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Updated Nov 15, 2026 · 26 entries
Hackaday · Nov 15, 2026

RPN Loved Honk If (or, Write Your Own PostScript Interpreter)

Maybe you like old laser printers. Maybe you were a fan of [Don Lancaster]. Maybe you like Forth, HP calculators, and everything RPN. Whichever it is, why not write your …read more

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Hackaday · Nov 15, 2026

DIVINER: Occult Synth Firmware for the Cardputer

We see some strange software around these parts, but this is probably the strangest. DIVINER is a firmware for the M5 Cardputer, which is an interesting device in its own …read more

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Hackaday · Nov 14, 2026

Warm Analog DSP, on the ESP

We love audio, and we love messing around with it. So when [mircemk] wrote in with his latest audio-mangling device, we had to give it a look. It’s a tube-sound …read more

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Wacky PC and gadget gift guide

Our list of fun and wacky PC and gadget gifts is surprising, delightful, and actually useful.

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ServeTheHome · Nov 14, 2026

AMD Launches EPYC Embedded 9006: Venice Gets an Early Start in Embedded

With its new Zen 6 "Venice" silicon in hand, AMD has launched its next-generation EPYC Embedded 9006 platform for the embedded market, aiming to bring the performance benefits of the new platform to the long term stability-focused market segment The post AMD Launches EPYC Embedded 9006: Venice Gets an Early Start in Embedded appeared first on ServeTheHome .

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Hackaday · Nov 14, 2026

A Hazeltine 1420 Lives Again

There was a time when buying a computer also meant picking out a compatible terminal. There were many to choose from, some good and some bad. While we were partial …read more

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Samsung's 1TB 990 SSD drops to 19 cents per GB amid the memory crisis — grab it for $40 off

Whether you're building a new PC, expanding your gaming library, or replacing an older SATA drive, Samsung's 990 offers a straightforward way to add high-speed PCIe 4.0 storage to your system.

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

This week in Tom's Hardware Premium: November 14, 2026 — Mac Studio versus DGX Spark, AMD's MEXT cuts DRAM requirements in half, and the Huang saga reaches critical mass

Catch up with everything we've published this week on our subscription service, Tom's Hardware Premium, including exclusive interviews, local AI deep dives, and much more.

Tech Industry
Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

U.S. Treasury Secretary questions whether Nvidia knowingly sold AI GPUs to shell companies, says company itself is responsible

Scott Bessent wonders whether Nvidia's management knew about selling restricted hardware to shell companies, but does not directly blame Jensen Huang of anything.

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

We tested the RAM-saving storage tech in Gears of War: E-Day

Today we’re focusing on a less-discussed technology that plays an equally important role in bringing this visually rich, densely detailed world to systems with more limited hardware resources: storage technology designed to reduce RAM usage.

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Malaysia plans new law using data center power consumption to catch AI GPU smugglers

Malaysia plans to track AI GPU imports and data center power consumption to combat chip smuggling. But will it be able to do so?

Artificial IntelligenceTech Industry
Hackaday · Nov 14, 2026

IRis Learning Remote Has Five Buttons, Supports Thousands of Devices

Universal IR remotes able to learn codes from existing devices were once popular consumer items as well as DIY projects, but they could become quite complex themselves, sometimes with a …read more

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

AMD's fastest gaming CPU and the Radeon RX 9070 just hit a massive $550 discount

Alongside the Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Radeon RX 9070, buyers get a 360mm AIO liquid cooler, 850W PSU, 32GB DDR5-5600 memory, and a 1TB SSD, all inside a premium mid-tower chassis with RGB lighting.

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Researchers allege DeepSeek, Kimi, and other Chinese AI models were trained using banned Nvidia Blackwell GPUs

Researchers pinpoint that DeepSeek, Kimi, and other Chinese AI models were trained on export-controlled Nvidia Blackwell chips — statistical analysis on model weights reveals high correlation to Nvidia hardware

Artificial IntelligenceTech Industry
Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Contractor turns a Milwaukee Hackzall into a portable Ethernet untwister after facing job requiring 50,000 custom Cat6 cables

This Ethernet cable untwisting tool could cut halve the time needed to install an RJ45 connector.

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Weeks after shipment was swiped by China, Pentagon ‘struggles to account for’ $31 billion in missing F-35 aircraft parts

The Pentagon is struggling to track an astonishing 26 million F-35 warfighter parts, worth an estimated $31 billion, according to analysis published by the Government Accountability Office this week.

Tech Industry
Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Save up to $800 on an iBuyPower gaming PC right now in this massive Black Friday sale

iBuyPower's running a whole month of Black Friday sales this November on new gaming PCs.

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Lawyer’s eight-V100 AI server moves DeepSeek from 2-bit to near-NVFP4 precision

A lawyer’s eight-GPU Nvidia V100 server now runs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash’s most-used experts at NVFP4 precision instead of 2-bit.

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

China’s Air Force builds drone that shoots painkiller darts at wounded soldiers

The Air Force Medical University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) built this drone so it could remotely administer pain killers to injured soldiers and make extraction easier.

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Hackaday · Nov 14, 2026

Reverse Engineering Score Perfect to Rescue its Files

There are myriad challenges associated with data preservation – bit rot, loss of metadata, and hardware failures, among others – but one of the hardest is making sure that the …read more

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Commemorative plaque at Denny’s booth where Nvidia was born has been removed in wake of Jensen Huang scandals

The San Jose, California, branch of Denny's once featured a plaque commemorating the booth where Jensen Huang and his two other co-founders worked to build Nvidia.

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Mechatronics student builds 3D printer made from 92% LEGO for less than $180

A mechatronics engineering student made an open-source 3D printer, 92% of which is LEGO, and can print a decent benchy despite the imprecise LEGO leadscrews.

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Latest from Tom's Hardware · Nov 14, 2026

Nearly 20 years after launch, ancient AMD Radeon HD 2000 and 3000 GPUs finally get a Linux fix for corrupted video playback

A new kernel contributor used AI to develop a patch for the drivers powering his nearly-20-year-old Radeon GPU.

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www.theregister.com - Articles · Nov 14, 2026

Microsoft's school email bill gives rivals something to smile about

Collabora and Nextcloud pitch alternatives as education customers weigh the cost of losing free services

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Hackaday · Nov 14, 2026

Making CO₂ Sensors Fail Visibly, Not Silently

CO₂ buildup in a living area can be a serious problem, and a sensor that fails quietly cannot be relied upon. [William Collis] addressed this important issue by creating CO₂ monitors …read more

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www.theregister.com - Articles · Nov 14, 2026

Big Tech takes a beating as online safety experts accuse companies of doing bare minimum

Accessing banned content is as easy as whipping out a thesaurus, Parliament's Communications and Digital Committee hears

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