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tomshardware.com › tech-industry › cryptomining

New AI-compute cryptocurrency Pearl sparks a GPU mining rush but profitability is already sliding — RTX 5090 daily revenue has halved to $17.19 since April

… The coin launched its mainnet in late April 2026 and recently drew attention when AI cloud provider Together AI announced an exclusive partnership, but PRL's price and per-card returns are already dropping precipitously as more miners pile onto the network. …

May 31, 2026 · Luke James
tomshardware.com › networking › routers

TP-Link announces its first consumer Wi-Fi 8 roadmap — Archer 8 routers scheduled to arrive in October 2026, pending FCC approval

… Go deeper with TH Premium: Taiwan, trade, and tariffs China's latest round of rare-earth export controls explained Analyzing Washington's new AI accelerator export rules U.S. government plans tariff exemptions for TSMC Nvidia wants China's market share to secure the future of CUDA in the region Acc… …

May 28, 2026 · Brandon Hill
tomshardware.com › tech-industry › big-tech

Microsoft CEO says new AI data centers use as little water annually as a restaurant — closed-loop cooling system aims to slash consumption from millions of gallons as AI infrastructure faces mounting environmental scrutiny

… "The daily water usage over the course of an entire year is roughly equivalent to what a single restaurant would use." Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers Photonics and high-speed data movement is the next big AI bottleneck The data center cooling state of play Massive AI data center bui… …

Jun 4, 2026 · Etiido Uko
tomshardware.com › tech-industry › artificial-intelligence

Nvidia no longer reports gaming GPU sales as a separate segment — posts eye-watering $81.6 billion Q1 profit thanks to AI boom

… Within Data Center, Nvidia is splitting revenue into two major sub-segments: Hyperscale, which includes hyperscale cloud providers and large internet companies AWS, Google , Meta, Microsoft , etc. , and ACIE AI Clouds, Industrial, and Enterprise , which covers enterprise AI factories, industrial de… …

May 21, 2026 · Anton Shilov
tomshardware.com › tech-industry

Samsung Heavy Industries recruits Greek shipowner and Supermicro to bring 50MW floating AI data centers to market — can be powered by solid oxide fuel cells running on liquefied natural gas

… Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers Photonics and high-speed data movement is the next big AI bottleneck The data center cooling state of play Massive AI data center buildouts are squeezing energy supplies Ultra Ethernet: The data center interconnection of tomorrow The memorandum of unde… …

Jun 10, 2026 · Luke James
tomshardware.com › video-games › handheld-gaming

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ brings Intel Arc G3 Extreme to handhelds — 8-inch, 120 Hz display and new ergonomic grips

… On the ground at Computex in Taipei, Tom's Hardware's Jeffrey Kampman confirmed that the Claw 8 EX AI+ "felt excellent in my hands," and that "the grips are large and well-contoured and distribute the weight of the system well." Swipe to scroll horizontally Header Cell - Column 0 MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ … …

Jun 3, 2026 · Andrew E. Freedman
tomshardware.com › pc-components › cpus

AMD to broaden and specialize EPYC CPUs, already working on Zen 7 architecture — increased customization to better address evolving AI and cloud needs

… Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers Photonics and high-speed data movement is the next big AI bottleneck The data center cooling state of play Massive AI data center buildouts are squeezing energy supplies Ultra Ethernet: The data center interconnection of tomorrow "We are working with c… …

May 6, 2026 · Anton Shilov
tomshardware.com › tech-industry

Micron's Virginia fab begins producing America's most advanced DRAM memory — fab expansion to quadruple output, easing DDR4 shortage for automotive and defense sectors

… Go deeper with TH Premium: Memory AI data centers are swallowing the world's memory and storage supply The future of DRAM: From DDR5 to future ICs High-bandwidth memory roadmap Here's why HBM is coming for your PC's RAM The 1α process node , which Micron first brought to volume production at its Ta… …

May 23, 2026 · Luke James