$115 million ransomware hacker arrested over extortion attacks — Scattered Spider alumnus allegedly involved in over 120 computer network intrusions targeting 47 U.S. entities

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/usd115-million-ransomware-hacker-arrested-over-extortion-attacks-scattered-spider-alumnus-allegedly-involved-in-over-120-computer-network-intrusions-targeting-47-u-s-entities

I have the most luxurious standing desk imaginable, but I can't quite bring myself to game while standing

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/desks/i-have-the-most-luxurious-standing-desk-imaginable-but-i-cant-quite-bring-myself-to-game-while-standing

Nvidia drops a cool $900 million on Enfabrica tech and hiring its CEO, report claims — AI networking chip company boasts capacity to connect 100,000 GPUs together

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-drops-a-cool-usd900-million-on-enfabrica-tech-and-hiring-its-ceo-report-claims-ai-networking-chip-company-boasts-capacity-to-connect-100-000-gpus-together

Here's how I installed Windows 11 using a nano-sized 2.4GB ISO — final install weighed in at a mere 8.36GB, two-thirds the size of a normal Windows install, courtesy of Nano11 Builder

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/heres-how-i-installed-windows-11-using-a-nano-sized-2-4gb-iso-final-install-weighed-in-at-a-mere-8-36gb-two-thirds-the-size-of-a-normal-windows-install-courtesy-of-nano11-builder

Huawei unveils Atlas 950 SuperCluster — promises 1 ZettaFLOPS FP4 performance and features hundreds of thousands of 950DT APUs

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huawei-unveils-atlas-950-supercluster-touting-1-fp4-zettaflops-performance-for-ai-inference-and-524-fp8-exaflops-for-ai-training-features-hundreds-of-thousands-of-950dt-apus

Ditching Windows 10? Here's how I installed Windows 11, removed AI, and stripped out unnecessary features using Flyoobe

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/ditching-windows-10-heres-how-i-installed-windows-11-removed-ai-and-stripped-out-unnecessary-options-using-flyoobe

Teams at Nvidia and Intel have been working in secret on jointly developed processors for a year — 'The Trump administration has no involvement in this partnership at all'

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/teams-at-nvidia-and-intel-have-been-working-in-secret-on-jointly-developed-processors-for-a-year-the-trump-administration-has-no-involvement-in-this-partnership-at-all

xAI's new gas turbine facility gets halfway to Elon Musk's 1-gigawatt 'AI factory' goal

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/xai-pushes-power-strategy-towards-1gw-ai-factory

I managed to snag a Core i5 CPU for $10, because someone scammed Amazon out of an i7-14700

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/i-managed-to-snag-a-core-i5-cpu-for-usd10-because-someone-scammed-amazon-out-of-an-i7-14700

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 shows up in Geekbench with a score of 3,831 — upcoming chip catches to Apple's just-launched A19 Pro, beats desktop chips on single-core perf

https://www.tomshardware.com/phones/snapdragon-8-elite-gen-5-shows-up-in-geekbench-with-a-score-of-3-831-upcoming-chip-catches-to-apples-just-launched-a19-pro-beats-desktop-chips-on-single-core-perf

Silverstone's retro PC FLP02 case launches for $220 — throw-back 5.25-inch expansion bays meet modern 360mm radiator support

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/silverstones-retro-pc-flp02-case-launches-for-usd220-throw-back-5-25-inch-expansion-bays-meet-modern-360mm-radiator-support

Gigabyte's upgradeable Aero X16 gaming laptop is on sale for just $1,349 on Best Buy — Get $300 off on this device featuring an RTX 5070, Ryzen 7 AI CPU, and 32 GB RAM

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gigabytes-ultra-upgradeable-aero-x16-gaming-laptop-is-on-sale-for-just-usd1-349-on-best-buy-get-usd300-off-on-this-device-featuring-an-rtx-5070-ryzen-7-ai-cpu-and-32-gb-ram

Microsoft announces 'world's most powerful' AI data center — 315-acre site to house 'hundreds of thousands' of Nvidia GPUs and enough fiber to circle the Earth 4.5 times

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-announces-worlds-most-powerful-ai-data-center-315-acre-site-to-house-hundreds-of-thousands-of-nvidia-gpus-and-enough-fiber-to-circle-the-earth-4-5-times

My favorite SSD stick, SK hynix's speedy 2TB Tube T31, is down to $118, an all-time low price

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/usb-flash-drives/my-favorite-ssd-stick-sk-hynixs-speedy-2tb-tube-t31-is-down-to-usd118-an-all-time-low-price

Valve to drop Steam support for 32-bit Windows versions next year — says it's no longer compatible with core client features, only 0.01% of players actually used it

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/valve-to-drop-steam-support-for-32-bit-windows-versions-next-year-says-its-no-longer-compatible-with-core-client-features-only-0-01-percent-of-players-actually-used-it

A wireless device exploit uncovered 11 years ago still hasn't been fixed by some manufacturers — six vendors and 24 devices found harbouring vulnerable firmware across routers, range extenders, and more

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/a-wireless-device-exploit-uncovered-11-years-ago-still-hasnt-been-fixed-by-some-manufacturers-six-vendors-and-24-devices-found-harbouring-vulnerable-firmware-across-routers-range-extenders-and-more

China foes get worse results using DeepSeek, research suggests — CrowdStrike finds nearly twice as many flaws in AI-generated code for IS, Falun Gong, Tibet, and Taiwan

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/china-foes-get-worse-results-using-deepseek-research-suggests-crowdstrike-finds-nearly-twice-as-many-flaws-in-ai-generated-code-for-is-falun-gong-tibet-and-taiwan

Huawei reveals long-range Ascend chip roadmap — three-year plan includes ambitious provision for in-house HBM with up to 1.6 TB/s bandwidth

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/huawei-unveils-ascend-roadmap-backed-by-in-house-hbm

Save $700 on the LG Ultragear 39-Inch OLED curved ultrawide monitor — now available at its cheapest price of $899, with a massive 44% off

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/save-usd700-on-the-lg-ultragear-39-inch-oled-curved-ultrawide-monitor-now-available-at-its-cheapest-price-of-usd899-with-a-massive-44-percent-off

Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 2TB SSD Review: A safe but unexceptional drive

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kioxia-exceria-plus-g4-2tb-ssd-review