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Updated 2026-05-13 19:00
Steam client allegedly continues sharing your status with your friends even if you set it ‘Offline,’ report claims — setting is a ‘UI illusion’ and your friends still rec
by
editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
on (#73071)
An anonymous blog claims that your Steam client continues broadcasting your log-on and log-off times, regardless of your privacy status. Your friends' clients just hide your profile, but your log data is still stored on the devices of other people.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to visit China as company prepares to start H200 shipments to the country — plans to meet with state officials unclear despite Beijing curbs on the chip
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ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)
on (#73043)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is heading to China in late January for a customary Lunar New Year visit that has taken on outsized importance, as it coincides with negotiations over how many H200 AI GPUs Beijing will allow into the country amid U.S. export approval.
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Creality K1C 3D printer price plummets to $399 for a fast, fully enclosed Core XY machine — $160 saving nets you a beginner-friendly printer packed with prosumer features
on (#73044)
A $160 saving can be had right now on this Creality K1C 3D printer, fully enclosed and capable of fast printing, and available for just $399 right now, just $30 off its Black Friday pricing.
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Microsoft CEO says AI needs to have a wider impact or else it risks quickly losing ‘social permission’ — also says that the technology should benefit more people to avoid a bubble
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
on (#73045)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses AI's wider impact and what it needs to do to not be a bubble.
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OpenAI shows clear compute and revenue scaling to soothe investor worries as company preps for IPO — expenditure continues to outweigh income as 10GW buildout continues
on (#73046)
OpenAI links computing power to revenue and assuages investors
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Razer's superfast 8K polling Viper V3 Pro wireless gaming mouse drops to its lowest ever price on Amazon — get 31% off a standout FPS mouse for dominating your opponents
on (#73047)
Razer's superfast 8K polling Viper V3 Pro Wireless drops to its lowest ever price on Amazon
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Nvidia reportedly boosts Vera Rubin performance to ward hyperscalers off AMD Instinct AI accelerators — increased boost clocks and memory bandwidth pushes power demand by 500 watts to 2300 watts
by
ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)
on (#73021)
Nvidia has reportedly increased the TDP of premium Rubin processors by 500W to 2.30 kW in a bid to boost clocks, memory bandwidth, and performance per Rubin GPU and per rack.
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Busted ATM shows Windows 7 login page on screen — asks for username and password instead of PIN to dispense cash
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
on (#73022)
An ATM in Manchester, England, is still running the 17-year-old operating system for dispensing cash.
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OpenAI commits to 'paying our own way' so that Stargate AI data centers don't increase energy bills — will fund grid upgrades and even flexible loads to reduce stress on energy supply
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stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick)
on (#73023)
OpenAI says it will ensure Stargate does not increase electricity prices in communities where it is building its data centers.
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Unlucky customer buys RTX 5080, receives relabelled RTX 5060 Ti in the box instead — GPU was sold and shipped by Amazon, hinting at return switcheroo
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
on (#73024)
An Asus Prime RTX 5060 Ti was swapped for the RTX 5080 the customer actually ordered, with reapplied stickers to add another layer of deception. The malpractice is easy to spot as the 5060 Ti has a single 8-pin connector, while Nvidia's 80-class cards have used 16-pin connectors for a while now. This is another entrant in the "commingling" line of scams.
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More than half of CEOs report seeing no benefits from AI deployment so far — only 12% of business leaders hit the jackpot of higher revenues and reduced costs
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
on (#72ZZQ)
Only a third of CEOs report getting a benefit from AI deployments, while 55% saying they get no benefit or are worse off because of it.
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Nvidia accused of trying to cut a deal with Anna’s Archive for high‑speed access to the massive pirated book haul — allegedly chased stolen data to fuel its LLMs
on (#72ZZR)
Nvidia has been accused of offering to pay for high-speed access' to Anna's Archive, a notorious shadow library' portal, bursting with copyright-infringing materials.
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Kioxia exec says the AI boom means the era of the cheap 1TB SSD is over —company's NAND supply is sold out for this year and likely through 2027
on (#72ZZS)
Kioxia's Memory Business Director warns that the global NAND flash shortage means affordable SSDs are gone for good.
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Taiwan VP declares that U.S. deal won’t erode island’s chip industry — says Section 232 tariffs won't apply, ‘the U.S. will grant Taiwan the most favorable treatment: zero tari
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
on (#72ZCB)
Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said that the island hopes to become a partner to the U.S. in AI, hoping that the two parties can work together "to build a high-tech supply chain for the democratic camp."
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Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 420 Review: Extreme cooling without compromise
on (#72ZCC)
We tested Arctic's Liquid Freezer III Pro 420 on Ryzen 9 9950X. It loudly delivers exceptional thermals and has a very attractive price tag.
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U.S company Noveon Magnetics raises $215 million to expand homegrown rare earth magnet supply — $630 million spent in 2025 on American reshoring efforts to divest from Chinese reliance
on (#72ZCD)
Texas-based rare-earth magnet company, Noveon Magnetics, has raised $215 million from investors to expand its U.S. operations in an effort to improve American access to magnets, a rare-earth mineral crucial to producing HDDs.
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Save $40 on a Samsung P9 microSD Express storage card for your Switch 2 — Just $79 for 512GB of superfast capacity
on (#72Z62)
Samsung's P9 Express microSD Express storage card drops $40 to the low price of $79.99 in today's Amazon deal
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Grab $420 off this prebuilt gaming PC with an RTX 5070, 32GB of DDR5 RAM and 2TB storage — Ryzen-equipped MSI machine costs $1,549 and is perfect for 1440p gaming
on (#72Z3G)
Save 21% on the list price for this MSI Codex Z2 gaming PC, fitted with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, AMD Ryzen 7 8700F, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB SSD, all for just $1,579.
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Nvidia's Arm-based N1X-equipped gaming laptops are reportedly set to debut this quarter, with N2 series chips planned for 2027 — new roadmap leak finally hints at consumer release Windows-on-ARM
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
on (#72Z3H)
Nvidia's long-rumored N1/N1X SoCs have traded an actual launch for rumors for more than two years now. Going as far back as 2021, when MediaTek's partnership with Nvidia was first unveiled, we've only heard about the chip through leaks. With the N1 silicon powering the GB10 Superchip, it's perhaps finally time for it to debut in consumer products.
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Micron acquires PSMC fab site in Taiwan for $1.8 billion, acquisition to expand the memory maker's operations within the region — move marks the end of the technology-for-capacity era
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ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)
on (#72Z3J)
As fabs get dramatically more expensive than they used to be, technology for capacity partnerships lose their appeal, so Micron buys production facility from PSMC to upgrade it and run it itself.
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This new 'DockFrame' expansion card can transform a PC's USB-C port into swathe of features and functions — Multimeter, Microcontrollers and Mini SSDs among new hot-swappable expansion card ecos
on (#72Z3K)
The first photos of the DockFrame, a modular USB-C hub built around the Framework-compatible Expansion Card standard, were released over the weekend.
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DRAM shortage fuels fake GPU scams as China-based fraudsters exploit the supply crisis — RTX 4080 GPU sold at cut price was actually an RTX 3060 mobile chip with fake VRAM
on (#72Z3M)
Chinese GPU repair shop exposes massive fraud operation selling counterfeit GeForce RTX 40-series cards on the secondhand market.
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Elon Musk restarts Dojo3 'space' supercomputer project as AI5 chip design gets in 'good shape' — will be first Tesla-built supercomputer to feature all-in-house hardware, with no help from Nvidi
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editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz)
on (#72Z1D)
Elon Musk confirms the restart of the Dojo3 supercomputer project. Success in AI5 chip design has enabled Tesla to start porting resources over to Musk's next-gen supercomputer aimed at "space AI".
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Japanese city deploys anti-bear drones as 'human casualties at an all-time high' — non-lethal spray can be delivered with 10cm accuracy radius, 1km range
on (#72Z1E)
A Japanese city is rolling out an anti-bear drone system in response to 'record levels of bear casualties and sightings.' Over 12 people were killed by bears in Japan last year.
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New York Stock Exchange building venue for 24/7 tokenized stock and ETF exchange — will leverage blockchain to work around the clock in a bid to modernize trading
on (#72Z1F)
New York Stock Exchange bullish on 24/7 tokenized stock exchange
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Intel's Ohio One project shows healthy progress as new job listings pop up — construction seems to be well underway as contractor actively hiring for ambitious chip factory
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
on (#72YHH)
Bechtel, the contractor behind Intel's ambitious Ohio One chip factory, has posted new job listings on its website with an overview mentioning Phase 1 of the project. These recruits will be responsible for accelerating construction to make the factory ready for its opening in 2030, after the last few months turned Intel's fate around.
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Eric Demers leaves for Intel after 14 years at Qualcomm — father of Radeon and Adreno GPUs now sits at Lip-Bu Tan's table
on (#72YEV)
Father of Radeon and Adreno GPUs leaves for Intel after 14 years at Qualcomm
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TeamGroup GE Pro 2TB SSD Review: A makeshift high-end SSD
on (#72YCK)
The GE Pro is a fast, PCIe 5.0 SSD that unfortunately has all the negative characteristics of an early high-end drive: high power consumption with inconsistent performance.
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Acer Predator OLED 26.5-inch gaming monitor plummets to $429, hitting record-low price — $120 saving nets you 1440p QD-OLED panel, boasting a snappy 240Hz refresh rate
on (#72YCM)
Grab this 26.5-inch Acer Predator X27U gaming monitor with a QD-OLED panel, 1440p resolution, and a 240Hz refresh rate, all for just $249.99, saving you 22%.
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Washington state proposes new 3D-printed gun controls with 'blocking features' and blueprint detection algorithm — proposal would carry sentences of five years in prison, $15,000 fine for violat
by
stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick)
on (#72YCN)
Washington is the latest state to propose laws preventing the proliferation and manufacture of 3D-printed firearms.
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Save $409 on a Herman Miller Embody gaming chair — 20% savings across the full range, including the Vantum, Aeron, and Sayl models
on (#72YCP)
Treat your spine to an ergonomic posture-supporting gaming chair from Herman Miller and save 20% off the list price.
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Hytale modder gets Windows 95 OS up and running inside the actual game — other projects include running Minecraft, and Hytale inside itself
on (#72YA8)
Modders have run Windows 95 and Minecraft in Hytale, the hot new sandbox RPG that hit Early Access last Tuesday.
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Robotics and world models are AI's next frontier, and China is already ahead of the West — research shows almost 13,000 robots deployed in 2025 alone
on (#72YA9)
With the AI race showing no signs of stopping, the next great frontier is conquering the complex requirements that advanced robotics demands, and China is positioned to dominate.
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Save over $300 on this powerful MacBook Pro with an M4 chip — Apple's laptop with upgraded 24GB RAM & 1TB storage is $300 off right now
by
editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
on (#72XRR)
If you've been looking to jump ship to the dark side, or just upgrade to a better laptop ready to fully cater to your professional needs, Apple has you covered. The AI boom has made even Apple's questionable upgrade pricing seem enticing, as you're getting a 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro with 24 GB of RAM for almost as much as the base model.
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Elon Musk reveals roadmap with nine-month cadence for new AI processor releases, beating Nvidia and AMD's yearly cadence — Musk plans to have the highest-volume chips in the world
by
ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)
on (#72XRS)
Elon Musk wants Tesla to iterate new AI accelerators faster than AMD and Nvidia. This can be done, but with caveats.
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Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux — Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
on (#72XRT)
Linux can now handle Adobe Creative Cloud-era installers thanks to a series of patches built by PhialsBasement, an open-source developer who has fixed longstanding HTML and JavaScript rendering issues, alongside XML parsing errors in Wine. This enables Photoshop 2021 and even 2025 to run on the platform "butter smooth."
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VHS Combo TVs debut with screen, old and new I/O, and a full videotape recorder in one — ‘Binge-watch like it's 1999’ says RetroBox
on (#72XRV)
A new VHS Combo TV is on its way for folks who want to Binge-watch like it's 1999.'
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Erroneously assembled 1974 Altair 8800 computer gets fixed and enjoys first run in 2026 — Intel 8080 powered machine ran its first program 52 years later
on (#72XQ7)
A computer historian has documented the moment a 1974 kit computer successfully ran its first ever program - in 2016. Altair 8800 kit needed a new PSU.
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Gamer builds ‘hardcore’ first-person shooter simulator that actually shoots back — gaming PC also has real weather effects
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
on (#72XQ8)
The first-person shooter simulator returns fire to the player with pyrotechnics and zaps them with a jolt of electricity whenever they get shot in the game.
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U.S. govt says Musk's gas turbine generators for xAI aren’t exempt from permits — EPA ruling closes local loophole that allowed Musk to get power from temporary on-site power generators
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
on (#72XQA)
The U.S. EPA now requires permits to operate gas turbine generators, even temporary ones, closing loopholes in some local ordinances that waived this requirement for deployments that lasted for less than 364 days.
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xTool F2 Ultra Fiber Laser review: Fast metal engraving in color
by
stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi)
on (#72XQ9)
xTool's new F2 Ultra fiber laser cuts and engraves metal, in color.
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Floppy disk drive converted into smart TV remote for kids — dev’s toddler inserts vividly labeled floppies to watch his favorite shows
on (#72XNG)
Techy dad creates easy, tactile, Smart TV control system fed by colorfully labelled floppy disks.
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Fear that quantum computing is on the cusp of cracking cryptocurrency's encryption spurs a global investment firm to remove Bitcoin from recommendations
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editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
on (#72XNH)
Jefferies Global Head of Equity Strategy Christopher Wood said that quantum computing could break Bitcoin sooner rather than later, and that the debate between crypto developers and quantum computing will only be a "long-term positive for gold."
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Modder builds all-in-one console with PS5, Xbox Series X, & Switch 2 in a single system — "Ningtendo PXBOX 5" powered by a shared 250W power supply mounted inside a lost-wax chassis
by
editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
on (#72XNJ)
A modder in China has come up with an ingenious solution to combine all three consoles into one device that shares as much with modern tech as it does with ancient tradition.
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Data centers will consume 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026 - supply shortfall will cause the chip shortage to spread to other segments
on (#72XNK)
Memory chip shortage set to spread well beyond the confines of datacenters and computers
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Cooler Master’s modular Stream Deck alternative gets massive 70% discount, drops from $399 to $116.99 — MasterHUB Creator Kit gets a deep price cut
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editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar)
on (#72XA6)
If you've been curious about Stream Deck-style workflows, the discounted Cooler Master MasterHUB is an affordable entry point
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Benchmarks of Performance-core only Bartlett Lake CPU emerge, 10-core offers 26% faster multithreaded performance than 14-core i5-14400 — 12-core version launch could be imminent
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editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz)
on (#72XA7)
First sighting of a 10 P-core only Bartlett Lake CPU emerges, featuring 26% better multi-core performance than the Core i5-14400, which has four more cores. 10 P-cores beat six P-cores and four E-cores.
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Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 9 mobile CPU outperforms most desktop counterparts in new benchmark — Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus nearly matches flagship Core Ultra 9 285K in single-threaded performance
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editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)
on (#72X88)
Intel's mainstream Arrow Lake lineup is due for a refresh later this year, and while we've already seen a lot about the desktop parts, the first mobile SKU has just appeared on PassMark with some impressive scores to boot. It beats every x86 laptop processor and gives most desktop SKUs a run for their money as well.
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OpenAI cofounder's journal seemingly outlines plot with Altman to oust Musk to establish a for-profit biz — ‘This is the only chance we have to get out from Elon,’ Brockman wrote
by
editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
on (#72X6Q)
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman's personal notes reveal that they've been discussing turning the AI firm into a non-profit without Elon Musk.
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Wikipedia is now 25 years old — world’s 7th most popular website now has over 7 million English articles and 7 billion monthly visitors
on (#72X51)
Wikipedia is 25. Founded on this day in 2001, this community contributor driven site has convincingly usurped what were once the default general reference works of choice, like Encyclopaedia Britannica and Microsoft Encarta.
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