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Acer Predator QD-OLED monitor now 36% off — 500 Hz refresh rate and True Black 500 certification slashed to $509.99
Acer Predator X27U F5 QD-OLED monitor has 500 Hz refresh rate and True Black 500 certification for $509.99
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Jared Kushner Reportedly Likes Playing Video Games With The Saudi Crown Prince
Trump's son-in-law was a key player in the controversial sale of Electronic Arts
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Grand Theft Auto 6 T-Shirts And More Cause Scalper-Fueled Chaos at Tokyo Game Show
Not even Japan is immune to scalpers ruining the fun for everyone
Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies
Google said Gemini had "acted appropriately" by ending each hack immediately.
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AI Actress Tilly Norwood Glitches Out Mid-Interview And Starts Speaking Cantonese
In a Friday publicity stop for the AI generated movie Misaligned, simulated star Tilly Norwood threw some Chinese on Piers Morgan, flummoxing the interviewer and his human actor co-host
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ChatGPT-6 Astra cracks 108-year-old unsolved WWI German code for the first time — radio message sharing enemy movement intelligence had evaded decoding, 1918 Crimean fleet warning verified against HMS Canterbury logs
108 years after it was originally transmitted, an encrypted World War I German radio message has apparently been deciphered for the first time.
Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homes
Petlibro's new Granary 2 smart feeders use a built-in scale and (on pricier models) an AI camera to track exactly how much your cat is eating and when — though the fanciest health-monitoring features will cost you an extra subscription.
AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable
This week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern AI fact from fiction.
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Father loses job over 9-year-old spending $118,000 on Minecraft YouTube ads using his company's credit card — 'I’m going to be working until I’m like 94,' refuses to set up GoFundMe or put up crypto coin to help repay massive bill
Mighty Mike Play's dad is trying to figure out how to pay back the $118k his son accidentally spent on YouTube ads. He also warned against fundraisers made in their name, since they aren't making one yet.
Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking
Vals AI is hoping to make AI benchmarking a more neutral and trustworthy resource in a world increasingly inundated by AI models.
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Acer Nitro XV273U F5 gaming monitor review: One of the fastest LCDs on the planet
Acer’s Nitro XV273U F5 might be the fastest LCD on the planet. This 27-inch QHD IPS panel boasts 540 Hz and 1,000 Hz at HD resolution. It also delivers Adaptive-Sync, HDR10, HDR 600, and wide gamut color.
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Researchers create DNA computer that performs 100-bit calculations without electricity — molecular system uses self-assembling strands to perform computing
Maynooth University researchers built a scaffolded DNA computer that uses molecular reactions to perform arithmetic and 100-bit calculations without electrical power.
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This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: September 19, 2026 — Steam Frame interview, killer AI models, and the DRAM crisis deepens
This week on Tom's Hardware Premium, we offer deep-dives into the Steam Frame, explore how AI is changing the landscape of consumer electrionics, and how advanced AI accelerators are reaching Eastern shores, despite export controls.
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Fully custom copper PC features upcycled blowtorch reservoir — antique wooden pedestal complements steampunk design hiding a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RX 9070 XT
If Edison and Stephenson had teamed up to build a gaming PC, it might have looked like this custom copper and wood all-AMD design.
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Elon Musk's Terafab hits a roadblock before making a single chip, receives cease-and-desist order — firm files trademark lawsuit, has sold Tera-Fab-branded lithography tools for over a decade
Elon Musk's Terafab semiconductor project has run into an unexpected trademark dispute with Tera-print, a small U.S. company that has used the Tera-Fab name for its tabletop lithography equipment for about a decade.
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Intel suspends bug bounty program that paid up to $100,000 per flaw — new Intigriti disclosure program offers no rewards
Intel’s bug bounty program on Intigriti now shows as suspended, and a new Intel disclosure program there pays no bounties.
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Enthusiast digs into CPU substrate for surgery to replace ripped-off data pin — resurrected chip boots and hits 33% overclock
An Intel Celeron 1200 (Tualatin) was revived from the dead after a ripped-off pin was successfully replaced.
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