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Get a rare deal on a shuckable 16TB Seagate Expansion Desktop drive at $0.02 per GB
The Seagate Expansion Desktop 16TB is a surprisingly decent value at $449.99, at least given where high-capacity HDD prices sit broadly right now.
Get into a 32GB DDR5 memory kit for less this Big Deals Day with these picks
DDR5 RAM is still expensive, but some sizeable discounts on 32GB kits this Prime Big Deals Day week make getting 32GB into your build easier than it has been. Check out our picks.
It's finally a good time to buy a Raptor Lake CPU during Prime Big Deals Day
Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs are finally getting some good discounts after a year of inconsistent pricing, and some of these chips are even dropping to all-time lows.
Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti gaming PC hits $999 with 8-core Ryzen CPU, 16GB RAM, and 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD — $600 instant savings on a complete 1080p powerhouse
MSI's Codex Z2C is on sale for $999 and comes with a Ryzen 7 8700F and a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB.
Nintendo Switch 2 drops to £354.99 all-time low to defy the AI tax — pocket £65 in savings across these retailers
The Nintendo Switch 2, typically priced at 419.99, is now available for just 354.99, giving you a great 15% savings!
Snag an Apple MacBook or Mac Mini with these Amazon Prime Big Deal Days deals that can save you up to $600
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sales event is a great opportunity to pick up a new Apple MacBook or Mac Mini at a discount.
Grab this $79.98 TP-Link wireless router with Wi-Fi 7 support at its lowest ever price
This TP-Link Archer BE3600 wireless router is down to a record-low price, now just $79.98 on Amazon ahead of its big sale event.
Intel's Googlebooks might not run some Android apps as well as Qualcomm's
Some Android apps not optimized for x86-64 may have trouble running on Intel Googlebooks.
AMD attempts to get ahead of expected RTX Spark launch with Gorgon Halo benchmarks
AMD is getting ahead of an expected RTX Spark launch later this week with a few benchmarks for its flagship Gorgon Halo chip, the Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495.
Take $40 off the blistering Ryzen 7 9800X3D and get two freebies
Get some solid deals on X3D chips from Newegg. Buy a Ryzen 7 9800X3D for only $429 and Newegg throws in a free 240mm AIO and AMD Onimusha game
Tencent scores 100,000 offshore AI chip deal with Oracle for $7 billion despite climbing prices
Tencent is reportedly renting 100,000 AI chips from Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia for about $7 billion over five years.
32GB dethrones 16GB as top RAM capacity in gaming rigs despite memory shortage
The September 2026 Steam Survey showed a surprising result despite extreme RAM pricing.
Modder brings original Xbox emulation to jailbroken PS5
The original Xbox can now be emulated on the PS5 thanks to a solo developer's port of Xemu, a popular Xbox emulator.
Amazon ends secret data center pacts and pledges $1 billion to host towns
AWS' Data Center Commitment program aims to sweeten the pill for those who live near AI data centers.
Google AI data center project investigated after 420 football fields of Finnish forest demolished
Google's latest data center construction project in Finland is being investigated after the company representing the search giant reportedly cleared over 300 hectares of forest before obtaining a mandatory environmental impact assessment.
Former OpenAI safety employee says company’s safety culture is broken
David Robinson argues that Silicon Valley lacks the wisdom on how to handle AI safely and urges the industry to seek outside experts to help build a culture that prioritizes it.
Wolverine PS5 exclusive ported to PC in buggy solo project using AI
Solo developer gets Wolverine "working" on PC thanks to the 2023 source code leak.
China stockpiled 343 immersion DUV tools for advanced chipmaking
Centre for Technology & Statecraft (CTS) calls for banning exports of all immersion DUV tools to China, echoes the MATCH Act by U.S. legislators.
Amazon warns $68 billion in blocked data centers threatens US AI lead
AWS CEO warns that growing opposition to data centers could undermine U.S. AI leadership, while defending buildouts against concerns over water consumption, electricity costs, pollution, and community impact.
Russian firm completes country's first 130nm-capable chipmaking tool, trails modern equipment by 25 years
ZNTC completes development of Russia's first 130nm-capable lithography stepper, which could be used to produce chips sometimes late this decade, or rather early next.
US Senate kills bill that could potentially shield Americans from skyrocketing power bills due to AI data centers
The U.S. Senate has blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act in a 57-43 vote, killing legislation that would have pushed regulators to consider making data centers pay the incremental grid costs created by their massive electricity demand.
Customer sends two-stick $16,000 DDR5 memory kit to repair shop
A YouTube channel best known for its skillful graphics card fixes has published its first DDR5 module repair video after the economics of RAM repair change.
Windows 11 was released five years ago today
Windows 11 was released five years ago, on October 5, 2021. But it feels like it's been around longer as Microsoft's latest OS has put users through so much pain.
Anthropic reports Florida woman’s Claude ‘diary’ threat to shoot up sheriff’s office, felony charge follows
Anthropic reviewers reported a Florida woman's Claude threat against the Lee County Sheriff's Office, leading to a felony charge.
Russia's uncrewed robot tank fails during debut military display in front of President Putin
Russia's new Shturm uncrewed assault tank reportedly suffered repeated command-link failures during its Tsentr-2026 debut, forcing organizers to use a human driver before the vehicle eventually got stuck in mud
Best Amazon Prime Day tech deals live
Get all the best deals in the October 2026 Amazon Prime Big Deal Days tech event.
Modder 'fixes' melting RTX 5090 power connectors with custom distributor
Reddit user u/DallasGrave shared a fix for his RTX 5090, one of the best graphics cards, whose 12VHPWR connector was overheating, along with an image of a module screwed onto the back of his GPU.
Robotics startup has real human vs. robot cage match, California responds with cease-and-desist order
The California State Athletic Commission intervened when it saw a human facing off with a humanoid robot inside the fighting ring.
Modder brings Nvidia Pascal GPU support to Windows XP 32-bit
Retro techie retrofits Nvidia Windows XP 32-bit drivers with Pascal card support and improved DisplayPort and HDMI support for contemporary displays
Database expert runs Doom in SQL with just 5,900 lines of code
Database expert runs Doom in SQL again - full-featured SQLDoom is the sequel to embryonic DoomQL
US Army unit deploys drone assembled completely in-house, uses 3D-printed 'Dragoon Bombs' with ball bearing shrapnel
U.S. Army soldiers are training to assemble drones and 3D-print bomb casings for field use.
AI robot company decommissioned its robots ‘Terminator-style’ in a 75-ton vat of molten steel
AI Robotics company Figure found a creative way of decommissioning its old F.02 fleet without having to allocate resources for difficult and time-consuming disassembly.
ChatGPT-6 Astra cracks 217-year-old Napoleonic code in just six hours
An AI engineer used GPT-6 Astra to reveal the contents of a cipher that hadn't been read since the Napoleonic Wars. The task was initiated with a single image and prompt, and took just six hours from start to finish.
Iranian national extradited to US over alleged $3.4 billion state-backed hacking campaign in rare legal win for law enforcement
An Iranian-Turkish man has been extradited from Montenegro to the U.S. over his alleged role in a hacking campaign that targeted hundreds of universities, companies, and government agencies and stole more than 31 TB of academic data.
German utility provider introduces 'gaming electricity' plan targeting high-consumption households, like those running multiple high-end gaming PCs
SWK Energie launched a new tariff marketed directly towards gamers. While it will not improve the FPS on your gaming PC, it could help cut the electricity bills of large consumers, whether the power is used by an RTX 5090 or a Tesla.
Microsoft using wetlands and native gardens to 'camouflage' 20-plus data center sites by blending them into nature
Microsoft is bringing nature-inspired landscaping to more than 20 data center sites as critics question its motives.
'AI Torture Chamber' triggers massive backlash for putting chatbots in simulated pain
AI "torture chamber" draws vast online criticism, and a corresponding amount of ridicule - tech newbies and AI evangelists go nuts anthropomorphizing an LLM
Google Japan shows off wild conveyor-belt keyboard with keys that move to your fingers
This keyboard is designed so that you don't have to move your hands or arms to press its keys. It's not going to be put on sale, but you can build one yourself.
US Navy uses Xbox-style controllers to fire anti-drone lasers deployed on ships
This would make it easier for sailors to get used to controlling the weapon system, as they're probably already comfortable holding a controller.
Open-source tool designs LEGO builds with more than 2,000 real pieces
Carlos Antelo's open-source ldraw-nova lets GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5 design LEGO models as LDraw CAD files.
Portable Bluetooth CD player has a glow-in-the-dark transparent green finish, modern features
Sincere Inc. has released its Pixel Tunes portable Bluetooth CD player in an alluring new After Hours' finish.
Free browser-based AI-generated Taipei GTA clone hits 1.2 million concurrent players in three days
Developers AICodeWith have vibe-coded and published a free browser-based game dubbed Taipei GTA. It reportedly cost $10,000 in tokens to get to this state.
7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV Pro gets shocking 50% price hike driven by AI memory shortage
The Shield TV Pro remains one of Nvidia's longest-running consumer devices, but its $299.99 price tag now makes the streaming box considerably more expensive than when it launched.
Elon Musk confirms discussions with TSMC about Terafab chipmaking collaboration
Elon Musk and TSMC reportedly discuss multiple collaboration opportunities within the Terafab project.
Find tech deals in Newegg's Fantastech Sale ahead of Amazon's Big Deals Day — early shoppers get automatic refunds if hardware prices drop lower
Ahead of Newegg's Fantastech Sale II launch on October 5th, you can grab some early deals and have price protection security if the product price drops lower in the sale proper.
Buying used CPUs can expose users to existing bans from anti-cheat engines, and there's no way to check for violations before purchase
The CPU's previous owner apparently used it for cheating on Valorant, with its HWID getting flagged by Vanguard. When the Redditor bought and installed it on their PC, their Valorant account received a ban, too.
This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 3, 2026
This week on Tom's Hardware Premium, we open the floodgates with a free-to-access chip design week, including expert interviews, a sit-down with OpenAI on its custom ASIC, and much more.
Steam hits record $1.7 billion in September 2026 despite soaring PC hardware costs
Steam's latest revenues highlight continued strength in PC gaming, with players continuing to spend heavily even as the cost of building and upgrading gaming PCs rises.
AI agents use 5x more tokens than humans as cached prompts explode, headed for 10x
Daniel Newman's number comes from OpenRouter data, where agents passed humans in February and grew 14x by August.
Scare up big savings in Bambu Lab's Halloween sale right now, with up to 30% off
Don't let huge 3D printer prices scare you, because Bambu Lab's Halloween sale has knocked up to 30% off a new printer, with big bulk discounts on filament rolls, too.
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