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Xi Jinping calls AI ‘epoch-making’ as China’s focus tightens on domestic tech — likens change to Industrial Revolution or the dawn of the internet

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 08:45 EDT

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has emphasized the importance of advancing AI in his first formal meeting of 2026 with ministers. Read more ›

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Best Budget Wi-Fi Routers roundup: Wi-Fi 6 versus Wi-Fi 7 benchmarked across seven low-cost routers

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 08:00 EDT

These are the best Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 routers on the market for less than $100. Read more ›

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DDR5 RAM is actually discounted for the first time in months — Corsair's 32GB Vengeance kit at Amazon is now one of the cheapest available options

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 07:47 EDT

A RAM deal? In 2026? Read more ›

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Some PCs can't boot after latest Windows 11 security update, no fix in sight —mostly affects 24H2 and 25H2 versions

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/26/2026 07:34 EDT

A Windows security update bug has prevented some Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 users from booting into their PCs, requiring them to go to Windows Recovery Environment to uninstall the offering update just to use their computer. Read more ›

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PS4 Slim transformed into a handheld, powered by a miniaturized motherboard in a 3D-printed case — features a 7-inch OLED screen, HDMI out, and 3-hour battery life

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 06:53 EDT

While we wait for Sony to eventually release its next PlayStation handheld alongside the PS6, one fan has already built a portable PS4 featuring full power. The handheld can even function as a normal PS4 with passthrough charging, but the beautiful OLED screen up front ensures you enjoy it on the go as well. Read more ›

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Four arrested following $1.6 million NFT heist in the Netherlands — data carriers, cash, cars, and house also seized as part of ongoing investigation

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 06:25 EDT

The police have picked up four people suspected of the theft of multiple NFTs amounting to 1.4 million Euros or US$1.65 million. The group was released after interrogation, but their house, cars, data carriers, and cash were seized as part of the investigation. Read more ›

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Ambitious 170 km long Saudimegacity 'The Line' has scope slashed and may be repurposed as AI data center hub — futuristic desert city was set to house 9 million people, and showcased polarizing sci-fi design

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 05:48 EDT

New reports suggest Saudi Arabia is drastically reducing the scale of megaproject 'The Line',' possibly pivoting its future to become a hub for AI data centers. Read more ›

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American factory worker Robert Williams became the first human to be killed by a robot on this day in 1979 — man crushed by a robot’s mechanical arm at the Ford plant in Flat Rock

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Tom's Hardware · 01/25/2026 11:22 EDT

Today marks the anniversary of what is widely regarded to be the first death of a human caused by a robot. Read more ›

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Suspicious DJI clones appear on the market after the FCC banned foreign-made drones — Xtra and Skyrover drones look awfully familiar

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Tom's Hardware · 01/25/2026 11:02 EDT

These two companies are selling action cameras and drones that have the same look, performance, and specifications as DJI's products, but they do not acknowledge any relationship with the Chinese drone maker. Read more ›

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Save $735 on Lenovo's Legion 5i gaming laptop with an OLED screen and RTX 5070 GPU — Get your hands on the perfect mobile companion for just $1,259

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Tom's Hardware · 01/25/2026 10:34 EDT

If you've been eyeing a laptop upgrade and want something with premium features, Lenovo's Legion 5i with an OLED display might just be the device you've been waiting for. It features a solid CPU and GPU combo, and pairs it with a beautiful display that rivals most monitors and features a sleek design. Read more ›

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Researchers build a wireless transceiver that can transmit data at 15 gigabytes per second, 24 times faster than 5G connections — invention uses silicon chip that sends and receives analog signals from digital data directly

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Tom's Hardware · 01/25/2026 09:55 EDT

A research team from the University of California, Irvine developed a new wireless transceiver that skipped DACs and used three sub-transmitters to send analog signs from digital data. Read more ›

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The Apple Mac turned 42 this weekend — we are still using the WIMP GUI WYSIWYG computing paradigm in 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 01/25/2026 09:12 EDT

A youthful Steve Jobs unveiled the original Apple Macintosh 42 years ago. Read more ›

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ChatGPT found to be sourcing data from AI-generated content — popular LLM uses content from Grokipedia as source for more obscure queries

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Tom's Hardware · 01/25/2026 08:30 EDT

ChatGPT has been found to be citing Grok in some of its answers, returning recursive results that risks spreading hallucinated or incorrect information. Read more ›

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HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless Review: 250-hour battery life and simultaneous dual-wireless connectivity

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Tom's Hardware · 01/25/2026 08:00 EDT

HyperX's Cloud Alpha 2 is a wireless over-ear headset with several impressive features: up to 250 hours of battery life, simultaneous dual-wireless connectivity, and a customizable desktop base station. Read more ›

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Open-source Intel 486 mobo built from scratch in under 6 months for i486 chips — M8SBC-486's goal was to achieve Linux and Doom compatibility, but it achieves far more than that

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 01/25/2026 07:40 EDT

An enthusiast has showcased an open-source Intel 486 motherboard that they claim was 'made from scratch' in under six months. Read more ›

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Modder turns RTX 2080 Ti Hall of Fame into a supercharged 900W Titan RTX with transplanted core and memory — fully unlocked TU102 die with a 900W power limit hits 18k on 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme

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Tom's Hardware · 01/25/2026 07:20 EDT

RTX 2080 Ti Hall of Fame graphics card gets transplanted with a Titan RTX core and 24GB of GDDR6 memory. Paired with a 900W power limit modification, the card achieved a TimeSpy Extreme score better than an RTX 3090 on air. Read more ›

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Gaming PC charges you quarters every time you want to power it on, restoring oldest form of microtransactions — $135 in tools and supplies, plus a lifetime supply of quarters to kick it old school

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Tom's Hardware · 01/25/2026 07:00 EDT

A YouTube engineer has built a coin-operated power switch for a gaming PC, allowing users to pay for the privilege of turning on their own PC's — which is unfortunately not a cry too distant from encroaching reality. Read more ›

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Enthusiast strips GPU cooler to run sub-zero water through its heatpipes, drops temps to 13C — Modded, liquid-cooled RTX 2060 maintains 13C in gaming & unlocks higher boost clocks

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Tom's Hardware · 01/25/2026 06:40 EDT

A GPU running ice-cold water through its heatpipes without being a part of a massive liquid-nitrogen-fueled overclocking session is not something you see every day. That's exactly what TrashBench did by cutting up an RTX 2060's heatsink and attaching his own tubes to the cooler to push sub-zero liquid to the die. Read more ›

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Screen-ripping 300 Hz gaming monitor crashes to just $229, touts 1440p resolution and 1ms response time — save $220 on the LG 27-inch UltraGear 27G640A-B

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Tom's Hardware · 01/24/2026 12:43 EDT

This 1440p UltraGear monitor delivers a 300 Hz refresh rate at a price usually reserved for slower panels. Read more ›

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AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D could save you hundreds on your new build during the RAM crisis — CPU tech nearly eliminates the performance difference between cheap and expensive RAM

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Tom's Hardware · 01/24/2026 12:25 EDT

AMD has just reminded us that its X3D CPUs don't require fast memory speeds. In a new marketing slide for the upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D, we see only a 1% difference in average FPS across five games. We've known about this phenomenon since the DDR4-era 5800X3D, but this marks the first time AMD is explicitly marketing it. Read more ›

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