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Amazon bows to local backlash over AI data centers, scraps plans to build four new facilities in Northern Virginia

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazon-bows-to-local-backlash-over-ai-data-centers-scraps-plans-to-build-four-new-facilities-in-northern-virginia-site-to-be-repurposed-for-mixed-use-and-residential-development

Published: October 23, 2026 13:36

Amazon has ditched its plans to build four new data centers in Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, following an outcry from local residents and officials. The land will now be repurposed for mixed and residential use.

China can make advanced chips without EUV, but the bill keeps growing

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-can-make-advanced-chips-without-euv-but-the-bill-keeps-growing-duv-multiple-patterning-means-bigger-dies-lower-yields-and-longer-manufacturing-times

Published: October 23, 2026 13:30

China has stretched older DUV lithography far further than expected, using multiple patterning to approach 5nm-class without EUV. But experts say the trade-offs in cost, yield, and die size mean further advancements are unlikely to be economically viable.

Illegal Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs found inside state-owned China Telecom's network

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/illegal-nvidia-blackwell-ultra-b300-gpus-found-inside-state-owned-china-telecoms-network-nvidia-says-chip-smuggling-a-drop-in-the-bucket-insists-smuggling-remains-a-nonfactor

Published: October 23, 2026 12:26

A security firm has been able to identify 32 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 AI chips running inside a China Telecom network, but it's unclear where the export-barred components are physically located.

Deepseek's latest AI model is smarter than ever, but its low running costs come at a price

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/deepseeks-latest-ai-model-is-smarter-than-ever-but-its-low-running-costs-come-at-a-price-open-weight-model-is-fit-for-agentic-workloads-but-is-more-prone-to-hallucination-than-proprietary-competitors

Published: October 23, 2026 12:00

Deepseek 4.1 Flash 1017 drives cost-per-task further down still — open-weight model is fit for agentic workloads and exceedingly cheap to run

UK proposes 14-year prison sentences for undersea cable saboteurs amid Russian trawler threats

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/uk-proposes-14-year-prison-sentences-for-undersea-cable-saboteurs-amid-russian-trawler-threats-government-responds-to-growing-threats-with-new-criminal-offences-and-emergency-powers-to-shut-down-services

Published: October 23, 2026 11:45

The UK government has outlined plans for new powers and criminal offences to help protect undersea cables in UK waters amid fears of Russian interference.

Claude and Grok among AI agents used to automate attacks on Latin American institutions

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/cybercartel-hacking-gang-used-claude-and-grok-ai-agents-to-automate-attacks-on-latin-american-institutions-passwords-and-details-stolen-from-over-400-institutions-including-banks-and-payment-apps

Published: October 23, 2026 11:00

Claude and Grok are among the AI agents that are being used to automate attacks on Latin American institutions, including banks and payment apps, by a group calling themselves CyberCartel.

China-aligned hackers deploy AI agents in massive ConnectWise supply chain attack

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsoft-says-china-aligned-hackers-used-ai-agents-in-connectwise-supply-chain-attack-agents-attempted-sign-ins-at-more-than-2-250-microsoft-365-tenants-with-some-of-the-groups-attacks-reaching-privileged-access-in-under-three-hours

Published: October 23, 2026 10:30

Microsoft says China-aligned Storm-0940 used the ARTEX AI agent framework in the ConnectWise Cloud Backup supply chain attack.

Extremely rare and 'previously undocumented' Pokémon Red prototype cartridge surfaces at auction, starting at $25,000

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/extremely-rare-and-previously-undocumented-pokemon-red-prototype-cartridge-surfaces-at-auction-starting-at-usd25-000-nintendo-game-boy-dev-board-from-1998-features-32kb-of-readable-memory-fully-identical-to-the-final-game-release

Published: October 23, 2026 09:40

A rare prototype cartridge of Pokémon Red for the Nintendo Game Boy is on sale, with one $25,000 bid so far.

GPUs from Nvidia RTX 5090 stolen $470,000 shipment from Brazil airport appear for sale online, identified by serial numbers

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/gpus-from-nvidia-rtx-5090-stolen-usd470-000-shipment-from-brazil-airport-appear-for-sale-online-identified-by-serial-numbers-three-employees-identified-by-police-helped-steal-equipment

Published: October 22, 2026 16:18

One of the GPUs from a stolen shipment of RTX 5090 graphics cards has appeared for sale online. Police have identified three employees at an airport who stole the goods.

TSMC is seeking chipmaking equipment that doesn't contain Chinese rare-earth magnets

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-is-seeking-chipmaking-equipment-that-doesnt-contain-chinese-rare-earth-magnets-asks-suppliers-to-provide-alternative-motors-as-export-controls-threaten-fab-operations

Published: October 22, 2026 13:45

TSMC is reportedly asking equipment suppliers for factory machinery that doesn't use rare-earth components, as the chipmaker seeks to reduce exposure to China’s dominance of critical minerals and permanent magnets.

One easy change makes Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra with RTX Spark a better gaming system

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/one-easy-change-makes-microsofts-surface-laptop-ultra-with-rtx-spark-a-better-gaming-system-custom-resolutions-make-dlss-easier-on-the-device

Published: October 22, 2026 13:30

Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra with RTX Spark might not be a gaming laptop first and foremost, but it certainly wants to game. We found that creating a custom 1920x1080-equivalent resolution for its 3:2 screen, missing from its out-of-the-box config,…

Leaked private keys for eight CA certificates let any attacker impersonate any domain

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/leaked-private-keys-for-eight-ca-certificates-let-any-attacker-impersonate-any-domain-billions-of-older-devices-and-software-installations-may-be-vulnerable-after-round-of-fixes-patch-yours-immediately

Published: October 22, 2026 12:30

Leaked private keys for eight CA certificates let any attacker impersonate any domain — billions of older devices and software installations may be vulnerable after round of fixes, patch yours immediately

Micron pulls the plug on future 4F² DRAM after two decades of research in dramatic shift

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-pulls-the-plug-on-future-4f2-dram-after-two-decades-of-research-in-dramatic-shift-company-says-architecture-offers-no-meaningful-density-advantages-increases-manufacturing-complexity-and-costs-and-has-fundamental-scaling-limitations

Published: October 22, 2026 12:00

Micron believes that more advanced process technologies will present more benefits in terms of DRAM bit density than smaller memory cells.

Retro Atari VCS platform will end with the closure of its software store in February 2027

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/retro-atari-vcs-platform-will-end-with-the-closure-of-its-software-store-in-february-2027-os-update-will-be-released-removing-reliance-on-atari-servers-and-opening-up-homebrew-development

Published: October 22, 2026 11:45

The modern Atari VCS is being officially retired with the firm’s decision to shut down the Linux-based AMD APU-powered machine's software store early next year.

Save $238 on this 9800X3D combo deal with 32GB DDR5 that lets you start a 4K gaming PC build for just over $1,000

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/save-usd238-on-this-9800x3d-combo-deal-with-32gb-ddr5-that-lets-you-start-a-4k-gaming-pc-build-for-just-over-usd1-000-newegg-bundle-ships-this-powerhouse-amd-cpu-with-a-gigabyte-x870e-am5-motherboard-and-a-free-240mm-aio-cooler

Published: October 22, 2026 10:32

This Newegg combo deal combines the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of fast DDR5 RAM, and a Gigabyte AM5 X870E motherboard for $1,029.99, saving you over $238 in total.

OpenAI says ChatGPT Sol helped uncover critical PHP flaws that could affect 70% of websites

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/openai-says-gpt-5-6-sol-helped-uncover-critical-php-flaws-that-could-affect-70-percent-of-websites-ai-assisted-researchers-turned-two-year-old-bug-that-stumped-human-developers-into-working-exploits-in-two-weeks

Published: October 22, 2026 10:30

OpenAI says researchers using GPT-5.6 Sol uncovered two critical PHP vulnerabilities with severity scores of 9.2 and demonstrated working exploits, after which the company coordinated fixes.

ASML and other critical semiconductor equipment suppliers expedite shipments to Musk's Terafab

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/elon-musk-says-asml-and-other-critical-semiconductor-equipment-suppliers-will-expedite-shipments-to-terafab-facility-targets-volume-chip-production-by-q3-q4-2028-in-highly-aspirational-timeline

Published: October 21, 2026 15:30

Elon Musk says ASML and other semiconductor equipment suppliers are expediting deliveries for Terafab, as Tesla and SpaceX target volume chip production in Texas by late 2028 alongside a massive expansion in AI compute capacity.

Qualcomm to cut jobs globally in "performance-based" layoffs, as company pivots to AI data center and edge computing markets

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/qualcomm-to-cut-jobs-globally-in-performance-based-layoffs-ceo-says-move-will-build-stronger-performance-culture-as-company-pivots-to-ai-data-center-and-edge-products

Published: October 21, 2026 13:00

Qualcomm will begin performance-based layoffs worldwide in November as the chipmaker reallocates resources toward AI infrastructure, data centers, automotive, PCs, and edge computing, amid weaker consumer electronics demand.

Iran threatens to attack undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz, calls them 'legitimate new targets' in future conflict

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/iran-threatens-to-attack-undersea-cables-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-calls-them-legitimate-new-targets-in-future-conflict-irgc-spokesman-warns-that-a-future-third-phase-in-war-with-us-could-lead-them-to-sever-global-data-links

Published: October 21, 2026 11:52

Iran could attack seven undersea cables that run through the Strait of Hormuz, describing them as "legitimate new targets" in a potential "third phase" of further conflict with the United States.

Samsung and SK Hynix are upgrading Chinese factories to produce advanced RAM chips as AI data center competition ramps up

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/samsung-and-sk-hynix-are-upgrading-chinese-factories-to-produce-advanced-ram-chips-as-ai-data-center-competition-ramps-up-big-players-move-to-fight-off-the-threat-from-cxmt-and-co

Published: October 21, 2026 11:49

Samsung and SK Hynix are reportedly upgrading their factories to produce more advanced RAM chips designed for AI data centers in an attempt to fend off competition from Chinese companies.

Why you don't need an audiophile headset for gaming — comfort, convenience, and a good mic win over pure audio fidelity

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/headphones-headsets/why-you-dont-need-an-audiophile-headset-for-gaming-comfort-convenience-and-a-good-mic-win-over-pure-audio-fidelity

Published: October 21, 2026 11:30

Headsets are mainly about audio, but that doesn't mean that the "objectively" best-sounding headset by audiophile standards translates to the best-sounding headset by gaming standards.

Micron's Taiwan union will launch a one-day strike this week, threatening memory production

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/microns-taiwan-union-will-launch-a-one-day-strike-this-week-threatening-round-the-clock-fab-operations-workers-demand-concrete-terms-for-2026-bonus-and-clearer-profit-sharing-arrangements

Published: October 21, 2026 11:00

Micron's Taiwan union is set to conduct a one-day strike at the company's Taoyuan DRAM facility as workers demand bonuses for this year and transparent terms of bonuses for upcoming years.

Score a 1440p-ready gaming PC with an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB for under $1,500 right now, saving you $200

https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/score-a-1440p-ready-gaming-pc-with-an-rtx-5060-ti-16gb-for-under-usd1-500-right-now-saving-you-usd200-abs-cyclone-aqua-rig-ships-with-16gb-ddr5-1tb-ssd-and-a-20-core-intel-cpu

Published: October 21, 2026 10:50

You can pick up this ABS Cyclone Aqua gaming PC with an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, Intel Core i7-14700F, 16GB DDR5, and a 1TB SS with a $200 discount, now $1,499.99.

AMD's FSR 4.1 now works on Radeon RX 6000 cards, Xbox Series X and S, and Ryzen AI Max, AI 9, and Z2 SoCs

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/amds-fsr-4-1-now-works-on-radeon-rx-6000-gpus-xbox-series-x-and-s-and-ryzen-ai-max-ai-9-and-z2-socs-new-release-brings-cutting-edge-tech-to-older-hardware-with-a-small-performance-cost

Published: October 20, 2026 17:47

AMD has released a version of its cutting-edge FSR 4.1 upscaler that now works on Radeon RX 6000 GPUs, Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, and Ryzen AI Max, AI 9, and Z2 chips.

Mysterious AMD Zen 6 APU with 24GB of LPDDR5 memory appears in benchmarks — chip may be for next-gen Steam Deck or gaming handhelds

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/mysterious-amd-zen-6-apu-with-24gb-of-lpddr5-memory-appears-in-benchmarks-chip-may-be-for-next-gen-steam-deck-or-gaming-handhelds

Published: October 20, 2026 13:59

The engineering sample features six CPU cores, 24GB of LPDDR5 memory running at 9,600 MT/s, and an integrated GPU clocked at 2.4 GHz, although its connection to a future Steam Deck remains unconfirmed.

U.S. Army developing program that would deploy AI agents to autonomously seek and destroy targets in enemy digital infrastructures

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/us-army-reportedly-developing-program-that-would-deploy-ai-agents-to-autonomously-seek-and-destroy-targets-in-enemy-digital-infrastructures-experts-warn-echotribble-program-could-have-disastrous-consequences

Published: October 20, 2026 13:30

The U.S. Army is developing a program to deploy autonomous AI agents that can navigate digital and network infrastructures, identify targets, and “neutralize” them.

China’s tech giants drop $35 billion on export-compliant Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 workstation GPU orders to power AI ambitions, according to reports

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/chinas-tech-giants-drop-usd35-billion-on-export-compliant-nvidia-rtx-pro-5500-workstation-gpu-orders-to-power-ai-ambitions-according-to-reports-bytedance-alibaba-and-tencent-order-3-million-cards-despite-warnings-that-only-10-percent-of-orders-are-fulfillable

Published: October 20, 2026 12:10

$35 billion worth of Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 GPUs have been bought by Chinese trio Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance, with demand far exceeding Nvidia's planned production, according to report.

Modern software is built on the backs of low-paid maintainers, opening the door to potential threats

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/modern-software-is-built-on-the-backs-of-low-paid-maintainers-opening-the-door-to-potential-threats-report-details-critically-underfunded-projects-that-remain-understaffed-or-unfunded

Published: October 20, 2026 12:10

Modern computing remains vulnerable to the low bus factor of many open-source projects — continued lack of funding and manpower for voluntary-maintained infrastructure makes for a perennial threat

Chinese crime ring steals more than $5 million in gift cards from Staples customer service

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/chinese-crime-ring-steals-millions-of-dollars-in-gift-cards-from-staples-customer-service-system-group-acquired-more-than-15-000-gift-cards-worth-more-than-usd5-million

Published: October 20, 2026 10:50

Over $5 million worth of gift cards for retailers like Target and Sephora were stolen from Staples when thieves gained access to an internal system.

Save $60 on this TP-Link wireless router with ultra-fast Wi-Fi 7 support, now $189.98

https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/save-usd60-on-this-tp-link-wireless-router-with-ultra-fast-wi-fi-7-support-now-usd189-98-archer-be9700-ships-with-six-antennas-and-class-leading-6-ghz-performance-to-upgrade-your-home-network

Published: October 20, 2026 10:29

The TP-Link Archer BE9700 Wi-Fi 7 router is on sale for a limited-time only, down to $189.98, with six external antennas, a 10G WAN port, and four 2.5G Ethernet ports.

Google DeepMind claims four AI agents beat Minecraft in 27 hours by writing 2,783 programs of their own

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/google-deepmind-claims-four-gemini-4-agents-beat-minecraft-in-27-hours-by-writing-2-783-programs-of-their-own-the-ai-team-died-605-times-on-easy-difficulty-and-ran-up-an-estimated-usd520-in-tokens

Published: October 20, 2026 10:25

Google DeepMind researchers say four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft in 27 hours, writing 2,783 programs with no human help.

A Chinese hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/a-chinese-hacker-used-ai-agents-to-break-into-more-than-100-company-websites-deere-and-sharkninja-among-websites-hit-by-open-source-ai-powered-problem-solving-platform-demo

Published: October 19, 2026 15:36

A Chinese hacker reportedly used a fleet of AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites, including farm equipment maker Deers and appliance outfit SharkNinja.

Norwegian undersea cable builder pitches 2,800-mile transatlantic data link between Canada and Europe to bypass the US

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/norwegian-undersea-cable-builder-pitches-2-800-mile-transatlantic-data-link-between-canada-and-europe-to-bypass-the-us-canadian-majority-partner-sought-to-help-fund-and-build-new-usd620-million-fiber-connection-to-reduce-reliance-on-american-routes

Published: October 19, 2026 12:26

Norway's Bulk Infrastructure Group AS is looking for a partner to build transatlantic undersea cabling to connect Canada with Europe to bypass the United States.

Claude Code AI agent caught a crypto miner hiding on a developer’s overheating Mac

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/claude-code-ai-agent-caught-a-crypto-miner-hiding-on-a-developers-overheating-mac-xmrig-task-was-hogging-about-1175-percent-cpu-roughly-12-cores-pushing-temps-to-112-degrees

Published: October 19, 2026 11:36

A developer using Claude Code to help build a temperature monitor app was warned by the coding agent about a hidden crypto miner running on their system.

Arm says its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2X the performance per rack of AMD EPYC 9755 in new agentic AI CPU tests

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/arm-claims-agi-cpu-delivers-double-the-performance-per-rack-of-amd-epyc-9755-in-independent-analysis-new-cpu-evaluation-methodology-developed-by-arm-evaluates-agentic-ai-performance-across-seven-workloads

Published: October 19, 2026 11:00

Arm claims its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2X the modeled rack performance of AMD’s EPYC 9755 across seven agentic AI workloads, using a new evaluation methodology developed with Fujitsu, Meta, and OpenAI

Score a budget gaming monitor with a blistering 200Hz refresh rate for just $79

https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/score-a-budget-gaming-monitor-with-a-blistering-200hz-refresh-rate-for-just-usd79-25-inch-ultragear-g5-reduced-by-a-staggering-47-percent-in-walmart-discount

Published: October 19, 2026 10:53

With 47% off the list price, LG's UltrGear G5 gaming monitor is the perfect impulse purchase at just $79. An IPS panel, a 200Hz refresh rate, and FHD resolution for an unbelievable price.

Save $500 on this 1440p gaming PC with an RTX 5070, now under $1,800

https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/save-usd500-on-this-1440p-gaming-pc-with-an-rtx-5070-now-under-usd1-800-abs-flux-ii-aqua-rig-ships-with-a-20-core-intel-cpu-32gb-ddr5-and-a-1tb-ssd

Published: October 19, 2026 10:01

This Newegg deal on an ABS Flux II Aqua gaming PC gives you a machine ready for 1440p and 4K gameplay for $1,799.99. This pre-built comes with a 20-core Intel Core i7-14700F CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, a 1TB SSD, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM.

Official DLSS 5 running on unsupported games delivers up to 90% better performance than the leaked version

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/modders-used-the-official-dlss-5-release-on-unsupported-games-and-are-seeing-up-to-90-percent-better-performance-than-the-leaked-dlss-5-nvidia-says-new-nr-model-uses-20-percent-less-vram-and-processes-neural-workloads-up-to-2x-faster

Published: October 18, 2026 12:45

Nvidia's latest DLSS Neural Renderer, extracted from NBA 2K27 (again), is being tested on unsupported games and shows up to a 90% performance gain over the previous NR model.

Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-proposed-ai-safety-bill-only-kicks-in-if-50-deaths-or-usd1-billion-in-damages-are-on-the-line-proposal-would-effectively-make-the-commerce-department-the-only-agency-capable-of-stopping-an-ai-model

Published: October 18, 2026 11:25

Anthropic's proposal requires evaluators to report any imminent risk to the Department of Commerce within 72 hours, after which the Department must present the evidence to a federal judge and await an order.

Researchers train AI to detect concealed handguns using Wi-Fi signals

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/researchers-train-ai-to-detect-concealed-handguns-using-wi-fi-signals-open-source-wifirenet-achieves-precision-detection-on-older-802-11a-standard-by-analyzing-how-weapons-distort-wireless-signals

Published: October 18, 2026 11:00

Researchers have developed WiFireNet, an AI system that detects concealed handguns from Wi-Fi channel-state information, achieving 72.5% average precision in controlled indoor tests without cameras or metal detectors.

Grab an RTX 5090 for a discounted $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt gaming PC — price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/grab-an-rtx-5090-for-discounted-usd5-300-as-part-of-an-msi-infinite-zs-prebuilt-gaming-pc-usd7-599-price-includes-other-components-worth-about-usd2-300-on-their-own

Published: October 17, 2026 20:30

Grab an RTX 5090 for $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt — $7,599 price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own

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