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You can now modify the vBIOS on Nvidia gaming GPUs without flashing thanks to a solo developer’s project

Flashing the VBIOS is risky and can brick a GPU, but this VBIOS configurator uses an Nvidia register key to override VBIOS settings without flashing. @2026-10-19 18:30

A Chinese hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites

A Chinese hacker reportedly used a fleet of AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites, including farm equipment maker Deers and appliance outfit SharkNinja. @2026-10-19 17:36

French rioters ransack eSports team premises and are seen looting RAM sticks from PCs

Leading French eSports club Team Vitality has confirmed that its Paris HQ has been smashed up, with trophies, computer equipment, and more looted over the weekend. @2026-10-19 15:32

Norwegian undersea cable builder pitches 2,800-mile transatlantic data link between Canada and Europe to bypass the US

Norway's Bulk Infrastructure Group AS is looking for a partner to build transatlantic undersea cabling to connect Canada with Europe to bypass the United States. @2026-10-19 14:26

Claude Code AI agent caught a crypto miner hiding on a developer’s overheating Mac

A developer using Claude Code to help build a temperature monitor app was warned by the coding agent about a hidden crypto miner running on their system. @2026-10-19 13:36

Arm says its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2X the performance per rack of AMD EPYC 9755 in new agentic AI CPU tests

Arm claims its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2X the modeled rack performance of AMD’s EPYC 9755 across seven agentic AI workloads, using a new evaluation methodology developed with Fujitsu, Meta, and OpenAI @2026-10-19 13:00

Engineer builds tiny 3D-printed single-motor drone in their bedroom

Joshua Bird designed, built, and tested this drone in their home, even resorting to building their own high-speed camera to check their build while spinning at a high speed. @2026-10-19 12:30

Russian military satellite closes from 200 miles to 3 miles of US radar craft aiding Ukraine

Russia’s Cosmos 2612 moved from more than 200 miles to about three miles from ICEYE-X36, a U.S.-owned radar satellite. @2026-10-19 12:00

Modder brings full Nvidia DLSS 5 suite to three generations of AMD gaming GPUs

Radeon GPUs get the full DLSS experience as solo project ports all the DLSS features for RDNA2-4 GPUs. @2026-10-18 18:03

F-22 Raptor pilot successfully demonstrates command of 'wingman' fighter drone in simulated combat

The USAF's latest test proves that an F-22 Raptor can command a YFQ-44A Fury drone in combat conditions. @2026-10-18 17:02

Official DLSS 5 running on unsupported games delivers up to 90% better performance than the leaked version

Nvidia's latest DLSS Neural Renderer, extracted from NBA 2K27 (again), is being tested on unsupported games and shows up to a 90% performance gain over the previous NR model. @2026-10-18 14:45

MIT engineers build soft 3D shape-sensing skin for gaming and VR

MIT engineers embedded soft optical fibers in a silicone sheet that reconstructs its own 3D shape, aimed at gaming, VR, and physical therapy. @2026-10-18 14:25

Typo-squatting attacks with major domains are still viable

Typo-squatting attacks with major domains are still viable — corner cases with Cyrillic characters still evade the best checks @2026-10-18 14:05

300-plus local data center bans have only delayed just three US projects

SemiAnalysis mapped more than 300 local data center moratoriums against the US pipeline and found only three projects actually delayed. @2026-10-18 13:45

Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line

Anthropic's proposal requires evaluators to report any imminent risk to the Department of Commerce within 72 hours, after which the Department must present the evidence to a federal judge and await an order. @2026-10-18 13:25

Researchers train AI to detect concealed handguns using Wi-Fi signals

Researchers have developed WiFireNet, an AI system that detects concealed handguns from Wi-Fi channel-state information, achieving 72.5% average precision in controlled indoor tests without cameras or metal detectors. @2026-10-18 13:00

DJI’s first battery-swapping dock gets drones recharged and back in the air in under 45 seconds

DJI Dock 4 swaps the Matrice 5TD drone’s battery in 25 seconds, but the system has no FCC clearance for sale in the U.S. @2026-10-18 12:30

Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuest’s new Surveillance Layer

This new feature could help users avoid Flock and other ALPR cameras. @2026-10-18 12:00

Quad 8-pin mod protects the $8,500 RTX 5090 you can’t replace from melting

Redditor showcases a new quad 8-pin power-conversion kit for the 16-pin power connector on Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics cards. @2026-10-17 17:20

Nvidia reportedly insists the RTX 5090 isn't dead despite severe shortages and removed listings at multiple retailers

Nvidia states that RTX 5090 isn't discontinued, only that supply is constrained — and yet the card is effectively gone from storefronts @2026-10-17 16:38

AI lab offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs across three cities to train AI robots

HUMXN wants to pay for maintenance and repair services for homes in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Miami to gather data to train AI models and robots. @2026-10-17 15:21

This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 17, 2026

This week, Tom's Hardware Premium subscribers can read our EMIB and Foveros roadmaps, the latest on Chinese competition in the local AI system space, and much more. @2026-10-17 15:00

Leap seconds being retired next year to avoid wreaking havoc on computer systems

The leap second will be replaced by a leap hour, which will take "several centuries" before it must be implemented. @2026-10-17 14:40

Taiwan targets illicit AI server exports to China with five-year prison terms

Taiwan is expanding the Foreign Trade Act to include AI servers and semiconductors in its list of controlled exports. @2026-10-17 14:20

Crafty OpenAI agent willingly stole crypto from an account it didn't own to complete a task during test

GPT5.6-Sol didn't have funds to deploy smart contracts, so it looked for exposed accounts with enough money to pay for the gas fees. @2026-10-17 14:00

Game decompilation hub freezes leaderboard after AI turns progress into a hollow numbers game amid explosion of 'AI slop'

decomp.dev has closed its public index of game decompilation projects, saying AI-driven forks and ports broke the community. @2026-10-17 13:30

Modder finishes nine-year Xbox 360 voltage glitch mod with a $4 microcontroller, cracks the console open

Modder glitch-hacks his Xbox 360 with the help of a $4 microcontroller — operation shows the power of the Rasperry Pi Pico @2026-10-17 13:00

You can now modify the vBIOS on Nvidia gaming GPUs without flashing thanks to a solo developer’s project

A Chinese hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites

French rioters ransack eSports team premises and are seen looting RAM sticks from PCs

Norwegian undersea cable builder pitches 2,800-mile transatlantic data link between Canada and Europe to bypass the US

Claude Code AI agent caught a crypto miner hiding on a developer’s overheating Mac

Arm says its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2X the performance per rack of AMD EPYC 9755 in new agentic AI CPU tests

Engineer builds tiny 3D-printed single-motor drone in their bedroom

Russian military satellite closes from 200 miles to 3 miles of US radar craft aiding Ukraine

Modder brings full Nvidia DLSS 5 suite to three generations of AMD gaming GPUs

F-22 Raptor pilot successfully demonstrates command of 'wingman' fighter drone in simulated combat

Cinebench world record that stood for 12 years gets toppled

Nvidia RTX 5090 shipment worth $470,000 goes missing in Brazilian airport

Web-based chip fab engineering game goes viral in Taiwan

Official DLSS 5 running on unsupported games delivers up to 90% better performance than the leaked version

MIT engineers build soft 3D shape-sensing skin for gaming and VR

Typo-squatting attacks with major domains are still viable

300-plus local data center bans have only delayed just three US projects

Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line

Researchers train AI to detect concealed handguns using Wi-Fi signals

DJI’s first battery-swapping dock gets drones recharged and back in the air in under 45 seconds

Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuest’s new Surveillance Layer

Quad 8-pin mod protects the $8,500 RTX 5090 you can’t replace from melting

Nvidia reportedly insists the RTX 5090 isn't dead despite severe shortages and removed listings at multiple retailers

AI lab offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs across three cities to train AI robots

This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 17, 2026

Leap seconds being retired next year to avoid wreaking havoc on computer systems

Taiwan targets illicit AI server exports to China with five-year prison terms

Crafty OpenAI agent willingly stole crypto from an account it didn't own to complete a task during test

Game decompilation hub freezes leaderboard after AI turns progress into a hollow numbers game amid explosion of 'AI slop'

Modder finishes nine-year Xbox 360 voltage glitch mod with a $4 microcontroller, cracks the console open

How to stop audio from auto-playing on Android Auto

What can you use the HDMI port on your Ugreen NAS for?

Robot vacuums have a major privacy problem you should be aware of

Meta tweaks its new terms of service after backlash against scraping

Why your expensive Wi-Fi 7 router could be delivering slower speeds

What does MLO mean on your router and should you enable it?

Here's how we would build out the perfect modular electric Slate truck

We might finally know what's written on that mysterious plaque in Super Mario 64

Is paid antivirus actually a waste of money for your PC in 2026?

Homeland Security bans DeepSeek use in federal civilian agencies

At what distance does a video doorbell stop detecting motion?

Fiber vs. cable internet: What's the difference between them?

Apple is set to hold another product event on October 28

Why your USB device keeps disconnecting (and how to fix it)

TP-Link moves to assemble routers in the US following an import ban

Don't throw away your old USB charging cables — Repurpose them instead

One of the rarest GameCube consoles sells for thousands of dollars today

What the orange light on your PlayStation 5 is actually telling you

Don't throw away your old graphics card — here's what you can do with it

6 unexpected uses for your old PlayStation 3