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If success could be measured by numbers, Battlefield 6 would invent new math. The game, which is in its open beta right now, has just crossed the 500,000 player count on Steam, beating not only every other Battlefield before it, but also every COD title ever.

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/battlefield-6-reaches-all-time-record-half-a-mill

Newegg is offering Seagate's legendary BarraCuda hard drive in its 24TB variant for only $250 right now, that amounts to a cent per gigabyte. These are great savings for a NAS-ready, 7200 RPM hard drive that use the fat better CMR tech instead of the archaic SMR method.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagates-monstrous-barracuda-24tb-hard-dr

Dial-up connectivity stalwart AOL has set a date for cutting off the remainder of its old-tech internet holdouts.

https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/aol-will-end-dial-up-internet-service-in-september-34-years-after-its-debut-aol-shield-browser-and-aol-dialer-software-will-be-shuttered-on-the-same-day

The PC, which was rescued from a dumpster, has an Intel Core i5-6600 CPU and an AMD Radeon R9 380 GPU.

https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/fully-working-pc-fished-out-from-a-dumpster-and-rehabbed-trash-binned-system-can-still-run-linux-and-light-games

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 by October 2025, but someone is suing the company to stop it from doing so.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/california-man-sues-microsoft-for-discontinuing-windows-10-says-company-is-doing-this-to-monopolize-the-generative-ai-market

Another victim has been scammed out of an RTX 5090 from Amazon's French location. Despite buying an RTX 5090 from an Amazon-hosted listing, the buyer received a card with a missing GPU core and missing memory modules.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/retailer-ships-rtx-5090-with-missing-gpu-and-memory-chips-to-customer-defaced-gpu-took-over-a-

Battlefield 6 has been receiving critical and fan acclaim over the past few days, and Mike Ybarro, Blizzard's former president, has shared a similar sentiment. He says Call of Duty has "gone downhill" and that Battlefield 6 will "boot stomp" COD this year for several reasons.

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/blizzards-ex-ceo-says-battlefiel

Researchers have developed a fully recyclable 3D-printed PCB that utilizes PVA and liquid metal.

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/3d-printed-pcb-made-with-pva-and-liquid-metal-is-fully-recyclable-dissolves-and-separates-when-immersed-in-water-allowing-for-later-re-use

A Redditor built several PC components out of cardboard with intricate detail to build a cardboard PC that spins and lights up. It's not a real computer, though.

https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/enthusiast-builds-amd-gaming-pc-entirely-made-of-cardboard-specs-include-unreleased-amd-5800gt-cpu-ddr8-ram-pcie-6-0-ssd-and-2-400w-power-supply

A Japanese company has started selling the My Key Keychain that accepts Cherry MX-compatible switches and keycaps, allowing you to bring your favorite keyboard feel wherever you go.

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/key-switches/usd3-keychain-lets-you-carry-a-functioning-keyboard-switch-and-keycap-with-you-wherever-you-go-fidget-toy-is-compatible-with