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Acer and Asus shut down support for PC and laptops in wake of patent dispute ruling, drivers and updates inaccessible to existing customers — German website finds a workaround (Update)

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 11:58 EDT

Asus and Acer bring German websites down, leaving users without support or downloads due to the companies' recent spat with Nokia over the HEVC codec. Read more ›

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Thermal Grizzly's delidded Ryzen 7 9850X3D is twice the price but packs a two-year warranty — pre-tested chip is covered for nearly any chip failure

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 10:50 EDT

The chips come with an assurance of functionality and a 24-month warranty, which ain't bad all things considered. Read more ›

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Multiple AWS outages caused by AI coding bot blunder, report claims — Amazon says both incidents were 'user error'

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 10:29 EDT

Amazon suffered from a couple of small outages driven by actions of AI agents. The company insists that these are user errors because it accidentally gave the AI permission to execute actions without approval from another user. Read more ›

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OpenAI's Sam Altman warns that firms are using 'AI washing' to mask layoffs across the globe — AI boss calls out corporate excuses while warning of 'palpable' job disruption ahead

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 10:18 EDT

In an interview at the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned his belief that AI is being used by businesses to explain unrelated layoffs, but that the technology will cause an impact in the near future. Read more ›

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Zuckerberg cuts Meta employee bonuses by 5%, follows 10% reduction last year, despite AI splurge — $130 billion capex vision and eye-watering AI pay packages force efficiency elsewhere in the business

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 09:38 EDT

Meta reportedly cuts its stock option bonus rates for the second year in a row. 5% reduction follows 10% cut from the year before. Read more ›

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Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra review: Premium creator pick

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 08:00 EDT

Upscale design and top-notch performance come together in the Galaxy Book6 Ultra, though be prepared to spend for it. Read more ›

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$20 million lost in 'jackpotting' ATM malware attacks in 2025, FBI reports — scheme forces machines to spit out cash, targets banks and ATM operators

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:50 EDT

The FBI released a public warning, saying that ATM "jackpotting" incidents have exponentially increased in 2025. Read more ›

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UALink roadmap plots course to optimized AI data center interconnects — examining the open standard designed to combat vendor lock-in while offering cost and performance optimization

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:49 EDT

Despite broad industry support, UALink's adoption may be slowed by the absence of several features like In-Network Collectives and the 128G PHY spec. Read more ›

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PC novice hits the jackpot with free RTX 3090 PC from kindly neighbour — potent build features $1,500 GPU paired with liquid-cooled i9-10850K and Asus Maximus motherboard

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:28 EDT

A redditor is enjoying a great first PC for free, thanks to a very generous neighbor. Read more ›

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Save $379.99 on this Asus X870E motherboard and 32GB of DDR5 RAM — Newegg combo deal is cheaper than buying the memory separately

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:25 EDT

Newegg's Asus X870E motherboard and 32GB DDR5-6400 RAM bundle is only $449.89, saving you $379.99 Read more ›

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This iBuyPower gaming PC with a 7800X3D and RTX 5070 Ti is an absolute steal for just $1,999 right now — huge $450 saving on this 4K-capable rig with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:09 EDT

Just $1,999.99 right now can you score you this iBuyPower gaming PC withan epic set of specs, including an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU with 16GB VRAM, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. Read more ›

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Corsair's new "Vault" series FRAME 4000D cases have color-shifting paintjobs — Priced at $140, these limited-edition towers also feature upgraded front panel I/O

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:00 EDT

The FRAME 4000D from Corsair was already a great case and if you couldn't justify the $400 LCD version, the company has another looker on the market now. Dubbed the "Vault" series, these new limited-edition FRAME 4000D towers feature two color-shifting paintjobs, revised front I/O and corner to corner tempered glass side panel. Read more ›

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30 years later, the iconic 'Bliss' green hill from Windows XP is still thriving — lucky passerby captures the hill looking almost identical to the 1996 photograph in 'super rare' event

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 06:40 EDT

A Redditor travelling through Napa Valley on 18th February 2026 was lucky enough to see the iconic "Bliss" hill in a form close to the original wallpaper. This terrain is usually covered in vineyards, so it doesn't look as picturesque, but during rare times of the year, you can catch glimpses of its unaltered beauty. Read more ›

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California bill would restrict 3D printer sales to state-approved models to prevent printing gun parts — joins Washington and NY on legal offensive

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 02/20/2026 06:20 EDT

California 3D printer control bill would restrict sale to DOJ-approved models Read more ›

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The state of China's decade-long semiconductor push: still a decade behind, despite hundreds of billions spent and significant progress — examining the original 'Made in China 2025' initiative

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 06:01 EDT

After 10 years and hundreds of billions of investments, China's semiconductor supply chain is still decades behind chip supply chain in America and Taiwan. Read more ›

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After 17 years, Minecraft Java Edition starts replacing OpenGL with a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer — update will prove a boon for performance and modding

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 06:00 EDT

Minecraft Java Edition will get a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer, replacing the aging OpenGL. Read more ›

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AMD's next-gen Ryzen 10000 desktop CPUs rumored to come in seven different configs — Starting from 6 cores, flagship "Olympic Ridge" silicon may feature up to 24 cores

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Tom's Hardware · 02/19/2026 16:31 EDT

The next desktop chips from AMD are said to refresh the core configs of the Ryzen brand in a major way. Finally stepping away from 8-core CCDs, "Ryzen 10000" is said to bring 12-core chiplets that should enable a new 24-core dual CCD flagship option. The base config is reportedly 6 cores, so budget buyers shouldn't worry. Read more ›

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AMD's AI chips to be used as debt collateral in $300 million loan, report says — Cloud startup to use chips in Ohio datacenter

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Tom's Hardware · 02/19/2026 15:16 EDT

AMD's chips will be used as debt collateral in a $300 million loan to cloud startup Crusoe with financing from Goldman Sachs. Read more ›

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Razer unveils$500 flagship gaming keyboard — Huntsman Signature Edition built from CNC-machined aluminum, featuring 8,000 Hz polling and Snap Tap

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Tom's Hardware · 02/19/2026 14:23 EDT

Razer has a new flagship gaming keyboard, the Huntsman Signature Edition, that embraces a fully CNC aluminum construction and PVD mirror finish on the back. The $500 keyboard is basically a spruced-up Huntsman V3 Pro aimed at gamers that wanted a more aesthetically pleasing keyboard. Read more ›

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Acer and Asus shut down support for PC and laptops in wake of patent dispute ruling, drivers and updates inaccessible to existing customers — German website finds a workaround

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Tom's Hardware · 02/19/2026 13:23 EDT

Asus and Acer bring German websites down, leaving users without support or downloads due to the companies' recent spat with Nokia over the HEVC codec. Read more ›

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