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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#76458)
US National Security Agency reportedly using Mythos for conducting cyber-attacks - report reveals Anthropic engineers inside the NSA
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on (#76459)
Aoostar's Maco, G-Flip, and Gem12 Max mini-PCs go on sale for a limited time on AliExpress with free shipping from a local U.S. warehouse.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#7642D)
Intel's Wildcat Lake refresh that's supposedly debuting next year will shift focus to a more upmarket audience, only refreshing its Core 5 and Core 7 tiers. The new silicon at the top-end would feature 8 cores, up from 6 cores on Wildcat Lake right now, with the 4 P-cores and 4 LP-E cores. The Core 3 parts are claimed to remain unchanged.
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The Acer MA200 is a competent M.2 2230 NVMe SSD with reasonably good performance and power-efficiency, even if it's not the fastest drive out there.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#7642F)
Two Seattle city council committees have passed a one-year moratorium and a resolution on data centers. The measures are still up for a vote in the full council, but many consider that simply as a formality.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#7642G)
For almost a year, the RTX 50 Super series has been part of the rumor mill, but with the AI boom snatching production lines, causing memory prices to skyrocket, hype for the lineup had died down. Now, a potential RTX 5060 Super with 12GB of VRAM is apparently in the works, with the 50 Super series as a whole allegedly getting "back on track."
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#763ZK)
Valve Steam Machine summer release is now set in stone - company launch window and expands Verified program
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on (#763WP)
A coalition of nine U.S. trade associations has urged the Trump administration to address an AI-driven memory chip shortage, warning that soaring DRAM prices and constrained supply could raise costs for consumer electronics, automobiles, medical devices, and broadband infrastructure while disrupting supply chains through at least 2027.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#763WQ)
Elegoo announced the new machine as a fun and creative collab with the emoji(R) brand, a German company that has trademarked the commercial use of emojis on physical merch and media.
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on (#763T1)
$4.17 per month for Norton VPN. Save 55% by picking up a 12-month subscription for just $49.99. Watch the World Cup from anywhere.
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on (#763T2)
Anthropic has published a report warning that the development path it's on could eventually leave humans unable to control AI systems.
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This $1,749 Skytech gaming PC is an elite-level rig for 1440p and 4K gaming, fitted with a 9800X3D, RX 9070 XT, 32GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD.
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by palcorn@outlook.com (Paul Alcorn) on (#763T4)
In the final entry in our series of daily Computex blogs, our team ruminates on their thoughts from the show itself.
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on (#763T5)
"There's a new computing pattern," the Nvidia CEO told reporters at a press gaggle the day after his GTC Taipei keynote.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#763T6)
Meta is reportedly building more tents that house expensive data centers across the U.S., as it reportedly cuts construction time from two to three years to just a few months. It's also bringing its own power instead of relying on electricity from the grid.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#763T7)
Ssh, don't tell the customer anything.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#763T8)
While direct lightning strikes are difficult to defend against, proper grounding and protection for coaxial and network lines can help reduce the risk of costly hardware damage.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#763RC)
Shelbyville mayor Scott Ferguson (R) made these remarks likelly without knowing that he was being recorded, and it has ignited a political firestorm in the small town.
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Wokyis is already selling its M5 dock that turns your Mac Mini into a mini Macintosh. But it plans to add G7 NES-themed docks, as well, with up to 80Gbps of throughput and larger 7-inch screens.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#763DP)
AMD's Frank Azor hits back against allegations suggesting AMD will skip RDNA 3.5 integration with FSR 4.1.
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At Computex, Dell and Acer both introduced systems starting with 8GB of RAM to compete with the MacBook Neo, following a rush to 16GB systems in the last two years to bolster local AI.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#76393)
TSMC says it does not have enough capacity to handle all the demand from AI hyperscalers, with CEO C.C. Wei saying that it will take a long time before it can match customer demand. This is an opportunity for Intel, though, as companies desperate to get their hands on advanced chips might be willing to use Intel 18A or 14A nodes for their needs instead.
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by palcorn@outlook.com (Paul Alcorn) on (#76394)
Qualcomm has Snapdragon C to compete in the exciting low-cost laptop market, but it's also looking to build an entire agentic AI ecosystem on Qualcomm silicon.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#76395)
Get $500 off this MSI Vector A16 laptop.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#76396)
The European Union's new directives for easily user-replaceable batteries will force Nintendo to update its Switch 2 console with a revised model. The law goes into effect from February 18, 2027, which means an updated Switch 2 that complies with these new regulations needs to come out before that deadline.
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SpaceX has secured a 35-year, 100% property tax abatement for its proposed $55 billion TeraFAB semiconductor facility in Texas. Elon Musk argues the exemption is essential to compete with global chipmakers, while residents raise concerns over transparency, infrastructure, and environmental impacts.
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U.S. tech companies announced 38,242 job cuts in May, more than any other sector and the industry's heaviest month of reductions in nearly two years.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#7633P)
Sales of Silicon Motion's SSD controllers are record high, but supply of NAND for client applications may get worse in 2027, the company tells us.
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From affordable premium laptops to next-gen handhelds, and Nvidia bringing its Spark to Windows on Arm, these are the 11 best products introduced at this year's show.
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The rapid increase in agentic internet traffic means bots have now passed human traffic online for the first time in the Internet's history," remarked CEO and co-founder of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince.
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#7631H)
AMD's Helios set to compete against Nvidia's NVL72 VR200 rack-scale system later this year, but its UALink-over-Ethernet interconnection may affect performance in certain workloads before real UALink interconnects are deployed.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#7631J)
OpenAI's clients are complaining about out-of-control AI spending, and they're asking Sam Altman to make it more efficient so they don't blow their annual AI budgets in just one quarter.
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Quickly grab the cheapest RTX 5070 GPU available right now. Lenovo deal strips $80 off the list price.
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An unthinkable $2,600 saving can be had right now on this HP Omen 45L gaming rig, fitted with a 9900X3D, RTX 5080, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, and 4TB in SSD storage, all for just $2,899.99.
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#7631P)
Frore's LiquidJet Nexus promises to enable 10% more token generation on Blackwell Ultra when compared to existing liquid-cooling solutions.
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Microsoft CEO claims the company's new AI data centers use only as much water as a single restaurant annually, thanks to a closed-loop cooling system designed to dramatically reduce consumption.
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The RTX Spark Superchip still holds many mysteries, but we now have a better idea of its TDP. Microsoft revealed to Tom's Hardware that the Surface Laptop Ultra with this SoC inside will target a 110W TDP, suggesting a thermal and power ballpark for other, similarly-sized systems.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#762ZM)
TeamGroup released a plethora of new SSDs and RAM kits at Computex 2026, offering a mixture of design, performance, and security.
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The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ brought comfort and performance to Computex with massive prongs and Intel Arc G3 Extreme.
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Save $1,280 off this Dell Alienware Aurora gaming PC with an RTX 5080 graphics card inside.
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Lian Li's Edge V2 PSUs add a dust-detecting LED indicator, a removable filter, and a snap-on hub for fans and USB devices. They should arrive in September, at up to 1350 watts.
on (#762FZ)
Tom's Hardware stopped by the ASRock booth, and was greeted by a wide variety of products at this year's Computex.
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Samsung shows first HBM5 mockup with Heat Path Block cooling — thermal race with SK hynix shaping up
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Samsung displayed its first physical mockup of HBM5 memory at Computex 2026 in Taipei, pairing the eighth-generation AI memory with a new in-package cooling structure.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#762G1)
Computex 2026 is in full swing in Taipei
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Corsair launched its HS35 v3 lightweight gaming headsets - wired and wireless - at Computex 2026.
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Noctua showed off a refined version of its passively circulated thermosiphon liquid cooler at Computex 2026 with an improved evaporator design. The company is confident enough in its progress with this product to set a Q3 2027 launch window.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#762G4)
The Odyssey G8 (G80HS) features a 32-inch 6K IPS panel
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AMD welcomes Nvidia into the market with RTX Spark, saying that its Strix Halo and upcoming Gorgon Halo products will be superior.
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