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Solo dev enables running CUDA on AMD hardware in Windows, getting multiple CUDA libraries running on a gaming Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU in Windows — CUDA-exclusive

With the latest ROCm updates, AMD finally brought robust, official PyTorch and HIP SDK support to Windows for consumer GPUs, fully supporting the Radeon RX 7000 and the RX 9000 series.

Waymo robotaxi calls cops on riders handling loaded AR-style ghost gun — Waymo alerted San Francisco police, then juvenile riders were stopped and arrested

Following a tip-off from robotaxi firm Waymo, San Francisco police conducted a “high-risk vehicle stop” and arrested two juveniles last week.

The Steam Frame is made for irresponsible hardware nerds like me

For nearly three weeks, I've been testing the limits of Valve's Steam Frame, the company's new wearable PC.

Samsara (IOT) Crosses $2B, But Growth Comes With A Hardware Tax

This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: September 12, 2026 — Benchmarking Qwen 3.8, the splintered compute economy and AI breakthroughs

If you're not yet subscribed to Tom's Hardware Premium , we've got you covered with this weekly roundup of everything we've posted throughout the week.

Hardware-accurate NeoGeo AES+ delayed to late 2027 due to memory shortage — decision driven by surging demand and AI-driven RAM crunch

Plaion's release of the NeoGeo AES+ , a contemporary, hardware-level 1:1 replica of SNK's evergreen NeoGeo console, is being delayed by 10 months, with a new September 16, 2027 release date.

We asked NFL execs to predict 2026 award winners: Here's who they picked for MVP, other hardware

Who will win MVP? Who will take Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year? Who is primed for a breakout? We asked execs and scouts for their picks.

Valve's Steam Hardware Survey suggests the Radeon RX 9070 XT is now AMD's most popular GPU

Valve just published Steam Hardware Survey results for August, and the Radeon RX 9070 XT is now the favored AMD GPU.

Trezor, BitBox warn users about fake hardware wallet security alerts

BitBox said multiple Bitcoin companies appeared to have been targeted through a shared newsletter provider, while Trezor confirmed a breach at its email service.

The iPhone Duo’s hardware doesn’t look special, but its software might be

With the iPhone Duo, Apple has pulled off a familiar trick.

Engadget Podcast: Diving into the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and Apple's new hardware

We finally have an Apple foldable, and it looks pretty damn compelling.

Bitcoin and Ethereum race quantum clock as U.S. backs $300 million hardware push

The threat is not here yet, but fault-tolerant machines and crypto’s migration plans are starting to converge on the same 2029 window.

Apple Watch 12 and Ultra 4's biggest upgrade isn't the hardware—it's what your wrist can now hear

Starting at $399

Apple adds 37 hardware identifiers ahead of ‘Surprise and Shine’ event

Apple has added new hardware identifiers for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices, some of which could be announced as soon as tomorrow at its “Surprise and Shine” event. Here are the details. more…

IEEE Senior Membership Demystified

For most of my career, my IEEE membership sat quietly in the background—a line on my résumé, a discount code for a conference registration, and access to the IEEE Xplore digital library , which I underutilized.

IEEE Student Conference Provides Visibility to Budding Authors

The IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) honor society is preparing to host the Innovating the Future event on 6 November.

Make a Portable Wide-screen Mechanical TV

I never intended to join the cutting edge of electromechanical television.

Oscar Winner Brings Monsters to Life With His Simulation Software

While walking to school as a child, Jernej Barbič would marvel at how beautiful his home was.

NASA’s Cargo-Moving Robotic Arm Named 300th IEEE Milestone

In the 1960s NASA began developing a system of reusable space shuttles to make its work more efficient and to reduce costs.

Workshops Educate African Researchers On How to Publish With IEEE

Many researchers and students in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda struggle to access and publish scientific and technical articles because of financial barriers including publishing fees and subscriptions to research libraries.

IEEE to Reward Sections for High Voter Turnout in Annual Election

For this year’s IEEE annual election , the IEEE Tellers Committee will recognize the Sections with the highest voter turnout (based on total eligible voters) in each Region with an incentive reward after the election results are accepted by the IEEE Board of Directors .The incent

Need for Speed Underground 2 now runs directly on Nintendo Switch — other Classic Windows titles playable thanks to custom firmware boot

Retro gaming fans who own Nintendo Switch consoles now have several classic Windows titles they can now enjoy.

Valve Steam Frame Review: Competent as a standalone VR, but wireless streaming remains the focus

Valve has been ramping up its hardware releases during 2026, with the Steam Controller launching this past spring, followed by the Steam Machine earlier this summer.

Valve engineers discuss the duality of the Steam Frame and pricing — Valve's newest VR headset pivots SteamOS to Arm

I spoke with Valve software developers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Jeff Leinbaugh about the Steam Frame launch, why the company is taking a two-pronged strategy with streaming and standalone support, and how the global memory/storage crunch affected development.

Valve Steam Frame interview — why it costs up to $1,300, Snapdragon power, and 10x foveated streaming

Prior to the official launch of the Steam Frame, Tom's Hardware Premium had a chance to talk with Valve software developers Jeff Leinbaugh and Pierre-Loup Griffais.

Anthropic says AI can boost U.S. GDP by 32%, up to $44.4 trillion in four years — economics model predicts that displaced employees 'may have to switch to jobs

Last week, Anthropic published its prediction of what the economic impact of AI on the U.S.

Bernie Sanders proposes 20 year prison sentence for AI devs who plow ahead with Artificial Superintelligence plans — penalty on par with illegally developing ro

Senators Bernie Sanders and Greg Cezar have announced their Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act .

Dumpster diver builds home lab Proxmox server from weekly landfill runs for SSDs, HDDs, GPUs, and even RAM — weekly e-waste raids net multi-drive Proxmox server

A tech enthusiast says that they managed to put together a home lab-worthy Proxmox server using PC parts scavenged from the nearby county landfill.

Modders halve FSR 4 render times on AMD’s PS5-derived BC-250 mining APU — portable FidelityFX DLL cuts 1440p upscaling time from 11.51 ms to 5.92 ms

Modders have slashed the cost of running FSR 4 on AMD’s RDNA 2-powered BC-250 by nearly half, with a new implementation cutting the upscaler’s processing time from 11.51 ms to 5.92 ms at 1440p.

We tested unofficial DLSS Multi Frame Generation support on RTX 40-series GPUs — new mod brings RTX 50-series exclusive feature to older cards, and it really wo

It’s been a heck of a time lately for PC gamers willing to get their hands dirty with mods.

IKEA releases new Skyrim mod that adds gloriously mundane Kallax shelving unit as your newest companion — free collab provides a drab flatpack answer to your lo

IKEA has announced the Kallax Storageborn companion creation for players of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on PC or Xbox.

Wiki documents at least 44 instances in which Sony says you own your games as digital games ownership lawsuit progresses — project is direct assault on Sony's c

In a recent lawsuit against Sony, the firm argued that "reasonable consumers would not be misled" into believing they own digital games that they "purchased" on the PlayStation Store.

Sanctioned Chinese supercomputer maker stripped of IO500 benchmark crown, Intel-powered Aurora retakes the lead — record-breaking ParaStor F9000 storage system

The IO500 Committee has removed storage subsystems based on Sugon's ParaStor F9000 all-flash storage systems from its Production IO500 list, as the system does not meet reproducibility requirements, which include sufficient architecture details and general availability, as notice

Nintendo of America puts tariff refunds towards 'customer appreciation' sale, but no refunds to Switch 2 buyers — offers 30% off games and accessories from Sept

Nintendo of America got its tariff refund and is using the money to hold a sale, rather than returning it to customers who paid higher-than-expected prices for the Nintendo Switch 2 and accessories.

Desktop graphics card shipments hit four-year high of 12.5 million despite increasing prices — Nvidia takes 90% share as gamers rush to beat looming price spike

Discrete graphics card shipments for desktop PCs in Q2 2026 totaled 12.5 million units, the highest number since Q1 2022 despite record-high prices and cratering shipments of desktop CPUs, according to findings from Jon Peddie Research .

Minecraft-spawned crypto kingpin faces 20 years for $245 million heist — mastermind's role in hacking campaign fueled their supercar, bodyguards, and private je

The ringleader of a cybercrime gang, which reportedly formed after meetups in Minecraft online, has pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge.

Switch 2 Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition preorders open on Amazon for $519.99 — here's your last shot to grab the limited-edition console at MSRP

Preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition went live shortly after yesterday's Nintendo Direct and sold out instantly.

Steam enforces Australian age verification via credit cards — debit card glitches and low credit adoption alienate core gamers, privacy-first mindset leads to d

Today is September 9, and the significance of the date for Australian consumers is that, by law, buying online apps and games now requires an over-18 age verification step.

Chinese quartz approved for semiconductor equipment and DRAM manufacturing, but it still can't break America's monopoly — China secures domestic supply for chip

Jiangsu Pacific Quartz, a high-purity quartz (HPQ) producer from China, is already supplying its HPQ material to leading domestic and overseas producers of chipmaking tools, including Lam Research and Tokyo Electron.

Intel-backed auto-overclocking tool Hypertune optimizes individual systems, not test profiles — tool claims FPS improvement of up to 60% on Intel-based systems

Following an early access period that included over 60,000 participants, auto-overclocking tool Hypertune has released its Gaming Performance Engineering platform, which is built on top of Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) SDK and developed in partnership with Intel.

Microsoft reportedly gives secret Xbox Game Pass discounts to churned subscribers to reel them back in — targeted offers slash up to 30% off the regular price

If you play hard to get, you could get Xbox Game Pass for cheaper; at least that is what numerous users are reporting on a Reddit thread.

Nintendo unveils The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 for $520 — First-ever special-edition Switch 2 drops October 19, alongside $100 Pro Controller, p

Nintendo just aired one of the most important Directs of the Switch 2 generation, showcasing the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake in all its glory.

LG strongly denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true' — online investigation claims 216,000,000 TVs spy and record audio

In a statement to Tom's Hardware , TV manufacturer LG has strongly denied recent claims that its smart TVs constantly log and upload data, record audio while in standby, while confirming they scan local area networks for other devices, a feature common in smart TVs and media devi

Valve is still figuring out ‘how and when’ to do Steam Deck 2

Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup - the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today's Steam Frame - are we any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld?

Valve Says Mystery Plans For Steam Deck 2 Remain Unchanged Despite RAM Crisis

One rumor from a hardware leaker suggests 2028 is when to expect the handheld PC successor

Steam Frame starts at $1059

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A New NASA Design Turbocharges Nuclear Spacecraft

Summary NASA and industry engineers propose a synchronal bimodal nuclear rocket (S‑BNR) to dramatically cut transit times to destinations around the solar system, such as Mars, by combining nuclear thermal and electric propulsion.

AI Companion Robots Are Closing the Human Connection in Modern Homes

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Noodling on Nuclear Engines

One day in 1982, Joseph “Rod” Canion and two colleagues from Texas Instruments sat down at the House of Pies in Houston and used a placemat to sketch out what would become Compaq’s portable PC.

IBM Built the Cold War’s Most Powerful Code Breaker for the NSA

At the height of the Cold War, one very specialized computer was so secret that the world didn’t know it existed.

The First Battery Was Inspired By a Dead Frog

In a display case on the lower level of the Faraday Museum at the Royal Institution in London, there’s an unassuming stack of gray metal discs and blotting paper.

The E.U.’s AI Drive Undermines Its ​Own Chip Strategy

This story was originally published by Tech Policy Press .

This Teen Helped Native American Students Earn Ham Radio Licenses

For many high school students, summer vacation is a time to unplug.

Applying Different Forms of Mentorship

This article is crossposted from IEEE Spectrum ’s careers newsletter.

IEEE President’s Note: Technology for Social Good

Across IEEE, our strength lies not only in the excellence of our individual communities but also in our ability to bring them together around shared problems that demand interdisciplinary solutions.

AI Efficiency Could Cost Us the Next Generation of Experts

A little over a decade ago, I led the controls design for a first-of-its-kind full digital-control system for a U.S.

Protecting Dynamic Industrial Robot Cable Carriers

This article is brought to you by Tsubaki KabelSchlepp .

Rivian’s Gambit for Full Autonomy

I’m sitting in a Rivian R1S SUV as it drives itself down the leafy streets of Palo Alto, Calif.

An Engineer’s Guide to Surviving a Layoff

This article is crossposted from IEEE Spectrum ’s careers newsletter.

Codeveloper of Ethernet Predecessor Dies at 91

Franklin “Frank” Kuo Codeveloper of ALOHAnet Fellow, 91; died 14 April Kuo helped develop ALOHAnet , a pioneering computer system at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa , in Honolulu.

The Growing Proof That Autonomous Cars Save Lives

Plenty of people remain spooked by autonomous vehicles, or AVs.

Countries Seek to Curb Social Media Addiction for Kids

Social media plays a significant, multifaceted role in adolescents’ development, influencing how they communicate, learn, socialize, and express themselves.

Responsible AI for Higher Education

This interactive webinar will introduce the different types of AI, address the concerns with AI, share how we IBM are approaching Responsible AI, and offer guidance to students about what they can do - as individuals, and members of their IEEE chapters.

Meta Quest user vibe-codes 3D object throwing to 3D printer — ‘I've never felt more like Tony Stark’ says the software engineer

A software engineer and creative tinkerer has shown off a futuristic Meta Quest plus 3D printer workflow in a video shared on social media.

Asus ROG Swift PG27UCWM gaming monitor review: Speed and pixel density in a premium package

Asus has introduced some of the best OLED gaming monitors in recent years, and with each generation, it makes incremental improvements in performance, features, and technology.

Save $1,289 when you build an extreme PC with these top-tier components — combo deal features AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 processor along with an 8TB 9100 Pro SSD, M

When money is no object, but you still want to be slightly frugal, combo bundles like today's Newegg offering might pique your interest.

Proven 8-pin PCIe plugs aren't immune to melting — Thermal Grizzly WireView adapter burns out on Radeon RX 7900 XTX

If you believe that the 8-pin PCIe power connector is entirely immune to the problems that have plagued the newer 16-pin connector, think again.

Micron offers Taiwan employees $31,650 cash bonus as unions threaten strike over AI windfall — workers reject record payout package, demand 15% profit-sharing p

Micron has announced a one-time cash appreciation bonus of NT$1 million (US$31,650) as part of a broader compensation/reward package for its employees based in Taiwan.

Gaming takes a backseat as Nvidia overhauls the RTX 5090 for maximum AI margins — RTX Pro 5500 delivers 2.6X VRAM at matching specs

The GeForce RTX 5090 is undeniably one of the best graphics cards money can buy.

Nvidia's RTX 5090 vanishes from online retail in the US — third-party sellers now demand as much as $9,500 for Nvidia's fastest GPU

Nvidia's fastest gaming graphics card, the RTX 5090, has been on a tear of price increases over the past several weeks.

Nvidia, Palantir, and others restrict advanced AI model usage over privacy concerns, report claims — 'paranoia' rising over customer intellectual property

Anthropic and OpenAI are both facing uncomfortable questions from some large AI customers over concerns about how proprietary data may be used to train AI models.

Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset opens for orders, with the cheapest model priced at a lenswatering £889 / $1,059

Valve have just launched the Steam Frame wireless VR headset, finally completing the triumvirate of new hardware – along with the new Steam Machine and Steam Controller – that they unveiled all the way back in November 2025.

Someone made a copper gaming PC Frankensteined out of an old blowtorch and other assorted parts and is 'just going to let it tarnish over time'

Custom Copper 9070xt, 9800x3d Build from r/pcmasterrace There's being into PC hardware and then there's crafting a glorious custom loop.

Apple Is Reportedly Working on Beats-Branded iPhone Game Controllers

Summary Apple develops two first-party game controllers for the iPhoneHardware launches under the Beats brand rather than the main Apple lineupLower price points and lifestyle branding target a wider gaming audience Apple is supposedly developing two first-party iPhone game contr

Why There's No New Game for the Steam Frame

When Valve announced the Steam Frame, Machine, and Controller back in November, there was this undercurrent of hope that the company would release some secret new game to complement its new hardware.

Steam Frame – The Valve Interview

Now that the Steam Frame is finally here, Valve's entire hardware lineup is now out in the wild.

'It's Definitely at the Top of Our List' – SteamOS Is Getting Closer to Nvidia Driver Support

One of the biggest goal's of Valve's latest wave of hardware wasn't necessarily to move as many units as possible, but to expand the reach of SteamOS , and it does seem like it's succeeded.

Russian freelancers use Claude to program autonomous combat drone swarm — AI-enabled target selection and detonation without a human in the loop

Hit hard by sanctions and lacking resources, Russia is left to rely on foreign advanced technologies to compensate.

What It Takes to Be an Adaptable Engineer

The AI boom has disrupted the way engineers work, introducing new tools to learn, raising expectations for what teams can achieve in a workday, and making it harder to get hired in the first place.

Anthropic CEO warns of AI-driven botnet 'swarm' taking over the entire internet — 'In 6–12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire intern

The progress of artificial intelligence technologies in recent years is undeniable, and its pace is pretty much unbelievable.