California Assembly passes 3D printer bill that would criminalize bypassing mandated gun-blocking software
https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/california-assembly-passes-3d-printer-bill-that-would-criminalize-bypassing-mandated-gun-blocking-software

A robot startup is wreaking havoc on short-term rentals in San Francisco — Airbnb hosts allege 'guests' secretly tested robots indoors, left the units completely trashed
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/a-robot-startup-is-wreaking-havoc-on-short-term-rentals-in-san-francisco-airbnb-hosts-allege-guests-secretly-tested-robots-indoors-left-the-units-completely-trashed

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Nvidia RTX 5060 combo is only $439 — deal includes a free CPU cooler, totaling out to $150 in savings for a great budget setup
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-7-5800x-and-nvidia-rtx-5060-combo-is-only-usd439-deal-includes-a-free-cpu-cooler-totaling-out-to-usd150-in-savings-for-a-great-budget-setup

ATX12VO V3 standard shrinks the connector and maximizes power efficiency — new 8-pin connector also brings smarter power supply monitoring
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies/atx12vo-v3-standard-shrinks-the-connector-and-maximizes-power-efficiency-new-8-pin-connector-also-brings-smarter-power-supply-monitoring

MSI's new 32" OLED monitor can switch between 4K 360 Hz, 1440p 520 Hz and 1080p 680 Hz — featuring a 'Penta Tandem' QD-OLED panel with RGB stripe subpixels
https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/msis-new-32-oled-monitor-can-switch-between-4k-360-hz-1440p-520-hz-and-1080p-680-hz-featuring-a-penta-tandem-qd-oled-panel-with-rgb-stripe-subpixels

Nikon weaponizes lower prices to break ASML's lithography monopoly — tech giant leverages in-house manufacturing to slash prices to lure back American chipmakers
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nikon-plans-to-undercut-asml-on-price-to-win-back-chipmaking-lithography-customers

Kevin O'Leary claims Chinese propaganda is to blame for anti-datacenter backlash, 'hundreds of millions of dollars' being spent to kill US dominance in AI — industry proponents and Trump administration reinforce claims of foreign interference
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/kevin-oleary-claims-chinese-propaganda-is-to-blame-for-anti-datacenter-sentiment-industry-proponents-and-trump-administration-reinforce-claims-of-foreign-interference

Huawei chairman thanks the US for export restrictions on chips, says it supercharged China’s semiconductor industry — Washington’s export controls encouraged Chinese firms to invest in R&D and build their own tech stack competing with American tech
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/huawei-chairman-thanks-the-us-for-supercharging-chinas-semiconductor-industry-washingtons-export-controls-encouraged-chinese-firms-to-invest-in-r-and-d-and-build-their-own-tech-stack-competing-with-american-technologies

Sellers circumvent Lenovo’s retro handheld ban with cheap wholesale storefronts — $41 gray-market G02 units pop up on Alibaba following initial storefront purge, systems were pulled from sale amid copyright drama and regional restrictions
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/the-usd60-retro-gaming-handheld-that-escaped-china-has-been-brought-back-home-lenovos-g02-pulled-from-sale-amid-copyright-drama-and-regional-restrictions

Lucky PC builder snipes $2,000 ROG Astral RTX 5080 on Facebook Marketplace for $500 — gets a nearly 75% discount card that 'works perfectly'
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/lucky-pc-builder-snipes-usd2-000-rog-astral-rtx-5080-on-facebook-marketplace-for-usd500-gets-a-nearly-75-percent-discount-card-that-works-perfectly

Pentagon eyes 3D-printed military boats made from volcanic fiber — non-conductive hulls add stealth capabilities while replacing a 6,545-mile supply chain, could scale to 25,000 vessels a year at forward bases
https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/us-navy-pitched-3d-printed-inflatable-boat-for-maritime-defense-six-meter-vessel-combines-recycled-petg-plastic-with-chopped-basalt-fiber-for-better-strength-water-resistance-and-stealth

Nvidia and Microsoft tease "a new era of PC" ahead of Computex 2026 — coordinated social media posts could indicate that rumored N1X laptops will be Windows on Arm systems
https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/nvidia-and-microsoft-tease-a-new-era-of-pc-ahead-of-computex-2026-coordinated-social-media-posts-could-indicate-that-rumored-n1x-laptops-will-be-windows-on-arm-systems