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Clever Brit successfully repurposes telephone wiring for gigabit internet throughout his vintage home — Lad converts "incomprehensible mess of wires" into high-speed ethernet links

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 07:00 EDT

Tired of slow, laggy internet throughout your house and don't want to deal with cables dangling outside? The solution could be simpler than you think, repurposing existing cables inside your walls to achieve fast internet everywhere in the home. That's what an Englishman has just done, and it's better than powerline adapters. Read more ›

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DoomBuds ports the 1993 FPS classic to open-source earbuds by streaming JPGs at 18fps — runs on 300MHz CPU with less than 1MB of RAM

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 06:00 EDT

A developer has ported Doom to a pair of earbuds, but there were extra hurdles to jump, as the earbuds don't have a screen. Read more ›

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Exploring Clawdbot, the AI agent taking the internet by storm — AI agent can automate tasks for you, but there are significant risks involved

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Tom's Hardware · 01/27/2026 05:28 EDT

Clawdbot is a new pseudo-locally-hosted gateway for agentic AI that offers a sneak peek at both good and bad futures for the technology. Read more ›

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Nvidia pumps another $2 billion into CoreWeave and announces standalone availability of Vera CPU — chipmaker increases stake in its customer to 9%

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 18:14 EDT

Nvidia is spending another $2 billion investing in CoreWeave, one of its AI customers, due to "confidence in their growth and confidence in CoreWeave’s management," according to CEO Jensen Huang. Read more ›

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Microsoft introduces newest in-house AI chip — Maia 200 is faster than other bespoke Nvidia competitors, built on TSMC 3nm with 216GB of HBM3e

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 13:42 EDT

30% more performance per dollar than Maia 100, and faster than Amazon or Google. Read more ›

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Get AMD's 16GB RX 9060 XT for the MSRP price of an 8GB RTX 5060 Ti — Newegg discount code unlocks $20 saving on double the VRAM

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 12:59 EDT

PowerColor's RX 9060 XT 16GB is on a $20 discount on Newegg with promo code, making the card as cheap as the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB with double the VRAM capacity. Read more ›

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Mac Mini M4 is on sale for just $499, defying the odds as PCs become more expensive — save $100 on performant machine with 16GB of unified memory

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 11:33 EDT

The Mac mini M4 is currently on sale on Amazon for $499, making one of the cheapest ways to get into the Apple ecosystem even much more affordable. Read more ›

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Bill Gates-backed silicon photonics startup develops optical transistors 10,000x smaller than current tech — optical chip can process 1,000 x 1,000 multiplication matrices

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 10:00 EDT

Neurophos built a silicon photonics chip that's 10,000 smaller than current tech and could potentially deliver 10x the performance of Nivida's Vera Rubin GPUs using the same amount of power and available chip fab technologies. Read more ›

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AMD reportedly addressing crushing memory shortages with Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU bundles — 'official' boxset with CPU, memory and cooler spotted in China, worth ~$1,000

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 09:29 EDT

Official hardware combos are now a reality, at least in China, where AMD has collaborated with Cooler Master and V-Color to provide gamers with a convenient all-in-one solution. This new bundled box includes the 9850X3D chip, alongside a 32 GB kit of V-Color's DDR5-6000 OLED RAM and a Cooler Master Hyper 612 Apex cooler. Read more ›

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Elegoo’s Centauri Carbon 2 Combo budget 3D printer is now available — brings four-color printing to an accessible price point

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 09:05 EDT

The anticipated color upgrade to Elegoo’s budget-busting 3D printer launches at $449. Read more ›

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Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) review: Premium Panther Lake

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 09:00 EDT

The Asus ZenBook Duo with Intel Core Ultra X9 388H has two pretty OLED screens powered by an impressive chip with powerful integrated graphics. Read more ›

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Get rid of that ancient thermal paste with Arctic's MX-6, which just hit an all-time low price at Amazon — a cheap fix for what could turn into an expensive problem

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Tom's Hardware · 01/26/2026 08:58 EDT

Look after your precious PC, check your temps, and reapply thermal paste on your CPU for optimum performance. Read more ›

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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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