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AMD B650 expansion cards hit retail starting at $199 — add four M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots and 11 USB ports to any PC with a PCIe slot

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Tom's Hardware · 06/06/2026 12:29 EDT

A couple of new add-in cards exemplify the trend of slapping AMD's Promontory 21 chipset onto a card for extra I/O expansion. Read more ›

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SoftBank to manufacture its own batteries with water-based tech to power AI data centers — targets gigawatt-hour-scale production by 2028

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Tom's Hardware · 05/12/2026 07:00 EDT

The Japanese company is partnering with two South Korean startups, Cosmos Lab and DeltaX, to produce zinc-halogen batteries. Read more ›

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Google finds first AI-developed zero-day that bypasses 2FA — self-morphing malware and Gemini-powered backdoors signal a new era of cybercrime

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Tom's Hardware · 05/12/2026 06:40 EDT

Google cybersecurity boffins found at least one AI-developed zero-day exploit Read more ›

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China's next-gen CPUs and GPUs prepare to challenge last-gen Intel and AMD in 2027 — Loongson 3B6600 and 9A1000 aim to match Intel's 12th Gen and AMD's RX 550

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Tom's Hardware · 05/12/2026 06:20 EDT

Loongson has provided updates on the company's upcoming 3B6600 processor and 9A1000 graphics card during its 2025 annual and 2026 Q1 earnings calls. Read more ›

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Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says — $1 billion project stalls over capacity disagreements and lack of infrastructure

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Tom's Hardware · 05/12/2026 06:00 EDT

The project was supposed to bring a geothermal-powered data center to the Olkaria region in Kenya's Rift Valley. Read more ›

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2TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD and 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM is just $363 in this staggering Newegg 9850X3D bundle — $558 off this $1,200 AM5 haul includes an X870E motherboard and a cooler

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Tom's Hardware · 05/12/2026 05:54 EDT

Get a 9850X3D, X870E motherboard, liquid cooler, 2TB Gen SSD, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM for just $1,215. Read more ›

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AMD is reportedly developing an entry-level RDNA 4 GPU with 8GB of VRAM — RX 9050 rumored to debut with 2048 cores, more than RX 9060

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 13:50 EDT

AMD is allegedly planning to launch an RX 9050 SKU to compete with the RTX 5050, featuring more cores than the OEM-exclusive RX 9060. Read more ›

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Best gaming and productivity laptop deals under $1,000 — beat rising laptop prices with these refreshing deals

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 11:59 EDT

The best available gaming and productivity laptop deals that you can still find under $1,000. Read more ›

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TCL 27R94 27-inch 4K 165 Hz gaming monitor review: Mini LED with high brightness and high performance

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 10:48 EDT

TCL rolls high brightness and saturated color into its 27R94. It’s a 27-inch gaming monitor with 4K resolution, a Mini LED backlight with 2,304 dimming zones, HDR1400, Adaptive-Sync and 165 Hz. Read more ›

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Samsung holds desperate final talks with union over 18-day chip factory strike that could cost $20 billion — government-mediated summit seeks to avert industrial action that could hit HBM production

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 09:16 EDT

The two sides are meeting through South Korea's National Labor Relations Commission after earlier rounds of mediation in February and March collapsed. Read more ›

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 09:00 EDT

Tom’s Hardware Premium is available from $7 a month, or $29 per-year when subscribing annually. It offers insights you won’t find anywhere else, tapping into the beating heart of an industry that’s shifting beneath our feet in real-time. Read more ›

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Arm's $2 billion in AGI CPU sales are still not enough to penetrate 5% of overall market share, analyst reveals — at least $90 million worth of CPUs to be shipped before FY2027

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 08:00 EDT

Orders for Arm's AGI CPU double to $2 billion over the next two years in 1.5 months. While will not make Arm a major supplier of data center CPUs, it will make it a strong contender. Read more ›

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AI data center developers target rural territory to bypass city construction bans and regulations — rural locations allow sites to bypass city council approvals, rezoning votes, land-use reviews, and reduce public scrutiny

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 07:10 EDT

Data center projects are increasingly being put on unincorporated land to reduce the regulatory friction brought about by municipal level permits. These rural sites also offer larger parcels, giving more spaces to build various building and could potentially affect less people. Read more ›

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Intel, SK hynix shares surge following reports of chip packaging partnership — SK is said to be testing Intel's 2.5D EMIB for HBM integration

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 07:08 EDT

The rally followed a report claiming that SK is conducting R&D with Intel on 2.5D packaging using Intel's EMIB technology. Read more ›

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Save $210 on this 9800X3D bundle that includes 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM and a 1TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD — start your AM5 build for just $979 and get a free power supply

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 06:53 EDT

Get a brilliant 9800X3D processor, 32GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and a PSU for just $979. Read more ›

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$500 slashed off this potent gaming PC with RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and an AMD Ryzen 7800X3D — mid-range iBuypower beast is just $1,599 in this deal

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 06:52 EDT

Save $500 on an iBuypower Element 9 gaming PC from Newegg. $1599 PC includes a 16GB RTX 5060 Ti GPU and superfast Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU. Read more ›

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Scammers are selling fake DDR5 with empty plastic chips relabeled to pass as legit — fake components mounted to PCBs are yet another sign of the RAMpocalypse

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 06:50 EDT

DDR5 memory is overpriced right now, which might make some people desperate to get their hands on a good deal. Unfortunately, that could lead to you being taken advantage of with fake modules that are literally empty inside. A Japanese buyer warns of how this scam works and how to stay away from it. Read more ›

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IRGC-linked media outlines plan to tax and control undersea internet cables in the Hormuz Strait — Iran's mouthpiece calls for a cut of $10 trillion of transactions that pulse through the cables daily

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 06:25 EDT

The oil and shipping choke point of the Strait of Hormuz looks set to become a digital pressure point with internet cabling under threat. Read more ›

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Portable 40mm launcher kills drones by firing 6.5-feet-long steel chains at 80 m/s — German researchers' low-tech mechanical 'bola' outshines textile drops quadcopters without lasers or EMPs

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Tom's Hardware · 05/11/2026 06:00 EDT

The concept draws on the same physics as the bola, a weighted throwing weapon used for centuries by South American herders. Read more ›

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AMD's excellent Radeon RX 9070 with 16 GB of VRAM hits all-time low pricing — PowerColor Hellhound variant is 23% off list price

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Tom's Hardware · 05/10/2026 11:22 EDT

If you've been looking for a GPU upgrade but were disappointed by the ongoing market conditions, a small window of opportunity has just sprung open. AMD's fantastic RX 9070 is on sale for just $554, discounted $165 from its typical retail price. It's a very capable 1440p card that can even game at 4K with enough upscaling. Read more ›

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MIT researchers revive 40-year-old triangular zipper concept now made possible by 3D printing, creates shape-shifting robots and deployable structures — 3D-printed 'Y-Zipper' turns floppy tentacles into rigid beams in seconds

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Tom's Hardware · 05/10/2026 11:15 EDT

MIT researchers have developed a 3D-printed three-sided zipper that rapidly transforms floppy structures into rigid beams, robotic limbs, and deployable frameworks using triangular geometry. Read more ›

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