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Retro gamer resurrects Nintendo Wii Food Channel, uses Wii console to order Domino’s Pizza — the WiiLink project is the magic ingredient

Tom's Hardware | Jan. 24, 2026, 7:40 a.m. | Original

A 20-year-old Nintendo Wii console has been demonstrated making an online Domino’s Pizza order in the U.S. This is quite a feat for several reasons. Firstly, the Wii’s online services were shuttered by Nintendo last decade. Secondly, as PCGamer notes, the service that has been resurrected to order

Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders

Tom's Hardware | Jan. 24, 2026, 7:20 a.m. | Original

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The FBI served a search warrant to Microsoft in early 2025 to recover the encryption keys on three laptops, with the company complying to allow the agency to access the data on the devices that it otherwise would have been unable to read. According to Forbes , Microsoft spokesperson Charles Chamberlayne said that it receives around 20 requests for BitLocker keys

Jensen laments buying Mercedes for his parents with Nvidia stock that would be worth $1.33 billion today — founder cashed out some stock after 1999 IPO to buy his parents a $135,000 S-Class

Tom's Hardware | Jan. 24, 2026, 7 a.m. | Original

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang lamented during an interview at the 2026 World Economic Forum gathering purchasing “the most expensive car in the world.” According to the leather-clad CEO, he regretted cashing out some of his company stock after its 1999 IPO to buy his parents a nice car, although

Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are competing to see whose AI can play Pokémon the best — Twitch streams of beloved RPG game test the models' true might

Tom's Hardware | Jan. 24, 2026, 6:40 a.m. | Original

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While innumerable benchmarks and tests exist to determine the savvy and capabilities of AI, one perhaps more obscure benchmark appears to be making waves in the AI community. According to a new report, companies like Google , OpenAI, and Anthropic are now making their models play old-school Pokémon to evaluate performance, as reported by the

Atari ST enthusiast announces the MiniST with FPGA, MiSTeryNano core, and black TKL case — priced at around $400 each, but the initial run is a mere five units

Tom's Hardware | Jan. 24, 2026, 6:20 a.m. | Original

The MiniST case is based on this Atari ST like case for BeePi , designed by beebox68k (Image credit: beebox68k )

An Atari computer enthusiast is planning to produce a compact computer dubbed the MiniST. Yes, you’ve guessed it, the Atari ST 16-bit home computer is getting some mini-love at last, albeit in a

China reveals 200-strong AI drone swarm that can be controlled by a single soldier — ‘intelligent algorithm’ allows individual units to cooperate autonomously even after losing communication with oper

Tom's Hardware | Jan. 24, 2026, 6 a.m. | Original

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China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) just demonstrated its latest drone swarm tech on state TV, showing a single soldier controlling 200 units. According to the South China Morning Post , the drones are launched from the Swarm I land vehicle, A.K.A the High Mobility Swarm Weapon System, which can simultaneously

Our favorite gaming headset gets a 50% price cut for a limited time — Razer's BlackShark V2 Pro (2023) drops to $100

Tom's Hardware | Jan. 23, 2026, 5:48 p.m. | Original

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Razer's previous-generation 2023 BlackShark V2 Pro wireless gaming headset is 50% off on Amazon for a limited time, dropping from its usual $200 MSRP to just $100. If you're looking for a premium gaming headset with long battery life, great sound quality, and an excellent