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This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: August 22, 2026 — foundries, supercomputers, China, and how to not overpay on a motherboard New roadmaps and essential advice in the modern market This week, Tom's Hardware Premium published a swath of new features, new roadmaps, and deep indu

Hiring your VPs as a founder is tough. Wait too long, and the business stalls out. Underhire, and you don’t get an owner. Overhire, all the money is gone. And simply getting it wrong? Well, that can set you back a year — if you wait to take action. So how do you know? How do you

Desktop CPU shipments crater 20% amid high component costs, but AMD gains record share despite 'ugly' desktop processor market — Intel floods laptop market with millions of CPUs, but AMD still sets all-time share records Despite spectacular weakness of desktop PC market. The seco

The proposed revised advertisement code seeks to address the growing use of digital advertising, social media and influencer-led promotions by online bond platforms, according to a consultation paper issued by the regulator on Friday. The regulator has proposed restrictions on ad

It's been a crazy four months for Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. The judge in the Northern District of California spent late April and much of May in her downtown Oakland courtroom, overseeing the high-profile battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Now, the 61-year-old Gonzalez Rogers

It's been a crazy four months for Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. The judge in the Northern District of California spent late April and much of May in her downtown Oakland courtroom, overseeing the high-profile battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Now, the 61-year-old Gonzalez Rogers

(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Buffett, not Abel, appears to still be calling the shots on stocks Two weeks ago, Berkshire

When Ronin Segrest, 17, began working at Ocean Oasis Water Park and Beach Club in Wildwood, New Jersey, in the summer of 2025, he'd long been looking forward to becoming a lifeguard. He just didn't anticipate how hard it would be to part ways with his phone for those six-to-seven

ATLANTA — Coca-Cola is branching out into new customizable drinks and trend-driven equipment as consumers — and food service operators — increasingly want more options. Tucked away in an anonymous office park not far from its global headquarters here, Coke has been working on a f

Storage unit auction winner finds retro Pentium 4 PC with a see-through, UV-reactive PSU — Y2K time capsule discovered among 100 laptops and hundreds of RAM sticks Could make for a cool sleeper build. PC cases today largely focus on subdued, minimal designs in order to appeal to

Listen to this article in summarized format The coming week is likely to see a quiet to modestly positive start, provided Nifty continues to defend the 24,100 area. However, the index will need to move past the overhead resistance cluster before any meaningful directional strengt

Gamer uncovers factory plastic left on RTX 3070 VRM pads after five years, causing overheating — claims removal and repasting dropped GPU hotspot temperatures by 30°C Assembly error causes RTX 3070 to run hot. In a bizarre quality control issue, a gamer discovered protective film

Our leading hypothesis for how our memories are stored is that when you learn something, the connections among neurons involved get stronger and physically larger, and that constitutes the memory. The trouble is that these connections significantly change over time—they’re plasti

The CBI has registered an FIR against Gensol Engineering, Gensol EV Lease, and BluSmart founders Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi over the alleged diversion and misappropriation of loans extended by state-run IREDA. Anmol and Puneet Jaggi, who founded Gensol Engineering i

Pause for a moment and listen. What do you hear? Chances are, somewhere in the background, is the ever-present hum of a road. More than 4.2 million miles of public roads crisscross the lower 48 states—enough to reach the Moon and back almost nine times. This vast network of roads

Tom's Hardware Verdict The ASRock Steel Legend SL-1200P is a strong contender in the high-wattage modular PSU segment. It combines legitimate Platinum-tier efficiency, excellent ripple suppression, dual 12V-2x6 outputs, and a distinctive aesthetic at a price that is firm but inte

Add Axios as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Alex Grimm/Getty Images President Trump is reaching deeper into individual markets to try to ease consumer price strains. Why it matters: The administration is

GTA 6 leaks prompt Take-Two to subpoena Microsoft for Windows device IDs of everyone in three Discord servers — daily gameplay leaks shatter cloud of secrecy around the much-hyped game The publisher wants MachineGuid identifiers, login IPs, and OneDrive contents by September 4. T

Gold rate today: Following a sharp sell-off in US long-term bonds and a dent in hopes of a US Fed rate hike amid renewed inflation concerns, the gold price saw a strong rebound last week. In the international market, the COMEX gold price today stands nearly 16% above its June 202

Iran maintained its harsh rhetoric Saturday against the U.S.' plans to impose tough new sanctions. "The United States' declaration of new economic sanctions on Iran is far more than continued unlawful 'economic warfare' against a single country," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesma

Spending on physical games falls to lowest on record since 1995 — US console sales plunge 39% in July as memory costs push average price to $542 Weeks before the Switch 2's $50 increase takes effect. Spending on physical game disks has fallen to the lowest recorded level since tr

D2C skincare brand Be Clinical has raised ₹21 Cr (about $2.2 Mn) in its seed extension round led by Sauce, with participation from existing investor V3 Ventures. The round also saw participation from several angel investors, including Mokobara founders Sangeet Agrawal and Navin P

Listen to this article in summarized format The company, which claims to be one of the largest regional branded edible oil players in the Indian market with a presence in Southern India and some other parts, is primarily engaged in the trading, processing, manufacturing, and mark

Back-to-back Amazon CPU scam delivers empty Ryzen 5 9600X boxes in 72 hours — $ 10,000-a-month business customer captures fraud on camera Two CPUs, two empty boxes. A New York-based computer repair and custom gaming PC retail store is the latest victim of an alleged Amazon delive

Earlier this month, the Securities Appellate Tribunal stayed a Sebi order to debar ZEEL for two months and its CEO Punit Goenka for one year from capital markets in the Hyderabad land pledge case. The Preferential Issue and Allotment Committee approved the allotment on August 21,

However, the brokerage suggests this vicious cycle can only be broken by higher participation. In its weekly report, it noted that BSE’s index option premium volumes (ADPTV) stood at around Rs 15,600 crore during the week which ended this Friday. This marks a sharp 14% plunge fro

Weeks after announcing fresh capital raise, EV manufacturer Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has secured an additional ₹50 Cr ($5.2 Mn) in a fresh funding led by Unistone Capital’s director Abhishek Misra and with participation from Sanjeev Agarwal Family Office, Brijesh Parekh Family

Adding to the central push of opening the space sector to the public, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now reportedly looking to gradually move away from manufacturing launch vehicles and routine satellites and involving the private sector for the same. The govern

The IPO will remain open till September 3, while bidding for anchor investors will take place on August 31, according to the Red Herring Prospectus (RHP). The public issue is entirely a fresh issue of up to 52.30 lakh equity shares, with no offer-for-sale component. The company h

In the past week, Ethereum was up 29.7%. Among the major altcoins, BNB, XRP, Solana, Tron, Hyperliquid, Dogecoin, and Cardano rallied upto 56.3%. The global crypto market capitalisation went up $2.2 trillion to $2.53 trillion in one week, according to Coingecko. Also Read | Expla

Wall Street major Goldman Sachs expects banks' loan growth to remain robust at around 14-15% during FY26-FY29, representing a moderation from the current elevated run-rate of 18% YoY as of June 2026. It initiated coverage on 14 Indian banks, with ‘Buy’ calls on 6 private lenders.

A91 Partners has invested around Rs 143 crore in consumer appliances startup Atomberg through primary and secondary transactions, and has already sold shares worth around Rs 445 crore, according to the company’s draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed ahead of its proposed init

Several upcoming IPOs, including the Symbiotec Pharmalab IPO, Hy-Tech Engineers IPO, Skyways Air IPO, Annu Projects IPO, and Lumino Industries IPO, are set to hit the primary market in the coming days and are already drawing attention in the grey market ahead of their subscriptio

Global luxury brands are facing a deepening sales slump in China, as the country’s campaign to tax offshore wealth sends ripples from stock markets to casino floors and dampens spending by the country’s richest consumers. Sales at the 25 biggest luxury labels in China dropped mor

Listen to this article in summarized format Sensex gained over 3 points to close at around 77,541 while Nifty 50 rose 20 points to end the session at 24,252. Broader markets performed better, with Nifty Smallcap 100 rising 0.6%. Analyst Sudeep Shah, Vice President and Head of Tec

Gaja Alternative IPO allotment date: The Gaja Alternative Asset Management IPO share allotment will be finalised on Monday, 24 August. The investors who applied for the issue can check Gaja Alternative IPO allotment status on the Gaja Alternative IPO registrar portal, which is MU

Investors often track the portfolios of seasoned market veterans for insights into their investment strategies. In this context, ETMarkets reviewed the investment holdings of veteran investor Vijay Kedia. According to the latest available data for the June 2026 quarter, Kedia has

What drove gold higher this week? Weaker dollar The rally was supported by a softer US dollar and efforts by the US Treasury Department to keep longer-term yields under control. The dollar was headed for a weekly decline, making dollar-priced commodities more affordable for holde

India’s manufacturing sector is entering a new phase. Factors such as policy support, private investment and rising domestic capabilities are pushing the country closer to its self-reliance ambitions and manufacturing startups are building it. The sector now contributes around 16

Crypto adoption is growing across India, with participation spreading beyond traditional financial hubs. Regional trends highlight how different states are contributing to the expanding crypto ecosystem and reflect the diversity of India’s investor base. Here is a detailed breaku

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified the ₹62,500 Cr Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) to expand domestic production, deepen local value addition, and support Indian-owned mobile phone brands. The notification comes more than a month a

Sugar stocks recorded a sharp rally this week, hitting fresh record highs as sugar prices climbed sharply amid soaring demand before festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra and Diwali. However, the stocks erased some gains on Friday after the government allowed duty-free imp

Fab Four and Fleming on the phone - England's first-Test takeaways - Published England's crushing victory over Pakistan was the ideal start to Joe Root's second reign as Test captain. The home side could not have wished for a more straightforward beginning to a new era as they lo

Second set of twins a good distraction from injury - Maddison - Published The Football Interview will be available on BBC One at 12:45 every Saturday during the Premier League season, as well as on BBC iPlayer, BBC Football YouTube and the BBC Sport website and app. The first epi

A recent study by Sebi found 88% or 9 out of 10 individual F&O traders still incurred losses in FY26. Options remained the main source of losses. The market regulator said around 92% of aggregate losses incurred by individual traders came from options trading. The market regulato

In an interaction with Kshitij Anand of ETMarkets, CleanMax Founder and Managing Director Kuldeep Jain said the company remains confident of meeting its capacity addition target, backed by a sharp improvement in execution capabilities. Jain also highlighted data centres, AI infra