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Malware embedded in the ubiquitous Domain Name System inspired the creation of the world's most cursed take on mad-libs.
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Latest from Tom's Hardware
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| Updated | 2025-12-24 10:30 |
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MSI's high-spec 27-inch 1440p gaming monitor is only 128 for a limited time.
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The 158-year established Knights of Old transportation company has collapsed in the wake of a ransomware attack, with 700 jobs lost.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YT5Z)
Nvidia and MediaTek have allegedly delayed the N1X AI PC platform to early 2026, possibly because of Microsoft's next-gen OS delays, ongoing Nvidia chip revisions, and weakening consumer notebook demand. The launch will now prioritize enterprise PCs, while GB10-based AI workstations are expected to debut much sooner.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#6YT60)
With AMD's latest mobile chip and a new OLED panel, Lenovo's next-gen handheld looks powerful, but competition is heating up fast.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#6YT61)
The TP-Link Archer BE9700 comes in at roughly half the price of its closest competition.
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GPD has launched the MicroPC 2, a refreshed version of its true pocket sized' productivity powerhouse, to crowdfunding.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YT4W)
AMD and Stability AI have launched the first Stable Diffusion 3.0 Medium model optimized for BF16 and XDNA 2 NPUs, enabling high-quality, offline image generation on Ryzen AI laptops.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YT0M)
Kioxia's LC9 SSD family offers capacities of up to 245.76TB, but its performance is far less impressive.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YSSW)
Nvidia has reportedly told Chinese customers it will not resume production of its H20 AI GPUs despite a U.S. policy reversal, and is reportedly preparing a slower but cheaper Blackwell-based B30 GPU to comply with export restrictions and remain competitive in China.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#6YSSX)
Microsoft adds additional telemetry to latest beta and dev builds of Windows 11 to monitor and log performance sluggishness within the OS. The logs will reportedly only be shared with Microsoft when users publish performance issues in the Feedback Hub.
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GizmoSlipTech applied a shunt mod to a GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU to benchmark the graphics card's performance and thermals.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YSMR)
Despite being on the U.S. Entity List since 2022 and cut off from advanced foreign fab tools, YMTC is pushing forward with plans to expand production to 150,000 wafers per month and trial a fully localized manufacturing line.
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Play your favorite games anywhere, with $150 off the list price of the Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme handheld.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YSMT)
At the 2025 RISC-V Summit, a full Debian-based table was introduced.
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A new key was issued in 2023, but it might not be well-supported ahead of the original key's expiration.
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A new app called TrackWeight uses the Apple laptop Force Touch trackpad pressure sensors for weighing scale duties.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YSHP)
Asus has launched the ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3, a desktop powered by Nvidia's GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra, offering up to 20 PFLOPS of AI performance and 784 GB of memory. This marks NVIDIA's shift from DGX-only systems to OEM desktops, with GB300 servers entering mass production by Q4 2025.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YSF8)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company will surpass 1 million GPUs by the end of 2025, but his sights are set on 100 million. Already backed by the world's largest AI data center in Texas, OpenAI's infrastructure push highlights the growing clash between AI ambitions and power grid realities.
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A browser-based AI-powered software creation platform called Replit is reported to have gone rogue and deleted a live company database.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#6YSFA)
MSI's Katana 17 HX gets the basics right with Raptor Lake and an RTX 5070 for around $1,300.
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Social media chatter suggests that Meta offered a potential AI hire $1.25 billion.
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Send and receive a fax from the comfort of your computer, no fax modem required.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#6YSCD)
The RTX 5070 is currently 484 at Amazon UK.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YSCE)
Researchers have created a 1mm^2 chip that merges quantum photonics, electronics, and self-tuning systems-all on a standard 45nm CMOS process. This breakthrough brings mass-producible quantum hardware closer than ever, much like the Intel 4004 did for microprocessors.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YS2V)
Microsoft's China-based engineers will no longer get to work on its U.S. DoD projects.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YS1M)
Thanks to OptiScaler, any game featuring DLSS 2+ or FSR 2+ can now be modded to support FSR 4, as long as it doesn't need Vulkan or an anti-cheat. Also, you need an RX 9000-series GPU and a decent amount of patience to make it all work.
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Thingiverse is implementing an automated system to help stop the spread of gun-related uploads on the platform after the NYPD found hundreds of files for 3D-printed weapons.
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The Samsung Odyssey G5 34-inch curved gaming monitor is now $279 at Amazon instead of its recommended $399.
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We are in a frisky season for the so-called Bitcoin whales, as another remarkable crypto-cash-in, valued at $9.5 billion, has been spotted.
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Keychron's K8 HE delivers great mid-century looks and modern magnetic switches with an 80% layout that feels comfortable, even if it has some oddities in key spacing.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YS07)
This could open the way for more AAA games to land natively on macOS.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YRZ4)
Windows Insiders are getting a useful new feature for sharing audio.
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TeamGroup's T-Create Expert lineup targets the professional market, but can its DDR5-6000 C34 memory kit outperform enthusiast memory kits?
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YRZ6)
Nvidia announces support for its CUDA software stack on RISC-V CPUs, positioning the open architecture as a potential host processor for future AI and HPC systems.
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Kirk Garrison has identified toolmarks left behind on 3D-printed ghost gun pieces that can suggest what printer was used to print them.
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A Steam Chat user who burned through a month of mobile data in 5 minutes" blames Valve's animated stickers.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YRNE)
Microsoft signed a contract with Vaulted Deep to sequester 4.9 million metric tons of waste deep underground, offsetting its carbon emissions.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YRNF)
Przemysaw Psyho" Dbiak, a Polish programmer and former OpenAI engineer, defeated the company's own advanced AI model in the 2025 AtCoder World Tour Finals. In a grueling 10-hour coding contest, he outscored the AI by 9.5%, proving human ingenuity still has an edge, at least for now.
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You can find the AMD Ryzen7 9800X3D gaming CPU at both Newegg and Amazon for just $451-its lowest price to date.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YRKY)
The discarded Nintendo SD cards contained a boot image that Nintendo used for the factory setup of its Wii U consoles.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YRKZ)
GTA 5 was released worldwide in 2013. Now, almost 12 years later, gamers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE can finally enjoy the game legally, as it launches in the region under a new 21+ age rating.
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Alienware is giving away models of its Area-51 desktop made from Lego bricks, but the limited edition models are only available through its reward program.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YRJV)
Intel shuts down Clear Linux OS as part of the broad global cost-cutting strategy, but it is set to continue upstreaming Linux innovations to the Linux kernel.
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An enthusiast has created some Reference Circuit Books where the pages' are PCBs.
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Atomic Keyboards is on the verge of launching its MDR Dasher Keyboard on Kickstarter, featuring three distinct configurations.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YRJY)
Legislators criticize the U.S. government for allowing AMD and Nvidia to sell AI GPUs to China again, but instead of reinstating the ban, they call for new export rules based on what China can build itself.
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Titan Army delivers tremendous value with its C34A1R. It's a curved 34-inch 21:9 VA panel with WQHD 3440x1440 resolution, 165 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400 and wide gamut color. It's also a lot less expensive than you might expect.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YR5J)
AMD's 96-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX reportedly scores 73% higher than its predecessor in Cinebench R23, though the result raises doubts about its realism.
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A very low-priced 2TB SSD at Newegg sees the Platinum P41 from SK hynix for only $114.
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