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Global consumer Wi-Fi router shipments fell 6% in Q1 2026, down 34% from 2021 peak — mesh systems and gaming routers still prove popular (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-08 | by Brandon Hill | get TP-Link Archer AX50 → | tags: counterpoint, global, hardware

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Cooler Master V4 and V8 3DHP Review: A masterful engineering achievement (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-08 | by Albert Thomas | tags: cooler, credit, hardware

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Save $527 on this 1440p gaming PC from Newegg with a 16GB RTX 5060 Ti right now — huge discount for high-end performance rig with an Intel Core i7-14700F, 32GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-08 | by Ben Stockton | tags: deals, gaming, gaming pc

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Valve releases drivers, notes to make Windows work on Steam hardware, but refuses to support it — tells users it doesn’t offer support for ‘Windows on Steam Hardware,’ gaming company provides resources ‘as is’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-08 | by Jowi Morales | get Steam Deck Protective Case → | tags: gamers, hardware, steam

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Nvidia touts Vera CPU's single-threaded performance as its agentic AI advantage, reveals next-gen 'Rigel' Arm CPU cores — frames chip as a 'max single-threaded CPU at scale,' not a parallel monster (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-08 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Nvidia Vera CPU → | tags: core, design, hardware

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Starlink just doubled its prices for private jets, and hardware now costs $200,000 (techspot.com)

2026-07-08 | get Starlink Business Satellite Kit → | tags: aviation, aviation plans, better

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This Former DeepMind Exec Thinks the AI Arms Race Could End in Disaster (wired.com)

2026-07-08 | by Joel Khalili | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: arms, arms race, framing

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Hardware hacker is building a homemade GPU from 64,000 tiny RISC-V chips (techspot.com)

2026-07-08 | get RISC-V Development Board → | tags: arranged, arranged custom, balwierz

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Bethesda, id Software reportedly hit hard by Microsoft layoffs (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-07 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: cuts, doom, founder

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The Nintendo Switch's days are numbered—but what is that number? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-07 | get Nintendo Switch OLED Model → | tags: hardware, hardware sales, nintendo

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Why the global memory bottleneck may signal early innings in the cyber stock comeback (cnbc.com)

2026-07-07 | by Zev Fima | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: alto, crowdstrike, cybersecurity

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Companies are now using automatic Windows installers to display Adware through the Microsoft Store when you install new hardware — customer immediately gets McAfee ads on their PC after connecting new LG monitor; here's how to block the new ads (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Hassam Nasir | get AdGuard Ad Blocker → | tags: hardware, just, microsoft

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J.P. Morgan raises Apple stock target to $345 despite hardware price hikes (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-07 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple iPhone 15 Case → | tags: apple, appleinsider, hikes

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PlayStation disc petition approaches 200,000 signatures as backlash grows over Sony's decision to stop producing new physical media — firm still plans to produce optical media for existing titles, but new games will be digital only (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Luke James | get PlayStation 4 Game Disc → | tags: disc, discs, games

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9 Mothers (YC P26) Is Hiring in Austin, TX (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: autonomous, autonomous perception, hardware

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Dev ports Linux to Atari's notorious Jaguar console from 1993 — the first 64-bit console features 2MB of RAM, 13.3 MHz CPU, and Tom and Jerry co-processors; the Jag was notoriously difficult to program and flopped (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Mark Tyson | tags: atari, atari jaguar, console

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Modder builds 8,192-core GPU at home out of RISC-V microcontrollers — full "graphics card" draws over 2,000 watts of power, requires a 3D printer to program (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Bruno Ferreira | get RISC-V Microcontroller Kit → | tags: balwierz, chips, designed

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Say hello to hard helium (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-07 | get Helium Tank for Balloons → | tags: best, best experience, browser

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OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | get OpenWrt Router Kit → | tags: boot, device, nand

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Who was really at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Madison Square Garden wedding? AI slop makes it hard to tell (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: ai problem, ai slop, media

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Stealth robotics startup (YC S26) is hiring principal engineers (Palo Alto) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | get Robotics Engineering Kit → | tags: engineer, hardware, principal

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Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free 'Open Printer' inkjet still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed, nine months after it first appeared (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Luke James | get Open Source Inkjet Printer → | tags: hardware, open, open tools

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AMD Ryzen AI Halo review: AMD builds a DGX Spark of its own (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Jeffrey Kampman | get AMD Ryzen AI Processor → | tags: ai halo, halo, hardware

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Nvidia's Kyber rack for Rubin Ultra reportedly delayed to 2028, stopgap solution also axed due to customer pushback — Analyst firm SemiAnalysis says PCB midplane problems led to the delay [Updated] (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Luke James | get Nvidia Kyber Rack Kit → | tags: hardware, kyber, nvidia

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China’s Huawei to enter South Korean AI chip market with new Atlas SuperPods, clusters pack 8,192 Ascend 950 accelerators per deployment — reportedly challenges Nvidia dominance with 'tripled inference performance' of H20 at one-quarter the cost (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Etiido Uko | get Huawei Atlas SuperPods → | tags: ascend, hardware, huawei

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Leak suggests Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 Pro faces a serious hardware identity crisis (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-06 | get Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro Case → | tags: exynos, galaxy, galaxy pro

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AI infrastructure without human capability is just hardware (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-06 | get AI Infrastructure Kit → | tags: actually, actually building, america

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Score a massive $1,050 saving on this RTX 5090 gaming PC that's just 16% more than the GPU's standalone price right now — epic discount secures you a formidable 4K gaming rig with a 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5, and a 2TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Ben Stockton | tags: deals, gaming, hardware

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Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year (theverge.com)

2026-07-06 | by Andrew Webster | get Nintendo Switch Console → | tags: hardware, nintendo, nintendo switch

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‘Mob Psycho 100’ Crew Reflect on the Make‑or‑Break Journey of the Decade‑Defining Anime (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-05 | get Mob Psycho 100 Art Book → | tags: actors, actors setsuo, anime