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Washington state proposes new 3D-printed gun controls with 'blocking features' and blueprint detection algorithm — proposal would carry sentences of five years in prison, $15,000 fine for violation

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Tom's Hardware · 01/19/2026 08:31 EDT

Washington is the latest state to propose laws preventing the proliferation and manufacture of 3D-printed firearms. Read more ›

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Save $409 on a Herman Miller Embody gaming chair — 20% savings across the full range, including the Vantum, Aeron, and Sayl models

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Tom's Hardware · 01/19/2026 08:19 EDT

Treat your spine to an ergonomic posture-supporting gaming chair from Herman Miller and save 20% off the list price. Read more ›

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Hytale modder gets Windows 95 OS up and running inside the actual game — other projects include running Minecraft, and Hytale inside itself

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Tom's Hardware · 01/19/2026 08:09 EDT

Modders have run Windows 95 and Minecraft in Hytale, the hot new sandbox RPG that hit Early Access last Tuesday. Read more ›

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Robotics and world models are AI's next frontier, and China is already ahead of the West — research shows almost 13,000 robots deployed in 2025 alone

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Tom's Hardware · 01/19/2026 06:46 EDT

With the AI race showing no signs of stopping, the next great frontier is conquering the complex requirements that advanced robotics demands, and China is positioned to dominate. Read more ›

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Save over $300 on this powerful MacBook Pro with an M4 chip — Apple's laptop with upgraded 24GB RAM & 1TB storage is $300 off right now

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Tom's Hardware · 01/18/2026 11:22 EDT

If you've been looking to jump ship to the dark side, or just upgrade to a better laptop ready to fully cater to your professional needs, Apple has you covered. The AI boom has made even Apple's questionable upgrade pricing seem enticing, as you're getting a 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro with 24 GB of RAM for almost as much as the base model. Read more ›

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Elon Musk reveals roadmap with nine-month cadence for new AI processor releases, beating Nvidia and AMD's yearly cadence — Musk plans to have the highest-volume chips in the world

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Tom's Hardware · 01/18/2026 11:18 EDT

Elon Musk wants Tesla to iterate new AI accelerators faster than AMD and Nvidia. This can be done, but with caveats. Read more ›

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Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux — Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes

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Tom's Hardware · 01/18/2026 10:21 EDT

Linux can now handle Adobe Creative Cloud-era installers thanks to a series of patches built by PhialsBasement, an open-source developer who has fixed longstanding HTML and JavaScript rendering issues, alongside XML parsing errors in Wine. This enables Photoshop 2021 and even 2025 to run on the platform "butter smooth." Read more ›

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VHS Combo TVs debut with screen, old and new I/O, and a full videotape recorder in one — ‘Binge-watch like it's 1999’ says RetroBox

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Tom's Hardware · 01/18/2026 10:00 EDT

A new VHS Combo TV is on its way for folks who want to ‘Binge-watch like it’s 1999.’ Read more ›

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Erroneously assembled 1974 Altair 8800 computer gets fixed and enjoys first run in 2026 — Intel 8080 powered machine ran its first program 52 years later

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Tom's Hardware · 01/18/2026 08:40 EDT

A computer historian has documented the moment a 1974 kit computer successfully ran its first ever program – in 2016. Altair 8800 kit needed a new PSU. Read more ›

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Gamer builds ‘hardcore’ first-person shooter simulator that actually shoots back — gaming PC also has real weather effects

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Tom's Hardware · 01/18/2026 08:20 EDT

The first-person shooter simulator returns fire to the player with pyrotechnics and zaps them with a jolt of electricity whenever they get shot in the game. Read more ›

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xTool F2 Ultra Fiber Laser Review: Fast Metal Engraving in Color

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Tom's Hardware · 01/18/2026 08:00 EDT

xTool’s new F2 Ultra fiber laser cuts and engraves metal, in color. Read more ›

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U.S. govt says Musk's gas turbine generators for xAI aren’t exempt from permits — EPA ruling closes local loophole that allowed Musk to get power from temporary on-site power generators

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Tom's Hardware · 01/18/2026 08:00 EDT

The U.S. EPA now requires permits to operate gas turbine generators, even temporary ones, closing loopholes in some local ordinances that waived this requirement for deployments that lasted for less than 364 days. Read more ›

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Floppy disk drive converted into smart TV remote for kids — dev’s toddler inserts vividly labeled floppies to watch his favorite shows

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Tom's Hardware · 01/18/2026 07:40 EDT

Techy dad creates easy, tactile, Smart TV control system fed by colorfully labelled floppy disks. Read more ›

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Fear that quantum computing is on the cusp of cracking cryptocurrency's encryption spurs a global investment firm to remove Bitcoin from recommendations

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/18/2026 07:20 EDT

Jefferies Global Head of Equity Strategy Christopher Wood said that quantum computing could break Bitcoin sooner rather than later, and that the debate between crypto developers and quantum computing will only be a "long-term positive for gold." Read more ›

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Modder builds all-in-one console with PS5, Xbox Series X, & Switch 2 in a single system — "Ningtendo PXBOX 5" powered by a shared 250W power supply mounted inside a lost-wax chassis

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 01/18/2026 07:00 EDT

A modder in China has come up with an ingenious solution to combine all three consoles into one device that shares as much with modern tech as it does with ancient tradition. Read more ›

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Data centers will consume 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026 - supply shortfall will cause the chip shortage to spread to other segments

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 01/18/2026 06:30 EDT

Memory chip shortage set to spread well beyond the confines of datacenters and computers Read more ›

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Cooler Master’s modular Stream Deck alternative gets massive 70% discount, drops from $399 to $116.99 — MasterHUB Creator Kit gets a deep price cut

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Tom's Hardware · 01/17/2026 14:31 EDT

If you’ve been curious about Stream Deck-style workflows, the discounted Cooler Master MasterHUB is an affordable entry point Read more ›

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Benchmarks of Performance-core only Bartlett Lake CPU emerge, 10-core offers 26% faster multithreaded performance than 14-core i5-14400 — 12-core version launch could be imminent

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Tom's Hardware · 01/17/2026 13:32 EDT

First sighting of a 10 P-core only Bartlett Lake CPU emerges, featuring 26% better multi-core performance than the Core i5-14400, which has four more cores. 10 P-cores beat six P-cores and four E-cores. Read more ›

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Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 9 mobile CPU outperforms most desktop counterparts in new benchmark — Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus nearly matches flagship Core Ultra 9 285K in single-threaded performance

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Tom's Hardware · 01/17/2026 12:18 EDT

Intel's mainstream Arrow Lake lineup is due for a refresh later this year, and while we've already seen a lot about the desktop parts, the first mobile SKU has just appeared on PassMark with some impressive scores to boot. It beats every x86 laptop processor and gives most desktop SKUs a run for their money as well. Read more ›

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OpenAI cofounder's journal seemingly outlines plot with Altman to oust Musk to establish a for-profit biz — ‘This is the only chance we have to get out from Elon,’ Brockman wrote

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Tom's Hardware · 01/17/2026 11:07 EDT

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman's personal notes reveal that they've been discussing turning the AI firm into a non-profit without Elon Musk. Read more ›

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