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Trump administration weighs forcing China's Tencent to sell its stakes in Epic Games, Riot Games, and Supercell — meetings held over security risk ahead of China summit with Xi Jinping

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 08:10 EDT

The Trump administration is actively debating whether to allow Chinese tech giant Tencent to keep its ownership stakes in several major gaming companies, including Fortnite creator Epic Games. Read more ›

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Arm's $250 million deal with Malaysia probed by anti-corruption authorities — $1.27 million seized from safehouse of prominent politician, former army chief arrested

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 07:57 EDT

Malaysia's anti-corruption body is investigating the former Economy Minister who spearheaded the $250-million Malaysia-Arm Holding deal, raising concerns that the probe will impact the agreement. Read more ›

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Amazon has slashed 45% off this 1440p Asus ROG monitor — score almost half price on this 280Hz VA display for just $210

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 07:19 EDT

Get a 1440p monitor with a 280Hz refresh rate for just $210 at Amazon. Read more ›

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Get 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM for just $201 when you pair it with AMD's new 9850X3D, X870E motherboard — start your AM5 PC off in style for just $1,109

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 07:17 EDT

This premium Asus ROG Strix mobo, 9850X3D, and 32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM bundle is yours for just $1109.99. Read more ›

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Nvidia driver 595.71 reportedly limits overclocks on some GeForce GPUs, but not all — troubled driver release seems to stifle voltages on RTX 40- and 50-series cards

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 07:00 EDT

Users report that Nvidia's latest 595.71 driver is creating artificial voltage limits on many RTX 40- and 50-series GPUs, causing some products to lose as much as 200MHz in overclocking headroom. Read more ›

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Micron sampling first 256GB SOCAMM2 memory packages to customers — 2TB of RAM per CPU is now in reach of datacenter players

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 06:30 EDT

Micron is now sampling 256GB SOCAMM2 units, enabling capacities of up to 2TB of LPDDR5X per CPU in AI servers. Read more ›

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Gemini API key thief racks up $82,314 in charges in just two days, victim 'facing bankruptcy' — affected devs call for basic guardrails against 'catastrophic usage anomalies'

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Tom's Hardware · 03/04/2026 06:00 EDT

A Google Gemini user has taken to Reddit 'in a state of shock and panic' after getting an $82,314 bill. Read more ›

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Intel Chairman Frank Yeary retires, Craig Barrat to become the new chairman of the Board of Directors

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 17:39 EDT

The man who tried to split Intel retires from the board of directors. Read more ›

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Seagate begins shipping 44TB hard drives with HAMR tech to data centers — Mozaic 4+ platform expands to 10 platters

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 15:06 EDT

Seagate has begun shipping its 44TB Exos HDDs based on its HAMR technology to one hyperscale customer as others qualify the all-new Mozaic 4+ hard drive platform. Read more ›

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AI memory crunch forces DRAM market into 'hourly pricing' model, report claims — small and medium-sized businesses fighting for survival

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 12:11 EDT

According to DigiTimes, these companies began struggling to absorb soaring memory costs in the second half of 2025. Read more ›

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Intel's make-or-break 18A process node debuts for data center with 288-core Xeon 6+ CPU — multi-chip monster sports 12 channels of DDR5-8000, Foveros Direct 3D packaging tech

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 11:59 EDT

Intel formally announces Xeon 6+ CPUs with up to 288 cores that are made on 18A process technology. Read more ›

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Nvidia RTX 5070 mobile GPU looks set to get more VRAM despite global memory crisis — 8GB could be boosted to 12GB, according to new listings

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 11:51 EDT

Multiple manufacturer listings show a new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile graphics card with 12GB of GDDR7 memory. Read more ›

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2026 will bring sharpest PC declines in over a decade — PC shipments to fall 10.4%

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 11:27 EDT

The forecast puts 2026 on track for the steepest device shipment contraction in over a decade, according to Ranjit Atwal, senior director analyst at Gartner. Read more ›

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Apple's new MacBook Air gets M5 and doubles starting storage — base price increases to $1,099

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 10:12 EDT

Apple today announced updates to its best-selling laptop, the MacBook Air. Read more ›

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Drones attack several AWS Middle East region data centers amid Iran war, leading to outages — service health been disrupted after power cut due to fire risk

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 10:04 EDT

Amazon’s data center business in the Middle East has been adversely impacted amid the 2026 Iran Conflict. Read more ›

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Apple launches new MacBook Pros powered by M5 Pro, M5 Max, and 2x faster SSDs — new 'Super Cores' help deliver up to 30 percent performance boost

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 09:47 EDT

Apple's MacBook Pros get a healthy uplift in performance for CPU, graphics, and storage, but prices also increase across the board. Read more ›

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Nvidia-backed trial shows AI data centers can flexibly adjust power use in near real time, with global implications for energy consumption — suggests hyperscalers can reduce consumption as necessary, ensuring grid isn’t overloaded during peak demand

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 09:35 EDT

A U.K. study suggests that AI data centers can reduce their power demands during peak hours instead of running at maximum capacity at all times. Read more ›

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Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro SSD Review: An 8TB unobtanium monster

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 09:00 EDT

The Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro is a monster of a drive and a compelling alternative to the 8TB Samsung 9100 Pro. Read more ›

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South Korean authorities lose over $4.8 million in crypto after posting mnemonic recovery phrase online — stolen PRTG tokens part of funds seized by National Tax Service from high-value tax evaders

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 08:02 EDT

South Korea's National Tax Agency added a photo of a hardware wallet in a press release, which also listed its mnemonic seed phrase. This led to an unknown user using the code to recover the wallet and steal over US$4.8 million in crypto seized by the government. Read more ›

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New DNA HDD can be ‘erased and overwritten repeatedly’ — University of Missouri researchers aiming for next-gen thumb-drive-sized storage

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Tom's Hardware · 03/03/2026 07:42 EDT

The University of Missouri (Mizzou) is developing a 'DNA hard drive,' which 'moves the field closer to a practical, rewritable system.' Read more ›

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