HARDWARE·May 9, 2026FCC reverses course, allows software updates for foreign-made drones and routers until 2029 — agency says blocking security patches could create cybersecurity risksTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·May 9, 2026Maryland residents hit with $2 billion power grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers — state complains to federal energy regulators, saying the extra cost breaks ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ promisesTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·May 9, 2026Cloudflare cuts 20% of its jobs due to AI, and its stock takes a 19% spillTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·May 9, 2026Best budget gaming laptops of 2026: The best cheap laptops we've tested and benchmarkedTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·May 9, 2026Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole' — one app developer saw downloads surge by 1,800% in just the first month after the UK's Online Safety Act took effectTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·May 9, 2026Testing Nvidia's RTX Mega Geometry tech — VRAM-reducing tech a leap forward for path-traced renderingTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·May 9, 2026Commodore Amiga-emulating TheA1200 retro computer delayed nearly half a year by global chip shortages — Retro Games Ltd says it will use the extra time to finesse the softwareTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·May 9, 2026Supermicro-tied execs used a Thai government entity to ship Nvidia AI GPUs to China, report alleges; Chinese web giant Alibaba received restricted serversTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·May 9, 2026Linux mascot Tux the penguin turns 30 — Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the “slightly overweight penguin” on May 9, 1996Tom's Hardware
HARDWARE·May 9, 2026Nintendo is raising the price of the Switch 2 by $50 starting in September — Console will soon cost $499, but you can avoid the price hike if you buy nowTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·May 8, 2026North Korean fake remote worker scam lands two Americans 18-month prison sentences for hosting laptops — US firms unknowingly shipped laptops to “employees” who secretly worked from overseas via remote desktop, generating $1.2 million for PyongyangTom's Hardware
