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On tonight’s show…
– Tech News –
GPUs average 28% above listed MSRP, except the 5090, which has a 136% markup
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/113385/gpu-prices-are-now-28-percent-above-msrp-on-average-rtx-5090-explodes-to-136-percent-above-msrp/index.html
RTX 3060 12GB now $480 after relaunching at $379 MSRP 5 years after first launching for $379
https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-3060-12gb-price-rises-45-since-relaunch-now-costs-more-than-faster-rtx-5050
MSI latest to bring hardware back from the grave… Laptop equipped with Raptor Lake Mobile 14900HX, DDR4 and an RTX 5070
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr4/msi-brings-ddr4-back-to-gaming-laptops-amidst-dram-crisis-katana-15-hx-c14-available-with-up-to-core-i9-14900hx-and-rtx-5070
Cops are requesting Axon to make camera that don’t look like Flock, because no one would ever figure out the difference
https://www.404media.co/cops-are-asking-axon-to-make-their-cameras-look-different-from-flock-so-people-dont-destroy-them/
Google spared from Ad Business monopoly breakup, because why the hell wouldn’t it
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/google-spared-from-ad-business-breakup-but-judge-orders-changes-to-how-it-operates/
– Gaming News –
SteamDB is now part of Nexus Mods
https://www.nexusmods.com/news/15597
