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The best tech deals for Labor Day 2025 — holiday savings on SSDs, CPUs, GPUs, and much more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/29/2025 06:00 EDT

It's that time of year again, the end of the summer, and the build-up to deals season, starting with the best Labor Day deals of 2025. Read more ›

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Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 gets huge $400 discount — RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop equipped with 3K OLED display hits $1999 in BestBuy deal

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Tom's Hardware · 08/29/2025 05:52 EDT

There is now $400 off Asus' excellent Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti, bringing it down to a record-low price of just $1999. This machine features a 3K OLED display, a Ryzen 9 AI HX 370, 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB upgradeable SSD, all packed in a sleek chassis that nails all the basics. Read more ›

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MSI and Gigabyte debut new 500 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitors — 27-inch 1440p panels with high-end features

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 14:14 EDT

Gigabyte and MSI have joined Samsung and Asus in announcing 500Hz QD-OLED gaming monitors. These new 27-inch, 1440p displays offer near-instant response times with 99% DCI-P3 coverage and HDR TrueBlack 500. Both come with DP 2.1 UHBR20 and a myriad of features, backed with 3-year warranties. Read more ›

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ASRock releases new firmware for AMD 800-series motherboards to 'enhance CPU operating stability' — update may address the AM5 burning socket crisis

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 13:09 EDT

ASRock's latest 3.40 firmware for AMD 800-series motherboards improves memory compatibility, system stability, and CPU operating stability. Read more ›

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AMD downgrades certain Ryzen CPUs to lesser stock coolers — Wraith Prism and Spire quietly retired, replaced with Wraith Stealth

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 11:40 EDT

After seven years of cooling, the Wraith Prism stock cooler, often bundled with higher-end Ryzen chips, has been discontinuted by AMD. Joining the Prism is the Wraith Spire, which will be replaced by the Wraith Stealth in certain CPUs, while the Prism has no planned substitute. Read more ›

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Google is getting ready to 'hack back' as US considers shifting from cyber defense to offense — new 'Scam Farms' bill opens up new retaliatory hacking actions

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 10:58 EDT

Google is reportedly planning to form a "disruption unit" that will target foreign hackers. Read more ›

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Leaked Intel Nova Lake-S shipping manifest hints at 28-core CPU — possible counter to AMD's Ryzen 8000 line-up

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Tom's Hardware · 08/28/2025 09:48 EDT

Yesterday what appears to be a Nova Lake-S entry tagged as a pre-qualification sample with a surprising 28-core configuration was posted via a shipping manifest Read more ›

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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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