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California bill would restrict 3D printer sales to state-approved models to prevent printing gun parts — joins Washington and NY on legal offensive

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 02/20/2026 06:20 EDT

California 3D printer control bill would restrict sale to DOJ-approved models Read more ›

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Tech tinkerer gets Gemini to help him 'vibe code' an x86 motherboard design — bot help was impressive, but project still required human awareness and intervention

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:40 EDT

Tech thinkerer gets Gemini to help him design an x86 motherboard Read more ›

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Engineer finds his smart sleep mask can read other people's brainwaves due to poor software security — superpower granted via poor-quality software with hardcoded high-level credentials

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:20 EDT

Engineer finds his smart sleep mask can read other people's brainwaves Read more ›

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Turtle Beach's rotating button Stealth Pivot wireless controller falls to just $99.99 — this hall effect gamepad hits its lowest ever price

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:08 EDT

The Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot HE gamepad falls to the all-time low price of $99.99. Rotating button modules give you multi-controller customizability. Read more ›

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$50 junk second-hand motherboard turns into a SSD treasure trove worth $1,500 — 12 terabytes of blazing-fast storage finds a new owner amid crushing shortages

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:00 EDT

A Redditor buys a damaged Z690 motherboard for $50 but discovers up to $1,500 worth of SSDs beneath the heatsinks. Read more ›

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MSI's RTX 5060-equipped Cyborg 15 gaming laptop is down to just $899 on Walmart — Featuring an Intel Core 7 240H CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 144Hz display

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 15:37 EDT

Unlike most cheap gaming laptops that cut major corners to cram in beefy hardware, the MSI Cyborg 15 gets rid of all the bells and whistles to focus on what's necessary. Its powerful hardware combo, mixed with that 144Hz screen, makes it one of the best budget machines around that can play any game you throw at it. Read more ›

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Samsung’s 27-inch Odyssey OLED G5 G50SF goes on sale at Amazon — 1440p resolution, 180 Hz refresh rate, 0.03ms response time for under $400

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 15:36 EDT

This 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor pairs a 2560×1440 resolution with up to a 180 Hz refresh rate and a 0.03ms response time for fast and fluid gameplay. Read more ›

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Save up to $40 on Samsung’s 800MB/s P9 Express microSD card this Presidents' Day — super-speedy storage for your Nintendo Switch 2

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 13:02 EDT

Samsung’s P9 Express microSD card delivers up to 800MB/s speeds using PCIe and NVMe, and it’s now significantly cheaper on Amazon. Read more ›

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Rufus developers blame Microsoft for blocking access to the latest Windows 11 ISOs — Windows Insiders met with an IP ban after attempting to download latest builds

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 12:56 EDT

Multiple Windows Insider users and one of Rufus' developers reveal that they can't download any of Microsoft's latest Insider Preview ISOs. Users who try to are met with an IP block. Read more ›

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Save $100 Asus ROG Azoth X gaming keyboard, now down to $199 at Best Buy — Featuring a 75% hot swap PCB, tri-mode connectivity & OLED screen

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 12:48 EDT

If you've been looking for a high-end gaming keyboard but didn't want to overspend, Best Buy has discounted the ROG Azoth X by $100. You can grab this 75% mechanical keyboard with a hot swap PCB, five-layer sound dampening, tri-mode connectivity, multi-function knob, and customizable OLED display for just $200! Read more ›

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SoftBank’s $4.2bn OpenAI gain lifts quarterly profits as AI exposure deepens — company swings back to profitability in Q3 results

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 12:29 EDT

SoftBank swung back to profitability in its fiscal third quarter, reporting net income of 248.6 billion yuan — roughly $1.6 billion — for the three months ending December. Read more ›

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Elegoo sale pairs colored PLA filament with its Centauri Carbon 2 3D printer for just $475 — Presidents' Day printing bonanza

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 12:21 EDT

Elegoo's Presidents' Day 3D printer bundle deal comes with 4KG of PLA for just $475. Read more ›

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This external disc drive can play 4K 3D Blu-rays, along with all your old CDs and DVDs, now for 43% off — TROPRO's media player is just $79.99

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 11:22 EDT

If you've been looking for a way to access your Blu-ray collection on PC without breaking the bank, TROPRO's external disc drive has got you covered. With up to 6X Blu-ray, 8X DVD, and 24X CD read/write speeds, it can play essentially any disc on your computer thanks to its USB 3.0 connection with both Type-A and Type-C plugs. Read more ›

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Grab the HP Omen 35L prebuilt gaming PC for $360 off with 64GB RAM, Intel Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5080 — Presidents' Day deal sees price drop to under $3,000

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 11:04 EDT

HP’s flagship Omen 35L gaming desktop packs Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K, an RTX 5080, and 64GB of DDR5 memory. Read more ›

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Become the predator with an RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop with $740 off the MSRP — revolutionary laptop deal during the President's Day sale

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 10:48 EDT

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI, featuring the Core Ultra 9 275HX and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, goes on sale for $1,359.99, $740 off its regular price. Read more ›

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TSMC considers an additional $100 billion investment into Arizona fabs to bolster American chipmaking efforts — move would help TSMC's chips avoid tariffs due to local production

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 10:36 EDT

TSMC, other companies to invest $250 billion in the U.S. as part of trade deal, TSMC reportedly mulls additional $100 billion investment and four more fab modules. Read more ›

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The ‘Father of Sega Hardware' has passed away — Hideki Sato worked his way up from engineer to become Sega’s acting president, spending 33 years at the company

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 08:55 EDT

Hideki Sato, the ‘Father of Sega Hardware,' passed away just ahead of the weekend. Read more ›

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The future of Quantum computing — the tech, companies, and roadmaps that map out a coherent quantum future

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 08:48 EDT

In this roadmap, we analyze what the future of Quantum Computing might look like over the next decade, including the future of qubit scaling, trapped ions, and superconducting chips. Read more ›

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Corsair AI Workstation 300 review: Strix Halo sets sail in a compact and classy (but pricey) package

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 08:46 EDT

Corsair’s AI Workstation 300 wraps up AMD’s popular Strix Halo platform in a compact and classy chassis that delivers all of that chip’s performance potential, along with plenty of connectivity options for general PC use. But a recent price hike and stiff competition in the local AI market from Nvidia GB10 systems make it a tougher sell than it once was. Read more ›

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IBM triples entry-level hires for 2026 despite AI adoption, bucking industry trends — Chief HR officer says that AI can do most entry-level jobs, but work still requires a human touch

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 08:33 EDT

IBM is tripling its entry-level hiring in the U.S. in 2026, according to a new report. This stands in stark contrast to many of the country’s largest firms, especially in the tech world, which have conducted large-scale layoffs. Read more ›

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BenQ Mobiuz EX271UZ 27-inch 240 Hz 4K OLED gaming monitor review: BenQ shines with its first gaming OLED monitor

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 08:00 EDT

BenQ rocks out its first-ever OLED gaming monitor with the Mobiuz EX271UZ. It’s a 27-inch 4K panel with Quantum Dot color, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400 and a few unique features. Read more ›

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