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Quantum computing used in ‘first commercial game development’ — IBM simulator generated maps, characters, and graphics in C.L.A.Y. RPG

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Kansas town drops charges against teacher arrested for clapping during public hearings on data centers — says that ‘case has been dismissed without prejudice’

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Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He\u2019s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he\u2019s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electron…

Save $260 on this high-end AM5 gaming combo from Newegg — just $1,345.99 buys a Ryzen 9 9950X3D, 32GB Corsair DDR5 RAM, MSI X870E Carbon Wifi motherboard, along

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The RAM portion of the bundle, Corsair’s Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 RAM kit, is currently available on Newegg for a wallet-emptying $489.99 when bought separately. The good news is that the massive discou…

Crucial SSD owner offered $200 refund for 4TB drive now selling for over $500 — company finally caves to warranty demands after protracted back-and-forth

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US Justice Department seizes domains it says Chinese state-sponsored hackers used to infiltrate systems at NASA, Senate, Federal Reserve, and more — FBI moves f

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Although the PRC routinely denies hacking activities in the U.S., Chinese officials reportedly acknowledged that the government was behind a series of attacks on U.S. infrastructure late last year . In 2024, 30-year-old …

Mad scientist makes LEDs in his backyard — semiconductor wizard who made his own RAM turns his attention to using bathroom eBay laser to etch sapphire wafers

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The entire video is fascinating and information-dense, so we suggest you watch it to get the complete picture. Hartensveld started off with gallium nitride atop a sapphire wafer, that he proceeded to break into shards an…

Commodore unveils striking Cyberpunk 2077 version of its C64U made in partnership with CD Projekt Red — Commodore 77 special edition uses more powerful AMD Arti

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Watch On Commodore says that the C77 is the first franchise hardware partnership in the firm’s 68-year history. “I have been a fan of the game since its release, and it was rewarding to learn in my discussions with their…

Xbox announces new disc-to-digital feature for physical media — lets players claim digital versions of their games, with support for Play Anywhere and Cloud Gam

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Stephen is Tom’s Hardware’s News Editor with almost a decade of industry experience covering technology, having worked at TechRadar, iMore, and even Apple over the years. He has covered the world of consumer tech from ne…