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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
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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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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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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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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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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We got a first look at Nvidia's DLSS 5 and the future of neural rendering at GTC — the results can be impressive, but there's work to do
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/we-got-a-first-look-at-nvidias-dlss-5-and-the-future-of-neural-rendering-at-gtc-the-results-can-be-impressive-but-theres-work-to-do?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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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