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OpenAI rebuts Apple trade secrets allegations in new response with receipts (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Zac Hall | tags: apple, openai, chatgpt

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Galaxy S27 Ultra may get a slimmer camera thanks to this hidden upgrade (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: galaxy s27 ultra, samsung, inkjet lens process

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World’s smallest GPU silicon passes real-world testing — 240,000-transistor TinyGPU v2.0 renders 3D graphics at up to 15 FPS while v3.0 prepares for 2026 release (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Mark Tyson | tags: tinygpu, sky 25b, openhardware

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EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Linux Phone | tags: age verification, hardware-bound attestation, android

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COLDCARD wallet RNG flaw likely linked to $88 million Bitcoin theft (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: coldcard, bitcoin, galaxy research

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Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: defcon, baochip, hardware security

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Why a U.S. sovereign wealth fund for AI is harder than it sounds (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: us sovereign wealth fund, ai stock, government fund

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New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open-Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Kim Zetter | tags: defcon, baochip, open-source

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Massively Parallel Postgres Backups (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: postgres, planetscale, wal replay

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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 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ben Stockton | tags: newegg, amazon, pc hardware

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Single-DIMM DDR5 gaming works better than you probably think — one DDR5 DIMM beats dual-channel DDR4 RAM, AMD's 3D V-Cache chips drop less than 3% with single stick (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jake Roach | tags: ddr5, amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, tom's hardware

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The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Kim Zetter | tags: defcon, baochip, open source

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Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: quantum computers, ibm, quantum advantage

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If a quantum computer outperforms normal ones, can you tell if it's right? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: quantum computer, classical computer, ibm

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Examining the best options for PCIe SSDs during the RAMpocalypse — capacity trumps raw speed for most tasks (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: pcie ssd, rampocalypse, tom's hardware

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2027 Will Be Xbox’s Make-or-Break Moment as Hardware Prices Soar (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: xbox, microsoft, hardware prices

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Seagate aims to launch 50TB HAMR hard drives in 2027 (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: seagate, hamr, mozaic

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Will We Ever Solve the Problem of Losing Data? (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: data storage, data loss, cloud computing

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Apple Upgrade is the future of phone ownership, and Google and Samsung need to follow suit (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: apple upgrade, google pixel, samsung galaxy

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Spider-Man’s Producers Still Aren’t Ruling Out a Venom Crossover (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: spider-man, venom, kevin feige

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MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG review: Panther Lake in an understated mini PC (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Mark Tyson | tags: msi cubi nuc, intel panther lake, core ultra series

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How to buy second-hand PC hardware without getting scammed — essential rules of engagement for finding used parts and machines in an inflated market (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Ben Stockton | tags: ebay, facebook marketplace, gpus

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Thousands of Data Center Controllers Open to Takeover (darkreading.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: data center, remote hardware, password cracking

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This Startup Wants to Build a Better Microwave Beep (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: startup, microwave, hardware

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Streaming Gaming Handhelds Would Make Sense if They Were Actually Good (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: gaming handhelds, streaming, consoles

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Motherboard VRM thermal testing – budget vs. high-end boards, does it really matter? (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Joe Shields | tags: motherboard, vrm, power delivery

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Testing old drives as external storage to avoid price hikes — hard drive, SATA SSD, and NVMe in enclosures up to 80 Gbps, tested (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Matt Safford | tags: hard drive, sata ssd, nvme

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Re-examining the DDR4 gaming gap with Intel’s LGA 1700 CPUs in mid-2026 — performance drops of 14% on average, and up to 25% in some games (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Jake Roach | tags: intel, lga 1700, ddr4

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Hard Road – A beautiful procedural post-apocalyptic game (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: post-apocalyptic, procedural, game

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Researchers are building computers that run on brain organoids — but have neglected a major ethical issue (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-27 | by Salem | tags: brain organoids, biocomputing, neural networks