Samsung engineer sentenced to 7 years in prison for selling chipmaking trade secrets to Chinese chipmaker — ex-employee supplied 10nm DRAM data to CXMT for $2 million
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-engineer-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-for-selling-chipmaking-trade-secrets-to-chinese-chipmaker-ex-employee-supplied-10nm-dram-data-to-cxmt-for-usd2-million

Linux may be ending support for older network drivers due to influx of false AI-generated bug reports — maintenance has become too burdensome for old largely-unused systems
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-may-be-ending-support-for-older-network-drivers-due-to-influx-of-false-ai-generated-bug-reports-maintenance-has-become-too-burdensome-for-old-largely-unused-systems

Where to buy AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 — more L3 cache and dual 3D V-cache-stacked CCDs
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/where-to-buy-amds-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-more-l3-cache-and-dual-3d-v-cache-stacked-ccds

Alienware Area-51 gaming desktop now available with AMD’s flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition — base config starts at $4,299.99 with RTX 5070 and 32GB DDR5
https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/alienware-area-51-gaming-desktop-now-available-with-amds-flagship-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-dual-edition-base-config-starts-at-usd4-299-99-with-rtx-5070-and-32gb-ddr5

Microsoft facing $2.8 billion UK lawsuit for overcharging 60,000 businesses using Microsoft Server on other clouds — Azure users allegedly recieved lower wholesale pricing
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/microsoft-facing-usd2-8-billion-uk-lawsuit-for-overcharging-60-000-businesses-using-microsoft-server-on-other-clouds-azure-users-allegedly-recieved-lower-wholesale-pricing

Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty after leaking victims' insurance details to 'BlackCat' hackers — perp gave attackers a precise picture of exactly how much each target could afford to pay
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/florida-man-pleads-guilty-after-leaking-victims-insurance-details-to-blackcat-hackers

Keychron K3 Ultra Review: Got Wood?
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/mechanical-keyboards/keychron-k3-ultra-review

Score this epic 1440p Samsung gaming monitor back at its lowest-ever price, now just $159 — limited-time discount nets you this 27-inch IPS display with a fast 200Hz refresh rate for your gaming PC
https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/score-this-epic-1440p-samsung-gaming-monitor-back-at-its-lowest-ever-price-now-just-usd159-limited-time-discount-nets-you-this-27-inch-ips-display-with-a-fast-200hz-refresh-rate-for-your-gaming-pc

Congress moves to strip the DoC of chip-export discretion with the MATCH Act — DUV lithography machines among those targeted in chipmaking tool crackdown
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/congress-moves-to-strip-commerce-of-chip-export-discretion-with-the-match-act

Just $479 nets you the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU, B850 Max motherboard, and 16GB of DDR5-6000 RAM — perfect start to a low-cost gaming PC build
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/just-usd479-nets-you-the-amd-ryzen-5-9600x-cpu-b850-max-motherboard-and-16gb-of-ddr5-6000-ram-perfect-start-to-a-low-cost-gaming-pc-build

Anthropic's Model Context Protocol includes a critical remote code execution vulnerability — newly discovered exploit puts 200,000 AI servers at risk
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-model-context-protocol-has-critical-security-flaw-exposed

Valve VRAM hack may improve gaming on 4GB GPUs — testing showed mixed results in select titles, with FPS almost tripling in certain games
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/valve-vram-hack-may-improve-gaming-on-4gb-gpus-testing-showed-mixed-results-in-select-titles-with-fps-almost-tripling-in-certain-games