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Score an RTX 5070 prebuilt with a Ryzen 7 7700X & 16 GB of DDR5 for $650 off — Stack these promo codes to save on Skytech Gaming's high-end systems

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Tom's Hardware · 04/25/2026 15:42 EDT

You don't need to spend upwards of $1,500 to build and RTX 5070 system anymore as Skytech has two great prebuilts ready for you. Whether you're rocking a stealthy black setup or a minimal white one, the Shadow 5 and Archangel 5 are both ready to level it up. Read more ›

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Claude won't be allowed to engage in mass surveillance or power fully autonomous weapons — Anthropic refuses to lower AI guardrails for the Pentagon

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 12:06 EDT

Anthropic CEO has pushed back strongly against the Pentagon's requests to remove AI guardrails from Claude. Anthropic takes a concrete stance against mass surveillance and autonomous killing machines, arguing that the former is undemocratic, while frontier AI is not ready for the latter. Read more ›

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Secretlab has three Pokémon-themed Titan Evo chairs in honor of game's 30th anniversary — special edition seats available in Pikachu, Gengar, and Eevee flavors

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 11:43 EDT

Secretlab and The Pokémon Company International just collaborated to bring three limited-edition Pokémon-themed gaming chairs, featuring Pikachu, Gengar, or Eevee, in celebration of the popular franchise's 30th anniversary. Read more ›

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ISSCC 2026: AMD discloses how the Instinct MI355X doubled per-CU throughput despite lower compute unit count — 'We are actually matching the performance of the more expensive and complex GB200'

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 10:42 EDT

Taking to the stage at ISSCC, AMD’s Ramasamy Adaikkalavan talked through how AMD managed to fit nearly double the compute throughput into the same die area as its predecessor, Read more ›

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Nvidia DGX Spark gets 18% price increase as memory shortages bite — Founders Edition now $4,699, up from $3,999

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 09:24 EDT

Nvidia has raised the DGX Spark’s MSRP by $700, blaming constrained memory supplies as AI hardware demand continues to strain global availability. Read more ›

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Corsair Sabre v2 Pro Wireless MG Review: Not enough magnesium?

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 09:00 EDT

Corsair's Sabre v2 Pro Wireless MG is an ultra-lightweight wireless mouse with a perforated magnesium shell. It's $50 cheaper than the carbon fiber version, but at $150, it's still not cheap. Read more ›

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Rapidus secures $1.7 billion from Japan’s government and private investors for 2nm chip production — company says it is in active discussions with more than 60 potential customers

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 08:51 EDT

Under the arrangement, the government will initially hold roughly 10% of Rapidus's voting shares and the majority of its stake in non-voting stock. Read more ›

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Behind the scenes of our massive CPU retest for Bench — testing at 1080p, choosing new apps, and gathering data for a decade of CPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 08:19 EDT

We’re retesting a decade’s worth of CPUs for our CPU hierarchy and Bench database, and we’re taking Tom’s Hardware Premium users behind the scenes to show you how it’s done. Read more ›

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Save $465 and get an 8TB SSD for $715 when paired with an RTX 5070 — Newegg Combo gets you a new GPU and a WD Black SN850X at pre-RAM crunch prices

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 07:10 EDT

MSI Shadow RTX 5070 graphics card with an 8TB Gen 4 WD Black SN850X for $1,364.98 Read more ›

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RayNeo Air 4 Pro AR glasses review: Now enhanced with HDR10 and enhanced audio

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 07:00 EDT

The RayNeo Air 4 Pro is the new standout star when it comes to AR performance and value. Read more ›

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Save $177 on this epic Newegg combo with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and a Gigabyte X870E motherboard — $1,000 deal gets you the barebones of a powerhouse 4K rig with one of the fastest gaming CPUs on the market

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 06:45 EDT

Another seriously good Newegg combo deal combines the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of fast DDR5 RAM, and a Gigabyte AM5 X870E motherboard for $1,000.77, saving you a huge $176.99 as a result. Read more ›

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Imec's new post-exposure bake method speeds up EUV chipmaking tools, boosting production for the most advanced chips — 20% gain in photoresist improvement from increased oxygen concentration

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 06:37 EDT

Increased oxygen concentration during the EUV lithography post-exposure bake step can increase photoresist performance by 15% - 20%, according to Imec's findings. Read more ›

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Japanese firm stops production of Blu-ray disc drives — Buffalo says there will be no successors to its current trio of portable USB-attached drives

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 06:20 EDT

Further signs that the Blu-ray tide is going out, never to return, come from Japanese peripherals maker Buffalo. Read more ›

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Razer launches $130 laptop sleeve featuring two wireless charging pads — Base variant with no tech costs $80, supports up to 16-inch devices

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 06:20 EDT

Razer has just launched its own lineup of laptop sleeves for devices up to 16 inches. The higher-end variant costs $130 and features two wireless charging pads in its flap. The top pad is capable of charging at up to 15W, while the bottom one's output is limited to 5W. The cheaper $80 variant is comparatively basic with just a standard magnetic flap. Read more ›

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Finance techie says they cloned Bloomberg's $30k-a-year Terminal with Perplexity's Computer — project draws both praise and sizable skepticism

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 06:00 EDT

Finance techie tries cloning Bloomberg's $30k-a-year Terminal with AI Read more ›

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Klevv Cras V RGB DDR5-9600 C46 2x48GB review: Binned for pure speed, not your wallet

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2026 05:00 EDT

Klevv's latest DDR5-9600 memory kit commands a strong premium. Can the high-speed memory kit justify its price? Read more ›

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Intel Foundry boss leaves for Qualcomm — Naga Chandrasekaran takes charge of the unit

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Tom's Hardware · 02/26/2026 15:46 EDT

Naga Chandrasekaran promoted to Chief Technology and Operations Officer as well as the general manager of Intel Foundry responsible for development of advanced process technologies and day-to-day operations. Read more ›

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SK hynix and SanDisk announce new High Bandwidth Flash — speedy HBF standard is targeted at inference AI servers

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Tom's Hardware · 02/26/2026 15:36 EDT

SK hynix and SanDisk announce speedy HBF flash chip standard Read more ›

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Nvidia rolls back its latest driver update — Game Ready Driver 595.59 reportedly causes fan issues on RTX 3000, 4000, and 5000-series GPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 02/26/2026 15:29 EDT

GeForce Game Ready Driver 595.59 is said to disable one of the fans on Nvidia RTX 30-series and newer GPUs, even without third-party apps like MSI Afterburner. Read more ›

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Researchers discover massive Wi-Fi vulnerability affecting multiple access points — AirSnitch lets attackers on the same network intercept data and launch machine-in-the-middle attacks

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Tom's Hardware · 02/26/2026 14:02 EDT

A team of researchers discovered that they can break cryptographic client isolation on a number of wireless routers by taking advantage of how Wi-Fi networks work. Read more ›

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Asus ROG Ally receives timely GPU driver update despite rumors of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme deprecation — new release follows recent speculation that driver support for some Windows 11 handhelds had ended

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Tom's Hardware · 02/26/2026 10:48 EDT

A new AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme GPU update for the Asus ROG Ally has alleviated some concern about its deprecation, although some questions remain about its longevity. Read more ›

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