Tech & Hardware 8 Hours

Last updated: September 10, 2026, 9:30 PM ET

Peripherals & Input

Wallhack has finally taken the wraps off its M-001 gaming mouse, a magnesium-bodied wireless design that carries a notably hefty price tag after months of teasers. Buyers chasing a cheaper ergonomic split should look to the Pando keyboard, an open-source, no-solder split mechanical board priced at $109. JAPANNEXT, meanwhile, expanded its unusual lineup with a 7.8-inch portable display that mounts in a vertical IPS orientation for cramped desks.

Computing & Components

AMD slipped two chips onto the market with little fanfare, launching the Ryzen 5 7500 for AM5 alongside the Ryzen 5 5500F for the older AM4 socket. XMG refreshed its 16-inch line, bringing RTX 5070 12GB graphics and improved cooling to the APEX 16 and PRO 16 VE. Modders struck again on the GPU front, coaxing DLSS frame generation onto RTX 20-Series Turing cards through unofficial patches.

Software & Platforms

Valve rolled out a Big Art Mode refresh across Steam's Big Picture and handheld interfaces as the Steam Machine approaches launch. Google gave Android users a way to securely migrate logins between password managers, though app support remains thin for now. NVIDIA's cloud service added WARDOGS at early access plus eight more titles, including the Valheim 1.0 update, to GeForce NOW this week. A modder who previously built a Switch port of GTA 5 is now targeting Android phones, though only a narrow slice of devices will run it at launch.

Legal & Policy

LinkedIn defeated the so-called "Browser Gate" suits, with a judge tossing claims that it improperly scanned Chrome extensions because plaintiffs failed to allege a real privacy violation. Panic is mounting over bankrupt Spirit Airlines' planned data sale to Google, with critics warning that "bankruptcy cannot become the new land grab for AI." Jimmy Kimmel's ABC show will not air an interview with a Democratic candidate, reportedly to spare stations FCC retaliation, and will route the Talarico talk to YouTube instead.

Science & Space

Europe will proceed alone on its Venus mission after NASA withdrew a radar instrument, leaving the agency looking inward and possibly toward China as the White House moves to cancel partnerships. A physicist ran the numbers on Star Trek's Picard maneuver and concluded the Next Generation trick would work even better in real life than on screen.