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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D spotted on Passmark — company's first PRO chip with 3D V-Cache also bumps the lineup up to 16 cores

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Tom's Hardware · 05/04/2026 06:00 EDT

A new Ryzen PRO series processor has appeared on PassMark with just three samples, but a very promising spec sheet. The Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D is a 16-core Zen 5 chip with 3D V-Cache, making it the first of its kind. It performs quite closely to the standard 9950X3D it's based on, but likely has a lower TDP. Read more ›

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TechTuber builds a PC big enough to live in — humans in this RGB-lit fish tank case look just like figurines

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 11:24 EDT

A Chinese TechTuber scaled a tower PC large enough for a human to work and play in. It has air conditioning, too. Read more ›

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Nvidia accelerates end-of-life for some Jetson AI processors due to memory shortages — RAMpocalypse sends older DDR4-based modules to the great scrapheap in the sky

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 10:53 EDT

Nvidia is apparently discontinuing some older embedded platforms earlier than anticipated, but this is mostly about market reality finally catching up, not abrupt discontinuation. Read more ›

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Save $370 on this AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition with an X870E motherboard and 32GB of RAM — big savings for your next high-end build

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 10:37 EDT

This Newegg bundle offers cutting-edge performance with practical value, combining AMD’s latest flagship CPU with high-end supporting components at a discounted price. Read more ›

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A suspected YouTube interface bug spikes RAM usage above 7 gigabytes, users report severe lag and frozen tabs — bug might be trapping browsers in an endless layout loop

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 10:12 EDT

Reports of YouTube freezing browsers and consuming massive amounts of RAM are spreading online, with developers tracing the issue to a suspected UI bug that may trigger endless layout recalculations and severe system lag. Read more ›

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Popular 90s search engine ‘Ask Jeeves’ finally bites the dust — parent company shutters website that pioneered natural language queries, only a placeholder results page remains

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 09:22 EDT

IAC, the parent company of Ask Jeeves, is finally putting the search engine out to pasture after 30 years. Read more ›

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Anthropic in early talks to buy DRAM-less AI inference chips from UK startup — Fractile's SRAM architecture reduces need for pricey memory during extreme pricing and shortage crunch

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 08:51 EDT

Anthropic has reportedly held early discussions with London-based chip startup Fractile about purchasing the company's inference accelerators. Read more ›

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Chinese court rules companies can't fire workers just because AI is cheaper — ruling says automation alone doesn't justify layoffs

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 08:35 EDT

Chinese courts ruled that companies cannot automatically fire workers simply because AI can do the job more cheaply, declaring that automation alone does not justify dismissal under labor law. Read more ›

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Jensen says Nvidia now has 'zero percent' market share in China — says US export policy 'has already largely backfired'

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 08:08 EDT

Jensen Huang says China has become a lost market for Nvidia due to U.S. sanctions, but warns that America could lose out in a broader AI competition. Read more ›

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Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 07:40 EDT

Utah's Online Age Verification Amendments, formally Senate Bill 73, take effect on May 6. Read more ›

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Keychain-size ‘GameCube’ uses genuine Nintendo silicon — system also includes a dock, design shared to GitHub

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 07:20 EDT

Video showcases the Nintendo Kawaii project, in which modders have shrunken a boxy GameCube down to a keychain. Read more ›

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Microsoft now recommends 32GB of RAM as the future-proof 'no worries' config for gaming — 16GB becomes the new 'practical starting point' during the RAMageddon

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 06:40 EDT

Pretty much no games recommend more than 16GB of RAM, even in the unoptimized era we're living in right now. Only a few titles at their highest presets say 32GB is ideal, so Microsoft claiming that 32GB is the future-proof standard isn't exactly wrong. You'll be fine with 16GB today, but perhaps not tomorrow. Read more ›

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Amazon’s Middle East data centers damaged by Iran drone and missile attacks will be down for several months during repairs — U.S. and Iran currently observing an uneasy truce, but renewed strikes possible if talks break down

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 06:20 EDT

Amazon says that it will take months before it can return its Bahrain and UAE data center back to full operational status. In the meantime, the company suspends billing for affected customers while also recommending that they move to other Regions to restore service. Read more ›

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Japan is deploying ultra-cheap cardboard drones built for swarm warfare and expendable combat missions — $2,000 expendable combat drones cost less than some gaming PCs

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Tom's Hardware · 05/03/2026 06:00 EDT

Japan is deploying ultra-cheap cardboard drones built for swarm warfare and expendable combat missions. The flat-packed AirKamuy 150 costs as little as $2,000 — far cheaper than many military drones. Read more ›

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Grab a 1440p-capable gaming rig with an RTX 5060 for just $1,049 — Save up to 25% on ABS Flux & Cyclone prebuilts that also feature 32 GB of RAM

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 17:14 EDT

Building a PC has its advantages, such as cheaper parts costs and a learning experience that'll stick with you forever. However, when our AI overlords suck the joy out of DIY custom rigs, we need to venture out to find good deals in such turbulent times, and these prebuilts from ABS provide exactly that. Read more ›

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This must-have miniature Macintosh retro dock gives your M4 Mac Mini a 1980s makeover — equipped with a 5-inch HD display and M.2 NVMe SSD slot

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 12:57 EDT

The Wokyis M5 Retro Dock Station will add USB ports, memory card readers, and an external SSD enclosure to your Mac mini while giving you a small '80s Macintosh on your desk. Read more ›

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Sony increases prices for refurbished PS5 slims by $100 — PS5 Fortnite bundle is out of stock, marking the end of new $399 consoles

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 10:56 EDT

Sony increased prices for refurbished PlayStation 5 Slim consoles, following its move last month to make brand-new models more expensive. Read more ›

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45 years later, earliest DOS source code transcribed from a stack of old printouts found in a garage — code was open-sourced to mark 86-DOS 1.00’s anniversary

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 10:40 EDT

Microsoft continues to make some of the earliest chapters of its operating system history open-source and freely available. Here's 86-DOS 1.00, released on its 45th anniversary, for example. Read more ›

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FCC votes to ban all Chinese labs from certifying electronics sold in the US due to national security concerns — ruling would affect 75 percent of US-bound devices

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 10:20 EDT

The FCC estimates that roughly 75% of all U.S.-bound electronics are currently tested in Chinese facilities. Read more ›

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Retailer selling broken RTX 5090 GPUs for as low as $1,760 — GPUs were damaged during transport, but include all components on the PCB

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 10:20 EDT

A French retailer is willing to sell you defective RTX 5090s for half of what they cost new, on the condition that you'll be able to repair or recycle them. You can either get a random 5090 variant, depending on stock, for around $1,760 or pay almost $2,000 specifically for an MSI Ventus 3X OC model. The units come with transport-related damage. Read more ›

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