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Nvidia discusses $2,000-per-GPU annual fee for software that 'runs agents on AI factories' — details unclear about potential overlaps, firm already charges more than twice that amount for its AI Enterprise software platform
Nvidia’s reported $2,000 annual fee per GPU could turn its software business into a multibillion-dollar revenue stream, but Huang has yet to reveal when the pricing could take effect.
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Ukrainian drone attacks hammer Russia's finance ministry data center, damaged facility reportedly holds tax databases — facility also holds other important state registry data
Did the Kremlin just lose its taxpayer database?
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Windows XP debuted 25 years ago today — Microsoft's biggest launch since 95 was its first consumer OS to remove the DOS underpinnings
Hugely popular OS would enjoy nearly 13 years of support.
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Windows
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Peripherals
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GPUs
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PlayStation
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New CD players keep launching, but a drive shortage could make them unfixable — almost nobody makes some drive components anymore
CD player manufacturers are relying on a shrinking base of optical drive manufacturers.
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OpenAI's isolated red-team AI agents built a hidden CPU cache channel to talk with no network or shared files — exploited CPU cache timing to bypass microVM sandboxes
A hijacked AI agent could use the same technique to leak data without touching the network.
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Big Tech is cashing in on AI while the rest of corporate America sees no financial returns — report outlines how rising token costs threaten to squeeze corporate profit margins
Apollo data shows the Magnificent Seven widening their revenue-per-employee lead over the S&P 493 between 2019 and 2026, highlighting the growing productivity gap between Big Tech and the broader market.
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Data Centers
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Jailbroken PS5s can now run Steam PC games — you can now sign in with your Steam account and install games from your library directly to the console
Who needs a PC when you have jailbroken PS5?
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AMD CEO Lisa Su proposed bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, set plan in motion before DDR5 shortages — AM4 CPU considered a ‘final gift’ to loyal fans of the decade-old socket
The relaunch of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D coincided with the memory chip shortage.
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Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads — 'Finally found a company that truly listens to its customers,' says hacker
From tracking skipped ads to using connected soundbars as makeshift microphones
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Tech Industry
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Cybersecurity
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CPUs
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Texas has suspended 17 data center construction permits and shut down automated portal that rubber-stamped projects — site was left running for a month after Greg Abbott called for a pause on approvals
The state's automated system had continued issuing construction permits even after Governor Greg Abbott had called for a pause a month ago.
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Virtual Reality
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Data Centers
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GPUs
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Tech Industry
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This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 24, 2026 — TP-Link's FCC saga, file-semantic SSDs, and unlocking better gaming performance from RTX Spark
Catch up with everything published on Premium.
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Use your 3D printer to customize this new Stage Tour guitar PC controller — Drakong's InfinaKore Fender Telecaster peripheral is a modder's dream
A customizable rhythm game controller that's compatible with the new Stage Tour and pre-existing Guitar Hero and Rock Band games.
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Maps
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Proton hosts Flock map revealing over 300,000 cameras, defying cease-and-desist threats against creator — privacy-focused company hosts site on Swiss servers, says users have the right to know who’s recording them
Is this a backup copy of Joshua Michael's Flock Surveillance Map?
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Russia deploys 3D-printed cruise missiles with US electronics in Ukraine, can hit 500mph with a 745-mile range — fears are high that cheap ‘Filin’ missile will be used for ‘missile spam’ tactics
Moscow is using 3D-printing technology to build cheaper weapons.
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Rare archival footage tours the CompUSA NYC store in November 2000 — soak up some Y2K Pentium III, Athlon, PowerPC, Windows Me, chunky laptop, and bulging CRT nostalgia in glorious 360p
Footage was filmed when Presarios and iMacs with translucent acrylic cases ruled the retail world.
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YouTuber escapes the modern AI tech market by recreating his 1996 PC — nostalgia build relies on manual motherboard jumpers and a 2GB hard drive
Zero account requirements. Zero pop-ups. Zero microtransactions.
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Retro Gaming
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3D Printing
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Micron's next-generation 3D NAND to double bit density with over 400 layers, offering extreme performance — G11 3D NAND promises 42 Gb/mm2 and blistering 5,400 MT/s interface speed
But can it make client SSDs cheaper and more capacious?
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SSDs
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Solidigm confirms plans to build a fab in the US, abandons IPO plans — unfavorable stock market conditions and semiconductor share price trends reasons given
Could strong enterprise SSD margins enable SK hynix to finance Solidigm's expansion without outside investors?
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US banks scramble to restrict AI agent activity — agents detected accessing customer accounts or even attempting to make transactions in breach of policy
Banks can't determine if AI agents are working under user instructions or going rogue.
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Bambu Lab teases its mysterious H3C tool changer 3D printer — features nine tools and a drop-down rack, slated for November 3 launch
Here’s what we can say about the mystery machine.
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Illegal Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs found inside state-owned China Telecom's network — Nvidia says chip smuggling is 'a drop in the bucket,' insists it remains a non-factor
A security firm was able to spot 32 of the high-powered chips within the state-owned telecom company's network, but it can't pinpoint where they are physically located.
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3D Printing
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FCC issues first bans under new chip-level rule — dashcam and video transmitter carried Huawei AI silicon with face tracking
Huawei subsidiary's surveillance products get banned over AI chip in SoC.
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Amazon bows to local backlash over AI data centers, scraps plans to build four new facilities in Northern Virginia — site to be repurposed for mixed-use and residential development.
Amazon says that it will instead use the majority of a 122-acre area for mixed-use and residential development following discussions with local officials.
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Semiconductors
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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CyberCartel hacking gang used Claude and Grok AI agents to automate attacks on Latin American institutions — passwords and details stolen from over 400 institutions, including banks and payment apps
AI agents have been used to attack more than 400 institutions by a group called CyberCartel.
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Wolves roam into Finnish villages after Google destroys 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers — forest where wolf packs used to live is now an expanse of mud
This is thankfully a less common but still very serious side effect of an AI data center being built nearby.
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Devastated forum user who accidentally broke the PHP news embargo comes clean — user says they were unaware of disclosure restrictions, move 'clearly backfired in a pretty wild fashion'
The leaks were coming from multiple users, however.
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Data Centers
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Nintendo
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