Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus drops below MSRP for the first time — grab the 24-core Arrow Lake Refresh chip for just $279 for a limited time https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/intel-core-ultra-7-270k-plus-drops-below-msrp-for-the-first-time-grab-the-24-core-arrow-lake-refresh-chip-for-just-usd279-for-a-limited-time

Google floats reduced initial 5GB free cloud storage limit, users claim — 15GB to require extra security measures, company confirms it is 'testing a new storage policy for new accounts' https://www.tomshardware.com/software/cloud-storage/google-floats-reduced-initial-5gb-free-cloud-storage-limit-users-claim-15gb-to-require-extra-security-measures-company-confirms-it-is-testing-a-new-storage-policy-for-new-accounts

Pennsylvania residents complain they are being 'bulldozed' over AI data center concerns — lambast Gov. Shapiro in two-hour town hall, say he is losing support base https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/pennsylvania-residents-complain-they-are-being-bulldozed-over-ai-data-center-concerns-lambast-gov-shapiro-in-two-hour-town-hall-say-he-is-losing-support-base

Trump says China is blocking Nvidia H200 purchases despite US approval — says country 'chose not to' sanction purchases, pushing homegrown chips instead https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-says-china-is-blocking-h200-purchases

Save a huge $229 on a two-year NordVPN subscription and get three extra months free — massive 73% saving for privacy-focused VPN with no-logs policy unlocks access to over 7400 servers across 118 different countries for just $83 https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/save-a-huge-usd229-on-a-two-year-nordvpn-subscription-and-get-three-extra-months-free-massive-73-percent-saving-for-privacy-focused-vpn-with-no-logs-policy-unlocks-access-to-over-7400-servers-across-118-different-countries-for-just-usd83

Samsung starts winding down chip production six days before planned 18-day strike — company enters 'emergency management mode,' daily losses could hit $2 billion https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-starts-winding-down-chip-producton-six-days-before-planned-18-day-strike

TP-Link Archer BE770 Wi-Fi 7 router review: Prioritizing wireless performance over wired connectivity https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/tp-link-archer-be770-wi-fi-7-router-review

Acer's monster 18-inch Predator Helios Neo 18 AI gaming laptop drops to $1799 — save $400 on this 5070 Ti desktop replacement https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/acers-monster-18-inch-predator-helios-neo-18-ai-gaming-laptop-drops-to-usd1799-save-usd400-on-this-5070-ti-desktop-replacement

Asus ROG Xreal R1 AR glasses pre-orders start today at $849 — 240 Hz virtual gaming at 171 inches on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation https://www.tomshardware.com/virtual-reality/asus-rog-xreal-r1-ar-glasses-pre-orders-start-today-at-usd849-240-hz-virtual-gaming-at-171-inches-on-pc-xbox-and-playstation

Musk's Colossus 1 AI supercomputer's inefficient mixed-architecture design couldn't be used to train Grok, so Anthropic's using it for inference instead — Musk readies unified Blackwell-only Colossus 2 for frontier training and potential IPO https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/musks-colossus-1-ai-supercomputers-inefficient-mixed-architecture-design-couldnt-be-used-to-train-grok-so-anthropics-using-it-for-inference-instead-musk-readies-unified-blackwell-only-colossus-2-for-frontier-training-and-potential-ipo