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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

… That estimate depends heavily on possibly dubious assumptions about scale and energy mix, but his broader point, that pushing large binaries to user devices is not free and the cost is externalized, is completely valid regardless of the math. For many users, the more immediate concern is bandwidth. …

May 6, 2026 · Zak Killian
tomshardware.com › pc-components › dram

Team Group agrees to $1.1 million DRAM settlement in another false advertising lawsuit — claimed advertised memory speeds required BIOS tweaks and overclocking settings

… Payments will be made based on how many eligible Team Group DRAM products each person claims. The settlement also clarifies that one may claim compensation for up to five memory products per household without providing proof of purchase, while claims beyond that require supporting documentation. …

May 20, 2026 · Kunal Khullar
tomshardware.com › tech-industry › cyber-security

Microsoft's GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits because company 'ruined their life' — expert claims action is vindictive and promises further retaliation

… I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft closed the case after the reporter refused to submit a video of the exploit, since that's apparently an MSRC requirement now." Microsoft has been mum on any details about these matters, so it's hard to tell if the situation is about an uncooperative researcher w… …

May 27, 2026 · Bruno Ferreira
tomshardware.com › software › linux

AMD leaves Linux FPGA users in the lurch with controversial Vivado licensing update — new tier model restricts future free versions to Windows

… A forum representative for the company stated, "No one is stopping users students, etc. to continue using the current versions of Vivado any Vivado version prior 2026.1 ," and developing using the free Vivado ML Standard Edition, arguing that it was only if users decided to update that they'd need … …

May 26, 2026 · Zak Killian
tomshardware.com › tech-industry › artificial-intelligence

Musk's SpaceX has rented out access to its supercomputer's 220,000 Nvidia GPUs and 300 megawatts of AI compute power to rival Anthropic — Musk says “No one set off my evil detector,” Anthropic also interested in orbital data centers

… Anthropic says this additional capacity will go toward improving the experience for paid Claude users — Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers — via three key changes. …

May 7, 2026 · Etiido Uko