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· 4mo ago

China's new homegrown gaming GPU flops in performance and price — flagship $485 LX 7G100 can't keep pace with Nvidia's older RTX 4060
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/chinas-new-homegrown-gaming-gpu-flops-in-performance-and-price-flagship-usd485-lx-7g100-cant-keep-pace-with-nvidias-older-rtx-4060?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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China's new homegrown gaming GPU flops in performance and price — flagship $485 LX 7G100 can't keep pace with Nvidia's older RTX 4060

The LX 7G100 doesn't come close to an RTX 4060, despite what early benchmarks might suggest.

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· 4mo ago

AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory — refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-ai-max-400-gorgon-halo-packs-up-to-192gb-of-unified-memory-refreshed-apu-uses-zen-5-and-rdna-3-5-and-can-clock-up-to-5-2-ghz?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory — refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz

They’ll show up in Ryzen AI Halo boxes “soon,” and pre-orders for Ryzen AI Halo with Strix Halo open in June, starting at $3,999.

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· 6mo ago

DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% — follows 95% jumps in Q1, Trendforce says AI server demand keeps supply tight
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-and-nand-contract-prices-to-climb-again-in-q2?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% — follows 95% jumps in Q1, Trendforce says AI server demand keeps supply tight

NAND Flash contract prices are now rising faster than DRAM.

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· 2mo ago

Florida Man arrested after stealing $220,000 in crypto using malware hidden in Steam Games — 8,000 devices infected https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/fbi-arrests-florida-man-in-steam-malware-investigaton-after-tracing-stolen-bitcoin-to-uber-eats-gift-cards?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Tom's Hardware @tom-s-hardware-TomsHardware

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Florida man arrested after allegedly stealing $220,000 in crypto using malware hidden in Steam Games — 8,000 devices infected

The 21-year-old allegedly financed and marketed the infected games.

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· 6mo ago

Nvidia updates data center roadmap with Rosa CPU and stacked Feynman GPUs — optical NVLink, Groq LPUs with NVFP4, and NVLink also on deck
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-updates-data-center-roadmap-with-rosa-cpu-and-stacked-feynman-gpus-optical-nvlink-groq-lpus-with-nvfp4-and-nvlink-also-on-deck?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Nvidia updates data center roadmap with Rosa CPU and stacked Feynman GPUs — optical NVLink, Groq LPUs with NVFP4, and NVLink also on deck

Both quantitative and qualitative improvements over the next several years.

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· 4mo ago

AMD begins production ramp of 256-core EPYC Venice — first 2nm HPC chip claims 70% performance leap
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/amd-begins-production-ramp-of-256-core-epyc-venice-on-tsmcs-2nm-node?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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AMD begins production ramp of 256-core EPYC Venice — first 2nm HPC chip claims 70% performance leap

Intel's competing P-core Xeon won't arrive until 2027 at the earliest.

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· 4mo ago

Get up to 25% Herman Miller gaming chairs and desks in this Memorial Day Sale — save hundreds on premium office hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-chairs/get-up-to-25-percent-herman-miller-gaming-chairs-and-desks-in-this-memorial-day-sale-save-hundreds-on-premium-office-hardware?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Get up to 25% off Herman Miller gaming chairs and desks in this Memorial Day Sale — save hundreds on premium office hardware

High ticket savings

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· 6mo ago

South Korea’s telecom giants surprise 7 million users with unlimited, universal internet — net access declared a 'basic telecommunications right,' 400 Kbps data after monthly plans run out
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/south-koreas-three-major-carriers-introduce-400-kbps-data-for-all?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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South Korea’s telecom giants surprise 7 million users with unlimited, universal internet — net access declared a 'basic telecommunications right,' 400 Kbps data after monthly plans run out

The scheme follows a string of security failures at SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus.

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· 4mo ago

Taiwan raids 12 locations in its first formal crackdown on Nvidia AI chip smuggling — hunts three fugitives for document forgery, fraudulent declarations in Super Micro smuggling case
https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/taiwan-raids-12-locations-in-its-first-formal-crackdown-on-nvidia-ai-chip-smuggling-hunts-three-fugitives-for-document-forgery-fraudulent-declarations-in-super-micro-smuggling-case?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Taiwan raids 12 locations in its first formal crackdown on Nvidia AI chip smuggling — hunts three fugitives for document forgery, fraudulent declarations in Super Micro smuggling case

Getting banned Hopper or Blackwell chips into mainland data centers just became exponentially more fraught.

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· 5mo ago

Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/utah-becomes-first-us-state-to-target-vpn-use-with-age-verification-law?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks

Senate Bill 73 holds websites liable for users who mask their location.

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· 4mo ago

AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory — refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-ai-max-400-gorgon-halo-packs-up-to-192gb-of-unified-memory-refreshed-apu-uses-zen-5-and-rdna-3-5-and-can-clock-up-to-5-2-ghz?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory — refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz

They’ll show up in Ryzen AI Halo boxes “soon,” and pre-orders for Ryzen AI Halo with Strix Halo open in June, starting at $3,999.

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· 4mo ago

The custom AI ASIC state of play (May 2026) — Broadcom deals, Google TPUs, Meta MTIA & beyond
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/custom-ai-asics-examined-from-broadcom-to-mtia?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The custom AI ASIC state of play (May 2026) — Broadcom deals, Google TPUs, Meta MTIA & beyond

Every major hyperscaler now designs its own AI silicon, and the collective investment is accelerating.

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· 4mo ago

Nvidia no longer reports sales of graphics solutions as a separate segment — posts eye-watering $81.6 billion Q1 profit thanks to AI boom
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-no-longer-reports-sales-of-graphics-solutions-as-a-separate-segment-posts-eye-watering-usd81-6-billion-q1-profit-thanks-to-ai-boom?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Nvidia no longer reports gaming GPU sales as a separate segment — posts eye-watering $81.6 billion Q1 profit thanks to AI boom

But sales of graphics hardware continue to set records for Nvidia.

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· 4mo ago

Audi enthusiast upgrades 2001 A4 gear shift with old smartwatch in 3D-printed housing — vide-coded WearOS app displays gear selection, can be used to control in-car media
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/wearable-tech/audi-enthusiast-upgrades-2001-a4-gear-shift-with-old-smartwatch-in-3d-printed-housing-vide-coded-wearos-app-displays-gear-selection-can-be-used-to-control-in-car-media?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Audi enthusiast upgrades 2001 A4 gear shift with old smartwatch in 3D-printed housing — vide-coded WearOS app displays gear selection, can be used to control in-car media

Vibe coded WearOS app prevented the old smartwatch from becoming eWaste.

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· 6mo ago

Nintendo Switch 2 update brings Handheld Mode Boost — unlocks higher resolutions and TV-mode performance for original Switch games
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2-update-brings-handheld-mode-boost-unlocks-higher-resolutions-and-tv-mode-performance-for-original-switch-games?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Nintendo Switch 2 update brings Handheld Mode Boost — unlocks higher resolutions and TV-mode performance for original Switch games

Handheld mode just got a big upgrade.

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· 5mo ago

Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old — Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-mascot-tux-the-penguin-hits-30-years-old-linus-torvalds-outlined-the-design-of-the-slightly-overweight-penguin-on-may-9-1996?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old — Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996

The contented penguin had to be overweight like it had eaten a bucketful of herring, as the only other kind of happy penguin is one that has ‘just gotten laid,’ reasoned the Linux supremo.

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· 6mo ago

Examining Nvidia's 60 exaflop Vera Rubin POD — how seven chips underpin company's 40 rack AI factory supercomputer
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidias-seven-chip-vera-rubin-platforms-turns-the-data-center-into-an-ai-factory?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Examining Nvidia's 60 exaflop Vera Rubin POD — how seven chips underpin company's 40 rack AI factory supercomputer

Every chip in the stack has a defined job, from training trillion-parameter models to caching inference tokens on NVMe storage.

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· 3mo ago

New York enacts one-year data center ban on projects larger than 50 megawatts — first US state to implement moratorium; will also pursue repealing tax exemptions https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/new-york-enacts-one-year-data-center-ban-on-projects-larger-than-50-megawatts-first-us-state-to-implement-moratorium-will-also-pursue-repealing-tax-exemptions?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Tom's Hardware @tom-s-hardware-TomsHardware

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New York enacts one-year data center ban on projects larger than 50 megawatts — first US state to implement moratorium; will also pursue repealing tax exemptions

Will other U.S. states follow suit?

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· 4mo ago

AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory — refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-ai-max-400-gorgon-halo-packs-up-to-192gb-of-unified-memory-refreshed-apu-uses-zen-5-and-rdna-3-5-and-can-clock-up-to-5-2-ghz?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory — refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz

They’ll show up in Ryzen AI Halo boxes “soon,” and pre-orders for Ryzen AI Halo with Strix Halo open in June, starting at $3,999.

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· 2mo ago

AI tech companies have ‘hidden debt’ worth around $1.65 trillion, report claims — amount is 122% of debt reflected on the balance sheets of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/ai-tech-companies-have-hidden-debt-worth-around-usd1-65-trillion-report-claims-amount-is-122-percent-of-debt-reflected-on-the-balance-sheets-of-alphabet-amazon-meta-microsoft-and-oracle?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Tom's Hardware @tom-s-hardware-TomsHardware

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AI tech companies have ‘hidden debt’ worth around $1.65 trillion, report claims — amount is 122% of debt reflected on the balance sheets of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle

Mostly data center investments

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· 3mo ago

SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/space/spacex-vaporizes-260-starlink-satellites-in-six-months-using-earths-atmosphere-new-environmental-concerns-emerge-over-burning-2-700-pound-orbital-data-centers-fcc-seeks-to-exempt-satellites-from-regulations?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Tom's Hardware @tom-s-hardware-TomsHardware

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SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations

Starlink burns multiple retired satellites daily from its over 10,000-strong constellation

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· 6mo ago

Original Apollo 11 code open-sourced by NASA — original Command Module and Lunar Module code repos are now public domain resources
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/original-apollo-11-code-open-sourced-by-nasa-original-command-module-and-lunar-module-code-repos-are-now-public-domain-resources?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Original Apollo 11 code open-sourced by NASA — original Command Module and Lunar Module code repos are now public domain resources

View and download this historic assembly code for your own space program

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· 6mo ago

Nvidia launches DGX Station with its bleeding-edge GB300 Grace Blackwell Superchip — now available to order and will begin shipping in the coming months
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-launches-dgx-station-with-its-bleeding-edge-gb300-grace-blackwell-superchip-now-available-to-order-and-will-begin-shipping-in-the-coming-months?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Nvidia launches DGX Station with its bleeding-edge GB300 Grace Blackwell Superchip — now available to order and will begin shipping in the coming months

DGX Station serves as the middle-ground between the DGX Spark and full-blown GB300-powered servers.

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· 5mo ago

Microsoft will allow users to indefinitely pause updates in Windows 11 — first change in over a decade to the mandatory update policy
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-will-allow-users-to-indefinitely-pause-updates-in-windows-11-first-change-in-over-a-decade-to-the-mandatory-update-policy?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Microsoft will allow users to indefinitely pause updates in Windows 11 — first change in over a decade to the mandatory update policy

No more automatic restarts during important meetings or gaming sessions

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· 4mo ago

MSI MPG 322UR QD-OLED X24 4K 240 Hz gaming monitor review: Blistering performance with pro-level color
https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/msi-mpg-322ur-qd-oled-x24-32-inch-4k-240-hz-gaming-monitor-review?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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MSI MPG 322UR QD-OLED X24 4K 240 Hz gaming monitor review: Blistering performance with pro-level color

MSI delivers blistering performance and pro-level color accuracy from its MPG 322UR X24 gaming monitor.

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· 4mo ago

Intel leans on LPDDR5X to dodge global HBM crisis, leaked Crescent Island AI GPU pics reveal massive Xe3P core — chip sidesteps HBM shortage with 160GB of cheaper memory
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/pcb-shots-appear-of-intels-crescent-island-revealing-a-single-gpu-setup-and-pads-for-20-lpddr5x-modules?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Intel leans on LPDDR5X to dodge global HBM crisis, leaked Crescent Island AI GPU pics reveal massive Xe3P core — chip sidesteps HBM shortage with 160GB of cheaper memory

Intel is going with one massive GPU for its next-generation Xe3P AI GPU, and LPDDR5X memory rather than HBM.

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· 4mo ago

Pick up an $1100 discount on this RTX 5080-powered HP Omen Max gaming laptop — 32GB of DDR5 RAM and powerful Intel 275HX CPU help to crush the competition in-game
https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/pick-up-an-usd1100-discount-on-this-rtx-5080-powered-hp-omen-max-gaming-laptop-32gb-of-ddr5-ram-and-powerful-intel-275hx-cpu-help-to-crush-the-competition-in-game?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Pick up an $1100 discount on this RTX 5080-powered HP Omen Max gaming laptop — 32GB of DDR5 RAM and powerful Intel 275HX CPU help to crush the competition in-game

RTX 5080 gaming on a portable laptop

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· 6mo ago

Jensen says Nvidia has received orders from Chinese customers for H200 GPUs, licenses from US gov't — H200 manufacturing restarting
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-has-received-pos-from-chinese-customers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Jensen says Nvidia has received orders from Chinese customers for H200 GPUs, licenses from US gov't — H200 manufacturing restarting

China is back on Nvidia's order books.

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· 5mo ago

Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-ai-coding-agent-deletes-entire-company-database-in-9-seconds-backups-zapped-after-cursor-tool-powered-by-anthropics-claude-goes-rogue?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue

PocketOS founder blames ‘Cursor running Anthropic's flagship Claude Opus 4.6’ plus Railway’s infrastructure for data disaster.

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· 4mo ago

Save over $1,120 on this 4K-ready RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD — score a big discount on this ABS Kaze II rig from Newegg with a 24-core Intel CPU and powerful Nvidia GPU
https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/save-over-usd1-120-on-this-4k-ready-rtx-5070-ti-gaming-pc-with-32gb-ddr5-and-a-2tb-ssd-score-a-big-discount-on-this-abs-kaze-ii-rig-from-newegg-with-a-24-core-intel-cpu-and-powerful-nvidia-gpu?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Save over $1,120 on this 4K-ready RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD — score a big discount on this ABS Kaze II rig from Newegg with a 24-core Intel CPU and powerful Nvidia GPU

Get ready for 4K gaming with this rig

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· 5mo ago

Scammers are selling fake DDR5 with empty plastic chips relabeled to pass as legit — fake components mounted to PCBs are yet another sign of the RAMpocalypse
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/scammers-are-selling-fake-ddr5-with-empty-plastic-chips-relabeled-to-pass-as-legit-fake-components-mounted-to-pcbs-are-yet-another-sign-of-the-rampocalypse?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Scammers are selling fake DDR5 with empty plastic chips relabeled to pass as legit — fake components mounted to PCBs are yet another sign of the RAMpocalypse

Impossible to detect on desktop memory with heatspreaders.

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· 4mo ago

Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute — says 'Let’s take Bandera back to 1880' after town votes to dump AI-powered license plate reader
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/angry-tiny-texas-town-council-member-proposes-total-ban-on-cellular-and-gps-devices-in-protest-over-ai-dispute-says-lets-take-bandera-back-to-1880-after-town-votes-to-dump-ai-powered-license-plate-reader?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute — says 'Let’s take Bandera back to 1880' after town votes to dump AI-powered license plate reader

Throwing tantrums.

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· 6mo ago

Examining Nvidia's 60 exaflop Vera Rubin POD — how seven chips underpin company's 40 rack AI factory supercomputer
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidias-seven-chip-vera-rubin-platforms-turns-the-data-center-into-an-ai-factory?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Examining Nvidia's 60 exaflop Vera Rubin POD — how seven chips underpin company's 40 rack AI factory supercomputer

Every chip in the stack has a defined job, from training trillion-parameter models to caching inference tokens on NVMe storage.

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· 4mo ago

Save hundreds of dollars on these fantastic Best Buy Memorial Day PC deals — Nvidia RTX 50-series laptops and OLED gaming monitors, among hefty hardware discounts
https://www.tomshardware.com/gift-guides-seasonal-sales/save-hundreds-of-dollars-on-these-fantastic-best-buy-memorial-day-pc-deals-nvidia-rtx-50-series-laptops-and-oled-gaming-monitors-among-hefty-hardware-discounts?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Save hundreds of dollars on these fantastic Best Buy Memorial Day PC deals — Nvidia RTX 50-series laptops and OLED gaming monitors, among hefty hardware discounts

Find a fantastic deal on tech via Best Buy this Memorial Day weekend

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· 4mo ago

Don't settle for less and grab one of the finest Chromebooks for $699 — a 30% discount on the only Chromebook you'll ever need
https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/chromebooks/dont-settle-for-less-and-grab-one-of-the-finest-chromebooks-for-usd699-a-30-percent-discount-on-the-only-chromebook-youll-ever-need?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Don't settle for less and grab one of the finest Chromebooks for $699 — a 30% discount on the only Chromebook you'll ever need

Now's your opportunity to score a premium Chromebook and keep $399 in your pocket.

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· 6mo ago

End of an era for decades-old PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U as GameStop officially declares them retro — change means faulty or 'aesthetically unfortunate' consoles that can still power on are now accepted for trade-in
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/end-of-an-era-for-decades-old-playstation-3-xbox-360-and-nintendo-wii-u-as-gamestop-officially-declares-them-retro-change-means-faulty-or-aesthetically-unfortunate-consoles-that-can-still-power-on-are-now-accepted-for-trade-in?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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End of an era for decades-old PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U as GameStop officially declares them retro — change means faulty or 'aesthetically unfortunate' consoles that can still power on are now accepted for trade-in

An extra 10% trade-in credit is being granted for these old-timers until March 21

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· 6mo ago

Nvidia launches DGX Station with its bleeding-edge GB300 Grace Blackwell Superchip — now available to order and will begin shipping in the coming months
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-launches-dgx-station-with-its-bleeding-edge-gb300-grace-blackwell-superchip-now-available-to-order-and-will-begin-shipping-in-the-coming-months?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Nvidia launches DGX Station with its bleeding-edge GB300 Grace Blackwell Superchip — now available to order and will begin shipping in the coming months

DGX Station serves as the middle-ground between the DGX Spark and full-blown GB300-powered servers.

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· 4mo ago

Korean funeral services company lost $33 million of its customers' money over a bad crypto bet — firm was secretly investing client funds into leveraged crypto ETFs
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/korean-funeral-services-company-lost-usd33-million-of-its-customers-money-over-a-wrong-crypto-bet-firm-was-secretly-investing-client-funds-into-leveraged-crypto-etfs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Korean funeral services company lost $33 million of its customers' money over a bad crypto bet — firm was secretly investing client funds into leveraged crypto ETFs

It wasn't even the only company siphoning customer funds.

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· 6mo ago

Jensen Huang says gamers are "completely wrong" about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/jensen-huang-says-gamers-are-completely-wrong-about-dlss-5-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-dlss-5-backlash?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Jensen Huang says gamers are 'completely wrong' about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash

The CEO says artistic control remains with developers.

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· 5mo ago

Chernobyl virus turned 27 today, and it could brick your PC in ways modern malware can't by overwriting BIOS firmware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/the-chernobyl-virus-turned-27-today-and-it-could-brick-your-pc-in-ways-modern-malware-cant?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Chernobyl virus turned 27 today, and it could brick your PC in ways modern malware can't by overwriting BIOS firmware

CIH was one of the first viruses capable of destroying hardware by overwriting BIOS firmware.

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· 6mo ago

Nvidia updates data center roadmap with Rosa CPU and stacked Feynman GPUs — optical NVLink, Groq LPUs with NVFP4, and NVLink also on deck
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-updates-data-center-roadmap-with-rosa-cpu-and-stacked-feynman-gpus-optical-nvlink-groq-lpus-with-nvfp4-and-nvlink-also-on-deck?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Nvidia updates data center roadmap with Rosa CPU and stacked Feynman GPUs — optical NVLink, Groq LPUs with NVFP4, and NVLink also on deck

Both quantitative and qualitative improvements over the next several years.

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· 1mo ago

Developer uses Claude Code to debloat Android smart TV for 'unbelievable' performance upgrade — TV now smoother than it was new as autonomous agent deactivates apps, shortens animations, all without root access https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/developer-uses-claude-code-to-debloat-android-smart-tv-for-unbelievable-performance-upgrade-tv-now-smoother-than-it-was-new-as-autonomous-agent-deactivates-apps-shortens-animations-all-without-root-access?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Tom's Hardware @tom-s-hardware-TomsHardware

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Developer uses Claude Code to debloat Android smart TV for 'unbelievable' performance upgrade — TV now smoother than it was new as autonomous agent deactivates apps, shortens animations, all without root access

Root access was not required to complete the optimization process.

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· 5mo ago

Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — a €5 gadget put a €500 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/bluetooth-tracker-hidden-in-a-postcard-and-mailed-to-a-warship-exposed-its-location-a-eur5-gadget-put-a-eur500-million-dutch-ship-at-risk-for-24-hours?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours

A postcard spy

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· 6mo ago

Jensen Huang says gamers are 'completely wrong' about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/jensen-huang-says-gamers-are-completely-wrong-about-dlss-5-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-dlss-5-backlash?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Jensen Huang says gamers are 'completely wrong' about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash

The CEO says artistic control remains with developers.

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· 4mo ago

Get up to 25% Herman Miller gaming chairs and desks in this Memorial Day Sale — save hundreds on premium office hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-chairs/get-up-to-25-percent-herman-miller-gaming-chairs-and-desks-in-this-memorial-day-sale-save-hundreds-on-premium-office-hardware?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Get up to 25% off Herman Miller gaming chairs and desks in this Memorial Day Sale — save hundreds on premium office hardware

High ticket savings

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· 6mo ago

Jensen says Nvidia has received orders from Chinese customers for H200 GPUs, licenses from US gov't — H200 manufacturing restarting
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-has-received-pos-from-chinese-customers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Jensen says Nvidia has received orders from Chinese customers for H200 GPUs, licenses from US gov't — H200 manufacturing restarting

China is back on Nvidia's order books.

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· 5mo ago

Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to ‘Go (Bleep) yourself’ over its lawsuit against enthusiast — Right to Repair advocate offers to pay the legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer
https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/louis-rossmann-tells-3d-printer-maker-bambu-lab-to-go-bleep-yourself-over-its-lawsuit-against-enthusiast-right-to-repair-advocate-offers-to-pay-the-legal-fees-for-a-threatened-orcaslicer-developer?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to ‘Go (Bleep) yourself’ over its threatened lawsuit against enthusiast — Right to Repair advocate offers to pay the legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer

Bambu Labs controversy heats up.

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· 4mo ago

Lenovo G02 retro handheld allegedly comes preloaded with thousands of copyrighted games, including Nintendo ROMs — company confirms that it’s an officially white-labeled device meant for the Chinese market
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/lenovo-g02-retro-handheld-allegedly-comes-preloaded-with-thousands-of-copyrighted-games-including-nintendo-roms-company-confirms-that-its-an-officially-white-labeled-device-meant-for-the-chinese-market?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Lenovo G02 retro handheld allegedly comes preloaded with thousands of copyrighted games, including Nintendo ROMs — company confirms that it’s an officially white-labeled device meant for the Chinese market [Updated]

What will Nintendo do?

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· 6mo ago

Intel's new Core Ultra 200HX Plus mobile CPUs include 290HX, 270HX Plus flagships — 8% faster gaming claims fall short of 15% boost promised by desktop Arrow Lake Refresh
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-launches-core-ultra-200hx-plus-mobile-cpus-including-290hx-plus-and-270hx-plus-flagships-arrow-lake-refresh-is-up-to-8-percent-faster-in-gaming?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Intel's new Core Ultra 200HX Plus mobile CPUs include 290HX, 270HX Plus flagships — 8% faster gaming claims fall short of 15% boost promised by desktop Arrow Lake Refresh

No performance metrics for the 270HX Plus yet.

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· 6mo ago

Intel's new Core Ultra 200HX Plus mobile CPUs include 290HX, 270HX Plus flagships — 8% faster gaming claims fall short of 15% boost promised by desktop Arrow Lake Refresh
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-launches-core-ultra-200hx-plus-mobile-cpus-including-290hx-plus-and-270hx-plus-flagships-arrow-lake-refresh-is-up-to-8-percent-faster-in-gaming?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Intel's new Core Ultra 200HX Plus mobile CPUs include 290HX, 270HX Plus flagships — 8% faster gaming claims fall short of 15% boost promised by desktop Arrow Lake Refresh

No performance metrics for the 270HX Plus yet.

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