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'Cyberpunk 2077' system requirements revealed for Apple Silicon Macs — M3 Pro recommended for 1080p 60 FPS gameplay

Razer unveils Core X V2 eGPU enclosure with TB5 bandwidth — costs $400, but no longer has a power supply and I/O expansion requires a separate Thunderbolt 5 Dock

1 in 5 Steam games released in 2025 use generative AI, up nearly 700% year-on-year — 7,818 titles disclose genAI asset usage, 7% of the entire Steam library

Bitcoin Depot tells 27,000 crypto ATM customers that it leaked their personal information, but waited a year to disclose due to an ongoing investigation

Bitcoin Depot is reportedly informing nearly 27,000 users of its crypto-dispensing ATMs that someone made off with their personal information in June 2024.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/bitcoin-depot-tells-27-000-crypto-atm-customers-that-it-leaked-their-personal-information-but-waited-a-year-to-disclose-due-to-an-ongoing-investig

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AI malware can now evade Microsoft Defender — open-source LLM outsmarts tool around 8% of the time after three months of training

Researchers spent three months and approximately $1,500 training the open-source Qwen 2.5 LLM to bypass Microsoft Defender

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/ai-malware-can-now-evade-microsoft-defender-open-source-llm-outsmarts-tool-around-8-percent-of-the-time-after-three-months-of-training

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Add 2TB of storage to your handheld gaming PC for just $149 with this new Prime Day deal — score a massive 40% off WD's SN770M, now at its lowest-ever price

The 2TB WD Black SN770M is now at its lowest ever price, and that means I can carry more games on my Steam Deck

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/add-2tb-of-storage-to-your-handheld-gaming-pc-for-just-usd149-with-this-new-prime-day-deal-score-a-massive-40-percent-off-wds-sn770m-now-at-its-lowest-ever-price

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Intel's 14th Gen CPUs are discounted as low as $190, with up to $178 of free SSDs, coolers, RAM, or games tossed in — Is Intel cleaning out its closets?

You can get a whole bundle of free stuff with Intel's 14th-generation processors over at Newegg.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-14th-gen-cpus-are-discounted-as-low-as-usd190-with-up-to-usd178-of-free-ssds-coolers-ram-or-games-tossed-in-is-intel-cleaning-out-its-closets

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RTX 5080 laptops are starting to actually feel affordable with this $600 off deal on Asus's latest G16, and savings on cheaper models, too

There are some major savings on the 2025 Asus ROG Strix G16 laptop for Amazon Prime Day.

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/rtx-5080-laptops-are-starting-to-actually-feel-affordable-with-this-usd600-off-deal-on-asuss-latest-g16-and-savings-on-cheaper-models-too

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Zombie fabs plague China's chipmaking ambitions, failures burning tens of billions of dollars

China has made progress in advanced chipmaking, but many ambitious fab projects failed due to lack of expertise, poor planning, and U.S. export restrictions — leaving behind numerous costly but unused 'zombie fabs' across the country.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/zombie-fabs-plague-chinas-chipmaking-ambitions-failures-burning-ten

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