<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:26 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Arm's $2 billion in AGI CPU sales are still not enough to penetrate 5% of overall market share, analyst reveals — at least $90 million worth of CPUs to be shipped before FY2027 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/arms-usd2-billion-in-agi-cpu-sales-are-still-not-enough-to-penetrate-5-percent-of-overall-market-share-analyst-reveals-at-least-usd90-million-worth-of-cpus-to-be-shipped-before-fy2027 W4xyso4CZqSqrR5cGNeqp4 Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI data center developers target rural territory to bypass city construction bans and regulations — rural locations allow sites to bypass city council approvals, rezoning votes, land-use reviews, and reduce public scrutiny ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-center-developers-target-rural-territory-to-bypass-city-construction-bans-and-regulations-rural-locations-allow-sites-to-bypass-city-council-approvals-rezoning-votes-land-use-reviews-and-reduce-public-scrutiny qLit5LRwBZ3qJ4x3Ac2hxW Mon, 11 May 2026 11:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel, SK hynix shares surge following reports of chip packaging partnership — SK is said to be testing Intel's 2.5D EMIB for HBM integration ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/sk-hynix-shares-surge-to-all-time-high-on-reports-of-intel-emib-partnership tverasTHgt8PAc7wfSWCrh Mon, 11 May 2026 11:08:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Save $210 on this 9800X3D bundle that includes 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM and a 1TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD — start your AM5 build for just $979 and get a free power supply ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/save-usd210-on-this-9800x3d-bundle-that-includes-32gb-of-corsair-vengeance-ram-and-a-1tb-samsung-9100-pro-ssd-start-your-am5-build-for-just-usd979-and-get-a-free-power-supply ngpprj5UMY9wHVixYE2p5b Mon, 11 May 2026 10:53:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ $500 slashed off this potent gaming PC with RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and an AMD Ryzen 7800X3D — mid-range iBuypower beast is just $1,599 in this deal ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/usd500-slashed-off-this-potent-gaming-pc-with-rtx-5060-ti-16gb-and-an-amd-ryzen-7800x3d-mid-range-ibuypower-beast-is-just-usd1-599-in-this-deal WReZtiLpqsNeF3dGVzbLRg Mon, 11 May 2026 10:52:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ 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 S8y5NFonBaYHTNkQQZuZBj Mon, 11 May 2026 10:50:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ IRGC-linked media outlines plan to tax and control undersea internet cables in the Hormuz Strait — Iran's mouthpiece calls for a cut of $10 trillion of transactions that pulse through the cables daily ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/irgc-linked-media-outlines-plan-to-tax-and-control-undersea-internet-cables-in-the-hormuz-strait-irans-mouthpiece-calls-for-a-cut-of-usd10-trillion-of-transactions-that-pulse-through-the-cables-daily B5PmFtKhfdojKGZFKyswSB Mon, 11 May 2026 10:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Portable 40mm launcher kills drones by firing 6.5-feet-long steel chains at 80 m/s — German researchers' low-tech mechanical 'bola' outshines textile drops quadcopters without lasers or EMPs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/german-researchers-propose-firing-chains-at-drones-as-a-low-tech-defense-system yDqyPk2Jh7mcgSxPr742RP Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD's excellent Radeon RX 9070 with 16 GB of VRAM hits all-time low pricing — PowerColor Hellhound variant is 23% off list price ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/amds-excellent-radeon-rx-9070-with-16-gb-of-vram-hits-all-time-low-pricing-powercolor-hellhound-variant-is-23-percent-off-list-price b5zUhD5hsrNawfYt5FueyR Sun, 10 May 2026 15:22:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ MIT researchers revive 40-year-old triangular zipper concept now made possible by 3D printing, creates shape-shifting robots and deployable structures — 3D-printed 'Y-Zipper' turns floppy tentacles into rigid beams in seconds ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/mit-researchers-revive-40-year-old-triangular-zipper-concept-now-made-possible-by-3d-printing-creates-shape-shifting-robots-and-deployable-structures-3d-printed-y-zipper-turns-floppy-tentacles-into-rigid-beams-in-seconds wQi7yKsK78UhEYhi3qLPpN Sun, 10 May 2026 15:15:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Epic director is building a European rival to the Unreal and Unity game engines — 'The Immense Engine' dev sees opportunity for AI agents to 'do the work of ten or fifteen people' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/developer-tools/former-epic-director-is-building-a-european-rival-to-the-unreal-and-unity-game-engines-the-immense-engine-dev-sees-opportunity-for-ai-agents-to-do-the-work-of-ten-or-fifteen-people VKd4DykNVGZJCVpBpjhGy4 Sun, 10 May 2026 14:17:28 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 15:21:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's Hanyuan-2 debuts as 'world's first' dual-core quantum computer — 200-qubit claims incredible power efficiency, but lacks critical performance benchmarks ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/china-claims-worlds-first-dual-core-quantum-computer uuojgvNQfG8y9LUQANciua Sun, 10 May 2026 13:31:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3DMakerPro Toucan 3D Scanner review: All-in-one 3D scanning ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/3d-scanning/3dmakerpro-toucan-3d-scanner-review Qbsy5WuKNQzxonP9MUuc6i Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure — officials refuse to fine builders of massive 6.2 million-square-foot facility over unauthorized water use ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/georgia-data-center-used-29-million-gallons-of-water kQgat49n9HQGfhqHWVayHY Sun, 10 May 2026 12:40:00 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 14:08:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tiny credit card computer includes eInk screen and is just 1mm thick — Muxcard is powered by the ESP32-C3 microcontroller ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/maker-stem/microcontrollers-projects/tiny-credit-card-computer-includes-eink-screen-and-is-just-1mm-thick-muxcard-is-powered-by-the-esp32-c3-microcontroller 684y6V77MvaU7uPuz3dw4C Sun, 10 May 2026 12:20:00 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 12:57:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from the Linux kernel — 4.3-million-transistor chip gets the axe because it lacks Time Stamp Counter (TSC) support, making it a coding burden ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/amds-legendary-k5-its-first-independently-designed-processor-is-being-removed-from-the-linux-kernel-4-3-million-transistor-chip-gets-the-axe-because-it-lacks-time-stamp-counter-tsc-support-making-it-a-coding-burden ypjXmwVHCSrBaW4G2ZpJm8 Sun, 10 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 15:25:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D faceoff — How far does dual cache take you? ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-vs-ryzen-9-9950x3d-cpu-faceoff NHeo9U2BQnTQRZfwiUDGnD Sun, 10 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 20:13:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to ‘Go (Bleep) yourself’ over its threatened 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 VsW5CpBqtzjeC8eaGUK4yh Sun, 10 May 2026 11:35:00 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 13:23:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI data centers face increasing complaints about inaudible but 'felt' infrasound — citizens complain high- and low-frequency sounds do not register on decibel meters but cause adverse health effects ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-face-increasing-infrasound-complaints-from-neighboring-communities-sounds-do-not-register-on-decibel-meters-but-irritate-local-citizens GmGJRgNQg9eBpEZKumpVpU Sun, 10 May 2026 11:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ $200 'socketed' Nvidia AI GPU for servers hacked into a PCIe card with custom PCB and 3D-printed cooling — modded Tesla V100 SMX data center GPU runs AI LLMs and is more efficient than many modern midrange offerings in AI inference ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/usd200-nvidia-server-ai-gpu-hacked-into-a-pcie-card-with-custom-pcb-and-3d-printed-cooling-modded-tesla-v100-smx-gpu-turing-data-center-card-runs-ai-llms-and-is-more-efficient-than-many-modern-midrange-offerings-in-ai-inference LCYdW33QRf9Fh8CBZW8eBF Sun, 10 May 2026 10:50:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA pushes Mars helicopter rotors past the speed of sound for the first time ever — next-gen “SkyFall” aircraft's rotors hit 3,750 RPM, ten times faster than normal helicopters ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nasa-pushes-mars-helicopter-rotors-past-the-speed-of-sound-for-the-first-time-ever-next-gen-skyfall-aircrafts-rotors-hit-3-750-rpm-ten-times-faster-than-normal-helicopters owqtrRgGCTEeusRjyrXBbc Sun, 10 May 2026 10:25:00 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 16:00:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ukraine’s new AI-guided laser destroys Shahed suicide drones in seconds from 3.1 miles away — also useful for demining operations, trailer-mounted Tryzub system is in final stages of testing ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ukraines-new-ai-laser-burns-holes-in-shahed-drones-from-3-1-miles-away-trailer-mounted-tryzub-system-is-in-final-stages-of-testing-by-maker-celebra-tech dmkbqbyMLbtTr388TpFyQX Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 12:54:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ FCC reverses course, allows software updates for foreign-made drones and routers until 2029 — agency says blocking security patches could create cybersecurity risks ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/fcc-reverses-course-allows-software-updates-for-foreign-made-drones-and-routers-until-2029-agency-says-blocking-security-patches-could-create-cybersecurity-risks gwMLB2mgcwvKxaVzVEggdM Sat, 09 May 2026 14:35:02 +0000 Sat, 09 May 2026 15:36:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Maryland citizens slapped with $2 billion power grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers — state complains to federal energy regulators, says additional cost breaks ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ promises ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/maryland-citizens-slapped-with-usd2-billion-grid-upgrade-bill-for-out-of-state-ai-data-centers-state-complains-to-federal-energy-regulators-says-additional-cost-breaks-ratepayer-protection-pledge-promises WtWzmx2zquVnSLoXGs9wAY Sat, 09 May 2026 14:22:45 +0000 Sat, 09 May 2026 15:53:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cloudflare cuts 20% of its jobs due to AI, and its stock takes a 19% spill — 1,100 jobs disappearing as company increased usage of AI sixfold over past months ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/cloudflare-cuts-20-percent-of-its-jobs-due-to-ai-and-its-stock-takes-a-19-percent-spill-1-100-jobs-disappearing-as-company-increased-usage-of-ai-sixfold-over-past-months jMVTerZZBgx5QijMBRgWC3 Sat, 09 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Save $290 on this Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5, Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB combo from Newegg — $949.99 bundle includes free 750W power supply and one-year VPN subscription ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/save-usd290-on-this-ryzen-7-9800x3d-32gb-ddr5-samsung-9100-pro-1tb-combo-from-newegg-usd949-99-bundle-includes-free-750w-power-supply-and-one-year-vpn-subscription hS8zDnWDN2CuLaNaxGh3HS Sat, 09 May 2026 13:58:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nextorage NEM-PAC 2TB SSD Review: A solid, PS5-ready workhorse ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/nextorage-nem-pac-2tb-ssd-review R8FwPm62QQmKnwJSN5S2Zf Sat, 09 May 2026 13:37:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best budget gaming laptops of 2026: The best cheap laptops we've tested and benchmarked ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/best-budget-gaming-laptops Eyx2Qv9zkXKJuuB9CbrT8T Sat, 09 May 2026 13:17:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole' — one app developer saw downloads surge by 1,800% in just the first month after the UK's Online Safety Act took effect ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/eu-research-arm-labels-vpns-a-loophole-as-age-verification-laws-drive-record-adoption Bb2N2qLYq6q3apo733eCon Sat, 09 May 2026 13:06:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Testing Nvidia's RTX Mega Geometry tech — VRAM-reducing tech a leap forward for path-traced rendering ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/testing-nvidias-rtx-mega-geometry-tech-vram-reducing-tech-a-leap-forward-for-path-traced-rendering TKkdthFGjto9T4fjXsiSsn Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Commodore Amiga-emulating TheA1200 retro computer delayed nearly half a year by ‘global chip shortages’ — Retro Games Ltd says it will use the extra time to finesse the software ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commodore-amiga-emulating-thea1200-retro-computer-delayed-nearly-half-a-year-by-global-chip-shortages-retro-games-ltd-says-it-will-use-the-extra-time-to-finesse-the-software iP7qQyqhwBzU52RDJmXiNk Sat, 09 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Supermicro-tied execs used Thailand government entity to ship Nvidia AI GPUs to China — report alleges Chinese web giant Alibaba received restricted servers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/supermicro-tied-execs-used-thailand-government-entity-to-ship-nvidia-ai-gpus-to-china-report-alleges-chinese-web-giant-alibaba-received-restricted-servers UVrDVLhLp9miBBhBEFBCKB Sat, 09 May 2026 10:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese grey market sells Claude API access at 90% off by using stolen credentials, model substitution, and harvesting users' prompts and outputs for resale as AI training data — 'transfer stations' operate through proxy networks that harvest user data ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinese-grey-market-sells-claude-api-access-at-90-percent-off-through-proxy-networks-that-harvest-user-data zC2GBwDTVvxBxySpm8Dxak Sat, 09 May 2026 10:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 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 qabSkPcKCBBrAUtgkVm4HS Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple reportedly strikes deal for Intel to make some of its chips — two tech giants reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to make processors for Cupertino ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/apple-reportedly-strikes-deal-for-intel-to-make-some-of-its-chips-two-tech-giants-reached-a-preliminary-agreement-for-intel-to-make-processors-for-cupertino DabcPXFNiSEDWSjniKhxw9 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:09:03 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:09:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nintendo is raising the price of the Switch 2 by $50 starting in September — Console will soon cost $499, but you can avoid the price hike if you buy now ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/nintendo-is-raising-the-price-of-the-switch-2-by-usd50-starting-in-september-console-will-soon-cost-usd499-but-you-can-avoid-the-price-hike-if-you-buy-now E3wNLB84xUW49ZuR8HyyWi Fri, 08 May 2026 15:14:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ North Korean fake remote worker scam lands two Americans 18-month prison sentences for hosting laptops — US firms unknowingly shipped laptops to “employees” who secretly worked from overseas via remote desktop, generating $1.2 million for Pyongyang ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/north-korean-fake-remote-worker-scam-lands-two-americans-18-month-prison-sentences-for-hosting-laptops-us-firms-unknowingly-shipped-laptops-to-employees-who-secretly-worked-from-overseas-via-remote-desktop-generating-usd1-2-million-for-pyongyang gSS9PXNLX3FcA86KYUdGaY Fri, 08 May 2026 14:37:15 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 15:39:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Maingear MG-1 (2026) review: Fast and clean, for a price ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/maingear-mg-1-2026-review 7aANhAt4sMD3LXVPf79tdc Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-cto-confesses-that-30-year-old-code-from-the-mid-90s-still-forms-the-bedrock-of-windows-11-ancient-win32-api-still-the-backbone-but-cto-says-its-more-relevant-than-ever-in-2026 gYHQLBKfBjk7z9WBqrSsne Fri, 08 May 2026 12:54:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI data center bans are rapidly multiplying across the US — 69 jurisdictions block new builds, with four moves noted as permanent ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-center-bans-are-rapidly-multiplying-across-the-us-69-jurisdictions-block-new-builds-with-four-moves-noted-as-permanent mCTeLFFkne6rUZb9Qbe4MR Fri, 08 May 2026 12:31:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Testing the top Thunderbolt 5 docks with up to 140W Power Delivery, 10 GbE, and even internal M.2 SSD slots — Razer, CalDigit, Hyper, Ivanky, and WAVLINK go head-to-head ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/docking-stations-hubs/testing-the-top-thunderbolt-5-docks-with-up-to-140w-power-delivery-10-gbe-and-even-internal-m-2-ssd-slots-razer-caldigit-hyper-ivanky-and-wavlink-go-head-to-head yxouY4Dmf7mBTQnKTvm6NW Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 19:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Save $444 on this top-tier gaming PC combo with Asus Prime RTX 5070, Ryzen 9850X3D, X870E motherboard, and 32GB of RAM — world's fastest gaming CPU meets copious amount of RAM ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/save-usd444-on-a-stellar-gaming-pc-combo-with-asus-prime-rtx-5070-ryzen-9850x3d-x870e-motherboard-and-32gb-of-ram-worlds-fastest-gaming-cpu-meets-copious-amount-of-ram 5mioAjPM7WpoJVnf7SiffX Fri, 08 May 2026 11:46:57 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 12:33:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Middle East had everything data center builders and hyperscalers could wish for — then the Iran war happened ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/the-middle-east-had-everything-data-center-builders-and-hyperscalers-could-wish-for-then-the-iran-war-happened prhCAiwoHqkoGkoap22YiS Fri, 08 May 2026 11:46:01 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 12:12:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Save $575 off this stellar gaming PC armed with a 16GB RTX 5060 Ti and 32GB of DDR5 memory — $1424.99 ABS Flux II Aqua Gaming PC prebuilt costs less than some of its parts ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-mice/save-usd575-off-this-stellar-gaming-pc-armed-with-a-16gb-rtx-5060-ti-and-32gb-of-ddr5-memory-usd1424-99-abs-flux-ii-aqua-gaming-pc-prebuilt-costs-less-than-some-of-its-parts v7RHsyZ2EvntKMYuq3bYVJ Fri, 08 May 2026 11:22:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Senator at center of Utah AI data center debate gets physical, slaps phone out of reporter’s hand — reporter covering cases of harassment against his business ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/senator-at-center-of-utah-ai-data-center-debate-gets-physical-slaps-phone-out-of-reporters-hand-reporter-covering-cases-of-harassment-against-his-business UmrEx6y3J3DPRedLgLp3pU Fri, 08 May 2026 11:11:08 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 12:26:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Desperate SK hynix customers offer to buy its EUV machines and fund new fabs as memory capacity hits zero amid crushing AI-driven shortages — worsening global shortages pry open wallets to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sk-hynix-customers-offer-to-buy-its-euv-machines-and-fund-new-fab-lines-as-memory-capacity-hits-zero ejR4ULJ4BNtiVGeLHp2rbm Fri, 08 May 2026 11:02:43 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 13:52:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom — Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/internet-archival-sites-struggling-to-preserve-the-internet-because-of-skyrocketing-hard-drive-prices-due-to-the-ai-boom-wayback-machine-and-wikimedia-punished-by-stratospheric-storage-pricing-and-stricter-anti-scraping-measures-blocking-the-wrong-bots e6JRjQknnac7nSCWVkKgtV Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google's DeepMind to train AI on player actions in quarter-million-player MMORPG Eve Online — Google bought in by purchasing a minority stake in the newly independent Fenris Creations ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/googles-deepmind-to-train-ai-on-player-actions-in-quarter-million-player-mmorpg-eve-online-google-bought-in-by-purchasing-a-minority-stake-in-the-newly-independent-fenris-creations 7fjVepM4mG8fyU7ccuwPsV Fri, 08 May 2026 10:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve opens Steam Controller reservations today at 10 AM PT after record-breaking sell-out — reservation queue puts real fans ahead of automated bots ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/controllers-gamepads/valve-opens-steam-controller-reservations-today-at-10-am-pt-after-record-breaking-sell-out-reservation-queue-puts-real-fans-ahead-of-automated-bots ibr6AtWKzHiQnBa9bXpmSb Fri, 08 May 2026 10:20:00 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 22:36:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lenovo joins retro gaming handheld race with new G02 system for $63 — handheld for sale on AliExpress, listed on Lenovo's official China site ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/lenovo-appears-to-join-retro-gaming-handheld-race-g02-system-shows-on-aliexpress-with-mentions-on-chinese-manufacturers-site vJgcwDn8cjVAzmgiVzQRHm Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 12:04:57 +0000