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Newly-listed Chinese chipmaker targets beating Nvidia Rubin platform in just two years — Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX unveils multi-year GPU architecture roadmap with 2027 deadline

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 12:57 EDT

Chinese chip designer Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor has unveiled a multi-year GPU architecture roadmap that explicitly targets Nvidia’s next-gen Rubin platform as its main competition. Read more ›

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UK activist hits Valve with a $903 million lawsuit — claims Steam is abusing its market dominance and forcing UK consumers to pay too much for Steam games

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 11:56 EDT

UK activist hits Valve with a lawsuit for charging gamers too much commission on the games they buy from the Steam store. Read more ›

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This Newegg bundle includes AMD’s best gaming CPU with flagship Asus X870E motherboard and 32GB DDR5 RAM for $1,120 — save $478 and get a free gaming mouse for your troubles

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 11:51 EDT

With DDR5 costs still climbing, this combo offers one of the most cost-effective ways to build a high-end gaming PC using AMD’s top gaming CPU Read more ›

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SoftBank pauses $50bn AI data center operator acquisition talks — move plunges Stargate data center plans into uncertainty as regulatory roadblocks pose significant challenge

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 11:31 EDT

SoftBank has paused talks to acquire U.S. data center operator Switch, stepping back from what would have been one of its largest deals to date. Read more ›

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RAM prices show signs of levelling out, albeit at inflated levels — some modules stabilizing in price, increases on more performant kits tapering off

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 10:39 EDT

Pricing trends show a slowing or tapering off of memory pricing, but some high-end DDR5 kits still show continued increases. Read more ›

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Nvidia DGX Spark review: the GB10 Superchip powers a fast and fun AI toolbox that beats out AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 09:19 EDT

Nvidia’s DGX Spark brings a slice of Grace Blackwell power to the desktop for AI developers and enthusiasts. With a 20-core Arm CPU, a Blackwell GPU with 6144 CUDA cores, and 128GB of unified memory, the DGX Spark can run a wide range of AI models and workflows with solid performance and the reliability of the proven CUDA software ecosystem. Read more ›

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Dev creates astrology-powered CPU scheduler for Linux, makes decisions based on planetary positions and zodiac signs — sched_ext framework informed by lunar phases, cosmic weather reports, and dynamic time slicing

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 08:24 EDT

A software engineer has developed a fully functional Linux scheduler that takes its cues from the popular pseudoscience of astrology. Read more ›

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SSD price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every M.2 SSD from Samsung, Western Digital, Crucial, and more — here are the best deals during the AI-driven pricing crisis

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 08:06 EDT

Updated twice daily, this list shows the lowest US prices on major SSD models. Read more ›

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SAMA L70 Review: Competitive performance that punches above its price tag

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 08:00 EDT

Can a $70 AIO compete with the best coolers on the market? We’ve tested SAMA’s L70 with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X CPU, and the results surprised us. Read more ›

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Newegg stock price falls 17.7% after Chinese owner is detained by anti-corruption authorities — company insists it’s operating normally and ‘in accordance with the laws’

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 07:47 EDT

Various law firms are calling out to Newegg investors for a potential class action lawsuit as the company's stock price fell by 17.7% after the chairperson of its majority stockholder was detained on suspicion of corruption. Read more ›

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Save $700 on Samsung's award-winning ultrawide Odyssey G9 gaming monitor — a QD-OLED panel and dual QHD resolution gives you two monitors in one

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 07:38 EDT

Two Samsung ultrawide gaming and productivity screens are on sale at different price points, but at all-time low pricing. Read more ›

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Intel enables XeSS 3 Multi-Frame Generation in latest drivers, expanding frame generation across Arc GPUs and Core Ultra iGPUs — MFG can be enabled across any title with XeSS 2 support

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 07:20 EDT

The latest Intel graphics drivers introduce XeSS 3 Multi-Frame Generation with 2x, 3x, and 4x modes, supporting existing XeSS 2 games without requiring developer updates Read more ›

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Clever Brit successfully repurposes telephone wiring for gigabit internet throughout his vintage home — Lad converts "incomprehensible mess of wires" into high-speed ethernet links

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 07:00 EDT

Tired of slow, laggy internet throughout your house and don't want to deal with cables dangling outside? The solution could be simpler than you think, repurposing existing cables inside your walls to achieve fast internet everywhere in the home. That's what an Englishman has just done, and it's better than powerline adapters. Read more ›

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DoomBuds ports the 1993 FPS classic to open-source earbuds by streaming JPGs at 18fps — runs on 300MHz CPU with less than 1MB of RAM

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 06:00 EDT

A developer has ported Doom to a pair of earbuds, but there were extra hurdles to jump, as the earbuds don't have a screen. Read more ›

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Exploring Clawdbot, the AI agent taking the internet by storm — AI agent can automate tasks for you, but there are significant risks involved

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 05:28 EDT

Clawdbot is a new pseudo-locally-hosted gateway for agentic AI that offers a sneak peek at both good and bad futures for the technology. Read more ›

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Nvidia pumps another $2 billion into CoreWeave and announces standalone availability of Vera CPU — chipmaker increases stake in its customer to 9%

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 18:14 EDT

Nvidia is spending another $2 billion investing in CoreWeave, one of its AI customers, due to "confidence in their growth and confidence in CoreWeave’s management," according to CEO Jensen Huang. Read more ›

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Microsoft introduces newest in-house AI chip — Maia 200 is faster than other bespoke Nvidia competitors, built on TSMC 3nm with 216GB of HBM3e

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 13:42 EDT

30% more performance per dollar than Maia 100, and faster than Amazon or Google. Read more ›

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Get AMD's 16GB RX 9060 XT for the MSRP price of an 8GB RTX 5060 Ti — Newegg discount code unlocks $20 saving on double the VRAM

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 12:59 EDT

PowerColor's RX 9060 XT 16GB is on a $20 discount on Newegg with promo code, making the card as cheap as the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB with double the VRAM capacity. Read more ›

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Mac Mini M4 is on sale for just $499, defying the odds as PCs become more expensive — save $100 on performant machine with 16GB of unified memory

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 11:33 EDT

The Mac mini M4 is currently on sale on Amazon for $499, making one of the cheapest ways to get into the Apple ecosystem even much more affordable. Read more ›

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Bill Gates-backed silicon photonics startup develops optical transistors 10,000x smaller than current tech — optical chip can process 1,000 x 1,000 multiplication matrices

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 10:00 EDT

Neurophos built a silicon photonics chip that's 10,000 smaller than current tech and could potentially deliver 10x the performance of Nivida's Vera Rubin GPUs using the same amount of power and available chip fab technologies. Read more ›

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