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Quantum photonics roadmap — how Xanadu and PsiQuantum are looking to transfer qubits through beams of light

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 13:24 EDT

We analyze the approaches of PsiQuantum and Xanadu, who are each developing their own approaches to quantum photonic communications, with a vision that extends beyond 2029. Read more ›

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Meta raising Quest headset prices due to AI-driven RAM shortage — Quest 3 to cost $600, Quest 3S $350 from April 19

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 12:45 EDT

Meta's Quest 3 lineup was known for offering an excellent value proposition, giving players a powerful, untethered VR experience without breaking the bank. Unfortunately, the AI boom is at the door, and Meta is now raising the price of the Quest 3 by $100, to $600, while the cheaper Quest 3S is getting hiked by $50. Read more ›

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Elegoo announces the Jupiter 2 resin 3D printer for $949, early bird price of $849 — new model offers massive print volume but is still physically smaller than previous models

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 11:40 EDT

The Jupiter 2 has a massive 14.6-liter build volume and a 14-inch 16K LCD screen that delivers 20 x 26µm XY resolution. It's currently on pre-sale but is expected to arrive after June 30, 2026. Read more ›

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Pragmata PC performance tested: 18 GPUs take us to the Moon

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 11:06 EDT

Capcom's Pragmata blends strategic gunplay and split-second puzzle solving for a fresh and fun adventure on the Moon. Oh, and everything is 3D printed. We tested 18 different GPUs for rasterization, ray tracing, and path-traced performance to find the best way to play. Read more ›

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Chinese fabs import record volumes of US chipmaking equipment via Singapore and Malaysia — homegrown tool makers booked record 2025 revenues as price competition squeezes margins

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 10:38 EDT

2025 was a bumper year for Chinese chipmaking equipment firms Naura, AMEC, ACM Research, and Piotech, with each posting record revenues. Read more ›

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Get an entire Lenovo Legion Pro 7i RTX 5090 gaming laptop with OLED screen for $3,199, less than the price of a desktop RTX 5090 graphics card — save $800 while stocks last on this monster machine

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 10:21 EDT

Save $800 on this over-the-top RTX 5090 beast. The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gaming laptop is on sale for $3199. Read more ›

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US appeals court restarts $3 billion patent infringement lawsuit against Intel — VLSI case from 2017 returns after court sets aside 2024 decision

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 09:19 EDT

The U.S. Court of Appeals determines $3 billion VLSI lawsuit was not suitable for summary judgment and must instead be evaluated by a jury, so it must return to a district court for proceedings. Read more ›

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Two US citizens get combined 16 years in prison for running North Korean laptop farms — fake remote IT work scheme netted DPRK $5 million in around three years

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 09:05 EDT

The Department of Justice announced the sentencing of the U.S. nationals that have been convicted of running laptop farms that allowed North Korean workers to pose as American residents and work at American tech firms. Read more ›

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Intel launches Wildcat Lake as Core Series 3 for value laptops and edge systems — six consumer SKUs built on 18A promise 'all-day' battery life

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 09:00 EDT

Intel has today launched its Core Series 3 mobile processors, confirming the official branding for the silicon tracked under the Wildcat Lake codename since late 2024. Read more ›

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Legendary Qualcomm, Apple, and Nuvia alumni form new CPU startup — Nuvacore promises to 'rewrite the rules of silicon'

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 08:49 EDT

Ex-Apple, ex-Nuvia CPU designers Gerard Williams, John Bruno, and Ram Srinivasan establish Nuvacore startup to develop clean-sheet CPUs for always-on compute-intensive AI workloads. Read more ›

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Bambu updates its 3D printers to print unique hues or gradients using two or three filaments — company acknowledges OrcaSlicer-FullSpectrum fork as the basis for the color prediction part of the new feature

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 08:20 EDT

Bambu Studio V2.5.3 gets a Mixed Filament feature that lets you combine two to three different filament colors to get a new, unique one. It also comes with a gradient feature to allow a smooth transition between different colors on a single plane. Read more ›

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Score 64GB of G.Skill DDR5 and a 1TB 990 Pro for an insane $441 in this Newegg bundle — 9800X3D and X870E motherboard also comes with a free AIO, just $1,299 to start an AM5 gaming build

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 08:08 EDT

Newegg's latest combo bundle lets you pay $1299.99 for 64GB of G.Skill DDR5-6000 RAM, Samsung 1TB 990 Pro SSD, Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, and Asus RoG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi Motherboard. Read more ›

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Broadcom to supply Meta with custom silicon through 2029 — Broadom CEO Hock Tan departs Meta's board

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 08:00 EDT

Broadcom inks deal with Meta to supply multi-GW of custom MTIA silicon through 2029, but Hock Tan will leave Meta's board. Read more ›

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Asus TUF Gaming A14 (2026) review: Big CPU power in a mispriced gaming laptop

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 08:00 EDT

An impressively powerful CPU makes the TUF Gaming A14 a strong productivity machine, but underwhelming gaming performance undermines its value as a gaming laptop. Read more ›

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Anonymous perps behind 86 million files scraped from Spotify hit with $322 million court judgement — Anna's Archive case presents intriguing precedent for AI training

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 07:40 EDT

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday awarded Spotify and the three major labels $322 million in a default judgment against Anna's Archive. Read more ›

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Non-functioning counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are circulating in Europe — Despite convincing packaging, blue PCB easily gives away the dupe

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 07:20 EDT

In Austria, a buyer has received two Samsung 990 Pro clones that don't function. Read more ›

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Oklahoma farmer arrested and jailed for trespassing during AI data center town hall — removed by officers after going a few seconds over allotted speaking time, trying to hand paperwork to counselors

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 07:10 EDT

Darren Blanchard, a farmer from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was arrested for going over the time limit during a town hall meeting to discuss residents' concerns about a potential data center project in the area. Read more ›

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Virginia voter support for new data centers collapses from 69% in 2023 to 35% in new poll — Multi-gigawatt, 37-building Digital Gateway project abandoned

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 07:00 EDT

Just 35% of Virginia voters now say they would be comfortable with a new data center going up in their community, down from 69% in 2023. Read more ›

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Struggling shoemaker and apparel brand Albird pivots to AI data centers, stock jumps 580% in a single day — sells core business and leveraging $50 million in financing to become a GPU-as-a-Service and AI cloud solutions provider

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 06:40 EDT

Allbirds announced that it's selling its core shoe and apparel business and will pivot to selling compute as a GPU-as-a-Service and AI cloud solutions provider at a $50 million infusion from an institutional investor. Read more ›

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IPv6 usage reaches historic 50% across Google services, matching IPv4 — increased usage eases pressure on the IPv4 address market as 'new' protocol designed in 1998 finally hits its stride

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Tom's Hardware · 04/16/2026 06:20 EDT

IPv6 usage reaches 50% across Google services Read more ›

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