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Valve’s new Steam Controller is so popular, you might not get one until 2027 (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-19 | get Steam Controller (2024 Model) → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation

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Take a Look at Richard Brake’s Evil and Creepy Geppetto in a New ‘Pinocchio: Unstrung’ Clip (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-19 | get Pinocchio Unstrung Collectible Figurine → | tags: richard brake, pinocchio, chris elliott

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Researchers build brain-like memory device for AI sensors that may improve energy efficiency — phototransistor device combines light sensing, memory, and processing to cut data movement (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-17 | by Etiido Uko | get AI Phototransistor Sensor Kit → | tags: oregon state university, phototransistor, advanced functional materials

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NLnet announces funding for 67 more open-source projects (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get Open Source Software Book → | tags: ngi, open-source, privacy

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Microsoft weighs an Xbox spinoff. Would it revive the business or put it at risk? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-15 | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: microsoft, xbox, cloud gaming

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A brief tour of the PDP-11, the most influential minicomputer of all time (2022) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get PDP-11 Emulator Kit → | tags: pdp-11, minicomputers, digital equipment corporation

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Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Packages (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-13 | get Arch Linux Package Management Book → | tags: arch linux, malware, phoronix test suite

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5 skills that help you negotiate with confidence (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-12 | get Negotiation Skills Book → | tags: john richardson, attia qureshi, never settle

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Siri AI is coming to newer Apple devices only, here’s the full list (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-12 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple Siri Compatible Devices → | tags: apple, hardware, iphone

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Republican lawmakers urge federal agency to block imports of infringing TSMC chips as patent ruling nears — five asserted U.S. patents come from United Microelectronics Corporation (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-12 | by Luke James | get TSMC Chip Development Kit → | tags: apple, qualcomm, semiconductor

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Xbox will pay five times more for memory and storage in 2027 than it did two years ago — CEO Asha Sharma admits there's an unsustainable hardware gap that 'cannot continue' (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-12 | by Hassam Nasir | get Xbox Storage Expansion Card → | tags: blog, blog post, console

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"This cannot continue": Xbox leaders lay out "hard truths" behind sagging brand (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-11 | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: hardware, industry, microsoft

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Razer Blade 18 (2026) review: Coming in fast and hot (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-11 | by Andrew E. Freedman | get Razer Blade 18 Laptop → | tags: blade, credit, hardware

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Gaming PC deflects bullet shot through wall by neighbour, saving owner's life — criminal negligence charges for culprit who claims 'firearm was accidentally discharged by her dog' (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-11 | by Mark Tyson | get Bulletproof Gaming Laptop Sleeve → | tags: angelbabyzz, bullet, neighbor

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Massive 8TB SD cards are set to ship 'shortly' after a two-year delay — mind-blowing storage at possibly bank-breaking prices (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-11 | by Zhiye Liu | get SanDisk 8TB SD Card → | tags: card, cards, hardware

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We tested 20 wall chargers, from cheap to expensive, to find the best — from 15W to 140W, here are the chargers that perform the best without overheating and throttling (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-11 | by Joe Shields | get Anker PowerPort Atom PD → | tags: charger, chargers, hardware

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Buying a school laptop? 4 things I'd consider first (and my top 10 picks) (zdnet.com)

2026-06-11 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Laptop Backpack for Students → | tags: battery, best, college

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New Starlink Users Will Pay $10 Monthly for Hardware Rental (cnet.com)

2026-06-10 | by See Full Bio | get Starlink Satellite Dish → | tags: cost, hardware, internet

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Xbox warns of a ‘reset’ as it prepares for layoffs (theverge.com)

2026-06-10 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate → | tags: booty, cuts, hardware

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DiffusionGemma: 4x Faster Text Generation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-10 | by Brendan O'Donoghue | get AI Text Generation Software → | tags: diffusion, diffusiongemma, entire

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15 years later, the PS2 gets a Minecraft port, and it actually hits 30fps (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-10 | get PlayStation 2 Classic Console → | tags: developer, game, hardware

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Innocent Man Freed After Spending Over 50 Days in Jail Due to Horribly Inaccurate AI Facial Recognition Tech (futurism.com)

2026-06-10 | by Joe Wilkins | get Facial Recognition Privacy Mask → | tags: facial, facial recognition, office

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Gigabyte's sensational RTX 5070 Ti Aorus Prime 5 gaming PC has had $500 slashed off the list price at Walmart — 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and 2TB of storage for just $1,999 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-10 | by Stewart Bendle | get Gigabyte RTX 5070 Ti → | tags: deals, gaming, hardware

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China drafts $295 billion plan to build national AI data center grid running on 80% homemade silicon — projected 2028 timeline could run into limits of local chip production (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-10 | by Luke James | get AI Data Center Kit → | tags: accelerators, china, chips

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AI misidentification results in wrongful arrest; man seeks justice (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-09 | by Eli Brand | get AI Misidentification Prevention Kit → | tags: florida, office, richardson

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RIP software hackathons. Long live the hardware hackathon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-09 | by Oscar Poke | get Raspberry Pi 4 Kit → | tags: audio, code, hackathon

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Starlink charges $10 monthly hardware fee in move away from one-time purchases (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-09 | get Starlink Router Kit → | tags: article said, hardware, rental

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Razer Seiren V3 Pro Review: USB, XLR, and 32-bit float (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-09 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | get Razer Seiren V3 Pro Microphone → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

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Elon Musk's first-gen orbital data center craft spans wider than a Boeing 747 and runs an interchangeable chip payload — AI1 satellite compute payload is 120 kW, peaks at 150 kW (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-09 | by Luke James | get Starlink Satellite Dish → | tags: compute, hardware, million

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HVAC tech finds former AMD CEO Rory Read's PC in a customer's basement, signed by Lisa Su — unused 2014 desktop had Bulldozer-era hardware inside and a wrapped Windows 8.1 CD (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-09 | by Hassam Nasir | get AMD Ryzen Desktop Processor → | tags: computer, hardware, read