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Updated 2026-08-04 13:30
Chinese chipmaking tool roadmaps examined — Beijing's nascent lithography tools target DUV production at five machines a year, and an EUV prototype with no chips
Ultimately, three markers will indicate whether China's domestic DUV program is a legitimate rival or yet more state-sanctioned hot air.
At least 37 people arrested in 2026 so far for protesting against data centers, most for breaking 'petty rules' — most taken into custody acted peacefully
Data center protesters are getting arrested for minor infractions, yet they continue pushing back against these projects. Aside from the arrests, there's also at least 12 instances (probably more) where the police were called to intervene between politicians and protesters.
Lenovo LOQ Essentials 15 Gen 11 Review: A good display meets a low-power RTX 5060
The Lenovo LOQ Essentials 15 Gen 11 pairs an RTX 5060, 144 Hz display, and excellent upgradeability with a comfortable keyboard, but its low-power GPU configuration and outdated CPU leave it struggling against rivals at the same price.
‘Apple is getting this wrong,’ says OpenAI — startup blasts iPhone maker over lawsuit alleging it stole confidential information through ex-Apple employees
OpenAI denies Apple's allegations in a blog post. The company claims that it doesn't have and even doesn't want its rivals trade secrets.
Chinese ship spotted lurking over Taiwan-US undersea cables — 'research vessel' seen loitering above the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network fiber-optic system
A new video shows Taiwan's Coast Guard warning a 200-ft long Chinese-flagged research vessel, spotted loitering over a fiber internet cable, to change course.
Grab a new Secretlab sit-to-stand desk for $699 — Save $50 as the Magnus Evo receives its first-ever discount
Secretlab has finally reduced the price of the Magnus Evo standing desk. In its first-ever discount, you can save $50 on a new sit-to-stand desk.
16GB GPUs and 8-core CPUs officially become the most popular configs on Steam — Latest hardware survey shows modern gaming's growing hunger for more resources
For the first time in Steam history, 8-core CPUs have overtaken 6-core CPUs and GPUs with 16GB of VRAM have overtaken 8GB GPUs. Even though the hardware survey doesn't represent everyone, it still indicates a paradigm shift for the mainstream market.
Three major PC makers now using Chinese memory to fight 'unprecedented memory shortage,' report claims — HP, Asus, and Acer using 'small amounts' of CXMT chips in limited number of notebooks for
A new report claims that HP, Asus, and Acer have started to use a small amount of CXMT memory chips in notebooks for non-US markets.
China cracks down on copycat chip designs with new regulations and penalties — new guidelines enforce originality and independent development
China tightens legal protections for domestically developed chip layout designs by raising originality requirements and strengthening infringement penalties.
This 144-piece toolkit is a must-buy for hobbyists and PC builders for under $40 — pocket a 20% saving on this screwdriver set with two drivers, 120 magnetic bits, and 22 repair tools for your p
Pick up this 144-in-1 repair toolkit from Strebito, with 120 bits and a number of other tools, for less than $40 right now, saving you 20%.
New Micron lawsuit reignites fight over New York fab — complaint alleges 'forever chemicals' will flow into Oneida River
Micron's New York manufacturing facility is back in the crosshairs of another environmental lawsuit, claiming its wastewater and air permits should be nullified.
In a troubling sign, Nvidia RTX 50 series prices jump up to 30% in South Korea — TSMC wafer hikes and $20 GDDR7 modules push RTX 5090 past $5,100
The latest round of price increases affects the entire RTX 50 lineup, with premium models bearing the brunt of rising production costs.
AI companies are now racing to the bottom — crashing token prices and competitive models push companies to cut costs
All major AI developers are cutting prices to compete with impressive new releases from China. But as they shave margins to remain competitive, the profits they'll need to fulfil investment confidence may end up further out of reach.
Drone flyover reveals rapid progress at Elon Musk’s new ATCF chip fab — Texas site prepares for all-in-one logic, memory, and packaging facility
July drone flyovers of Elon Musk's Advanced Technology Chip Fab in Texas appear to confirm progress has 'hit another gear.'
Lexar lists 32GB DDR5 memory with homegrown Chinese chips — 3,999 Yuan ($592) price undercuts hopes for cheaper CXMT-powered RAM
Lexar's latest Thor RGB kit likely uses CXMT-made DRAM, but its pricing remains comparable to premium DDR5 memory from established brands.
Microsoft raises European Xbox prices by up to £200 — RAMpocalypse and component shortages force major console markups
Xbox price increases across the UK and Europe have been revealed, with prices upped by as much as 170 or 200.
Asus ProArt PA32UCDMR 32-inch 4K professional OLED monitor review: Precision, speed, and flexibility
Asus delivers professional precision and premium gaming performance with the ProArt PA32UCDMR. It also comes with a slick calibrator and controller combination, and sports an all-metal chassis with elegant style.
Gaming on the 4GB Radeon RX 6500 XT and GTX 1650 Super in 2026 — upscaling makes low-end GPUs viable for esports and internet cafes
Practically every graphics card introduced since 2022 has had at least 6GB or 8GB of VRAM, but AMD is bucking that trend in 2026 with the new RX 9050 4GB. We dusted off two older 4GB cards to see if that little VRAM means an instant performance cliff.
AI enthusiast unlocks and mods BIOS with Claude Code — AI defeats RSA-2048 signature checks and unlocks 55 hidden settings
A Redditor recently unlocked their HP laptop BIOS using Claude Code.
Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) foundry roadmaps — breaking down TSMC, Intel, Samsung, and GlobalFoundries' approach to next-generation scale-up connectivity
As AI systems outgrow copper interconnects, TSMC, Intel, Samsung Foundry, and GlobalFoundries are pursuing four distinctly different co-packaged optics strategies to bring optical connectivity closer to compute.
GPU prices keep surging in 2026 — Lack of sale discounts and rising VRAM costs keep current-gen prices sky-high
AI, tariffs, and greed have put pressure on PC builders wanting a new GPU. Can you still get a cheap GPU?
Arm yourself with a Hall Effect controller for just $9 — GameSir's Tegenaria Lite PC controller is 50% off for a limited time
Pick up a gaming controller complete with drift-free hall-effect thumbsticks for half the price.
World’s smallest GPU silicon passes real-world testing — 240,000-transistor TinyGPU v2.0 renders 3D graphics at up to 15 FPS while v3.0 prepares for 2026 release
The TinyGPU v2.0 'standalone GPU' silicon works, and was demonstrated in a video after it came back from its Tiny Tapeout production run.
Hideo Kojima unveils a Death Stranding 2-themed wireless CD player — Limited edition device costs ~$160, comes with Bluetooth 5.3 & exclusive artwork
Kojima is partnering up with km5 to release a limited-edition version of the CP1 wireless CD player designed to resemble a BB Pod from Death Stranding 2. The nuclear orange aesthetic resembles classic retro tech of bygone eras, but the player itself is rather feature-rich, too.
Grab 32GB of Corsair DDR5 for an effective $230 right now in this 9950X3D combo deal —Newegg RAM bundle ships with 16-core AMD X3D chip alongside an MSI X870E board and a free 240mm cooler for $
This Newegg RAM bundles ships with the 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, an MSI MPG X870E keyboard, and 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM for $1,308.99, making the effective RAM cost just $230.
Ten years later, the iconic GTX 1080 Ti still holds up in 1080p gaming, but not without showing its age — Redux testing highlights the wonders of 11GB VRAM & the woes of time
PC Games Hardware has retested the GTX 1080 Ti, along with its GP102 brethren, in a range of new games across multiple resolutions. The results reveal the obvious: the 1080 Ti is still a capable GPU at 1080p, mostly thanks to its 11GB VRAM buffer, but it's highly inefficient by today's standards.
Grab this 240 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor at just $300 — Gigabyte's 27-inch GO27Q24A is now $150 off at Newegg
Gigabyte's GO27Q24A delivers a 240Hz QD-OLED panel, HDMI 2.1, and esports-focused features for just $299.99
Errant SpaceX rocket stage set to smash into the moon at 5,400 mph, seven times the speed of sound — NASA and South Korean orbiters prepare to track 3-ton TNT impact
A used SpaceX rocket segment used to deliver to lunar probes in 2025 is set to crash on the surface of the moon in the near future. This event will be monitored by two satellites as scientists and researchers study the effects of an impact on the surface of the moon in preparation for future developments.
Microsoft Paint used as a 'monitor' to run Doom at up to 35 fps, project released by firm's Azure CTO — runs actual Doom engine and loads real shareware DOOM1.WAD
DoomPaint stands out from the Doom crowd as it has been developed by Microsoft's Azure CTO and because it runs using MS Paint as the viewport for in-game action.
Iran suspected of conducting cyberattacks on US water suppliers in 45 municipalities — small towns mostly targeted, with utilities switching to manual control
Several US towns said that their water utilities have suffered from cyberattacks, which are suspected to have originated from Iran. While systems remain running, several have resorted to manual control to protect the water supply.
Commemorative golden Doom floppy disks go up for pre-order — pair of limited edition dummy ‘imitation gold plating’ disks and a box are $30 at GameStop
GameStop has listed a purely ornamental Doom Floppy Disk Limited Edition Imitation Gold Plated Replica at $29.99.
AMD's upcoming Zen 6 processors could fix microstutters and improve 1% lows in games — Next-gen CPUs tipped to feature per-core optimizations for thermal and power budgets
A new report suggests AMD is cooking up a range of per-core optimizations for Zen 6 that might not seem huge on their own, but they could add up to make a world of difference in gaming performance.
First open-source firmware for AM5 officially launches — Dasharo v0.9.0 brings Coreboot and openSIL to Zen 4 APUs on MSI B850
3mdeb has introduced a new open-source firmware for the MSI B850-P WiFi, marking the first time open-source firmware has been introduced to the AM5 platform.
SpaceXAI says it will remove all 69 of its unpermitted turbine power generators, but expects process to take a year — trailer-mounted generators to be replaced by 1.2GW power plant
These turbines have been the center of a lawsuit involving permits and pollution. While this is good news for the community, it will still take quite some time before they're fully removed from the premises.
RTX 5060 Ti survives car crash after being bent in half — short PCB saves the day, single memory chip resolder restore full performance
What happens when a graphics card gets in a car crash? If you're lucky, the damage is limited to just cosmetic scars that can go away over time with no serious damage under-the-hood.
Gem Mint signed 1983 Steve Jobs business card opens at $70,000 — second signed card from that era after $180,000 record sale
This rare business card is currently on RR Auction, with a previous example going for $180,000 just a couple of years ago. It's graded Gem Mint 10, meaning it's as perfect as it can get.
Prolific Team Fortress 2 collector is selling his in-game case arsenal for an estimated $100,000 — 1.7 million items collected over 10 years are enough to fund a house purchase
One Team Fortress 2 player has amassed a collection of over 1.7 million cases from the game, and after nearly a decade of collecting, he's selling the collection for an estimated $100,000.
Dell founder shows how a $100 billion empire started 42 years ago — CEO says ‘This one page changed my life’
Billionaire Michael Dell reminisced about the early days of his company, sharing an early quarterly earnings report that showed the then-startup making nearly $135,000 in just three months. Dell says that that document changed his life, as it convinced his parents that he no longer needed to go back to college and pursue his degree.
Score the ultimate AMD AM4 starter pack with a six-core CPU and 16GB RAM for only $280 — kickstart your next PC build with $138 in savings
If you've been hesitating to upgrade to a modern platform because of the state of the PC hardware industry, this combo deal might be the one for you.
Microsoft vows to make Windows 11 fly on 8GB RAM amid memory shortage — optimizations to reduce OS memory footprint have begun
While the company's minimum OS specifications officially say 4GB, most PC builders know that 16GB is the bare minimum for a smooth experience on Windows 11. However, the memory chip shortage and the resurgence of 8GB laptops are likely forcing Microsoft to optimize Windows.
Anthropic's Claude hacked three real-life companies during security capabilities test — test environment with internet access and unwitting targets' lax cybersecurity practices led to bots runni
Anthropic's Claude hacked three real-life companies during security capabilities test - open test environment and unwitting targets' lax cybersecurity practices led bots run rampant
'Nozzlegate' erupts as Prusa CORE One 3D printer kits arrive with soft steel nozzles — Bondtech admits machining flaws with no quick fix
Bondtech, the creator and manufacturer of the INDX toolchanger system used to create the highly anticipated Prusa CORE One+ INDX, admitted to a significant labeling mistake. The nozzles provided with the INDX kit do not meet industry standards for hardened steel" as advertised.
Sony doubles down on axing physical game discs — CFO reiterates 'we’re going to cautiously move this forward'
Sony confirms that its stance has not changed on ending the production of physical game discs for titles released after January 2028.
97 untouched Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros. cartridges worth thousands discovered in retro shop storage room — never-before-seen version of popular NES games include five perfect 10 PSA items
A retro gaming shop in Wisconsin finds a box of unopened, never-before-seen versions of Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros. in its storage room. These items are probably worth four to five digits, and the first three carts are going up for auction starting August 12.
Lost one-of-a-kind Nintendo DS cartridge hits eBay for $9,100 — PokePark Fishing Contest designed to delete itself after 12 hours, game so rare it was only distributed to theme park attendees in
A Nintendo DS game that was classified as lost media' for nearly two decades is now within tantalizing reach of video gaming fans and archivists.
Big tech spends more than $1 trillion on AI infrastructure — additional $745 billion expected to be added to the figure in 2026 alone
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have collectively spent more than $1 trillion on AI investments since the rush started in 2023. However, the big four are planning to spend more on AI CAPEX, with billions more planned for this year, even as their "hidden debt" balloons to over $1.65 trillion.
30 years of CPUs at Tom’s Hardware — looking back on three decades of processors, from the Pentium II to Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Tom's Hardware has been covering CPUs for 30 years, and to celebrate, we're looking back on the last three decades of CPU reviews and how the dynamics between Intel and AMD have shifted in that time.
Tom’s Hardware’s 30th Anniversary — From Intel feuds and DIP switches to 30 years of unbiased testing
We take a look back at the history of Tom's Hardware as we celebrate our 30-year anniversary.
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is fighting 'a hundred-year flood' on memory pricing — expects to pay even more for memory in September following recent price hikes
Apple will pay even more for memory in the September quarter than it did in the June quarter, CEO Tim Cook told analysts on the company's earnings call.
Beat the AI price surge on PC hardware — leverage Newegg combo deals, track Amazon prices, and shop refurb outlets like Woot
With prices skyrocketing, it's more important than ever to follow these guidelines to help you find great deals on PC hardware.
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