creating new silicon designs. Read more ›

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LaserWeeder packs two dozen Nvidia GPUs and lasers to zap your weed problem, vaporizes ‘600,000 weeds per hour' with sub-millimeter precision — instant laser death for pesky weeds

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 07:47 EDT

Nvidia has revealed a surprising partnership with an agricultural robotics company whose flagship product deals instant laser death to fields full of weeds. Read more ›

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Creality submits for an IPO, adds a mysterious 3D printing model website

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 06:36 EDT

Creality is set to become a publicly listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, making it the first manufacturer of consumer-grade 3D printers to make the leap into the big time. Read more ›

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Nvidia's Rubin GPU and Vera CPU data center AI platforms begin tape out — both chips 'in fab' and on track for 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 06:24 EDT

Nvidia has taped out its Rubin GPUs, Vera CPUs, and companion chips and send them out to production at TSMC, remaining on track to introduce its next-generation NVL144 platform for AI data centers in 2026. Read more ›

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Pilot’s 50 minute in-flight tech support call failed to avert $200 million F-35 fireball — the pilot ejected and suffered only minor injuries

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 08/28/2025 06:12 EDT

An accident report has revealed that a U.S. Air Force pilot spent 50 minutes on a conference call with Lockheed Martin engineers ahead of his plane plummeting to the ground and exploding in a fireball. Read more ›

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Cougar Polar X2 1200W Platinum Power Supply Review

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 06:00 EDT

The Cougar Polar X2 1200W Platinum is a premium, fully modular power supply unit that delivers exceptional performance with industrial-grade components and sophisticated thermal management in an elegant white chassis. Read more ›

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Nvidia posts $46 billion revenue in another record quarter — Data center and gaming GPU sales break records

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 05:56 EDT

Nvidia posts a record-breaking Q2 FY2026 with $46.7 billion in revenue driven by record sales of AI GPUs and forecasts even stronger Q3 results despite ongoing uncertainities with H20 exports to China. Read more ›

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Anthropic forms new security council to help secure AI's place in government

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 14:38 EDT

Anthropic has built a reputation as the safety-first AI lab, but its latest move makes clear that it’s just as serious about chips as cloud capacity. Read more ›

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Internet standards body proposes new header field disclosing AI — will make it easier for machines to determine if AI was used on a site

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 14:33 EDT

The IETF is recommending adding a header that will tell devices if the page used AI to generate or edit its contents. Read more ›

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Microsoft announces super wideband stereo mode for Bluetooth LE devices — audio no longer downgrades to mono when microphone is used

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 14:16 EDT

You will need a Bluetooth LE audio headset to use this feature. Read more ›

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Trio of current and ex-TSMC employees face combined 30 years in prison for stealing national core key tech — engineer allegedly stole data to help Tokyo Electron improve etching machine performance

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 12:49 EDT

The trio is charged with violating Taiwan’s National Security Act and faces a combined 30 years in prison. Read more ›

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Huawei to open-source its UB-Mesh data center-scale interconnect soon, details technical aspects — one interconnect to rule them all is designed to replace everything from PCIe to TCP/IP

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 12:42 EDT

Huawei unveiled UB-Mesh at Hot Chips 2025 as an open protocol to unify AI datacenter interconnects, enabling million-processor SuperNodes with lower latency, cost, and higher reliability. Read more ›

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White House reveals nebulous plans to put government data on the blockchain — 'The Department of Commerce is going to start issuing its statistics on the blockchain because you are the crypto president'

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 12:17 EDT

The White House announced plans to put statistics on 'the blockchain' for... reasons. Read more ›

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Phison squashes reports of Windows 11 breaking SSDs — says it was unable to reproduce issues despite 4,500 hours of testing, recommends users deploy heatsinks just in case

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 11:59 EDT

Following reports of a Windows 11 update breaking SSDs, Phison has just issued a new statement saying they were unable to replicate the issue internally. Phison wants you to use heatsinks on performant drives under intense workloads, and that's it. Read more ›

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'State-owned enterprise is not the American way' — GOP senators, former Trump associates question White House’s 10% stake in Intel, critics brand move as socialism

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 10:53 EDT

Several Republican senators and party members are questioning President Trump’s deal with Intel, saying it’s not “the American way.” Read more ›

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Nvidia shares Blackwell Ultra's secrets — NVFP4 boost detailed and PCIe 6.0 support

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 10:39 EDT

Nvidia's Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs boost NVFP4 performance by 50%, add 288 GB of HBM3e, and PCIe Gen6 support, making the proprietary 4-bit format particularly appealing for both inference and large-scale training. Read more ›

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Save $50 on Hyte's Keeb TKL mechanical keyboard — Super smooth switches, enthusiast grade experience, and a unique look

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 09:22 EDT

Hyte has created a unique-looking tenkeyless keyboard with pre-lubed ultra-smooth switches and excellent sound dampening — now with 25% off. Read more ›

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Chinese firms turn to used Nvidia GPUs following Beijing H20 crackdown — industry reports 'surge' in A100 and H100 chips being stripped and repurposed

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Tom's Hardware · 08/27/2025 09:14 EDT

China’s AI industry is quietly turning to refurbished and second-hand Nvidia GPUs after fresh curbs on the company’s H20 accelerator left customers scrambling for alternatives. Read more ›

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