Tom's Hardware

A 16-year-old SATA II SSD endured 1 petabyte of writes, exceeding its rated Terabytes Written (TBW) by 25 times. The article highlights the drive's unexpected durability despite its age and original specifications.

32GB of DDR5 RAM now costs a minimum of $375, with the AI hardware shortage impacting PC building. The article highlights rising prices and supply constraints linked to AI demand.

Modern Blu-ray drives, using third-party firmware, can now rip physical GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC. This development allows users to transfer console games to their computers, bypassing traditional playback limitations.

California is moving to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law following backlash over requiring operating systems to collect user ages. The amendment, proposed by the original law's author, aims to address concerns about the law's impact on open-source software.

AMD may re-release the Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU as a 10th Anniversary Edition, which could be an upgrade option for those with older Ryzen CPUs in Socket AM4 motherboards. The chip features 64MB of extra L3 cache and improved performance in workloads that benefit from extra cache. This release may help users avoid paying for a new PC due to current price crunches.

College students drowned out AI-praising commencement speeches with boos, showing disapproval of AI's role. One speaker fired back as students heckled positive pitches for AI. The incident highlights the controversy surrounding AI's impact.

A Bitcoin trader recovered a wallet worth $400,000 using Claude AI after losing the password 11 years ago. The AI tried 3.5 trillion passwords before decrypting an old wallet backup. The recovery is a significant success for cryptocurrency security

Utah has become the first U.S. state to target the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) by holding websites liable if users mask their location to bypass age verification requirements. The law aims to combat online anonymity for minors, requiring platforms to verify users' real locations.