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tomshardware.com › tech-industry › cyber-security

Google Chrome 'silently' downloads 4GB AI model to your device without permission, report claims — researcher says practice may violate EU law, waste thousands of kilowatts of energy

… Swipe to scroll horizontally Environmental cost of Gemini Nano deployment in Chrome Devices receiving the push Total bytes pushed Total energy Total CO2e 100 million ~3% of Chrome users 400 petabytes 24 GWh 6,000 tons CO2e 500 million ~15% of Chrome users 2 exabytes 120 GWh 30,000 tons CO2e 1 billi… …

May 6, 2026 · Zak Killian
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

… Even though the Steam Machine doesn’t have a definite launch date yet, especially as it has been seemingly pushed back multiple times due to the AI-driven memory chip crisis, we’ve already seen a couple of accessories designed to customize the look of the living room PC console . …

May 6, 2026 · Jowi Morales
tomshardware.com › networking

New Flipper One computing multitool bristles with network, GPIO, and M.2 connectivity — new keychain device is also a fully open Arm Linux computer

… Image 1 of 5 “Flipper Zero taught us how much you can do with a tightly scoped, open product and a community that pushes it further than you can,” said Pavel Zhovner, Co-Founder and CEO of Flipper Devices. “Flipper One is what happens when we apply the same approach to a much bigger problem — build… …

May 21, 2026 · Mark Tyson
tomshardware.com › laptops

8GB of RAM is back on laptops — companies are lowering memory offerings to make affordable notebooks during component crisis

… It is both unfortunate and ironic that it was the rush towards preparing devices for AI that pushed us away from a longstanding 8GB minimum, but it is because the price of memory to keep AI research going has pushed component prices so high that laptop makers have no choice but to go back so that p… …

Jun 4, 2026 · Andrew E. Freedman
tomshardware.com › tech-industry › artificial-intelligence

Industry coalition urges Trump administration to take urgent action as AI data centers' extreme memory consumption threatens other industries — AI-driven memory chip shortage could raise prices in automotive, medical, telecommunications sectors

… In a June 3 letter sent to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared with Tom's Hardware , the organizations — representing telecommunications providers, automakers, medical device manufacturers, and major retailers — warned that AI infrastructure deployments … …

Jun 5, 2026 · Etiido Uko