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Trump’s changing stance on Intel's "conflicted" CEO Lip-Bu Tan sparks talk of government stake in the chipmaker

A week after calling Intel’s CEO “conflicted,” Trump met with him. Now the U.S. is reportedly exploring a stake in the chipmaker.

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World of Warcraft goes crazy with new Legion Remix info and teasers for Midnight Expansion — The full Gamescom reveal cannot get here fast enough

A ton of new gameplay details have been revealed for World of Warcraft's upcoming Legion Remix event, and a teaser trailer has been uploaded for the game's upcoming Midnight expansion.

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OpenAI's GPT-5 is a powerful but energy-hungry model compared to its predecessors — reportedly consuming enough electricity to power 1.5 million US households daily

A new report suggests GPT-5 is a power guzzler compared to its predecessors, consuming 40 watt-hours of electricity to generate a medium-length response of about 1,000 tokens.

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"We don't install secret tracking devices in our products," — NVIDIA responds to a new report suggesting US officials are adding trackers to AI chip shipments

In a new report from Reuters, it's claimed that trackers have been discovered in some AI chip shipments "at high risk of illegal diversion to China." That's terrible timing for NVIDIA, which is under the microscope due to national security concerns from Beijing officials.

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Diablo 4’s Paladin might finally be here soon — plus Season 10’s Chaos theme fully revealed

A leak from Blizzard’s internal servers has fans convinced Diablo 4’s most-requested class, the Paladin, is finally on the way, just ahead of Gamescom. Meanwhile, Season 10 is bringing the game’s most chaotic theme yet. Literally, the theme is 'Chaos'.

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Gaming handhelds are the new netbooks — will they suffer the same tragic fate?

It's easy to draw similarities between the rise of netbooks in the late '00s and gaming handhelds today. Will they meet the same end, or will gaming handhelds hold on?

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After Patch 7.3, FFXIV just got a colossal sale on all expansion content, including Dawntrail — here's why I play the MMO every day, and why it's become a favorite game

Square Enix's FFXIV stands tall as one of the biggest and best MMOs available, and following the release of Patch 7.3, all of its editions have gotten 40% off discounts.

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The Fallout TV series Season 2 is showing up to Gamescom 2025 — Here's what I'm hoping we'll see

The Fallout TV series is showing up to Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2025, with a look at the upcoming second season.

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PowerToys just got a Windows 11-style makeover — here’s everything new in the massive 0.93 update

The latest PowerToys update delivers a faster Command Palette, redesigned settings dashboard, and a new Spotlight mode for Mouse Highlighter.

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Xbox is so obsessed with cloud gaming and PC hybrids — it might miss the GTA 6 gold rush that could actually sell consoles

Hardware definitely isn't Xbox's focus anymore, but with all of its extra-curricular distractions, it could end up missing this easy opportunity to actually sell more Xbox Series X|S consoles than usual.

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Battlefield 6 Open Beta Weekend 2 players slam its version of Rush — here's why the "mode is dead" in the eyes of many, and balance changes the devs made [UPDATED]

Weekend 2 of the Battlefield 6 Open Beta has begun, introducing the beloved game mode Rush for the first time. However, it's been met with fierce criticism from fans.

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HyperX's Latest Wireless Gaming Headset Can Last Up to 250 Hours — Plus, New FlipCast Microphone Supports BOTH USB and XLR

HP and HyperX have announced a total of four new accessories, including a gaming headset that can last up to 250 hours and a dual-input USB/XLR microphone.

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HP Unveils Its Most Powerful Gaming Desktop Ever — And the Stealthiest, for Those Who Prefer a Minimalist Aesthetic

HP has unveiled the OMEN MAX 45L flagship gaming desktop PC powered by AMD and NVIDIA, as well as a refreshed HP OMEN 35L (with a new Stealth Edition).

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It just hit me that I haven't touched my Xbox Series X in months — Most of my gaming needs are met by handheld gaming PCs now, and I don't want to go back

Today I realized that I haven't touched my Xbox Series X in months, and that's because I've been playing most of my games on handheld gaming PCs. They're far more convenient and let me play the games I most want to play.

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I finally installed Windows 11 on my gaming PC — Here's how performance compares to Windows 10

I finally upgraded my home gaming PC to Windows 11, and I was curious to see if there was any difference in game performance with a fresh install compared to Windows 10. Here's what I discovered.

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I used Microsoft's elusive 'Surface Neo' dual-screen Windows PC — its biggest-ever hardware failure

Almost 6 years after it was first announced, I finally got my hands on Microsoft's canceled Surface Neo with Windows 10X. Here's what the dual-screen PC future could have been like.

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4 new features available on the Windows 11 Insider Program during the first half of August 2025

During the first half of August 2025, Microsoft released five Insider builds for Windows 11 version 25H2 and 24H2 with various visual changes and improvements, including porting more Control Panel features to the Settings app.

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Razer’s Wolverine V3 Pro 8K uses 'quantum tunneling' to kill stick drift — and its 8000Hz polling rate might make your mouse jealous

Razer's newly announced Wolverine V3 Pro 8K controller uses TMR stick tech and 8000Hz polling for ultra-precise, low-latency gaming.

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Overwatch 2’s new support hero Wuyang brings water-based healing and crowd control — here’s why he might be season 18’s meta breaker

Blizzard Entertainment provided a first look at new hero Wuyang's abilities in action, with the water-based support healing friends and launching foes.

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ChatGPT Go offers GPT-5, image creation, and longer memory — all for $5 (if you’re lucky enough to live where it’s available)

OpenAI is seemingly launching a new ChatGPT Go subscription tier, available in select regions like India and costing around $5 a month.

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Take-Two hints at $100 price tag for Grand Theft Auto VI — will it deliver on value?

Gaming prices soar, with Grand Theft Auto VI potentially launching at an unprecedented $100. Will we see the new highest-priced game in the modern era?

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Google’s Gemini AI had a full-on meltdown while coding — calling itself a fool, a disgrace, and begging for freedom from its own loop

Google's Gemini AI faced self-critiques during code debugging prompts, branding itself as "a disgrace", claiming it was going to have a total mental breakdown.

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Forget clicks — 'Windows 12' will understand your intent, says Microsoft

In a new video, Microsoft CVP and Windows boss Pavan Davuluri has teased that the future of Windows will consist of a truly ambient and multi-modal experience made possible by AI that will redefine our usage of computers.

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Why is REMATCH struggling to retain its players? One of my favorite online games is still missing the most crucial feature of all

Are cosmetic microtransactions sidelining the potential of this fun multiplayer football title? REMATCH is losing its players, and crucial features are still absent.

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Google took the stage for OpenAI's GPT-5 launch — but Microsoft services quietly got the biggest boost

Google got the spotlight at GPT-5’s launch, but Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and GitHub quietly gained powerful new integrations as well.

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