Hardware
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Cybersecurity
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How optical interconnects and silicon photonics emerged as AI's next hot commodity
The U.S. wants Chinese optical transceivers out of future AI data centers, but China’s current dominance of the rapidly evolving photonics supply chain could make a ban complicated
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, and machine learning: News, R&D, and more
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Asobi Remote Play app lets gamers stream PS4 and PS5 games on the Steam Deck, even without a console — dev breaks PlayStation Plus Premium cloud gaming support free of the PlayStation Portal
No console required, but you do need a PlayStation Plus Premium subscription.
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Claude will begin digitally watermarking marking AI-generated text and images — Anthropic details how it'll comply with the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act
Text will carry a hidden "statistical pattern," but image pixel watermarking is notably absent.
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Samsung Foundry updates process roadmap to move 1.4nm node to 2029 — high-NA EUV will enable 1nm-class and smaller nodes in 2030 and beyond
Samsung Foundry's plans change significantly from the 2024 roadmap.
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Resourceful gamer shrinks Valve’s Steam Deck into Game Boy, with custom 3D-printed cooling — plans display around 1200x1080, 90Hz AMOLED panel
It is almost ready, with some work on the screen fitting and its custom adapter PCB still required.
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Independent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI — sellers believe acquisitions are part of AI tech companies’ push to get more data
Some fear that these books will be scanned and destroyed by machines, with no human ever setting their eyes on their content.
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Controllers and Gamepads
Controller and Gamepad reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Passenger returning from DEF CON 34 spoofs Delta Wi-Fi network while in flight using pentest tool — pilots tell ground crew to alert corporate security after attendee from hacking conference brings the party to the sky
“We believe they are trying to scam the other passengers.”
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Commodore re-releases TAC-2 joystick after 40 years for just $49 — says retro-controller is tougher than ever and now comes in five colorways
2026 release adds LED lighting options plus a stronger shaft and ball assembly.
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SK hynix to expand production capacity in China as it mulls Solidigm IPO, report claims — second phase of fab could boost local production by 50%
More high-capacity SSDs from Solidigm incoming.
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CPUs
CPU reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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SSDs
SSD reviews, news, and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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AMD highlights Ryzen 5 5500 briefly topping Amazon CPU best sellers, beating 9800X3D — $80 DDR4 CPU remains a top seller during memory crunch
That's not the flex that you think it is.
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Case Mods
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FCC proposes import ban on Chinese optical transceivers — blockade targets key AI interconnects as China holds 56% global market share
With over half the world's GPO manufacturing capacity, China is at a distinct advantage in this new AI race.
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Air Cooling
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Networking
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Gamer recruitment drive results in ‘supercharged’ hiring campaign for new Air Traffic Controllers — 94% hiring goal hit in record time with $155,000 salary potential; ‘the strongest, sharpest workforce in aviation history’
The spatial awareness and multi-tasking ability of seasoned gamers could make them a good fit for this demanding job.
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$580 million undersea cable rerouted to avoid the grave of Dobby the House Elf — company caves to fan demands to safeguard Harry Potter filming location, will instead pass by Bronze Age burial site
The beach where the undersea cable meets the sea is also the same beach where Dobby's burial scene was shot for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, and machine learning: News, R&D, and more
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Modder adds Radeon RX 9070 XT eGPU to Steam Machine, runs Crimson Desert at over 100 FPS on High — moves boot drive to USB-C port, leverages M.2 to OCuLink adaptor and eGPU dock
Success required a little bit of boot drive and cable wrangling.
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Nvidia teams up with financial giants to create $500 billion AI infrastructure funds — six investment firms to enable access to long-term funding at attractive rates
What about the risks of an AI infrastructure bubble?
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Drones
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Cybersecurity
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Video Games
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Semiconductors
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GPUs
GPU reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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DeepCool AK620 and AK400 G2 Review: Quiet and powerful, with woodgrain or a digital display
Second-generation AK coolers deliver strong thermal performance, quiet noise levels, and your choice of woodgrain top covers or a digital display.
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GPUs
GPU reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Nvidia reportedly testing lower memory configs of Rubin Ultra as memory shortage bites back — designs tested include as little as 192 GB and step back to HBM4
The chickens are apparently coming home.
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Data Centers
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GeForce RTX 50-series GPU prices spike as much as 39% as Blackwell price hikes hit the US — RTX 5070 gets a 36% hike, RTX 5060 up 27% at the median of Newegg listings
The next wave of pain from the silicon supply crunch comes Stateside
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Windows
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GeForce NOW exploit lets you access the full Windows desktop through a simple file swap — Modder runs local AI models on Ultimate tier with 48GB of VRAM and no restrictions
Do more than just game with your GeForce NOW subscription.
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Steam hardware distributor hit by cyberattack, 'expect fake messages,' Valve warns — Europe vendor has personal information and hardware purchase details stolen
Purchasers from the last 100 days or so should be particularly wary of targeted phishing.
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AI data center bans surge past 500 nationwide as local US politicians begin blocking new developments — growing public outrage and bipartisan pushback threaten big tech expansion plans
Political resistance is growing to new AI developments
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UK's Royal Navy sea drones contain component that secretly sent data to China, report claims — government cuts camera connectivity and insists data wasn’t sensitive, only ‘heartbeat communications’
Affected K3 Scout drones used a Chinese camera component that subsequently failed a routine cyber vulnerability assessment.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, and machine learning: News, R&D, and more
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Chinese farmer kills 25 acres of crops after following AI-generated weed and pest control advice — farmer trusted pesticide recipe after months of successful advice
AI is useful, but you should never blindly trust it.
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