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Intel Core Ultra 250K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X faceoff — battle for the best $200 CPU

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 08:00 EDT

With similar pricing and target audiences, these two processors offer contrasting strengths across gaming, productivity, and power consumption. Read more ›

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SNK revives the mighty Neo Geo in modern form — new AES+ system plays classic games without emulation

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 07:00 EDT

The Neo Geo AES+ is real, it's coming this November Read more ›

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Microsoft offers $2 million sweepstake for Edge users, but no one noticed for a month — $1 million cash, Mercedes-Benz cars among prizes in desperate push for users

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 06:40 EDT

Microsoft has readied a new $2M prize pot to tempt users to adopt its Edge browser. Read more ›

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Backblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' and users discover it's not backing up Dropbox and OneDrive — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backups

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 06:20 EDT

Backblaze redefines "unlimited" while users discover it's not backing up Dropbox, OneDrive, et al Read more ›

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ‘nearly lost his composure’ when pressed on selling chips to China — ‘You’re not talking to someone who woke up a loser’

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 06:00 EDT

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that blocking China, the second biggest market for AI chips, from buying from American companies is a "losing proposition" that makes no sense to him. Read more ›

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Keychron V5 Ultra 8K Review: Budget-friendly 8K

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 15:00 EDT

The Keychron V5 Ultra 8K is a wireless mechanical hot-swappable keyboard with a 96-percent layout and up to an 8,000 Hz polling rate — and it gets up to 660 hours of battery life. Read more ›

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US lawmakers amend new restrictions on Chinese chipmakers — MATCH Act's blanket restrictions removed from select chipmaking tools

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 14:00 EDT

U.S. lawmakers remove countrywide exports ban on cryogenic etching tools from the MATCH Act, yet Chinese companies could barely get them anyway. Read more ›

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Analytics group signals possible delays at 40% of AI data center construction sites — companies deny schedule holdups, but satellite imagery indicates otherwise

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 11:40 EDT

At least 40% of all AI data centers slated for completion in 2026 will be delayed, according to a data analytics group. AI tech companies say everything is on schedule, but labor and material shortages are seemingly holding up construction. Read more ›

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Local political revolts threaten to derail US data center projects — mounting delays are already costing AI hyperscalers billions

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 11:25 EDT

Local communities all over America and the world are pushing back on the explosive growth of AI data center projects. Through local courts, community action, and intense meetings with politicians, the general public are forcing the cancellation of major data center projects. Read more ›

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Intel hires tenured Samsung exec to lead Foundry Services — signals company focus on winning business from potential Foundry suitors

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 09:13 EDT

Intel lures Shawn 'Seung Hoon' Han from Samsung Foundry to land new customers and maintain customer relationships at Intel Foundry. Read more ›

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Elon Musk pushing forward with Terafab at 'ight speed' — staff reaching out to various suppliers and are reportedly willing to pay a premium to gain priority

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 09:07 EDT

Elon Musk's people have begun reaching out to various semiconductor fab suppliers to ask for pricing and delivery timelines as the Terafab project ramps up. Read more ›

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Amazon Eero Signal review: 4G LTE internet backup for your Eero mesh network

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 09:05 EDT

The Eero Signal offers automatic 4G LTE failover for your primary ISP. Read more ›

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Microsoft's April patch puts Windows domain controllers into reboot loops — third known issue from KB5082063 is affecting Windows Server 2016 through 2025

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 09:02 EDT

Installing this month's Windows Server security update has knocked some enterprise domain controllers into continuous reboot cycles. Read more ›

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Build an entire 9800X3D PC with 128GB of RAM for $2,999 — Newegg bundle includes Asus B850 motherboard, 1TB of storage, and RTX 5070 Ti

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 08:35 EDT

Score a massive Newegg combo deal: save $1,933 on a high-end gaming PC bundle with Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 128GB DDR5, RTX 5070 Ti, and more - premium parts, matching aesthetics, and serious performance. Read more ›

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TSMC ups revenue guidance and CapEx, buoyed by 'multiyear AI megatrend' — warns Middle East conflict may impact profitability as costs increase

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 08:00 EDT

TSMC unveils aggressive plans to ramp up 3nm-capable capacity further in the coming years amid strong demand from the AI sector. Read more ›

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Steam shown running on Nintendo Switch thanks to latest Proton Beta — FEX 2604 translates x86 to ARM-friendly instructions on Linux

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 07:13 EDT

Valve has released Proton 11.0-Beta1, with support for Arm devices. Read more ›

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64GB of DDR5 RAM is a staggering $216 in this latest Newegg deal — Get a 9800X3D, X870-P motherboard, case, and a free AIO for just $939

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 07:09 EDT

Newegg's latest combo bundle gets you 64GB of RAM, a motherboard, AMD's 9800X3D, and a Corsair case, as well as a free AIO cooler for just $939. Read more ›

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Google and Pentagon in talks to run custom AI chips inside classified environments — Google pushes for tight controls for TPUs surrounding use for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 07:00 EDT

Google is reportedly negotiating with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy Gemini in classified settings, with the talks covering the addition of GPU racks to Google Distributed Cloud. Read more ›

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Nvidia RTX 5070 spotted at rare MSRP price in Woot flash sale — move fast to secure a bargain, 38% off saves you $340

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 06:45 EDT

Get an RTX 5070 for MSRP at Woot, now just $549. Read more ›

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Commodore fans split over C64 Ultimate FPGA firmware lockdown — firm says it wants to protect its hardware and reduce support fallout

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Tom's Hardware · 04/17/2026 06:40 EDT

The retro community seems sharply divided over a decision by Commodore regarding locking down firmware access in its C64 Ultimate computer. Read more ›

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