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The world's first webcam was switched off 25 years ago today; 128x128 grayscale feed predated the World Wide Web to monitor a Cambridge coffee pot

41 days ago tomshardware.com web

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

38 days ago tomshardware.com

China's YMTC aims to become the world's largest NAND maker by the end of 2027, report says — company plans to overtake Samsung and SK hynix

37 days ago tomshardware.com china samsung

Local officials face death threats and gunfire over AI data center projects — More than 500 towns restrict builds as councils shutter public comment

41 days ago tomshardware.com ai

Security researchers find surveillance implants in Chinese-made routers sold worldwide — three different backdoor-like implants hidden in firmware

36 days ago tomshardware.com

EPA faces lawsuit over claims it fast-tracked approval of toxic 'data center chemicals' — exposure to photoacid generators used for semiconductor manufacturing could result in ‘sudden death,’ also appear to be long-lasting PFAS

37 days ago tomshardware.com lawsuit

China's top DRAM maker CXMT sues Pentagon over its blacklisting — argues chips are standard civilian JEDEC spec, not defense hardware

33 days ago tomshardware.com china

Nvidia doubles RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's MSRP to a staggering $16,000

52 days ago tomshardware.com nvidia

Hardware researcher spins up 'CPU deoptimization' project to find the slowest single x86 instruction, creates hall of shame — worst offender takes 198 billion cycles spanning 62 seconds to execute

52 days ago tomshardware.com

Gamescom Crime Spree? Three Exhibitors Report Their Laptops Were Stolen

34 days ago tomshardware.com