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Updated 2026-06-20 12:00
Imec builds world's first High-NA EUV-fabricated quantum dot qubit device — breakthrough could pull quantum computing onto the same manufacturing roadmap as next-gen AI processors, compressing t
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Imec unveiled the world's first silicon quantum dot qubit device fabricated with High-NA EUV lithography, suggesting quantum computing may eventually scale using the semiconductor industry's existing advanced manufacturing ecosystem.
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Testing GPU Safeguard+ on the MSI MPG Ai1600TS PSU – solution aims to tame melting 16-pin connectors
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At CES 2026, MSI unveiled a new lineup of power supplies under its MPG and MAG series. The 2026 MPG models are available in 1600W and 1300W variants and feature server-grade SiC MOSFETs designed to deliver a high level of stability and power efficiency. However, the standout addition is GPU Safeguard+, a new protection system aimed at preventing the overheating and melting issues associated with 12V-2x6 GPU power connectors.
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Save up to $200 on a 13-inch or 15-inch MacBook Air with M5 chip and 16GB of RAM — Memorial Day discounts get you Apple's latest and best consumer laptop for as low as $899
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
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The MacBook Air is an easy recommendation in the world of laptops thanks to its excellent pillars, featuring a great screen, build quality, performance, keyboard, trackpad, webcam, speakers, and battery life. Apple's latest M5 model can be yours for as low as $899 for the 13-inch version, or $1,099 for the 15-inch mahine.
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California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages — amendment proposed by the same lawmaker who w
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California lawmakers introduced a new amendment that could exempt most Linux distributions from the state's upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act after privacy backlash and concerns that the law would force open-source operating systems to become age-verification platforms.
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Star Citizen reaches $1 billion in lifetime funding, 14 years after the project was first announced — game still in early access with no release window, including 'Squadron 42' campaign
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
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Star Citizen, originally announced back in 2012, has just amassed $1 billion in crowdfunding despite the game still not having any release date. The game is currently expected sometime in 2027-2028, which means it might have to prepare a PS6/Xbox Helix version as well. A single game spanning across four different console generations.
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Huawei claims sanctions-busting breakthrough with 1.4nm-class chips by 2031, claims 55% higher transistor density — firm claims new LogicFolding chip architecture can bypass EUV restrictions, in
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Huawei Technologies unveiled a new LogicFolding" chip design framework built on its proprietary Tau scaling law, claiming it can dramatically boost transistor density and power efficiency without EUV lithography - potentially helping China narrow the gap with TSMC and Nvidia despite U.S. sanctions.
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Super Flower Leadex 2800W ATX 3.1 power supply review: Top-notch build quality, exceptional efficiency
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The Super Flower Leadex 2800W is a technical statement rather than a conventional product. It delivers extraordinary efficiency, exemplary power quality, and an internal design that leaves nothing on the table. The asking price is extreme, but so is everything else about this unit.
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Researchers identify people through ordinary Wi-Fi routers with 99.5% accuracy — technique works with standard Wi-Fi routers
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The system requires no specialized hardware, no access to the target Wi-Fi network, and works even if the person being tracked isn't carrying a wireless device.
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Save $170 on this lightning-fast, premium 3D printer combo featuring CoreXZ kinematics — Creality's Ender-3 V3 is on sale for just $419 right now with a multicolor upgrade kit
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
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Creality's excellent Ender 3 V3 is on sale with a Co-Print multicolor upgrade kit that unlocks the final hurdle of the platform, allowing you to use the Ender 3 V3 as a multi-color powerhouse. This is a fantastic, extremely fast and well-built 3D printer with all the features you could ask for, regardless of your status as an expert or an entrant into the hobby.
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Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run — exotic sawtooth carbon fiber propeller blades one of the key advances in the Blackbird design
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
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A YouTuber duo unofficially broke the world record using a custom-made carbon fiber propeller blade that featured exotic sawtooth leading edges. The first test ended in a disaster, though, after the drone lost contact and crashed at 393 mph.
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After $2.5 billion Supermicro smuggling bust, Nvidia CEO urges company to fix export control compliance — Taiwan also begins to crack down on AI GPU chip smuggling to China
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Huang told reporters at Songshan Airport that Nvidia insists its partners follow U.S. trade rules.
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First ever Cray T3D Supercomputer goes up for auction with $81,000 reserve — Europe’s fastest supercomputer in June 1996 goes on the block
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The first Cray T3D supercomputer ever produced, serial number 6001, was recently put up for auction, with opening bids from 60,000 (~$81,000) invited.
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Steam Machine appears in Vulkan’s conformant product database — upcoming Valve console is certified compliant with the graphics API
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
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The Khronos Group, which created the Vulkan API standard and continues to develop and maintain it, added the Steam Machine to its list of conformant products. This does not indicate how far or soon a product will come to the market, but it's a step in the right direction showing that much-awaited console will arrive... someday.
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We tested Advanced Shader Delivery on the RX 9070 XT in six games — up to 95% improvement in load times and 33 percent faster 1% Low FPS
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Today, we will take a look at Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) - a new gaming feature aimed at improving the overall user experience by reducing load times dramatically and improving 1% low FPS. We tested six games, measuring up to a 95% improvement in game loading times and solid improvements in 1% Low FPS in some titles.
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Ubisoft reportedly testing generative AI in Far Cry 7, insider says it 'looks like sh*t' — company recently posted a record €1.3 billion loss
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Ubisoft is using an early build of its unannounced Far Cry 7 as a testbed for generative AI tools, according to Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming.
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Researcher develops 'spray-on' stealth coating for drones — volcanic rock formulation claims to reduce radar return signals by up to 43dB, compared to 20 to 30dB for typical radar absorbent mate
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
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Users can easily spray on this radar absorbent material on any drone to increase their survivability in contested skies.
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Autonomous ErgoChair Pro Review: Comfortable, but that's it
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The Autonomous ErgoChair Pro is a solid entry in the ErgoChair line, offering good back support and adjustability. However, it lacks any standout features that separate it from the wide range of office chairs available.
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Electronics buff hand-draws and etches custom PCBs at home — functional home-etched PCB runs a 3D-printed fume extractor fan
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A maker bored with the staid designs of modern factory-produced PCBs has perfected their own hand-inking and home-etching process.
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New video of melted Bambu Lab A1 sparks debate about whether the 3D printer is still a fire hazard — critics push for recall while redditors suspect external factors
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stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi)
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Bambu Lab is once more in hot water after user Moreiras3D posted a video of a melted A1 3D printer to Instagram. The footage shows an A1 with its side completely melted down to the metal chassis, but some of the key details behind the incident remain unknown.
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Cyberpunk 2077 cosplay jacket features a $1,200 flexible OLED collar that you can game on with a Steam Controller — dual Raspberry Pi 4s power the wearable tech
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A robotics and animatronic cosplay enthusiast has made a real-life Cyberpunk 2077 NUSA Infiltrator jacket with a built-in collar display.
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Commercial satellite supplying intel to Ukraine is cornered by four Russian spacecraft — US Space Force can only watch as Russia threatens 'quasi-civilian' targets
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
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These Russian satellites are getting uncomfortably close to a U.S.- and European-operated radar satellite, particularly in Ukraine, used for reconnaissance missions. While their intentions are unclear, these maneuvers consume a lot of fuel and are not typically undertaken by other satellites.
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Save almost $200 on a flagship AMD 9850X3D CPU and 9070 XT GPU with this Newegg combo bundle — AMD's Ryzen 9 9850X3D and Radeon RX 9070 XT can be yours at a great price
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
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If you've been looking to build a 4K-ready but the prices during the AI boom has scared you off, we've got just the deal to start you off. You can grab AMD's top-tier Ryzen 9 9850X3D CPU and RX 9070 XT GPU for less than $1,000 right now on Newegg. You're getting a combined savings of almost $200 across both items.
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007: First Light drops last-minute Denuvo DRM bombshell, leaving pre-order customers and fans furious — Bond title risks FPS drops and strict online check-ins, Pirates eagerly await repack as da
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
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IO Interative's latest James Bond adventure has been hit with the curse of Denuvo DRM, leaving many paying customers frustrated over a deliberate roadblock. With all versions of Denuvo now cracked anyways, there's a high chance 007: First Light will be cracked within a few days of its launch anyways.
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Samsung's $400,000 payout for memory workers sparks revolt as other divisions get only $4,000, fueling intentional production slowdowns — internal resentment disrupts packaging operations, major
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It's understood that meetings are being canceled across Samsung's non-memory and shared business units.
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AI cost crisis hits tech giants as employee 'tokenmaxxing' backfires, sparking corporate pullback at Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon — agentic AI eats up to 1000x more tokens than standard AI
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
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Agentic AI is consuming so many tokens that it's draining AI budgets way faster than expected. Jevons Paradox rings true 161 years after it was coined.
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$100 CPU Shootout: Comparing the Ryzen 5 5500, Core i3-14100F, and Core i3-12100F to find the top DDR4 CPU
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As RAM prices continue to climb, budget CPUs are becoming more important. Here, we look at the three leading CPUs around $100 that use DDR4 memory to find which one is right for your next budget PC build.
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Micron's Virginia fab begins producing America's most advanced DRAM memory — fab expansion to quadruple output, easing DDR4 shortage for automotive and defense sectors
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Micron is scaling up DDR4 production as the supply of the older memory standard has become unexpectedly tight.
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Huawei develops 122TB SSD with new packaging tech to sidestep US sanctions on 3D NAND chips — Chinese firm develops proprietary tech to cram more NAND dies in a smaller footprint
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
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Huawei developed a new die-on-board packaging, which directly mounted NAND dies on the SSD PCB, to get around the sanctions that prevented it from acquiring high-layer-count 3D NAND chips that used American tech. This allowed the company to pile in more 3D NAND on its storage devices without the limitations of traditional NAND packaging to deliver higher capacity using less dense 3D NAND dies.
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768GB of cheap Intel Optane DIMM memory sticks used to run 1-trillion-parameter LLM on a system with a single GPU — local Kimi K2.5 install achieved roughly 4 tokens per second
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A Redditor has caused a stir by coaxing a workstation build using Optane PMem DIMMs as RAM to run a 1-trillion parameter LLM.
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Wi-Fi controlled hacking USB cable stealthily packs in a microcontroller, microSD storage, and more — cable executes remote payload execution, keystroke injection, and more, but is 'built for ma
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A device that 'looks like a normal USB cable' but packs in an ESP32-S3 microcontroller, micro SD card storage, and Wi-Fi capabilities has enjoyed great success on Kickstarter.
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Elegoo’s Centauri Carbon 2 Combo 3D printer gets a $50 discount — brings beginner friendly 3D printing at $399
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editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar)
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Elegoo's family-friendly 3D printer offers seamless four-color printing, quick filament switching, and support for high-temperature materials.
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Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, company then trolls cheaters on social media — studio tweets 'congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight'
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Riot Games has updated its Vanguard anti-cheat software in Valorant to block cheaters using DMA devices that cost up to $6,000.
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Steam Controller puck charger nearly catches fire after contact with Pixel Watch 3 — sparks fly after the metal wristband magnetizes to the puck's pogo pins
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editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz)
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A Steam Controller charging puck nearly causes a fire after the wristband on a Pixel Watch 3 magnetically attaches to the charger, causing the exposed pogo pins to arc electricity.
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Retro enthusiast injects Snake game into vintage S3 graphics card VBIOS — enjoy some serpentum fun while your old PC boots
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A retro PC enthusiast has modified the VBIOS of a vintage graphics card to embed a version of Snake - the game everyone used to play on their dumb phones.
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Save on your favorite tech over the 2026 Memorial Day weekend — grab deals on GPUs, gaming laptops, OLED monitors, and more
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Our favorite tech deals over the Memorial Day 2026 sales. PC components, Gaming PCs, Gaming Laptops, and Peripherals at discounted prices.
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Class-action price-fixing lawsuit targets hard drive component makers as costs skyrocket — 13-year scheme allegedly drove up prices for major HDD brands
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editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira)
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Class-action lawsuit filed against HDD suspension assembly makers
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Chinese memory maker CXMT enters mainstream consumer memory with Corsair Vengeance DDR5 kit — Chinese-made DRAM emerges as an antidote for crushing shortages
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
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Is the answer to the RAM crisis Chinese-made DRAM that's much cheaper to source since those companies aren't tied up in AI data center contracts? It's too early to say yet, but when a manufacturer as big as Corsair starts using DDR5 modules from ChangXing Memory Technologies (CXMT), that notion gains a lot of merit.
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The 15 Best Memorial Day deals on Dell and Alienware laptops, desktops, and monitors — save up to $900 on the latest tech
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Save up to $900 on a Dell and Alienware PC for your gaming setup over the Memorial Day weekend. 15 big discounts on desktops, laptops, and monitors.
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Meta data center allegedly muddies Georgia town's drinking water, investigation underway — EPA promises immediate investigation after congresswoman brings dirty jars of water to hearing
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
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Morgan County residents are complaining about dirty water coming out of their faucets ever since Meta began constructing a data center near the area.
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Save up to $300 on a new 3D printer right now, thanks to these Memorial Day deals — filament and resin 3DP deals from Bambu Lab, Elegoo, Creality, and more are perfect for beginners and pros
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These are some of the top 3D printer deals available right now during this Memorial Day weekend.
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After a year, Firefox finally stops crashing on Intel's Raptor Lake CPUs — Mozilla releases new version patch critical flaw on Intel 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs
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editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar)
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Mozilla spent more than a year investigating widespread browser crashes on Intel 13th-gen and 14th-gen systems.
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Analyst says Nvidia poised to capture two-thirds of the x86 server CPU market from Intel and AMD with expected $20 billion in revenue — 'Nvidia is already on track'to deliver 4 million Vera CPUs
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ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)
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Having become the main supplier of AI accelerators, Nvidia is now on track to outsell AMD and Intel with Vera CPUs and become a leading supplier of processors.
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AI is starting to out-design chip engineers in narrow areas as LLMs accelerate software chip design tool development — "There is still a lot of human guidance" says Berkley researcher
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We interview researchers and chip design experts to explore where and how AI is being used during the process, and what trials and tribulations come alongside the usage of the nascent technology in their workflows.
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Acer Nitro 65 review: Solid gaming performance, but skimping on some features
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brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill)
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The Nitro 65 excels in gaming, but it's an AIO cooler away from being a truly excellent rig.
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Best Buy shaves $700 off the amazing 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 — The ultimate gaming monitor for your setup with superfast 240Hz refresh rate
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Build the ultimate gaming setup with this impressive 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 monitor. Save $700 of the cost of this screen in Best Buy's Memorial Day sale.
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Save 30% on a 12-month Proton Unlimited sub to secure an all-in-one privacy suite for under $110 — big price drop on service that includes a no-logs VPN with servers across 145 countries, 500GB
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Grab a 30% saving on a 12 month subscription to Proton Unlimited for a limited time only.
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Get RTX power for less at Lenovo’s epic Memorial Day gaming sale — save big on Legion gaming PCs and laptops
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Discover a wide range of fantastic deals on Lenovo's gaming systems and laptops this Memorial Day! Don't miss out on these exciting savings.
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Europol's Operation Saffron takes down First VPN service over ransomware attacks — 33 'bulletproof' servers spread across 27 countries seized
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editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira)
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Europol's Operation Saffron takes down privacy-focused First VPN service
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Save up to $350 on an iBuyPower gaming PC in this massive Memorial Day sale — use the coupon code to secure a high-spec pre-built rig or configure your own with AMD, Nvidia, and Intel parts
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iBuyPower's Memorial Day sale on gaming PCs is here, with extra savings of up to $350 until May 26.
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Open-source non-profit claims Bambu Lab violated license — SFC steps in after multi-billion dollar 3D printer giant threatened independent developer, issued cease-and-desist demand on OrcaSlicer
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
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The SFC says that including proprietary code alongside software under AGPLv3 breaks the open-source license, and that Bambu Lab has been doing this for years.
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