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Save $500 on Lenovo's Legion 5i gaming laptop at only $1,599 — bright OLED display, 32GB of RAM, and powerful RTX 5070 GPU

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 07:24 EDT

A powerful RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a crisp OLED display are highlights of this $1599 Lenovo Legion 5i deal at B&H Photo Read more ›

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Scientists solve decades-old 2D physics puzzle — Chaotic growth in a 2D quantum system obeys statistical laws

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 07:20 EDT

Physicists have confirmed for the first time that chaotic growth in a 2D quantum system follows precise statistical rules, validating a 40-year-old mathematical model that describes how random, uneven surfaces evolve over time. Read more ›

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Polymega Remix can digitize retro games for Windows 11 PCs and handhelds, USB peripheral accepts games CDs, cartridges — $199 units finally ship next month following years of production delays

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 07:00 EDT

Playmaji has opened pre-orders for its $199 USB peripheral that lets owners digitize and play physical retro games on Windows 11 PCs, laptops, and PC gaming handhelds Read more ›

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Anthropic nuked a company's access to Claude, stopping 60 employees dead in their tracks — support via Google Form is the only recourse for vague usage policy violation

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 06:40 EDT

Anthropic nukes a company's access to Claude, stopping 60 employees dead in their tracks on the back of a "usage policy violation." Read more ›

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Biohacker claims to have sequenced their own genome at the kitchen table with M3 Ultra Mac Studio, Claude, and a $3,200 sequencer — DIY project requires 100GB of data storage per run, oodles of RAM

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 06:20 EDT

A tinkerer has sequenced their own genome at home, hoping to uncover secrets behind a family history of autoimmune disease. Read more ›

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Enthusiasts build an interactive online ‘Listening Museum’ of iconic mechanical keyboard audio samples — 36 mechanical masterpieces available for you to audibly try out

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 06:00 EDT

The Listening Museum presents a collection of 36 iconic to modern classic keyboards that have been multisampled and uploaded into an interactive site. Read more ›

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Apple CEO Time Cook steps down, company names Ternus as incoming CEO

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 16:44 EDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down on September 1. He will be replaced by hardware engineering lead John Ternus. Read more ›

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New cost-effective DDR5 memory 'HUDIMMs' show around 50% reduction in throughput with single subchannel — Two HUDIMMs are as fast as a single stick of regular DDR5 RAM

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 15:28 EDT

HUDIMM is being proposed as a cheaper memory spec using only 1x 32-bit subchannel per stick instead of 2x 32-bit in order to populate less ICs. Turns out, halving the bandwidth like that actually slashes the performance in half too, alongside the expected capacity reduction. Two HUDIMMs running in dual channel perform similar to a single regular DDR5 stick. Read more ›

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New Jersey datacenter expansion got $77m in tax breaks to create exactly one permanent job — JPMorgan's site already scored $35m and currently employs just 25 workers

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 14:53 EDT

A New Jersey data center expansion saw a tax break of $77,000,000, despite the fact that it would create exactly one new permanent job in the state. Read more ›

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Testing PC games using FEX on a high-end Android tablet can yield playable results — but the early tech is still not ready for prime time

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 13:10 EDT

We take a brief look at FEX, the translation layer that allows PC games to run on ARM64 devices, such as Android Tablets. While the results are promising, it still has a long way to go. Read more ›

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Chinese chipmakers made record profit in 2025, despite slipping margins — U.S shipments fall 34% as Beijing shores up local chipmaking efforts

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 12:06 EDT

Applied Materials, Lam Research, and KLA booked a combined $19 billion in China revenue across their fiscal 2025 reporting periods. Read more ›

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AI cloud company Vercel breached after employee grants AI tool unrestricted access to Google Workspace — hacker seeking $2 million for stolen data

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 11:49 EDT

The breach exposed non-sensitive environment variables, and a threat actor operating under the ShinyHunters name has claimed responsibility. Read more ›

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Every SK hynix employee could receive $477,000 bonuses this year, almost $900,000 next year — 35,000 workers set to benefit from share of $169 billion projected operating profit

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 10:24 EDT

SK hynix agreed last September to remove its previous bonus cap and allocate 10% of annual operating profit directly to employees as performance-based payouts. Read more ›

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Linux 7.1 update includes new in-kernel NTFS driver — delivers storage support upgrade for Linux users

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 10:05 EDT

Linux 7.1 is bringing what might be the biggest under-the-radar storage change in years: a new in-kernel NTFS driver. Read more ›

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Latest Intel Core Ultra 7 270K bundle includes a 2TB SSD and 64GB of RAM for just $1,499 — includes Z890 motherboard, case, and AIO cooler, just add a GPU and PSU for a complete PC build

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 07:28 EDT

This Newegg Intel combo bundle pairs an Intel 270K Plus, Z890 mobo, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, PC Case, and AIO cooler altogether for $1499.99. Read more ›

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US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 07:20 EDT

Sanan Optoelectronics, China's largest LED chipmaker, has abandoned its $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds after CFIUS blocked it. Read more ›

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This Acer gaming laptop features an RTX 5070 Ti, 64GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD for under $2,000 — save $650 on the Predator Helios Neo, powered by Intel Core Ultra 9

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 07:07 EDT

There's a great deal on the Acer Predator Helios Neo at Newegg right now. Read more ›

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Apex Gaming PCs recalls nearly 18,000 power supplies over missing safety labels — the fix is a warning sticker sent by mail, units are entirely safe

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 07:00 EDT

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on April 16 for approximately 17,730 Manik and Apex-branded ATX power supplies. Read more ›

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Relive the PC magazine cover disk era with 758-strong archive.org CD-ROM collection — 1.2TB treasure trove also includes Floppy Disks from as early as 1993

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 06:58 EDT

If you miss the old cover-mounted demo disks of yore, take a look at the Internet Archive's extensive collections. Read more ›

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Tokyo court rules movie and anime 'spoiler articles' are copyright infringement in landmark criminal case — detailed, monetized plot summaries land man in Japanese prison

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 06:40 EDT

The Tokyo District Court has ruled that "spoiler articles" that describe the plot of a movie/show in detail now count as copyright infringement. The prosecution argued that these articles are "adaptations" made without permission, and that they earn ad revenue, further taking away fair compensation for IP holders. Read more ›

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