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• Big Tech is cashing in on AI while the rest of corporate America sees no financial returns

  Revenue per employee at the Magnificent Seven has outpaced the S&P 493, and a new comparison highlights the growing divide in fortunes between America’s largest technology companies and the rest of the S&P 500.

• IQUNIX MQ80 low profile mechanical keyboard review

  The IQUNIX MQ80 is well-made and super stylish, but it’s not quite the instant sell it used to be. Catch this one if you don’t like magnetic switches, but otherwise wait for a sale.

• Ukrainian drone attacks hammer Russia's finance ministry data center, damaged facility reportedly holds tax databases

  Reports say that this is one of three data centers that the Russian finance ministry operated.

• Samsung's new 2TB 990 SSD is 38% off at Amazon today

  Get 38% off the new Samsung 990 2TB SSD, a $200 saving.

• Nvidia discusses $2,000-per-GPU annual fee for software that 'runs agents on AI factories'

  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is reportedly weighing annual software fees of around $2,000 per GPU for enterprise AI, a model that could generate $10 billion a year if five million licenses were sold. The pricing and launch timeline remain unconfirmed, while Nvidia continues to expand its AI software and security tools for enterprise customers.

• Jailbroken PS5s can now run Steam PC games

  Playden for PS5 creates an app for each Steam game that it downloads, allowing it to appear as a separate tile on the console's home screen.

• Windows XP debuted 25 years ago today

  Windows XP became available at retailers for the first time on this day back in 2001.

• New CD players keep launching, but a drive shortage could make them unfixable

  The lack of optical drive manufacturers is raising questions about the repairability and longevity of new CD players that are coming out on the market today.

• OpenAI's isolated red-team agents built a hidden CPU cache channel to talk with no network or shared files

  OpenAI’s red-team agents passed hidden messages through the CPU cache, a covert trick already shown to move data between cloud VMs.

• AMD CEO Lisa Su proposed bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, set plan in motion before DDR5 shortages

  AMD Director Travis Kirsch confirmed the rationale for relaunching the first X3D chip and explained why the company no longer offers many Ryzen 3 SKUs.

• Nvidia eyes converting old nuclear plants into massive AI data centers

  Nvidia and PreussenElektra are studying whether decommissioned sites of German nuclear power plants can be repurposed as AI data centers, potentially cutting development time by reusing existing grid connections, land, and industrial infrastructure.

• Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads

  A hacker reverse-engineered his own Samsung TV and found alarming spying activity, including code that used connected devices' microphones to listen to users.

• Save up to $800 on Acer’s ultra-slim RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop — pay $2225 for the 16GB RAM model or upgrade to 32GB for $2400

  The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI combines a 240 Hz QHD+ OLED display with Intel’s 24-core Core Ultra 9 processor and Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti graphics, and Best Buy is offering discounts of up to $800.

• Proton hosts Flock map revealing over 300,000 cameras, defying cease-and-desist threats against creator

  Privacy-focused firm Proton AG just decided to host the Flock camera map that a security researcher published last month.

• Edifier Hecate G2000 Pro Review: Clear and Colorful

  The Edifier Hecate G2000 Pro speakers offer a uniquely designed RGB experience, all within a set of above-average 2.0 Stereo PC gaming speakers. They deliver an audio experience far surpassing their looks and size.

• This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 24, 2026

  We give you a glimpse at some of the biggest stories we've published over on Tom's Hardware Premium this week, including reports on TP-Link's struggles over sales of its Wi-Fi 8 routers, FADU's new SSD, and how to juice better gaming performance from RTX Spark.

• Valve adds CD-ROM drive support to Steam Frame kernel, took less than ten minutes

  Valve practically just flipped a switch to give gamers the ability to read optical drives directly from the Steam Frame.

• Use your 3D printer to customize this new Stage Tour guitar PC controller

  A new customizable rhythm game controller that's compatible with the new Stage Tour and pre-existing Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. The InfinaKore Fender Telecaster Edition controller lets you create your ideal guitar controller.

• Texas has suspended 17 data center construction permits and shut down automated portal that rubber-stamped projects

  Texas has suspended 17 data center construction permits and shut down the automated portal used to approve them

• Leaked video exposes how industrial-scale Chinese factories are dismantling RTX 5090s by the thousands to fuel AI servers

  Wondering why RTX 5090s are so hard to find? Leaked footage shows thousands of consumer GPUs, including Founders Editions, being torn apart for AI servers.