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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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120 Steam users now own 20,000 games or more, three whales own over 40,000 games — one player's library is worth nearly $750,000 at today’s prices

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Tom's Hardware · 04/24/2026 07:19 EDT

It is easy to get sucked into Steam Sale fever and end up buying more games than you have the time or the inclination to play. Read more ›

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Amazon Eero and Leo routers gain FCC Conditional Approval for US sales — Eero products can skirt router ban for the next 18 months, firm joins Netgear on approval list

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Tom's Hardware · 04/24/2026 06:20 EDT

Amazon’s Eero is the latest router manufacturer to gain “Conditional Approval” from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to sell its routers in the United States. Read more ›

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SoftBank subsidiary working with Intel to develop radical new ZAM memory is now receiving Japanese gov't subsidies — new memory designed as a lower-power HBM for AI workloads

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Tom's Hardware · 04/24/2026 06:00 EDT

Japan’s SaiMemory, a SoftBank subsidiary collaborating with Intel, has secured NEDO funding to develop Z-Angle Memory (ZAM), a next-gen DRAM architecture addressing HBM limitations Read more ›

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Intel CEO says he can 'think of no better partner than Elon Musk' to explore 'unconventional' ways to improve chip manufacturing — TeraFab partnership aims to rethink how chips are made to reduce costs

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 18:15 EDT

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan commented on the company's partnership with Elon Musk's TeraFab project, but details about the relationship are still light. Read more ›

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First Intel Wildcat Lake laptop spotted in the wild, geared to compete with MacBook Neo — features an aluminum chassis with 11W fanless mode

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 12:43 EDT

Intel's Wildcat Lake family was launched recently, but no devices featuring the CPUs have actually shown up yet. Analyst Vaidyanathan S shared pictures of a real laptop running the new 'Core Series 3' silicon, but it's just an Intel reference machine. It also shows that Wildcat Lake has a 17W PL1 and an 11W fanless mode, along with a 22W PL1 Max and a 35W PL2 mode. Read more ›

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Intel shutters open-source evangelism program and archives key community projects — closures point to significant shift in open-source leadership

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 11:25 EDT

The latest round of GitHub closures underscores a broader pullback in Intel's open-source footprint amid ongoing restructuring. Read more ›

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Crypto scam takes advantage of Strait of Hormuz crisis by taking fake payments, leading to two ships being fired upon — two vessels reportedly fell victim and paid fake 'Iranian authorities'

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 11:24 EDT

Two vessels waiting to transit the Strait of Hormuz reportedly fell victim to scammers posing as Iranian authorities and asking for transit fee payments in crypto. Read more ›

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Anthropic surpasses biggest rival OpenAI in secondary market valuation — surges to $1 trillion amid frantic investor interest

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 11:11 EDT

Anthropic’s secondary market valuation has reportedly surged to $1 trillion, surpassing OpenAI’s $880 billion, driven by intense investor demand for AI exposure, and highlighting speculative pricing in secondary markets. Read more ›

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SpaceX says it is going to begin manufacturing GPUs — $1.75 trillion IPO listing reportedly includes in-house GPU production

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 11:00 EDT

Elon Musk's SpaceX set to produce 'own GPUs' at its own multi-billion fab as the company warns that it may be unable to purchase all the silicon it needs to meet its goals. Read more ›

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UK spy agency releases malware-blocking gadget for HDMI and DisplayPort cables — SilentGlass blocks malicious traffic traveling between display and computer

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 10:52 EDT

The NCSC, a part of the British GCHQ, has deployed this protective gadget throughout various government estates and is now making it publicly available through Goldilock Labs. Read more ›

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Hands On: Corsair’s Frame Configurator brings dozens of customization options (and rippling wood) to its 4000 Series PC cases

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 09:00 EDT

Corsair’s 4000-Series cases and configurator offer up dozens of customization options, including unique wood and RGB front panels, three motherboard trays, and more. Read more ›

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Get Linux on your ancient 486 Windows 95 desktop using WSL9x — very old Windows PCs can cooperatively run very modern Linux kernels

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 08:22 EDT

WSL9x enables users to run the most modern Linux kernels in Microsoft OSes as old as Windows 95. Read more ›

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More than 30,000 Samsung union members take to the streets to demand an average bonus of $400,000 per worker — May 21 strike date looms, union points to rival SK hynix granting higher bonuses to its employees

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 08:09 EDT

Workers at Samsung's largest chip fab staged a rally today, demanding higher pay and bonuses, comparing their compensation to what SK hynix offers its people. Read more ›

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Grab this epic Creality K1C 3D printer at its lowest-ever price for a limited time only, now just $369 — huge $190 saving nets you a fast, fully enclosed Core XY rig that beginners and enthusiasts will love

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 07:44 EDT

A huge $190 saving can be had right now on this Creality K1C 3D printer, fully enclosed and ready for fast printing, and on sale for just $369 right now, matching its best-ever price. Read more ›

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Bag a set of Razer Nommo 2.0 speakers for just $69 for a limited time — save $40 on new desktop speakers

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 07:23 EDT

Bag a set of Razer Nommo 2.0 speakers for just $69. Save $40 on new desktop speakers at Woot Read more ›

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U.S. Commerce Secretary says Nvidia still hasn't sold any H200 AI GPUs to China — Chinese government is blocking imports in an attempt to push domestic semiconductor industry

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 06:40 EDT

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Nvidia still hasn't sold a single H200 AI GPU to China, despite the ban being lifted four months ago. The Chinese government is making it difficult for Chinese companies to import Nvidia chips in a bid to support the country's own domestic semiconductor industry. Read more ›

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Bolt Graphics tapes out its first Zeus GPU test chip on TSMC 12nm — firm touts 17x lower cost of compute

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 06:20 EDT

Bolt Graphics has announced its completed tape-out of a test chip for its Zeus GPU, marking the startup's first move from FPGA emulation to manufactured silicon. Read more ›

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Seagate FireCuda X Vault (8TB) review: A USB-powered, RGB-lit hard drive aimed at gamers

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 06:01 EDT

Seagate’s FireCuda X Vault is a gaming-focused 3.5-inch external drive with easily controlled RGB and a single USB-C cable for power and data. Read more ›

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AI agent designs a complete RISC-V CPU from a 219-word spec sheet in just 12 hours — comparably simple design required 'many tens of billions of tokens'

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Tom's Hardware · 04/23/2026 06:00 EDT

AI chip design startup Verkor.io claims that its agentic AI system, Design Conductor, has autonomously produced a complete RISC-V CPU core. Read more ›

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Elon Musk says TeraFab will use Intel's 14A process technology to make AI chips — SpaceX will be responsible for high-volume chip manufacturing in likely Intel tech licensing deal

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Tom's Hardware · 04/22/2026 21:24 EDT

Elon Musk reveals details about TeraFab: Intel provides technology, Tesla builds pilot line, SpaceX constructs high-volume fab. Read more ›

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