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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#76V8Z)
Nvidia lifts the veil a little bit more on its Vera CPU and reveals a single-thread performance monster - company claims a 1.8x uplift versus x86 competition in agentic workloads and 1.5x in coding.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#76V90)
While the use of Windows' GDID to catch Scattered Spider hacking group member Peter Stokes is unusual, that device identifier is only one bit of telemetry that can be used to fingerprint a user across the wider Internet these days.
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Space Force has announced that the first high-energy 'Meadowlands' electronic warfare system has been delivered for operational duty.
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Total graphics power figures for Nvidia's unanounced, unreleased RTX 50 Super-series graphics cards have appeared in Seasonic's PSU capacity calculator, revealing potentially higher TGPs of those products.
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The 1,350 trillion total combines a $520 billion semiconductor program with AI data center and robotics spending, mostly made up of corporate capex.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#76TRN)
Chinese memory and storage manufacturer Longsys expects to post a massive increase in profits due to the AI-driven chip shortage.
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Grab this Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gaming laptop with an RTX 5090 for just $3,199 right now at B&H Photo, saving you $1,800.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#76TN4)
It looks like Intel is adding back AVX-512 support to its client CPUs starting from the upcoming Nova Lake desktop lineup. Previously, we expected to see AVX-256 debut on a consumer family, allowing E-cores to execute 256-bit code, but now it seems that even the E-cores will gain native 512-bit registers.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#76TN5)
LG monitors apparently auto-install an app on your PC when you first connect them, all thanks to the Microsoft Store.
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A Change.org petition urging Sony to keep making physical PlayStation games has passed 172,000 signatures.
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Valve's official account on Reddit has responded to RLOD victims with simple step-by-step instructions to get any affected Steam Machine up and running again.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#76TGD)
The British government ruled that nationally significant infrastructure projects, which include data centers, can bypass local council approvals. This move is expected to speed up developments by up to a year and save more than a billion dollars.
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Missed Prime Day? You can still soften the blow of buying PC parts with this three-item AM5 Newegg combo - 32GB of DDR5, 9800X3D, Gigabyte X870E motherboard, and a free AIO to take the sting out of buying
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Corsair's 2800X RS-R ARGB brings a compact MicroATX design with room for full-size hardware, strong cooling support, and three pre-installed ARGB fans. Priced under $90, it offers solid value for a small-form-factor chassis.
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A developer has ported Linux to the Atari Jaguar console. To succeed at the task, they had to overcome severe memory limits, the lack of an MMU, and face off against a handful of unusual hardware quirks.
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This Ugreen 10-port unmanaged Ethernet switch is on sale for just $37.97 right now, delivering eight PoE+ ports for up to 60W of power delivery for cameras and WiFi extenders, along with two extra ports for Gigabit uplink to your existing network.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#76TGJ)
Kioxia, Sandisk begin to sample BiCS10 3D NAND: 332 active layers and over 29 Gb/mm2 areal capacity.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#76TE2)
Unix copyright code infringement back from the dead - IBM is still under fire from Xinuos about 2003-era bytes, with a hearing as recent as June 22.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#76TE3)
Well-known engineer Matthias Balwierz (aka Bitluni) designed and created an 8,192-core RISC-V GPU at home.
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Intel's XBM patent proposes an HBM alternative that uses backend-transistor DRAM, UCIe chiplet links, and repair logic to reduce packaging costs and complexity.
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Brokerage consensus puts Samsung's full-year 2026 operating profit near 300 trillion won.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#76SXV)
MSI has officially validated region-bound Chinese RAM using CXMT modules to run at up to 8,200 MT/s on its AM5 motherboards. Models with two RAM slots can handle these high frequencies a bit better than four-DIMM variants.
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced that Microsoft's gaming division will cut 3,200 jobs throughout FY27 and is spinning out studios but not canceling any games.
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Open Tools, a Paris-based startup, has announced that its Open Printer has been nominated for two French Design Awards.
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The Ryzen AI Halo is a turn-key AMD local AI box that's backed up with first-party software support, handy utilities, and plenty of documentation for local AI explorers. But the performance and application compatibility of the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (aka Strix Halo) SoC still trails Nvidia's GB10, and it's pricey for what it offers.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#76STS)
A new open-source app called Sony Head Tracker, developed by Nicholas Slattery, reads raw sensor data from Sony headphones and earbuds and converts them into something OpenTrack can understand. From there, it can be used for head tracking in over 200 PC games.
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Nvidia reportedly won't ship its Kyber NVL144 rack until 2028, a delay of more than 12 months.
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America's AI supply chain now starts and ends in the U.S., while its most valuable middle steps remain entirely offshore until at least 2028.
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Quantum Systems Group reckons it has broken the flight speed record for an electric drone. During internal testing last month the Munich-based firm recorded its Apex Recordhunter drone hitting a top speed of 434 mph in straight and level flight.
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Huawei is reportedly preparing to enter South Korea's AI accelerator market with its Ascend 950 chips and Atlas 950 SuperPod, challenging Nvidia through aggressive pricing, amid a broader push to expand its AI ecosystem beyond China
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Save $1,050 on this epic ABS Kaze II Ruby gaming PC, fitted with a 9800X3D, RTX 5090, 32GB DDR5, and 2TB SSD for just $4,749.05 for a limited time only.
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Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais and Yazan Aldehayyat talked to Tom's Hardware about the Steam Machine, it's pricing, engineering, and even Windows support.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#76SP5)
Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft due to data center noise - plaintiffs also mention construction noise and extreme light pollution
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#76SKS)
This is the first e-ink monitor that can hit 60 FPS, making it useful in more tasks outside of just reading. While you likely won't be able to play fast-paced games on this display, it should still make other everyday tasks on it easier while reducing eye strain.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#76S9C)
Get an RTX 3060 with 12 GB of VRAM for just $329.99 at Newegg - MSI Ventus 2X OC model back in stock with free shipping
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SpaceX retired 260 Starlink satellites in six months, with hundreds more to follow, as debate grows over the atmospheric impact of satellite burn-ups.
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DIYer shows how they made a handsome magnetic core memory USB drive using home CNC and 3D printing equipment. However, it isn't a homebrew answer to the AI-induced memory crisis with only 64 bits of data capacity
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A German effort to assemble the world's largest publicly accessible video game archive is being wound down after roughly 1.5 million in public funding expired.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#76S6Q)
Turns out, a modded RTX 4080M desktop GPU performs worse than similarly-priced official options. It currently costs roughly $400 in China and compared to the RX 9070 GRE, this custom card loses in every game tested except PUBG.
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Say whaaaat? Hannah Montana Linux is back. Basically abandonware since 2009, the distro has returned with a modern kernel and about 18 years worth of patches.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#76S51)
The US Navy is experimenting with 3D-printed patches for composite parts, allowing forward bases to repair F/A-18 Super Hornets without waiting for replacement parts coming from the tail end of a logistics supply chain thousands of miles long.
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Atomic Semi, the semiconductor tooling startup founded by chip architect Jim Keller and DIY fabrication pioneer Sam Zeloof, has rebranded as Fab2.
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A sublime ultraportable with world-class quality and OLED visuals, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 excels at everything it does.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#76S55)
Petet Stokes was arrested in Finland and extradited to the U.S. over alleged ties to the Scattered Spider group, with Microsoft helping in the investigation. He's in custody awaiting trial based on a criminal complaint for a May 2025 attack on a U.S.-based luxury jewelry retailer
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#76S56)
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI combines an OLED 240 Hz display, Intel's Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5070 Ti graphics, and 32GB of DDR5 memory, all while saving you $300 off its regular price.
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Alibaba banned Claude Code after an alleged hidden China-detection code was found, prompting staff to switch to Qoder as its feud with Anthropic deepens.
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Turtle Beach's new "Command Series" KB7 TKL keyboard features a 4.3-inch touchscreen instead of the typical navigation cluster - like a Stream Deck, but as a touchscreen. Unfortunately, it lacks the software to back it up.
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Meanwhile, the largest petition against the disc cutoff sat beyond 74,000 signatures on the morning of July 4th, closing in on its 75,000 goal.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#76S3J)
An unofficial browser port of Half-Life 2 has popped up online, allowing you to play the original campaign without downloading anything. Developed in just three months by Slqnt and 98006, it even features Source console integration for cheats.