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Windows & Software
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PC Hardware
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The best Ryzen 9 7950X cooler only costs about $35
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Gaming
A new indie soulslite, Slime Heroes, is coming to Xbox and PC
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Peripherals & Accessories
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Razer's Iskur V2 X gaming chair costs less than half the price of its premium sibling
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Microsoft
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Microsoft freezes hiring in consulting amid massive gaming and security layoffs
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Bill Gates's $400 billion mistake.
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Artificial Intelligence
Cisco unveils AI defense against misuse, leaks, and threats
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MatterGen: Microsoft's AI developing new materials with desired properties
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Meta reportedly resorted to "crude tactics" to narrow OpenAI’s 2-year AI lead
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