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Bitcoin network has its first quarterly hashrate drop since 2020 — Iran conflict spurs Bitcoin mining operators to accelerate pivot to AI infrastructure

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Tom's Hardware · 03/31/2026 06:00 EDT

Bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI infrastructure amidst the conflict in Iran. The BTC network has seen its first quarterly hashrate drop in nearly six years. Read more ›

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Last chance to buy a PlayStation 5 Digital Edition for $399 and save $200 before Sony's price hikes — secure your savings today before MSRP skyrockets from $499 to $599 on April 2

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Tom's Hardware · 03/31/2026 02:19 EDT

GameStop is selling the PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition for $399.99, $100 below its MSRP. Read more ›

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AMD Zen 6 'Venice' ES chips break cover with up to 192 cores, 32 per CCD, in early stress test — Kenya, Congo, Nigeria platforms leaked

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 16:58 EDT

Several Venice Zen 6 engineering samples were discovered on OpenBenchmark.org, featuring core counts of up to 192 cores. Read more ›

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Revolut Bank ordered to hand over details of more than 300 Sky TV subscribers connected to piracy operation — TV provider expected to pursue subscribers who paid for illicit 'IPTV is Easy' service in unprecedented move

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 12:33 EDT

Ireland's High Court granted Sky a Norwich Pharmacal order compelling Revolut Bank UAB to hand over the names, addresses, and banking details of 304 subscribers Read more ›

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TSMC industrial espionage saga heading to verdict next month in unprecedented Taiwan National Security Act case — former engineer accused of stealing 2nm technical info, faces a total of up to 20 years in prison if found guilty

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 12:33 EDT

One of the three landmark cases involving the theft of trade secrets from TSMC has run through investigative and court proceedings, and a verdict is scheduled for April 27. Read more ›

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Analyzing Elon Musk's TeraFab — A step towards Tesla and SpaceX's partial vertical integration, or an unattainable dream?

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 11:51 EDT

Elon Musk's TeraFab has been announced, and the first employees are now being hired. But can this venture scale to all of its terawatt glory? Or will it just help Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI land additional chips they cannot get from regular partners? Read more ›

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Latest Windows 11 update is broken, refuses to install — Microsoft pulls latest update over missing files error

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 10:07 EDT

Another month, another broken Windows update — what's new? Well, this update was supposed to bring "production-quality" improvements, which means it's part of Microsoft's efforts to fix its AI enshittification. Ironically, the update won't even install for most users and has since been pulled with no workaround ready so far. Read more ›

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Chinese chip industry leaders admit the country lags five to ten years behind in AI data center chips — AI demand is straining equipment and talent supply

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 09:27 EDT

Senior Chinese semiconductor executives said AI-driven demand is creating bottlenecks across equipment, passive components, and workforce capacity. Read more ›

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Bambu Lab Settles with Pop Mart over Labubu IP Theft, publicly apologizes — 'problematic content' fully removed from MakerWorld 3D printing platform

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 09:19 EDT

Bambu Lab struck a deal with toymaker Pop Mart over the intellectual property dispute of Labubu fan art on its file-sharing site MakerWorld. Read more ›

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Asus ROG Strix Morph 96 Wireless Review: Cheaper, but not really?

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 09:00 EDT

Asus' new ROG Strix Morph 96 Wireless keyboard is a well-built wireless mechanical gaming keyboard with great battery life and a compact 96-percent layout. It feels and sounds great and it doesn't rely on Asus' Armoury Crate, and it retails for just $140. But you can get its pricier older sibling for less, right now. Read more ›

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Grab $1,100 off Lenovo's ultimate 2-in-1 OLED road warrior — two devices for one single price

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 08:11 EDT

For a limited time, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 Intel (14") Aura Edition is available for $1,593.05 after discounts and coupons. Read more ›

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Dell UltraSharp U3226Q 4K 32-inch QD-OLED monitor review: Pro-grade with reference-level color

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 08:00 EDT

Dell delivers a reference display with the UltraSharp U3226Q. It’s a 32-inch QD-OLED panel with 4K, 120 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision, DisplayHDR True Black 500, industry-standard color modes and a built-in calibrator. Read more ›

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Dev showcases ‘seamless, massive world with zero loading screens on N64 hardware’ — 30-year-old Nintendo retro console coaxed into draw distances matching the scale of Skyrim

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 07:42 EDT

A developer has demonstrated an open-world engine in a Nintendo 64 game, which offers a 'seamless, massive world with zero loading screens' on original hardware. Read more ›

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Just $151 for 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 RAM when bundled with Intel's new 270K-Plus and Z890-E motherboard — start your Arrow Lake refresh build for less than $800

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 07:18 EDT

32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 RAM bundled with Intel's new 270K-Plus CPU and Asus' ROG Strix Z890-E motherboard for less than $800. Read more ›

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Score an entire RTX 5090 gaming PC for the same price as the GPU itself, thanks to a massive $1,500 off — epic HP pre-built is ready for 4K gaming with 32GB DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 06:49 EDT

A coupon code over at HP's website is knocking over $1,500 off the price of this Omen Max gaming PC, fitted with an RTX 5090, 32GB RAM, and an eight-core AMD CPU, all for just $3,510.49. Read more ›

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Xbox 360 devkit bought for $5 at car boot sale came with 2007 beta build of GTA IV with unreleased assets — Version includes cut ferry system, zombies, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 03/30/2026 06:00 EDT

A pre-release build of GTA IV has been discovered on an Xbox 360 devkit dating back to 2007, just a few months before the game's official release next year. The build includes various unused assets that were altered or removed for the final release, such as the iconic ferry system. People have even found zombie models for a mini game, alongside NPCs, vehicles, and much more. Read more ›

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90's styled retro tower case hits an all-time low — save $30 on the Silverstone FLP02W PC case

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Tom's Hardware · 03/29/2026 12:10 EDT

Silverstone is putting the retro FLP02W PC case on sale for just $229.99, saving your 12% from its MSRP. Read more ›

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AMD’s dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 launched 15 years ago — power, heat, and noise monster was crowned the fastest graphics card in the world

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Tom's Hardware · 03/29/2026 11:26 EDT

15 years ago, AMD released its powerful Radeon HD 6990 graphics card, and even Nvidia's reply couldn't usurp it. Read more ›

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Get a 200Hz gaming monitor for just $85.49 — get 29% off as the MSI MAG 242F hits an all-time low and save more than $30

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Tom's Hardware · 03/29/2026 10:45 EDT

The MSI MAG 242F is a 1080p gaming monitor that hits 200Hz and comes with 0.5ms GtG response time and AMD FreeSync Premium. Read more ›

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New Cambridge human brain-inspired chip could slash AI energy use — new type of memristor has roughly a million times lower switching current than conventional devices

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Tom's Hardware · 03/29/2026 10:22 EDT

Cambridge researchers have published a paper describing a new type of hafnium oxide memristor that operates at switching currents roughly a million times lower than conventional oxide-based devices. Read more ›

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