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Several police officers arrested for using controversial Flock AI license plate reader system to stalk romantic partners, says report — investigators have unearthed at least 18 such cases in the US over recent years

… The site’s future could be uncertain, though, as 404 Media says that Flock Security “has repeatedly tried to get that website taken down.” Follow Tom's Hardware on Google News , or add us as a preferred source , to get our latest news, analysis, & reviews in your feeds. …

Jun 12, 2026 · Mark Tyson
tomshardware.com › tech-industry › artificial-intelligence

China is considering export controls on AI technologies, including banning local companies from using TSMC, report claims — restrictions would also cover advanced AI models, training data, and overseas acquisitions

… Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers Photonics and high-speed data movement is the next big AI bottleneck The data center cooling state of play Massive AI data center buildouts are squeezing energy supplies Ultra Ethernet: The data center interconnection of tomorrow The measures would be … …

Jul 21, 2026 · Anton Shilov
tomshardware.com › tech-industry › data-centers

Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft's 'world's most powerful AI data center' due to data center noise — plaintiffs also mention construction noise and extreme light pollution from $7.3 billion facility

Controversy due to AI data center buildouts generally centers around their massive power usage and draining of local water reserves, but noise is a third torment to nearby residents, and one that is arguably much harder to correct. …

Jul 6, 2026 · Bruno Ferreira
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Apple made marketing gold from the export ban on Power Mac G4 'supercomputer' in 1999, 'for the first time in history a personal computer has been classified as a weapon' — Pentagon banned sales of the 400 MHz G4 in 50 countries when it launched

… History repeating The latest tech export controversy headlines revolve around the recently launched version of the Anthropic Claude AI model, dubbed Fable . We have also widely reported on hardware bans, with Nvidia GPUs probably the most notable example. …

Jun 14, 2026 · Mark Tyson