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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6Z58H)
Ebuyer, the U.K.'s second biggest PC retailer, is facing a compulsory liquidation case as it allegedly cannot pay its lessor.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#6Z561)
YouTuber Better Gaming tested a MicroSD Express adapter to see if they could expand the Switch 2's storage with a 1TB NVMe SSD. The test failed, but further development of the adapter suggests this method of storage expansion will work in the future.
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6Z52R)
Apple will reportedly invest an extra $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing -raising its total domestic commitment to $600 billion - in an effort to avoid steep iPhone tariffs.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6Z52S)
Senator Tom Cotton is pressing Intel's board over CEO Lip-Bu Tan's past China investments and whether he knew about subpoenas tied to Cadence, his former company, which recently pleaded guilty to selling chip design tools to a Chinese military university during his tenure.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6Z4ZE)
Despite China's push to consolidate its semiconductor sector into a few strong players, efforts have largely stalled due to valuation conflicts, political obstacles, and technological gaps.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6Z4ZF)
Major DRAM makers are phasing out DDR4 production from late 2025, as they shift to DDR5, but supply will remain available for niche applications for years to come.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6Z4ZG)
Nvidia has denied backdoors or kill switches in its GPUs amid U.S. proposals for location tracking to enforce export controls. The company calls such features a security risk and permanent flaw," warning they could undermine trust. Nvidia lost $8B in sales from recent export restrictions.
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Wondering why parts of Tom's Hardware now have a paywall? You can find all your questions answered right here.
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The same Tom's Hardware you know, with deeper insights and a new tool
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Windows XP was a significant moment in the operating system's history. While it suffered from security problems, it also brought forth a slew of new features.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#6Z4ZN)
Wi-Fi 7 brings some noticeable performance and reliability benefits over preceding standards, but not everyone should upgrade.
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Here are the fundamental requirements for powering the Nvidia RTX 5090, a notoriously difficult card to satisfy.
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Is the desktop PC dying? In 2025, things might seem worse than before. But hope yet remains.
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Original Apple employee, Daniel Kottke, was spotted at a recent Computer History Museum event where he was demoing a unique project: An original Apple 1 replica with a modern Wi-Fi module, running a version of ChatGPT.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#6Z4V0)
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in the U.S. over allegations they shipped tens of millions of dollars' worth of AI GPUs to China in exchange for cash.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6Z4V1)
AMD posted record Q2 2025 revenue of $7.685 billion, driven by strong client and data center processor sales, though profitability was partially offset by an $800 million charge related to Instinct MI308 GPU export restrictions to China.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6Z4V2)
PCI-SIG has officially begun developing PCIe 8.0, doubling bandwidth to 256 GT/s while tackling signal integrity limits over copper with protocol upgrades.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#6Z4CC)
Huawei is planning to open-source its Ascend AI GPU toolkit in efforts to accelerate development and compete with Nvidia's CUDA software ecosystem.
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China's courts take tech secret pilfering seriously, if one of its homegrown companies appears to be the victim.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#6Z48S)
There are excellent back to school deals to be had on portable monitors from Arzopa and Feelworld
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6Z48T)
Raja Koduri's Oxmiq Labs develops RISC-V-based GPU IP and a hardware-agnostic software stack.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6Z44Q)
U.S. officials are weighing chip-level location tracking to curb AI hardware smuggling to China, according to Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. But the plan faces technical hurdles, industry pushback, and geopolitical risks.
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3D printing is tipped to have a pivotal part to play in 'a new era of nuclear construction.'
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Save 46% on this 8BitDo keyboard deal at Woot and add a splash of nostalgic color to your setup.
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Acer's Predator SpatialLabs View 27 PSV27-2 delivers glasses-free 3D. It's a 27-inch 4K gaming monitor with 160 Hz, Adaptive Sync and wide gamut color. It provides an incredible experience for both gamers and creatives.
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Dropping to just 67.99, Ugreen's 25,000mAh power bank is the perfect travel companion for keeping your devices charged.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6Z3Z7)
Sandisk introduces its UltraQLC 256TB NVMe SSDs with direct QLC NAND writes for hyperscale AI and cloud workloads.
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Two employees of major semiconductor manufacturer and design company TSMC have been arrested over claims they stole proprietary technology.
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An engineer spent six years crafting 'the world's most impractical 1,000-pixel display' using wooden pixels.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#6Z3XG)
xTool puts down roots in California.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#6Z3F9)
A new RX 9000-series graphics card for prebuilts, not builders
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is using generative AI tools to land agents jobs at tech companies to fund its weapons programs.
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Hardware leaker shares the alleged specifications for new Ryzen 9000X3D processors that may be in the works.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#6Z3FC)
Arkham Intelligence has uncovered the largest Bitcoin heist ever, amounting to $14.5 billion worth today. The heist was conducted in 2020 against the Chinese mining pool LuBian.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6Z3CT)
Bolt Graphics claims its Zeus GPUs outperform Nvidia's RTX 5090 by up to 13x in internal ray-tracing tests, though real-world gains remain unknown.
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ASRock's B850 Steel Legend is a well-rounded board featuring a flagship-class audio codec and a unique silver/white appearance, but it doesn't stand out beyond its value proposition compared to the competition.
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Modos Tech has announced that its fast and responsive e-Paper monitors for productivity users have become available for pre-order.
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A very early pre-Commodore Amiga computer prototype was on public display at VCF West 2025 this weekend.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6Z39C)
Battlefield 6 will allow you to download the campaign and multiplayer separately with the base game coming in at just 55 GB, and the total size approximating to 80 GB. Those are impressive install sizes for a modern AAA game, especially one that competes with the grand daddy of ridiculous downlaods: COD.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6Z39D)
We put the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs the Core Ultra 7 265K through a six-round faceoff to determine the winner.
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Seagate's 26TB Expansion Desktop HDD has had its price slashed to $249 at Best Buy - now just $9.61 per TB.
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The U.S. Commerce Department is so behind on approving export licenses that billions of dollars worth of GPUs and other products are stuck in limbo waiting to be shipped, in the worst case of license stalling in over 30 years.
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A software engineer has warned against trusting cloud data storage services after suffering a digital execution' at the hands of AWS
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Thermaltake's Toughpower GX3 850W is a budget-oriented, non-modular power supply unit that barely meets the mark with concerning compromises in design and thermal performance.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#6Z360)
Bambu Lab ads Crowdfunding to support Maker World Designers.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6Z34P)
AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme beats Intel's Lunar Lake in MSI's Claw A8 vs Claw 8 AI+ showdown. At 17W, AMD leads by 7-8% with stronger 1% lows and smoother gameplay, while still holding a 5-6% edge at 30W. Both cost around $900-$1000, but AMD offers better GPU scaling and a higher 35W TDP ceiling.
by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#6Z34Q)
3DQue introduces a function to pop prints off the bed without human intervention.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6Z2TG)
Battlefield 6 reportedly has impressive performance on both PC and console. The studio is targetting 60 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S by default while PC gets to enjoy an uncapped frame rate. New reports even suggest 300+ FPS at 1440p, on a 9800X3D paired with an RTX 5080, without upscaling.
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Peri Fractic has confirmed that a community-led acquisition of Commodore Corp has been signed, sealed, and paid for.
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Right now at Amazon, you can find the Razer BlackShark V2 X Xbox gaming headset for $30 - one of the best prices we've seen for this 3.5mm wired PC-compatible headset since it was first released.