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2026-08-01 12:19:06 UTC

'Nozzlegate' erupts as Prusa CORE One 3D printer kits arrive with soft steel nozzles — Bondtech admits machining flaws with no quick fix
Bondtech, the creator and manufacturer of the INDX toolchanger system used to create the highly anticipated Prusa CORE One+ INDX, admitted to a significant labeling mistake. The nozzles provided with the INDX kit do not meet industry standards for “hardened steel” as advertised.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/nozzlegate-erupts-as-prusa-core-one-3d-ptinter-kits-arrive-with-soft-steel-nozzles-bondtech-admits-machining-flaws-with-no-quick-fix
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2026-06-19 15:04:06 UTC

Bernie Sanders files bill proposing 50% public ownership of US AI firms and giving out $1,000 dividends — VP Vance says Trump supports giving the American people a stake in AI companies, prefers ‘pre-distribution’ over giving away cash
U.S. politicians are thinking about how they can ensure that the American people can benefit from AI.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-files-bill-proposing-50-percent-public-ownership-of-us-ai-firms-and-giving-out-usd1-000-dividends-vp-vance-says-trump-supports-giving-the-american-people-a-stake-in-ai-companies-prefers-pre-distribution-over-giving-away-cash
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2026-06-18 12:19:06 UTC

Trump says Apple has agreed to 'build' chips with Intel — neither company confirms deal as Intel share price rockets
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to “design and build” chips in the United States.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-says-apple-agreed-to-build-chips-with-intel

2026-05-07 12:04:05 UTC

Nvidia’s ISP piracy defense backfires as judge refuses to dismiss copyright lawsuit over more than 197,000 pirated books — scripts in NeMo Framework allegedly ‘have no other purpose’ than to speed up infringement
Nvidia said that its NeMo Megatron Framework has non-infringing uses and that it's not liable for any piracy that its users might do.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/nvidias-isp-piracy-defense-backfires-as-judge-refuses-to-dismiss-copyright-lawsuit-over-more-than-197-000-pirated-books-scripts-in-nemo-framework-allegedly-have-no-other-purpose-than-to-speed-up-infringement
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2026-05-06 14:49:05 UTC

Steam Controller and Puck CAD files officially released under a Creative Commons license — Valve encourages users to create accessories for the device
Valve just released the 3D CAD files for the Steam Controller and Puck under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International license, allowing gamers and enthusiasts to design and 3D print their own accessories for these gadgets. The company even encouraged everyone to share their creations.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/controllers-gamepads/steam-controller-and-puck-cad-files-officially-released-under-a-creative-commons-license-valve-encourages-users-to-create-accessories-for-the-device
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2026-04-29 13:04:05 UTC

Framework's new RTX 5070 12GB graphics module costs a whopping $1,199 — 72% more expensive than $699 8GB version, says pricing is beyond its control
Framework has just launched a new graphics module featuring the RTX 5070 mobile 12GB, and it costs a cool $1,200, representing a 72% raise in pricing over the 8GB variant, that's $699. Both GPUs are identical apart from the memory capacity (and bandwidth), but Framework says pricing is out of its control.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/frameworks-new-rtx-5070-12gb-graphics-module-costs-a-whopping-usd1-199-72-percent-more-expensive-than-usd699-8gb-version-says-pricing-is-beyond-its-control
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2026-04-27 15:34:05 UTC

Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue
After the company database was wiped in just 9 seconds, the founder of PocketOS penned a social media post to warn others about the 'systemic failures' of flagship AI and digital services providers.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-ai-coding-agent-deletes-entire-company-database-in-9-seconds-backups-zapped-after-cursor-tool-powered-by-anthropics-claude-goes-rogue
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2026-04-23 15:19:06 UTC

SpaceX says it is going to begin manufacturing GPUs — $1.75 trillion IPO listing reportedly includes in-house GPU production
Elon Musk's SpaceX set to produce 'own GPUs' at its own multi-billion fab as the company warns that it may be unable to purchase all the silicon it needs to meet its goals.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/spacex-says-it-is-going-to-begin-manufacturing-gpus-usd1-75-trillion-ipo-listing-reportedly-includes-in-house-gpu-production
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2026-04-20 16:04:04 UTC

AI cloud company Vercel breached after employee grants AI tool unrestricted access to Google Workspace — hacker seeking $2 million for stolen data
The breach exposed non-sensitive environment variables, and a threat actor operating under the ShinyHunters name has claimed responsibility.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/vercel-breached-after-employee-grants-ai-tool-unrestricted-access-to-google-workspace
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2026-04-11 11:34:04 UTC

Original Apollo 11 code open-sourced by NASA — original Command Module and Lunar Module code repos are now public domain resources
The historic computer software code that took Apollo 11 to the moon has been open-sourced and is available to anyone to read, download, and tinker with.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/original-apollo-11-code-open-sourced-by-nasa-original-command-module-and-lunar-module-code-repos-are-now-public-domain-resources
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2026-03-15 15:49:06 UTC

Facial recognition is jailing the wrong people, but police keep using it anyway — Tennessee grandmother latest victim of AI-driven misidentification
A Tennessee grandmother spent nearly six months in jail after police in Fargo, North Dakota, used facial recognition software to identify her as the primary suspect in a bank fraud case.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/facial-recognition-is-jailing-the-wrong-people-police-keep-using-it-anyway
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2026-03-07 16:19:05 UTC

AMD VP uses AI to create Radeon Linux userland driver in Python — senior AI engineer says he "didn't open the editor once"
AMD's VP of AI software vibe coded the driver entirely using Claude Code, but it's meant for testing, not for deployment to users.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/amd-vp-uses-ai-to-create-radeon-linux-userland-driver-in-python-senior-ai-engineer-says-he-didnt-open-the-editor-once
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2026-03-07 11:49:05 UTC

Iranian drone strikes hit three AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain — Iran confirms it targeted Amazon cloud infrastructure
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated it targeted the Bahrain facility specifically because AWS hosts U.S. military workloads there.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drone-strikes-hit-three-aws-data-centers-in-the-uae-and-bahrain
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2026-02-24 12:34:06 UTC

Anthropic's new AI tool can write 67-year-old COBOL code, which sends 115-year-old IBM's stock tumbling by 13% — IBM stock has worst day in 26 years, down 25% MoM and counting
IBM stock takes a 13% whiplash after Anthropic announces COBOL AI tooling
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/ibm-stock-takes-a-13-percent-whiplash-after-anthropic-announces-an-ai-tool-for-writing-cobol-code-stock-has-worst-day-since-2000-and-is-down-25-percent-mom-and-counting
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2026-02-23 14:04:07 UTC

Stargate AI data centers for OpenAI reportedly delayed by squabbles between partners — sources say OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank disagreed on who would have ultimate control of the planned data centers
OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank have reportedly spent several months negotiating over who would have ultimate control of the data centers planned for Stargate.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/stargate-ai-data-centers-for-openai-reportedly-delayed-by-squabbles-between-partners-sources-say-openai-oracle-and-softbank-disagreed-on-who-would-have-ultimate-control-of-the-planned-data-centers
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2026-02-18 13:34:05 UTC

Lenovo denies allegations of transferring data to China — class action lawsuit alleges company uses trackers to expose American behavioral data to ‘foreign adversaries’
A lawsuit says that Lenovo is tracking Americans visiting its website and exporting all the information to its Chinese servers.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/lenovo-denies-allegations-of-transferring-data-to-china-class-action-lawsuit-alleges-company-uses-trackers-to-expose-american-behavioral-data-to-foreign-adversaries
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2026-01-06 22:19:05 UTC

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says robots are 'AI immigrants' that can address labor shortages — can 'do the type of work that maybe we decided not to do anymore'
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said that a wave of robots will serve as "AI immigrants" to drive the economy and do the jobs others don't want to do.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-says-robots-are-ai-immigrants-that-can-address-labor-shortages-can-do-the-type-of-work-that-maybe-we-decided-not-to-do-anymore
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2025-11-13 17:19:06 UTC

JP Morgan says Nvidia is gearing up to sell entire AI servers instead of just AI GPUs and components — Jensen's master plan of vertical integration will boost Nvidia profits, purportedly starting with Vera Rubin
Nvidia'…
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/jp-morgan-says-nvidia-is-gearing-up-to-sell-entire-ai-servers-instead-of-just-ai-gpus-and-componentry-jensens-master-plan-of-vertical-integration-will-boost-profits-purportedly-starting-with-vera-rubin
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2025-10-26 14:49:03 UTC

Sam Altman says AI could eliminate jobs that aren’t ‘real work’
Sam Altman isn’t known for understatement, but even by his own standards, what he said on stage at OpenAI’s DevDay conference earlier this month was pretty problematic.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sam-altman-says-ai-could-eliminate-jobs-that-arent-real-work
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2025-10-19 10:04:25 UTC

BitLocker reportedly auto-locks users' backup drives, causing loss of 3TB of valuable data — Windows automatic disk encryption can permanently lock your drives
An unfortunate Reddit user lost access to 3 terabytes of data stored across two drives when BitLocker automatically encrypted …
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/bitlocker-reportedly-auto-locks-users-backup-drives-causing-loss-of-3tb-of-valuable-data-windows-automatic-disk-encryption-can-permanently-lock-your-drives
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2025-08-11 14:04:04 UTC

Nvidia and AMD reportedly sharing 15% of their China GPU revenue in exchange for export licenses — 'unprecedented' export revenue sharing deal may have been struck
Nvidia and AMD have reportedly agreed to pay the U.S. government 15% of China-sourced revenues to unlock expo…
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-and-amd-reportedly-sharing-15-percent-of-their-china-gpu-revenue-in-exchange-for-export-licenses-unprecedented-export-revenue-sharing-deal-may-have-been-struck
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2025-07-14 14:34:04 UTC

New Rowhammer attack silently corrupts AI models on GDDR6 Nvidia cards — 'GPUHammer' attack drops AI accuracy from 80% to 0.1% on RTX A6000
GPUHammer is a new Rowhammer-based attack targeting NVIDIA GPUs with GDDR6 memory. It flips bits in VRAM to silently corrupt AI models, dropping accur…
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/new-rowhammer-attack-silently-corrupts-ai-models-on-gddr6-nvidia-cards-gpuhammer-attack-drops-ai-accuracy-from-80-percent-to-0-1-percent-on-rtx-a6000
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2025-03-05 15:04:02 UTC

Artificial Intelligence comes to smart pens, includes handwriting-to-text and ChatGPT
The "One Smart AI Pen" concept by Zakwan Ahmad gets launched for crowdfunding on Kickstarter.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-comes-to-smart-pens-includes-handwriting-to-text-and-chatgpt
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2025-02-02 14:04:04 UTC

Verbatim pledges 'stable supply of optical disks' after Sony Japan's recordable Blu-ray exit
Verbatim has pledged to continue supporting the recordable optical media market in Japan after Sony's manufacturing closure.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/verbatim-pledges-stable-supply-of-optical-disks-after-sony-japans-recordable-blu-ray-exit
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2025-01-28 18:19:03 UTC

January Windows security updates are breaking audio on PCs using external DACs
Bad January security updates are breaking USB 1.0 external DACs on recent Windows and Windows Server versions.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/january-windows-security-updates-are-breaking-audio-on-pcs-using-external-dacs
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2025-01-19 13:04:03 UTC

Trump administration will back CHIPS and Science Act hints outgoing Commerce Secretary
Next U.S. Commerce Secretary reportedly plans to continue implementing CHIPS and Science Act program.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-administration-will-back-chips-and-science-act-hints-outgoing-commerce-secretary
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2024-12-28 19:04:04 UTC

SemiKong is the world's first open-source semiconductor-focused LLM — it claims to bring new chips to market 30% faster
Meta, Aitomatic, and other members of the AI Alliance have released the world's first large language model specifically trained on the needs of the semiconductor industry.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/semikong-is-the-worlds-first-open-source-semiconductor-focused-llm-it-claims-to-bring-new-chips-to-market-30-percent-faster
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2024-12-24 18:19:04 UTC

Xerox buys Lexmark for $1.5 billion — printer biz consolidation deal requires approval from US and Chinese regulators
Xerox is buying Lexmark for $1.5 billion, pending approval from regulators in China and the U.S.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/xerox-buys-lexmark-for-usd1-5-billion-printer-biz-consolidation-deal-requires-approval-from-us-and-chinese-regulators
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2024-12-09 21:04:02 UTC

Alarming amount of Texas Instrument chips found in Russian-based weapons in Ukraine — Russian military using third parties to purchase U.S-made chips
The U.S., and Texas Instruments, are struggling to crack down on slippery Russian-bound shipments.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/alarming-amount-of-texas-instrument-chips-found-in-russian-based-weapons-in-ukraine-russian-military-using-third-parties-to-purchase-u-s-made-chips
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2024-11-25 17:19:03 UTC

TP-Link Archer GE800 tri-band Wi-Fi 7 gaming router hits new low — $399 ahead of Black Friday
We reviewed the TP-Link Archer GE800 in September, and since that time, it has received a steep discount making it an even better value for gaming enthusiasts.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/tp-link-archer-ge800-tri-band-wi-fi-7-gaming-router-hits-new-low-usd399-ahead-of-black-friday
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2024-11-24 17:49:04 UTC

Ubitium announces development of 'universal' processor that combines CPU, GPU, DSP, and FPGA functionalities – RISC-V powered chip slated to arrive in two years
RISC-V startup Ubitium says it’s working on a processor that can tackle any workload whether it’s made for CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, …
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/ubitium-announces-development-of-universal-processor-that-combines-cpu-gpu-dsp-and-fpga-functionalities-risc-v-powered-chip-slated-to-arrive-in-two-years
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2024-11-11 15:49:03 UTC

Pizza Hut's new pizza warmer uses the PlayStation 5's heat to keep your pizza hot — you can 3D print the new PIZZAWARMR for free
Pizza Hut has melded the disparate worlds of bready cheesy foodstuffs and console gaming with the new PIZZAWRMR.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/pizza-huts-new-pizza-warmer-uses-the-playstation-5s-heat-to-keep-your-pizza-hot-you-can-3d-print-the-new-pizzawarmr-for-free
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2024-10-18 17:34:03 UTC

Connecting Your Mobile Gaming Console to a Large Screen HDTV with an HDMI Cable
An HDMI connection to a large screen HDTV enhances the enjoyment of playing games.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/connecting-your-mobile-gaming-console-to-a-large-screen-hdtv-with-an-hdmi-cable
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2024-10-17 18:34:03 UTC

Man who lost half-billion dollar Bitcoin HDD sues local authority for $500 million for not letting him dig through landfill
A Welsh man whose partner accidentally threw out an HDD containing 8,000 Bitcoins has become increasingly desperate to recoup the lost treasure. Now, he is suing the council.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/man-who-lost-half-billion-dollar-bitcoin-hdd-sues-local-authority-for-usd500-million-for-not-letting-him-dig-through-landfill
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2024-09-29 13:34:03 UTC

HP ink cartridge DRM bypass demonstrated using physical man-in-the-middle-attack
A tiny PCB installed on a refilled HP ink cartridge allows users to continue using it despite HP's strict DRM settings.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/hp-ink-cartridge-drm-bypass-demonstrated-using-physical-man-in-the-middle-attack
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2024-09-03 13:34:03 UTC

Intel to establish advanced chip R&D center in Japan — a collaborative venture with Tokyo's Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Intel and Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology to establish semiconductor R&D center to advance Japanese chip industry.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-to-establish-advanced-chip-randd-center-in-japan-a-collaborative-venture-with-tokyos-advanced-industrial-science-and-technology-aist
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2024-08-25 15:04:03 UTC

Raspberry Pi powered 'third eye' helps visually impaired people navigate the world with AI
Md. Khairul Alamhas created a wearable pair of glasses that has a camera module that enables visually impaired persons to better navigate using AI.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-powered-third-eye-helps-visually-impaired-people-navigate-the-world-with-ai
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2024-08-21 17:19:03 UTC

AMD reportedly delays B840 and B850 motherboards to early 2025 — only X870 and X870E will launch in September
AMD's budget-friendly B850 and B840 chipset motherboards will seemingly arrive in 2025, limiting AMD's September launch to its higher-end X-series chipsets.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/amd-reportedly-delays-b840-and-b850-motherboards-to-early-2025-only-x870-and-x870e-will-launch-in-september
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2024-08-17 16:34:04 UTC

Microsoft patches TPM 2.0 bypass to prevent Windows 11 installs on PCs with unsupported CPUs
It has been discovered that Windows 11 Insider Build 27686 (Dilithium) has a patch that disables the '/product server' command line used by those without a TPM 2.0-supported CPU, permanently skipping the hardware verification process.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/microsoft-patches-tpm-20-bypass-to-prevent-windows-11-installs-on-pcs-with-unsupported-cpus
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