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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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Tennessee bans crypto ATMs that have become 'payment portal of choice for scammers' — second state to restrict machines after Indiana

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Tom's Hardware · 04/30/2026 08:01 EDT

Tennessee becomes the second state to ban crypto ATMs after its governor signs a bill into law restricting these machines starting July 1st. Read more ›

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Apple 'has given up' on Vision Pro, report claims — costly price and weight behind purported failure, but the company continues to hire into its Vision Production Group

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Tom's Hardware · 04/30/2026 07:56 EDT

Reports suggest Apple may be shifting focus away from the Vision headset, despite ongoing hiring tied to its Vision Products Group, possibly implying otherwise. Read more ›

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Get 32GB of RAM and 2TB SSD for $406 when paired with AMD's new 9950X3D2 — Asus ROG X870E Apex gets you a monster overclocking AM5 bundle for $2,048, $400 off

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Tom's Hardware · 04/30/2026 07:45 EDT

Snag this premium 4-item combo from Newegg featuring the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RGB RAM, 2TB WD SN7100 M.2 SSD, and an overclocking-focused Crosshair X870E Apex motherboard for $2,048.99. The $398.98 off gets the RAM and storage for only $406 Read more ›

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Homebrew PlayStation DualSense controller adapter for PC can be built for just $20 with a Raspberry Pi Pico — wireless dongle delivers adaptive triggers and haptic feedback to gamers

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Tom's Hardware · 04/30/2026 06:57 EDT

A PC gaming enthusiast has shared a video demo of the new DS5Dongle which unlocks the full gamut of Sony DualSense controller features for Windows users who prefer wireless. Read more ›

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Save $800 on this Alienware Aurora 5080 desktop — 4K powerhouse with Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, 32GB of RAM, and 2TB of storage now just $2,899

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Tom's Hardware · 04/30/2026 06:33 EDT

Get an Alienware Aurora 5080 desktop gaming PC for $2,899. Read more ›

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Chinese GPU maker Cambricon's Q1 revenue hits $423 million as country's homegrown AI chip market accelerates — Chinese chipmakers continue to leech market share from Nvidia

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Tom's Hardware · 04/30/2026 06:30 EDT

The results come as Chinese chipmakers continue to absorb market share from Nvidia. Read more ›

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Exploding number of AI data center build-outs delay Texas housing projects — data centers' high demand for electricians prices out contractors, homes now take two months longer to complete

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Tom's Hardware · 04/30/2026 06:00 EDT

Housing construction projects in Texas are facing delays of up to two months as contractors are having a harder time finding and keeping electricians. Data center projects are pricing out housing projects from the labor force as they offer 75% higher salaries and more benefits. Read more ›

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Meta's multi-billion-dollar Graviton deal highlights intensifying CPU shortages in AI infrastructure — the industry signals a shift to Agentic inference workloads, pushing demand

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 12:54 EDT

Meta signed a multibillion-dollar, multi-year deal with Amazon Web Services last week to deploy tens of millions of Graviton5 CPU cores across AWS data centers. Read more ›

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Get 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM for just $249 — act fast and don't miss Woot's blowout sale

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 12:12 EDT

Save 25% on this Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM, on sale at Woot for a limited time only. Read more ›

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OpenAI has effectively abandoned first-party Stargate data centers in favor of more flexible deals — company now prefers to lease compute and says Stargate is an umbrella term

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 12:00 EDT

OpenAI has reportedly modified its arrangement on several Stargate projects, leaving the direct ownership set up and instead preferring to lease compute from other partners who took on the direct risk of investing in the infrastructure. Read more ›

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iGame X870E Vulcan OC V14 Motherboard Review: Colorful enters the high-end overclocking scene

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 10:50 EDT

Colorful’s iGame X870E Vulcan OC V14 is a capable premium mid-range motherboard built for overclocking, thanks to its robust power delivery, cooling, and design. It faces tough competition at its price point, but remains a solid, feature-rich option under $700. Read more ›

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Google signs classified Pentagon AI deal but exits $100 million drone swarm program — report claims employees revolted over ethical fears, delivered letter to CEO Pichai

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 10:48 EDT

Google joins OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI in granting the Pentagon broad classified AI access. Read more ›

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Lenovo abandons separate magnesium frame for latest P16 Gen 3 laptop after 20 years — robust feature introduced in ThinkPad T60 in 2006, company now integrates material into outer shell for a thinner design

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 09:32 EDT

Lenovo has reportedly stopped using magnesium alloy subframes in the ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 to save on weight and thickness. This feature was first introduced on the ThinkPad T60 in 2006 and was added to ensure rigidity for the brand's workstation laptops. Read more ›

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TSMC SoIC 3D stacking roadmap outlines path from 6-micron pitches today to 4.5-micron in 2029 — Fujitsu's Monaka CPU to benefit from face-to-face chiplet stacking

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 09:26 EDT

TSMC adds support for face-to-face stacking, 6.5 µm and 4.5 µm pitches for the next generation of SoIC 3D stacking. Read more ›

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Framework's new RTX 5070 12GB graphics module costs a whopping $1,199 — 72% more expensive than $699 8GB version, says pricing is beyond its control

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 08:20 EDT

Framework has just launched a new graphics module featuring the RTX 5070 mobile 12GB, and it costs a cool $1,200, representing a 72% raise in pricing over the 8GB variant, that's $699. Both GPUs are identical apart from the memory capacity (and bandwidth), but Framework says pricing is out of its control. Read more ›

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US stops exports of tools to China’s number two chip maker — Hua Hong and Huali Microelectronics reportedly on the cusp of starting a 7-nm fab in Shanghai

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 07:59 EDT

Applied Materials, KLA, and Lam Research received letters from the U.S. Department of Commerce preventing them from shipping some of Hua Hong's orders for the latest chipmaking tools. These are reportedly being planned for use on the Chinese company's planned 7-nm fab in Shanghai. Read more ›

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Developer re-enables 3D printer features that Bambu Lab disabled, firm promptly threatens legal action — OrcaSlicer-BambuLab project now shuttered

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 07:40 EDT

Independent software developer Pawel Jarczak has voluntarily shuttered his popular “OrcaSlicer-BambuLab” project following legal threats from Bambu Lab, ending one man’s fight to restore direct control to the popular third-party slicer. Read more ›

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Palit Group says Galax GPU brand will continue to operate following restructure — Galax management centralized under Palit Group in 'pre-planned' shakeup

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 07:40 EDT

Galax has moved under the direct control of Palit, owned by the Palit Group, but the brand itself isn't going anywhere. Official statements from both companies clarify that Galax will continue to design, produce, and release hardware like before, but will be managed by Palit now to streamline the business. Read more ›

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Nvidia exec says AI is more expensive than actual workers — yet some companies don't see the extra costs as a negative

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 07:20 EDT

As advanced LLMs do more and more for modern businesses, the outlays to cover all those tokens can cost more than worker salaries alone. But some companies don't see the added costs as a negative as they look toward a more automated future. Read more ›

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Get 32GB of Corsair DDR5 RAM for just $56 in this Newegg 9950X3D2 combo deal — $1,705 barebones kit for an AMD gaming PC also ships with a 2TB WD Black SSD and an Asus ROG Strix motherboard

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Tom's Hardware · 04/29/2026 07:15 EDT

Save 20% on this Newegg combo kit with AMD's first dual-X3D chip in the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, along with an Asus ROG Strix motherboard, 32GB (2x16GB) of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 RAM, and a 2TB WD Black SN7100 SSD, all for $1,704.99. Read more ›

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