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Peripherals
Peripherals reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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AI Conquered Coding. Fast Food Is Next
Your next drive-thru order might be taken by a bot. And you might not even notice.
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The latest breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at Tom's Hardware
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #881)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going
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Quote of the day by The Odyssey director Chris Nolan: 'AI researchers refer to the present moment as an 'Oppenheimer moment'' — putting into perspective the scale of change AI will bring
The seasoned director sees the emergence of AI as akin to the initial testing around nuclear fission that led to the atom bomb
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Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #1650)
My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon—and It Could Be Visible From Earth
The impact will kick up a plume of debris so high, it’ll likely be visible through some telescopes. Astronomers will be watching.
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NEC's new 999 g laptop delivers extraordinary battery life
Japan's latest business laptop weighs under one kilogram and packs battery life that rivals far heavier premium notebooks
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Seagate reveals more on its 50TB HDD plans — but looks like we'll still have a long wait to buy one
No large-capacity hard drives for you, yet
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #1147)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going
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Pentagon's newest bomber drone barely carries eighteen pounds
Pentagon wants reusable bomber drones that weigh less than a golf bag full of clubs
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‘There's an emotional wave that hits you when you see your music back on the wall again’: Spine Music is putting your digital music collection on display but its founder insists he doesn't want kill off physical media
Spine Music founder Ricardo Amorim is putting his love for albums and CD collecting into a new digital music display.
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Ukraine's latest electric military bike does far more than transport troops
Ukraine built an electric military bike that powers drones, crosses minefields, and quietly carries soldiers into dangerous frontline missions
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Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X
As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI.
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More and more people are saving money and cutting down on e-waste by building home servers
From subscription fatigue to the digital ownership dilemma, consumers are increasingly exploring building their own home servers.
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'There was something that people saw as incredibly valuable in these tangible goods' — how iam8bit, Limited Run Games, and ModRetro are giving fans the physical games they want in an increasingly digital world
I spoke to some of the companies keeping physical games media alive in the wake of PlayStation's pivot to a digital-only future, and what they're continuing to do to provide fans with the experience they want from physical goods.
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How Europe can make its landscapes more fire-resilient | New Scientist
Paradoxically, suppressing wildfires has also made European countries more vulnerable to huge blazes like those seen in France and Spain this week. With global warming also amplifying the danger, some experts are calling for a change of strategy
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Big Tech
Discover more about Big Tech with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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AI Slop Melodramas Are Taking Over X—and Their Creators Are Cashing In
Viral tales of good triumphing over evil are racking up millions of views. They’re almost entirely AI-generated clickbait.
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Tech Industry
Discover more about Tech Industry with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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This AI Assistant Wants to Make Up for Your Boyfriend’s Incompetence
An ad for Orchid suggests the AI agent can fix relationship problems by simply doing everything for inconsiderate partners.
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7 new horror movies on the best streaming services in August 2026
August is packed full of great horror movies — here are seven recommendations to keep you entertained this month.
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'House of the Dragon' season 3 episode 7 release date and launch time: when does it come out on HBO Max?
Is House of the Dragon season 3's next episode finally going to show us the much-anticipated Battle of Tumbleton?
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Exclusive: 'Everyone said it won't work' — two days inside Beats at 20, from a wall of one-of-one customs for Messi and LeBron to the labs behind the sound
Touring its labs and speaking with the executives behind Apple's most distinctive audio brand
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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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'C-suite executives need to upskill themselves to really understand the threats': AI is becoming a tool for attackers and defenders, but true resilience requires a constantly changing strategy, says former GCHQ intelligence expert
AI is being used by threat actors and defense teams, but the best resilience is still human
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Can Republicans Actually Send Anthony Fauci to Jail?
MAGA is loudly calling for the former White House chief medical adviser to end up in prison. WIRED asked legal experts to weigh in on whether that’s even possible.
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Apple and Google are hosting hundreds of dangerous VPN links — here is why your device is at risk
Our audit of over 4,000 VPN apps has uncovered that it doesn't take much for dangerous links to make their way onto store listings
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The Witcher 4 is my most anticipated RPG — but I hope CD Projekt Red prioritizes performance optimization over a massive, detailed world
The Witcher 4 is my most anticipated RPG, but I hope CDPR has learned its lesson from Cyberpunk 2077's launch and prioritizes optimization over a massive world.
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30 years of CPUs at Tom’s Hardware — looking back on three decades of processors, from the Pentium II to Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
We’ve been covering CPUs for a long time. It’s time to zoom out for some perspective.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is fighting 'a hundred-year flood' on memory pricing — expects to pay even more for memory in September following recent price hikes
Apple's filings show the size of the buffer absorbing the DRAM shock.
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High-protein is a wellness craze, but could restricting it be anti-ageing? | New Scientist
Protein is everywhere, but studies – mostly in non-human animals – suggest that limiting our intake could extend our lifespan
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I thought I knew how to use ChatGPT Voice — then these 5 simple tricks completely changed the experience
Easy ways to make ChatGPT Voice smarter and more helpful
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Big tech spends more than $1 trillion on AI infrastructure — additional $745 billion expected to be added to the figure in 2026 alone
Would these massive investments return an even greater profit?
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First your age, next your identity: Inside the 'hack' that broke the EU age verification app's privacy promises
The security expert who 'hacked' the app three times since April warns that “the next step will be proving who you are”
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Climate change may help eliminate malaria from West and Central Africa | New Scientist
Global warming may make it too hot for malaria-carrying mosquitoes to survive in parts of Africa, but could also shift the problem to less affected areas
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Keeper Security's top-rated password manager is now 50% off, and it's the best security upgrade you'll make this year
Personal and Family plans are half price for a limited time at Keeper Security, cutting the cost of doing passwords properly
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‘If Blu-ray has a successor, it may not be something you can hold in your hand’: I spoke to movie player makers and organization behind 4K Blu-ray about the future of physical media — and why it looks like today's physical media isn’t getting replaced any time soon
I dug into the future of physical movie collecting with the people behind the technology.
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Tom’s Hardware’s 30th Anniversary — From Intel feuds and DIP switches to 30 years of unbiased testing
We take a look back at the history of Tom’s Hardware as we celebrate our 30-year anniversary.
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'We share our customers' frustration': Disney+ had to remove 4K and all HDR in some countries — and these kinds of issues are exactly why 4K Blu-ray is on the rise
Disney+ has stopped streaming in 4K and HDR to some European subscribers, most likely because of a streaming patent dispute. Premium customers are going to be very unhappy, but there's no word on compensation yet.
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Air stylers are ‘not for all hair types… for any company to say this is for every single woman, it’s simply not true’ — haircare company T3 founder shares her frustrations with brands selling air stylers as a one-size-fits-all solution
'I can help you find the tool that will work for you, but that one tool that you're looking at… it's not for you'
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I can't believe it's taken LinkedIn so long to push back against AI slop — but will its changes really stop all the cringey updates?
LinkedIn is finally calling out AI slop for what it is
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PC Components
PC Component reviews, news, and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Beat the AI price surge on PC hardware — leverage Newegg combo deals, track Amazon prices, and shop refurb outlets like Woot
Looking for deals in all the right places.
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Streaming QR codes at 60 FPS achieves nearly 190 KB/s data rate in phone-to-phone tests — browser-based method requires no app, no networking, no pairing, and no permissions beyond camera access
Dev wanted a simple method for transfering audio files between devices on different networks.
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Docking Stations and Hubs
Docking Station and Hub reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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The Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Omni Is One of the Best Headsets for Multisystem Gamers
You can switch between four inputs, hot-swap batteries, and enjoy hi-fi wireless audio, for a lot less than the Nova Elite.
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Why traditional security checks are failing in the age of AI-driven fraud
AI-driven deepfakes and synthetic IDs demand continuous fraud verification