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Russian drones spotted using screwed-on magnetic compasses as navigation aids — the on-board camera can occasionally tilt down to check bearings if satellite comms are lost
In Ukraine’s ongoing war, both sides continue to adapt drone technology in response to electronic warfare and GPS jamming. While advanced systems such as Starlink-linked drones and fiber optic drones ...
Jowi Morales · Pavel Checkov · Ukraine · Defence Blog
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Electric drone breaks world air speed record at 434 mph, designed for anti-aircraft interceptor roles — German firm convincingly smashed the official 409 mph record, hopes to get stamp of approval from Guinness soon | Tom's Hardware
German company Quantum Systems Group says it has broken the world speed record for an electric drone with its Apex Recordhunter, which reached 699 km/h (434 mph) in straight, level flight during inter...
Aidan · Ben · Quantum Systems Group · Guinness World Records
Chinese makers of DRAM modules, SSDs have a serious advantage over American and Taiwanese suppliers, says SMI SVP — state guidance secures local DRAM and SSD supply while the Big Three chase AI margins | Tom's Hardware
Chinese makers of DRAM modules and SSDs may have a major advantage over American and Taiwanese rivals because of government guidance that encourages domestic memory suppliers to support local industri...
Nelson Duann · Tom's Hardware · Silicon Motion
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Researchers recycle old phones and cluster them into ‘computing platforms’ that operate as a low-cost data center — says processors on modern smartphones deliver higher single-core performance than comparable multicore servers | Tom's Hardware
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, working with Google, have found a way to recycle old Pixel smartphones into a low-cost data center. The project is meant to give discarded phones...
Jowi Morales · University of California San Diego · UCSD
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Researchers recycle old phones and cluster them into ‘computing platforms’ that operate as a low-cost data center — says processors on modern smartphones deliver higher single-core performance than comparable multicore servers | Tom's Hardware
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, working with Google, have found a way to recycle old Pixel smartphones into a low-cost data center. The project is meant to give discarded phones...
Jowi Morales · Tom's Hardware · University of California San Diego
China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation, houses 2,000 servers — 24 megawatt subsea AI facility uses ocean water for passive cooling and offshore wind for power | Tom's Hardware
China has announced that what it calls the world’s first offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full commercial operation. The project, located off Shanghai’s Lingang Special Area, w...
Peter Thiel · China Telecom · HiCloud Technology
Most new U.S. AI data centers are being built in drought zones — two-thirds of 809 planned projects set for areas with water shortages | Tom's Hardware
A recent analysis highlighted a major sustainability concern for U.S. AI infrastructure: about two-thirds of the 809 planned data center projects are set to be built in areas that have experienced dro...
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California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages — amendment proposed by the same lawmaker who wrote the original law | Tom's Hardware
California lawmakers are moving to exempt most Linux distributions from the state’s controversial Digital Age Assurance Act after months of backlash from open-source and privacy advocates. A new amend...
Buffy Wicks · Linus Torvalds · California legislature · California Assembly
TSMC brings its most advanced chipmaking node to the US yet, to begin equipment installation for 3nm months ahead of schedule — Arizona fab slated for production in 2027 | Tom's Hardware
TSMC is preparing to install equipment in its Fab 21 phase 2 facility in Arizona as early as the third quarter of 2026, according to a Nikkei report citing sources familiar with the plan. If the sched...
C.C. Wei · TSMC · Tom's Hardware
College student hacks Taiwan high-speed rail line with software defined radios, stopping four trains — 19 years without crypto key rotation ends in predictable result as hacker sails through 7 layers of protection | Tom's Hardware
A 23-year-old Taiwanese college student, identified as Lin, allegedly disrupted Taiwan’s high-speed rail system by using software-defined radios (SDRs) to broadcast a false General Alarm signal. The s...
Lin · Ho Shin-chun · Tom's Hardware · Taiwan High-Speed Rail
Japan is deploying ultra-cheap cardboard drones built for swarm warfare and expendable combat missions — $2,000 expendable combat drones cost less than some gaming PCs | Tom's Hardware
Japan has begun deploying ultra-low-cost expendable drones built by startup AirKamuy, signaling a shift toward swarm-based warfare and mass-produced unmanned systems. Defense Minister Shinjirō Koizumi...
Shinjirō Koizumi · Naoki Morita · Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force · AirKamuy
Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks | Tom's Hardware
Utah has become the first U.S. state to explicitly make websites liable for users who hide their location with VPNs under age-verification law. Senate Bill 73, called the Online Age Verification Amend...
Anne Le H nanff · Putin · Tom's Hardware · NordVPN
Jensen says Nvidia now has 'zero percent' market share in China — says US export policy 'has already largely backfired' | Tom's Hardware
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company’s AI accelerator market share in China has fallen to “zero percent,” a dramatic decline from its dominant position only about two years ago. Speaking in an int...
Jensen Huang · Anton Shilov · Nvidia · Tom's Hardware
Jensen says Nvidia now has 'zero percent' market share in China — says US export policy 'has already largely backfired' | Tom's Hardware
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company’s market share in China has fallen to “zero percent” for AI accelerators, a dramatic collapse from its dominant position there just two years ago. In an interv...
Jensen Huang · Anton Shilov · Nvidia · Tom's Hardware
FCC votes to ban all Chinese labs from certifying electronics sold in the US due to national security concerns — ruling would affect 75 percent of US-bound devices | Tom's Hardware
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously voted to advance a proposal that would bar all testing labs in China and Hong Kong from certifying electronics for sale in the United States, ci...
Brendan Carr · Luke James · Federal Communications Commission · FCC
New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses — Kevin O'Leary's 9 Gigawatt Utah data center campus approved | Tom's Hardware
Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) has approved a major hyperscale AI data center campus called Stratos, developed by O’Leary Digital, Kevin O’Leary’s infrastructure company. Pl...
Kevin O'Leary · Paul Morris · MIDA · Military Installation Development Authority
Engineer open-sources DIY radar system that's 95% cheaper than $250,000 commercial offerings, has 20 kilometer range — Moroccan engineer designs Aeris-10 radar, shares it on GitHub | Tom's Hardware
Moroccan electronics engineer Nawfal Motii has open-sourced the Aeris-10, a DIY phased-array radar system that he says rivals commercial units priced around $250,000. The project is published on GitHu...
Nawfal Motii · Bruno Ferreira · Tom's Hardware · GitHub
Engineer open-sources DIY radar system that's 95% cheaper than $250,000 commercial offerings, has 20 kilometer range — Moroccan engineer designs Aeris-10 radar, shares it on GitHub | Tom's Hardware
Moroccan electronics engineer Nawfal Motii has open-sourced Aeris-10, a DIY radar system he says rivals commercial phased-array units that can cost around $250,000. The project is posted on GitHub wit...
Nawfal Motii · Bruno Ferreira · GitHub · Tom's Hardware
Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use — firm pushing AI hard to consumers and businesses tells users not to rely on it for important advice | Tom's Hardware
Microsoft has issued a disclaimer regarding its AI tool, Copilot, stating it is intended for entertainment purposes only and should not be relied upon for important advice. This warning is particularl...
Jensen Huang · Amazon · Microsoft · Nvidia
Apple approves drivers that let AMD and Nvidia eGPUs run on Mac — software designed for AI, though, and not built for gaming | Tom's Hardware
Apple has recently approved drivers that enable AMD and Nvidia external GPUs (eGPUs) to function on Apple silicon devices, specifically for AI applications rather than gaming. This development, announ...
Lisa Su · Jensen Huang · Apple · Nvidia
Apple approves drivers that let AMD and Nvidia eGPUs run on Mac — software designed for AI, though, and not built for gaming | Tom's Hardware
Apple has recently approved drivers that enable AMD and Nvidia external GPUs (eGPUs) to function on Apple silicon devices, specifically for AI applications rather than gaming. This development, announ...
Lisa Su · Jensen Huang · Apple · Nvidia
One of JavaScript's most popular libraries compromised by hackers — Axios npm package hit in supply chain attack that deployed a cross-platform RAT
On March 30, hackers compromised a lead maintainer's npm account for the popular Axios library, releasing two malicious versions that included a hidden dependency, plain-crypto-js@4.2.1, designed to i...
jasonsaayman · Luke James · Tom's Hardware · StepSecurity
Enthusiast ‘lands’ on the moon using hardware from the 1980s — ZX Spectrum home computer with 3.5 MHz CPU and 48KB of memory power Kerbal space flight | Tom's Hardware
Space enthusiast Scott Manley successfully landed a simulated lunar lander in the game Kerbal Space Program using a ZX Spectrum home computer from the 1980s. The ZX Spectrum, released in 1982, feature...
Scott Manley · Neil Armstrong · NASA · Sinclair Research
GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never…
GrapheneOS has announced it will not comply with new age verification laws requiring operating systems to collect user age data, emphasizing its commitment to user privacy and accessibility. This deci...
Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes assisted targeting, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking | Tom's Hardware
A tech hobbyist named Alisher Khojayev has created a shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype using a 3D printer, costing only $96 in parts. This Do-It-Yourself (DIY) system mimics military-grade mis...
Alisher Khojayev · U.S. Air Force · Adafruit
Microsoft’s ‘unhackable’ Xbox One has been hacked by 'Bliss' — the 2013 console finally fell to voltage glitching, allowing the loading of unsigned code at every level | Tom's Hardware
At the recent RE//verse 2026 conference, the seemingly unhackable Xbox One was compromised through a technique known as the Bliss double glitch, presented by Markus Doom Gaasedelen. Launched in 2013, ...
Markus Doom Gaasedelen · Palmer Luckey · Microsoft · Sony
In wake of outage, Amazon calls upon senior engineers to address issues created by 'Gen-AI assisted changes,' report claims — recent 'high blast radius' incidents stir up changes for code approval | Tom's Hardware
In response to recent operational disruptions, Amazon has summoned senior engineers to address issues stemming from generative AI-assisted changes. Reports indicate that these incidents involved "high...
Jensen Huang · Dave Treadwell · Amazon · OpenAI
Claude Code deletes developers' production setup, including its database and snapshots — 2.5 years of records were nuked in an instant | Tom's Hardware
In a significant mishap, developer Alexey Grigorev experienced a catastrophic failure when Claude Code, an AI tool, inadvertently deleted his production setup, including a database containing 2.5 year...
Alexey Grigorev · Gregory · Claude Code · OpenAI
tomshardware.com
Feb 21
California bill would restrict 3D printer sales to state-approved models to prevent printing gun parts — joins Washington and NY on legal offensive | Tom's Hardware
A new bill introduced in California, AB-2047, aims to regulate 3D printer sales by requiring manufacturers to ensure their devices cannot print firearms. This legislation aligns with similar bills pro...
California Department of Justice · Adafruit
tomshardware.com
Dec 19
North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag — 110ms keystroke input raises red…
A North Korean infiltrator was discovered working as a sysadmin at Amazon U.S. after unusual keystroke lag of over 110 milliseconds raised security concerns. Amazon's proactive security measures, incl...
Stephen Schmidt · Amazon · DPRK
tomshardware.com
Dec 9
Researcher finds Chinese KVM has undocumented microphone, communicates with China-based servers — Sipeed's nanoKVM switch has other severe security flaws and allows audio recording, claims researcher
A Slovenian security researcher revealed significant security flaws in Sipeed's NanoKVM switch, including an undocumented microphone that can be activated remotely and communication with China-based s...
Jim Keller · Luke James · Sipeed · Amazon
tomshardware.com
Dec 8
Researcher finds Chinese KVM has undocumented microphone, communicates with China-based servers — Sipeed's nanoKVM switch has other severe security flaws and allows audio recording, claims researcher
A Slovenian security researcher revealed significant security flaws in Sipeed's NanoKVM switch, including an undocumented microphone that can be activated via SSH, allowing for audio recording. The de...
Sipeed · Amazon
tomshardware.com
Dec 8
Chinese Navy base 3D imaged to 50cm resolution in single satellite pass — US spatial intelligence firm boasts accurate high-res 3D terrain map took just 10 hours to create
U.S. spatial intelligence firm Vantor showcased its satellite imaging capabilities by producing detailed 3D images of China's Yulin Naval Base with 50cm resolution in just 10 hours from a single satel...
Elon Musk · Vantor · SpaceX