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Updated 2026-10-18 21:15
Modder brings full Nvidia DLSS 5 suite to three generations of AMD gaming GPUs
Radeon GPUs get the full DLSS experience as solo project ports all the DLSS features for RDNA2-4 GPUs.
Anycubic's award-winning 3D printer hits all-time low pricing
The Editor's Choice Anycubic Kobra X Multicolor 3D Printer is at the lowest price we've ever seen.
F-22 Raptor pilot successfully demonstrates command of 'wingman' fighter drone in simulated combat
The USAF's latest test proves that an F-22 Raptor can command a YFQ-44A Fury drone in combat conditions.
Cinebench world record that stood for 12 years gets toppled
You don't need the latest and greatest PC hardware to have fun or even break overclocking world records, as Luumi shows with an ancient Haswell system.
Asus ROG Strix XG27AQGNV 27-inch G-Sync Pulsar gaming monitor review: Super smooth with unprecedented control
Asus delivers its take on G-Sync Pulsar with the ROG Strix XG27AQGNV. This 27-inch IPS panel sports smooth motion with 360 Hz, QHD resolution, HDR and wide gamut color.
Nvidia RTX 5090 shipment worth $470,000 goes missing in Brazilian airport
Brazilian electronics and IT distributor Oderco claims that two pallets of Zotac RTX 5090 GPUs have arrived at the airport but has since completely disappeared.
Web-based chip fab engineering game goes viral in Taiwan
A new 3D web game where you live 'A Day in the Life of a Semiconductor Wafer Factory Worker' has gone viral in Taiwan, where it was developed.
Official DLSS 5 running on unsupported games delivers up to 90% better performance than the leaked version
Nvidia's latest DLSS Neural Renderer, extracted from NBA 2K27 (again), is being tested on unsupported games and shows up to a 90% performance gain over the previous NR model.
MIT engineers build soft 3D shape-sensing skin for gaming and VR
MIT engineers embedded soft optical fibers in a silicone sheet that reconstructs its own 3D shape, aimed at gaming, VR, and physical therapy.
Typo-squatting attacks with major domains are still viable
Typo-squatting attacks with major domains are still viable - corner cases with Cyrillic characters still evade the best checks
300-plus local data center bans have only delayed just three US projects
SemiAnalysis mapped more than 300 local data center moratoriums against the US pipeline and found only three projects actually delayed.
Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line
Anthropic's proposal requires evaluators to report any imminent risk to the Department of Commerce within 72 hours, after which the Department must present the evidence to a federal judge and await an order.
Researchers train AI to detect concealed handguns using Wi-Fi signals
Researchers have developed WiFireNet, an AI system that detects concealed handguns from Wi-Fi channel-state information, achieving 72.5% average precision in controlled indoor tests without cameras or metal detectors.
DJI’s first battery-swapping dock gets drones recharged and back in the air in under 45 seconds
DJI Dock 4 swaps the Matrice 5TD drone's battery in 25 seconds, but the system has no FCC clearance for sale in the U.S.
Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuest’s new Surveillance Layer
This new feature could help users avoid Flock and other ALPR cameras.
Grab an RTX 5090 for a discounted $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt gaming PC — price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own
Grab an RTX 5090 for $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt - $7,599 price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own
HyperX Cloud Alpha Air Review: Open-back and budget-friendly
The HyperX Cloud Alpha Air is the brand's first open-back gaming headset. It's lightweight and comfortable, and it sounds very good. But microphone pickup is low, and it doesn't seem to work with the brand's peripheral software (yet).
Quad 8-pin mod protects the $8,500 RTX 5090 you can’t replace from melting
Redditor showcases a new quad 8-pin power-conversion kit for the 16-pin power connector on Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics cards.
MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Base and MFY Yoke review: Taking flight sim immersion to the next level
The MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Base and MFY Yoke Bundle brings force feedback and autopilot following to the world of desktop flight simulators.
Nvidia reportedly insists the RTX 5090 isn't dead despite severe shortages and removed listings at multiple retailers
Nvidia states that RTX 5090 isn't discontinued, only that supply is constrained - and yet the card is effectively gone from storefronts
Sandisk’s 512GB Switch 2-ready microSD Express card is a steal for $98 during sale
Nintendo Switch 2 owners looking to download more games can take advantage of this deal on SanDisk's officially licensed microSD Express card, which supports read speeds of up to 880 MB/s and offers 512GB of capacity.
AI lab offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs across three cities to train AI robots
HUMXN wants to pay for maintenance and repair services for homes in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Miami to gather data to train AI models and robots.
This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 17, 2026
This week, Tom's Hardware Premium subscribers can read our EMIB and Foveros roadmaps, the latest on Chinese competition in the local AI system space, and much more.
Leap seconds being retired next year to avoid wreaking havoc on computer systems
The leap second will be replaced by a leap hour, which will take "several centuries" before it must be implemented.
Taiwan targets illicit AI server exports to China with five-year prison terms
Taiwan is expanding the Foreign Trade Act to include AI servers and semiconductors in its list of controlled exports.
Crafty OpenAI agent willingly stole crypto from an account it didn't own to complete a task during test
GPT5.6-Sol didn't have funds to deploy smart contracts, so it looked for exposed accounts with enough money to pay for the gas fees.
Game decompilation hub freezes leaderboard after AI turns progress into a hollow numbers game amid explosion of 'AI slop'
decomp.dev has closed its public index of game decompilation projects, saying AI-driven forks and ports broke the community.
Modder finishes nine-year Xbox 360 voltage glitch mod with a $4 microcontroller, cracks the console open
Modder glitch-hacks his Xbox 360 with the help of a $4 microcontroller - operation shows the power of the Rasperry Pi Pico
US Army to use 3D-printed rocket motors for low-cost cruise missiles
X-Bow Systems has been tapped to 3D-print rocket motors for the U.S. Army's low-cost cruise missiles.
ASML's employee-only High-NA EUV Lego kit gets an open 810-piece fan replica
A Lego enthusiast recreated the rare ASML Lego kit, added their own customizations, and shared the plans for free on Rebrickable.
This could be your last chance to grab an RTX 5090
With no new Nvidia 5090 GPU replacement anticipated before at least 2028, this could well be your last opportunity to get your hands on a very powerful GPU for gaming.
China startup demoes prototype EUV light source
Chinese startup Langdao Silex showcased its laser-produced plasma EUV source at a trade show, but the technology will likely take many years before it gets to decent EUV power levels. Even if it does, China will need many more advancements to build a practical EUV lithography tool.
Gun-rights activist unveils world's first 'AI-made' 3D-printed firearm — .22 caliber handgun created by an 'AI that can generate guns' called GatGPT
A gun rights activist has unveiled the world's first AI-made 3D printed firearm.
Nvidia RTX Spark devices are now officially on sale, secure the Surface Laptop Ultra or other RTX Spark laptops here
Orders are live on Nvidia RTX Spark laptops, including the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra and devices from HP, Lenovo, Asus, and Dell.
New York rep announces game ownership bill that would require consumer ownership rather than sale of licenses
New York joins Pennsylvania in protecting gamers' rights to own games, requiring publishers to provide an offline mode and the right to transfer games.
Gigabyte X870 Aorus Infinity Motherboard Review: limited-edition, designed for extreme overclocking, but pricey for X870
Gigabyte's limited-edition 40th-anniversary X870 Aorus Infinity motherboard is designed for extreme overclocking, with everything you need for daily use.
Googlebooks are as poorly timed as Valve’s Steam Machine, and may suffer a similar fate
Google attempted to take its Chromebook platform upscale with Googlebooks. But the timing could not have been worse. Phone support at launch is extremely limited, and most people use Android phones and Chromebooks because they're cheap.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra review: RTX Spark in a straight-up beautiful Windows PC
Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra is its most beautiful laptop ever, but using Windows on it is the same as ever. Only AI enthusiasts will get the most out of RTX Spark.
Taiwan raising $4 billion to build industrial park in Texas to support US chipmaking supply chain
This $4 billion industrial park would make it easier for smaller Taiwanese companies who can't afford to build their own sites in the U.S. to expand and follow major Taiwanese manufacturers like TSMC and Foxconn.
Epic introduces an improved version of anti-cheat for Linux
Epic wants to work with developers and maintainers to find the best solution to making anti-cheat work seamlessly on Linux.
Experiment shows liquid metal TIM doesn’t dry out; it turns solid
Der8auer's two-year electron microscope test shows liquid metal's gallium turns solid on copper and nickel-plated coolers.
Corsair's Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB memory receives a $108 price cut
Save $108 on Corsair's Vengeance RGB RAM and bag 32GB of DDR5 memory for your PC.
Linus Torvalds posts his first AI-assisted patch to the Linux kernel, synthetic test clocks 23x performance leap
Linus Torvalds posts his first LLM-assisted patch to the Linux kernel - after issuing clear pro-AI directives, the bossman makes use of AI tooling himself
Thai cops bust 'audacious' cross-border fiberoptic cable running to Myanmar scam compound
Thai authorities have busted a cross-border fiber-optic internet cable being used to steal data.
Ukrainian drones hit Russian data centers, disrupting Russian apps and services
After Ukrainian long-range strike drones targeted Russian data centers, various Russian digital services and apps went down or faced severe disruption. There's even some suggestion that online bot activity may be down, but not by as much as initial reports claimed.
Newegg has slashed $260 off this all-AMD 4K gaming PC — 9800X3D and Radeon RX 9070 XT combo comes with 32GB of DDR5 and a 2TB SSD
Save $260 on an all-AMD gaming PC with 9800X3D and Radeon RX 9070 XT.
Jailbroken PS5s can now run local AI models at over 100+ tokens per second
PS5LM gets a fork, allowing it to run natively and use the GPU and more RAM to run larger LLMs, even running Qwen3.8-27B at 20 tokens per second.
Formlabs Form Studio 1 Review: Professional status, consumer price tag
The Form Studio 1 is Formlabs first consumer-grade printer. It combines a 200 * 125 * 235 mm build volume with resin heating, automatic dispensing, and a free Open Material Mode.
SK hynix reportedly playing hardball with Trump admin over 3D NAND fab
SK hynix reportedly conditions building new Solidigm 3D NAND fab in the U.S. to equipment exports to the Solidigm fab in Dalian, China.
Nvidia RTX 5090 disappears from Micro Center amid rumors of a production halt
Micro Center has reclassified Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards as 'Not Carried,' and almost all units are out of stock at its stores.
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