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Updated 2026-03-01 12:00
The Nvidia GeForce3 launched 25 years ago — underappreciated at launch, its impact shaped the industry
Technological evolution rarely looks important in the moment. In fact, sometimes it even looks like a regression.
California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup
The law's broad definition of an "operating system provider" pulls in not just Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, but Linux distributions and Valve's SteamOS.
AMD’s K6-III ‘Sharptooth’ debuted this week in 1999 with on-die L2 cache to savage the Intel Pentium II — it also held the line against the Pentium III
AMD launched its first processors with on-die L2 cache this week in 1999, heralding the beginning of the Super Socket 7 era.
Grab a mobile workstation with a jaw-dropping $1,200 discount and 96GB of DDR5 memory — Lenovo's robust & powerful ThinkPad P14s is on sale for just $1,539
The P-series in Lenovo's ThinkPad lineup is aimed at professionals looking for a lot of CPU power, and this unit in particular pairs that with an insane 96 GB of RAM. The processor under the hood is the Strix Point flagship Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, featuring 12 cores and Radeon 890M integrated graphics for light 1080p gaming.
US military uses a laser to blast a drone out of the sky on the US-Mexico border — the target belonged to Customs and Border Protection in the friendly fire incident
The U.S. military accidentally shoots down a CBP drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border with a laser system after mistaking it for a cartel drone.
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon following Claude blacklisting — Anthropic to challenge supply chain risk designation in court
Altman's announcement came not long after President Trump ordered" every federal agency to immediately stop using Anthropic's technology.
390TB video game archive being taken offline due to skyrocketing RAM, SSD, and hard drive prices — AI-driven supply squeeze results in closure of one of the largest online video game archives
Myrient, which hosts more than 390TB of preserved video games, is set to go offline at the end of March 2026 due to rising storage and memory costs. The founder says they're spending more than $6,000 out of pocket per month to keep the project going.
Memory vendor under fire for imposing hefty 15% depreciation fee on returns despite skyrocketing RAM value — user expected RMA replacement but gets hit with a loss instead
Silicon Power reportedly charged a 15% depreciation fee while refunding a user their 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200 RAM, meaning they'll only receive $46.72, which isn't even enough to buy a single 8GB DDR4-3200 RAM stick at current prices.
OpenAI raises $110 billion in largest-ever private tech funding round, Nvidia throws in $30 billion — AI startup now valued at $730 billion
$50 billion from Amazon, $30 billion from Nvidia, and $30 billion from SoftBank, with additional investors expected to join as the round progresses.
Industry murmurs suggest Sony will no longer release PS5 exclusives on PC — New leadership might be willing to forgo PC revenue to fortify console platform
Reports from around the gaming world are heavily pointing toward the end of Sony's first-party AAA games being available on PC. Single-player PlayStation Studios titles are apparently now going to be assess on a game-by-game basis for launch on PC, with the general strategy pivoting to keeping them on console indefinitely.
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Intel Core i9-14900K faceoff — Intel’s Raptor Lake platform continues to be relevant in 2026
The Ryzen 7 9850X3D now leads AMD's gaming lineup, but Intel's Core i9-14900K remains a powerful choice for productivity-focused users. We tested both in a head-to-head battle to see which CPU comes out on top.
Developer's 1994 Linux desktop recreation runs in your browser as a modern web app — open-source project brings old-school CDE interface back from the dead and features classic 90s web browser,
A new GitHub project has resurrected the 1994 Linux experience with this Debian clone in your browser, a pixel-for-pixel recreation of the original Common Desktop Environment that early Unix system users will be familiar with.
Ultra rare floppy disk game twisted and slashed into shards by US Customs or DHL checkers — ruined Tsukihime 1999 demo was one of only 50 ever produced
An important Windows 9X era video gaming artifact appears to have been deliberately destroyed.
Device that can extract 1,000 liters of clean water a day from desert air revealed by 2025 Nobel Prize winner — claimed to work in desert air with 20% humidity or lower, delivering off-grid &lsq
Stand-alone device claimed to pull 1,000 liters (about 264 US Gal) of drinkable water a day from air with as little as 20% humidity.
Two suspects arrested over theft of $1.5 million in Bitcoin stolen from police custody in outrageous blunder — Korean cops left virtual assets stored with a third party, who handed over recovery
The authorities found out about the theft of 22 BTC from the Gangnam Police Station during the investigation of another case of missing Bitcoin from government custody.
Trump bans Anthropic AI from federal agencies after firm refuses to unlock capabilities — Anthropic cites risks of autonomous military applications, mass domestic surveillance
"We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again," said Trump.
Grab Razer’s officially licensed Pokémon-themed gaming peripherals — keyboards, mice, and headsets celebrate 30 years of the franchise
Razer offers Pokemon-themed keyboards, mice, headsets, and deskpads to mark three decades of the iconic series.
Intel mobile CPUs have achieved up to 95x performance uplift over the past two decades — benchmarking the gains from 45nm Penryn to 18A Panther Lake
Leading Linux publication Phoronix has tested 15 Intel mobile processors launched over an 18-year period.
Amazon invests $50 billion in OpenAI, comitting to 2 gigawatts of Trainium silicon — AWS to become exclusive cloud distributor for Frontier enterprise platform
The investment is part of a $110 billion funding round that values OpenAI at $730 billion pre-money, with Nvidia and SoftBank each contributing $30 billion.
Claude won't be allowed to engage in mass surveillance or power fully autonomous weapons — Anthropic refuses to lower AI guardrails for the Pentagon
Anthropic CEO has pushed back strongly against the Pentagon's requests to remove AI guardrails from Claude. Anthropic takes a concrete stance against mass surveillance and autonomous killing machines, arguing that the former is undemocratic, while frontier AI is not ready for the latter.
Secretlab has three Pokémon-themed Titan Evo chairs in honor of game's 30th anniversary — special edition seats available in Pikachu, Gengar, and Eevee flavors
Secretlab and The Pokemon Company International just collaborated to bring three limited-edition Pokemon-themed gaming chairs, featuring Pikachu, Gengar, or Eevee, in celebration of the popular franchise's 30th anniversary.
ISSCC 2026: AMD discloses how the Instinct MI355X doubled per-CU throughput despite lower compute unit count — 'We are actually matching the performance of the more expensive and complex GB200'
Taking to the stage at ISSCC, AMD's Ramasamy Adaikkalavan talked through how AMD managed to fit nearly double the compute throughput into the same die area as its predecessor,
Nvidia DGX Spark gets $700 price hike as memory shortages bite — Founders Edition price jumps 18% to $4,699, up from $3,999
Nvidia has raised the DGX Spark's MSRP by $700, blaming constrained memory supplies as AI hardware demand continues to strain global availability.
Corsair Sabre v2 Pro Wireless MG Review: Not enough magnesium?
Corsair's Sabre v2 Pro Wireless MG is an ultra-lightweight wireless mouse with a perforated magnesium shell. It's $50 cheaper than the carbon fiber version, but at $150, it's still not cheap.
Rapidus secures $1.7 billion from Japan’s government and private investors for 2nm chip production — company says it is in active discussions with more than 60 potential customers
Under the arrangement, the government will initially hold roughly 10% of Rapidus's voting shares and the majority of its stake in non-voting stock.
Behind the scenes of our massive CPU retest for Bench — testing at 1080p, choosing new apps, and gathering data for a decade of CPUs
We're retesting a decade's worth of CPUs for our CPU hierarchy and Bench database, and we're taking Tom's Hardware Premium users behind the scenes to show you how it's done.
Save $465 and get an 8TB SSD for $715 when paired with an RTX 5070 — Newegg Combo gets you a new GPU and a WD Black SN850X at pre-RAM crunch prices
MSI Shadow RTX 5070 graphics card with an 8TB Gen 4 WD Black SN850X for $1,364.98
RayNeo Air 4 Pro AR glasses review: Now enhanced with HDR10 and enhanced audio
The RayNeo Air 4 Pro is the new standout star when it comes to AR performance and value.
Save $177 on this epic Newegg combo with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and a Gigabyte X870E motherboard — $1,000 deal gets you the barebones of a powerhouse 4K rig with one of the fastest
Another seriously good Newegg combo deal combines the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of fast DDR5 RAM, and a Gigabyte AM5 X870E motherboard for $1,000.77, saving you a huge $176.99 as a result.
Imec's new post-exposure bake method speeds up EUV chipmaking tools, boosting production for the most advanced chips — 20% gain in photoresist improvement from increased oxygen concentration
Increased oxygen concentration during the EUV lithography post-exposure bake step can increase photoresist performance by 15% - 20%, according to Imec's findings.
Japanese firm stops production of Blu-ray disc drives — Buffalo says there will be no successors to its current trio of portable USB-attached drives
Further signs that the Blu-ray tide is going out, never to return, come from Japanese peripherals maker Buffalo.
Razer launches $130 laptop sleeve featuring two wireless charging pads — Base variant with no tech costs $80, supports up to 16-inch devices
Razer has just launched its own lineup of laptop sleeves for devices up to 16 inches. The higher-end variant costs $130 and features two wireless charging pads in its flap. The top pad is capable of charging at up to 15W, while the bottom one's output is limited to 5W. The cheaper $80 variant is comparatively basic with just a standard magnetic flap.
Finance techie says they cloned Bloomberg's $30k-a-year Terminal with Perplexity's Computer — project draws both praise and sizable skepticism
Finance techie tries cloning Bloomberg's $30k-a-year Terminal with AI
Klevv Cras V RGB DDR5-9600 C46 2x48GB review: Binned for pure speed, not your wallet
Klevv's latest DDR5-9600 memory kit commands a strong premium. Can the high-speed memory kit justify its price?
Intel Foundry boss leaves for Qualcomm — Naga Chandrasekaran takes charge of the unit
Naga Chandrasekaran promoted to Chief Technology and Operations Officer as well as the general manager of Intel Foundry responsible for development of advanced process technologies and day-to-day operations.
SK hynix and SanDisk announce new High Bandwidth Flash — speedy HBF standard is targeted at inference AI servers
SK hynix and SanDisk announce speedy HBF flash chip standard
Nvidia rolls back its latest driver update — Game Ready Driver 595.59 reportedly causes fan issues on RTX 3000, 4000, and 5000-series GPUs
GeForce Game Ready Driver 595.59 is said to disable one of the fans on Nvidia RTX 30-series and newer GPUs, even without third-party apps like MSI Afterburner.
Researchers discover massive Wi-Fi vulnerability affecting multiple access points — AirSnitch lets attackers on the same network intercept data and launch machine-in-the-middle attacks
A team of researchers discovered that they can break cryptographic client isolation on a number of wireless routers by taking advantage of how Wi-Fi networks work.
Asus ROG Ally receives timely GPU driver update despite rumors of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme deprecation — new release follows recent speculation that driver support for some Windows 11 handhelds had
A new AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme GPU update for the Asus ROG Ally has alleviated some concern about its deprecation, although some questions remain about its longevity.
Corsair Sabre v2 Pro Wireless CF review: Feels like carbon fiber
Corsair's Sabre v2 Pro Wireless CF is an ultra-lightweight wireless mouse made of carbon fiber. It works well and comes with a fancy carrying case, but it also costs $200.
Nvidia warns of constrained supply of gaming GPUs, potentially signaling higher prices and shortages to come — 'we do believe for a couple of quarters it is going to be very tight'
Jensen Huang expects the supply of gaming hardware to be insufficient in the next two quarters and has limited visibility beyond that.
Best PC case fans tested 2026: Improve your airflow, silence your system, or add more RGB glow
We test several different fans to figure out which impellers are sellers and which spinners are sinners.
Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE19000Ai Wi-Fi 7 gaming router review – Bringing Edge AI to the consumer router market
The ROG Rapture GT-BE19000Ai delivers on performance and expandability, but the price is a bitter pill to swallow.
Chipmakers still suffering from rare earth shortages, says report — US-China trade truce apparently still hasn’t eased pressures despite agreement taking place in October last year
Sources told Reuters that some U.S. chipmaking firms are running low on scandium - a crucial rare earth material for making 5G chips - as they suffer delays from acquiring export licenses from Beijing.
Save a massive $1,570 on this Lenovo Legion gaming PC with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti — just $2,199.99 for 4K-ready rig with a 24-core Intel CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD
A 41% saving on this Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 gaming PC isn't one to miss. It includes an Intel Core Ultra 285K CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU, 32GB of DDR5-5600 RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD, all for just $2,199.99, saving you a massive $1,570 on the list price.
Shave $150 off the bill with this 32GB DDR5-6400 RAM and Asus Rog Strix B850 motherboard bundle, just $449 — or opt for 64GB and save $210
Newegg has two combo offerings featuring an identical motherboard and Patriot Viper Venom RAM
Trump orders Big Tech to generate its own power for AI data centers — reveals new 'ratepayer protection pledge' to curb rising electricity prices in the US
Building upon his Social Truth post from last month, President Trump has formally asked the big tech players to build their own power plants. Data centers have been eating at the national grid, causing electricity prices to rise across the board - for the average household. The "ratepayer protection pledge" will combat this by ensuring companies generate their own energy.
HP says memory costs doubled in one quarter, now account for 35% of PC build materials
Interim CEO Bruce Broussard told investors the company has responded by securing long-term supply agreements for the year and has "qualified new suppliers".
MSI's $80 AMD motherboards with DDR4 support swoop in to rescue gamers amid the global RAM crisis — AM4 emerges as the unexpected hero with RAM prices skyrocketing
MSI launches the Pro B550M-B and B550M-A Pro motherboards for previous-generation Ryzen processors that reside on the AM4 socket.
Testing CPU scaling in Resident Evil Requiem — and why we weren’t able to finish the job
We tested CPU scaling in Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem with some fascinating results. However, we weren't able to get through a full suite of CPUs due to Capcom's use of Denuvo Anti-Tamper in Resident Evil 9.
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