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Nvidia's latest DLSS revision reduces VRAM usage by 20% for upscaling — optimizations reduce overhead of more powerful transformer model

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 13:36 EDT

Nvidia's latest version of the DLSS SDK provides VRAM optimizations to the transformer model, reducing its memory footprint by 20%. Read more ›

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Safer, faster, and cheaper way to extract gold at 99% purity from electronic waste detailed — new method for recovering gold from PCBs uses a sanitizing reagent and a novel polymer

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 11:54 EDT

A Flinders University research team has developed a new way of recovering gold from ore and e-waste that's safer and more cost-efficient. Read more ›

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Microsoft’s sketchy Win 10 vs Win 11 performance claims pit a 9-year-old PC against a modern machine to claim 2.3X gain

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 11:52 EDT

Microsoft claims that Windows 11 is 2.3 times faster than Windows 10, but fails to mention that the comparison is based entirely on new hardware versus old. Read more ›

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Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger gives Japan's new leading-edge chipmaker advice, says Rapidus needs unique tech to compete with TSMC

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 11:50 EDT

Rapidus plans to produce 2nm chip production with integrated packaging by 2027, but ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger cautions that it needs unique technology to compete with TSMC. Read more ›

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Ryzen 9 9950X3D bundle at Amazon includes a free 360mm AIO liquid cooler, or save $30 at Newegg

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 11:34 EDT

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is available for $669 at Amazon and comes with a free cooler at Newegg, although it is listed there at MSRP. Read more ›

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Asus makes branded burgers with KFC China, meal deal includes free limited-edition keycaps — ‘Fortress of Faith’ collaboration with fast food chain launches with $5.60 combo

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 10:47 EDT

Asus ROG teams up with KFC China to create ROG-branded burgers and KFC-themed keycaps. Read more ›

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Even upscalers can't resuscitate a $10 GPU—13-year-old GTX 660 is so slow that FSR can't give it a boost

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 10:27 EDT

Nvidia's ancient GTX 660 was tested in a few modern titles to see whether or not FSR/XeSS upscaling could make the GPU output playable frame rates. Unfortunately, the GPU is so old that upscaling provided no FPS improvements at all in games that are still capable of running on the Kepler GPU. Read more ›

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Latest 3D printing tech and combat robotics showcased at the OG 3D printing festival, MRRF 2025

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 10:18 EDT

The Midwest RepRap Festival drew 3D printing fanatics from around the globe. Read more ›

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$28 hard drive from Amazon turns out to be legit despite the price — questions about the 500GB HDD's longevity remain, though

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 09:56 EDT

The UnionSine DataPocket 500GB external drive interestingly works as expected, despite its low price. Read more ›

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Fortnite cheater fined $175,000 for using cheats to win $6,850 in competitive tournaments — Epic bans player forever

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 09:55 EDT

Epic has won a legal lawsuit against a Fortnite player who consistently cheated in competitive tournaments and now owes the company $175,000 after ignoring a lawsuit filed last year. Read more ›

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SpaceX launches UK satellite to create semiconductors in low Earth orbit — sub-zero temps and vacuum of space could advance AI data centers and quantum computing

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 07:00 EDT

A satellite designed to produce semiconductors in space has reached low-Earth orbit, launching on a SpaceX rideshare mission. ForgeStar-1 from Space Forge seeks to be a proof of concept to prove that fabrication in space is possible and scalable. Read more ›

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Asus's new BTF GPUs can now be used in standard systems courtesy of a detachable 1000W power connector — New 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti models have a dual personality

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 06:00 EDT

Asus lists the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 BTF White Edition and ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 BTF Edition on its website. Read more ›

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689 different Brother printer models all use the serial number to create default password — ridiculous security flaw baked in from manufacturing, can't be fully remediated with firmware

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 13:06 EDT

689 Brother printer models, along with some from a handful of other manufacturers, are vulnerable to a critical security vulnerability. The printer's default password is determined algorithmically at manufacturing and is reverse-engineerable, and is unfixable via firmware updates. Read more ›

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Anker's 3D texture printer raises $45 million in most successful Kickstarter campaign ever — world's first UV printer for personal use to begin shipping in August

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 12:32 EDT

Anker is behind the eufyMake E1 3D texture printer campaign on Kickstarter which has raised over $45 million—the most of any Kickstarter campaign ever. Read more ›

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Bambu Lab's A1 Mini is perfect for beginners and super attractive in this limited 3rd anniversary sale, now 26% off and just $219

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 12:14 EDT

Bambu Lab is celebrating its 3rd anniversary with 3D printer and accessory deals across the board. Read more ›

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Cooler Master NR200P V3 Mini-ITX case can house an RTX 5090 — $150 chassis features cutout for optimized GPU airflow, and PCIe 5.0 support

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 11:55 EDT

The NR200P V3 is now available on Amazon, ready to take on your RTX 5090 SFF builds. Read more ›

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RTX 5090 Founders Edition is now in stock in the UK — flagship GPU returns at MSRP

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 11:25 EDT

The Nvidia RTX 5090 Founder's Edition is back in stock in the UK at MSRP. Read more ›

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PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 10:51 EDT

The W3C updated PNG to make it work with HDR content, and it expects to receive a couple more updates in the near future. Read more ›

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Gigabyte says its 'revolutionary' Ultra Turbo Mode can boost frame rates by 35% — BIOS level enhancement exclusive to Intel Z890 motherboards

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 10:46 EDT

The new BIOS feature offers three levels of performance tuning, surpassing Intel’s standard 200S Boost profile in both CPU and memory optimization Read more ›

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China to pivot $50 billion chip fund to fighting U.S. squeeze as trade war escalates — country to back local companies and projects to overcome export controls

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 10:33 EDT

China's Big Fund III is refocusing on building local lithography equipment and chip design software after U.S. export bans blocked access to advanced tools, pushing managers to prioritize filling these critical gaps over supporting already strong areas. Read more ›

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