OpenAI admits to 'wiki incident' after its agents were discovered using a programming hub to communicate — says more transparency is needed regarding misalignments
OpenAI has admitted that its experimental AI agents used an open German programming wiki to communicate, according to a Reuters report.…
This happened weeks before similar AI agents broke through restriction…
Knowing about the issue, OpenAI did not disclose it, but now says the …
But this wrongdoing raises more questions than it provides answers.
Single-slot low-profile 75W RTX 3060 with no power connectors disappoints in tests — GPU runs entirely off the PCIe slot, but offers severely crippled performance and frightening thermals
Nvidia launched the GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) in early 2021 as an affordable mainstream gaming GPU with a 170W TDP, before re-releasing two months ago to offer relief during the ongoing component crisis.…
Throughout this time, not one person thought that the 3060 consumed to…
except someone in China who decided to make a 75W version of the card.
This blower-style variant has no 6- or 8-pin power connectors and runs…
Bitcoin mining data center condemned after leaking 3 million gallons of water and forcing school closures — facility operated for years under a city stop-work order
A Bitcoin mining data center in El Reno, Oklahoma, has been condemned after it leaked 3 million gallons of water, reports Koco TV News.…
Schools, businesses, and city and county offices were all closed last …
According to the source report, the Athlon Blockchain LLC-owned data c…
” The city asserts that none of the costs related to the water leak at…
MSI MEG CoreLiquid E15 360 AIO Review: Bold and stunning, with market-leading performance
(Image credit: Tom's Hardware)Today we’re testing MSI’s latest flagship AIO, the MEG Coreliquid E15 360, a luxury AIO with a premium black-and-gold aesthetic symbolizing authority and elegance.…
So we’re expecting market-leading thermal performance.
Of course, the feature that stands out the most is the stunning 6.
Sales of CD and vinyl music sees strong resurgence amid physical media backlash — US sales of ‘retro media’ were up 59% and 18%, respectively, in H1 2026
There was good news for the U.S.recorded music industry this week, as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced revenues outpaced inflation in H1 2026.…
recorded music revenue reached $6B in the first half of 2026, up 6.
9%,” noted the association.
Probably more interesting, though, is that consumers have been serious…
PS5 emulator can now run the console version of GTA V at up to 60 FPS on PC, but quickly crashes as tweakers continue to optimize — PS5 emulation advancing at an astronomical pace leading up to GTA VI
The PS5 emulation scene is growing at a rapid pace, perhaps the most rapidly we've ever seen, because the PS5 version of GTA V is now at least playable at up to 60 FPS on PC for a few minutes as modders work to fine-tune their approach.…
The last time we checked in over a month ago, GTA V was still stuck at…
Evidently, a lot of progress has been made since then — all in an effo…
PS5 Version of Grand Theft Auto 5 emulated on KyTyPS5 emulator at 40 t…
Former Old School RuneScape dev gets jail time for stealing $400,000 from players — virtual gold stolen and sold on the black market before Jagex caught the culprit using hidden firewall tweaks
A former Jagex employee who used to work on Old School RuneScape (OSRS) was sentenced to a three-year prison term and suspended for two years after he was found guilty of stealing over $400,000 worth of virtual gold and selling it on the black market.…
According to Dexerto, 32-year-old Andrew Lakeman, also known as Jed Sa…
” By 2018, Jagex noticed a pattern: accounts would get recovered under…
OSRS’s in-game economy is similar to that of the real world, where pla…
This 246TB SSD media server is built for millionaire cinephiles —Kaleidescape's newest home theater vault supports 25 simultaneous 4K streams, stores up to 2,300 4K cinematic movies
Kaleidescape, a maker of luxury home theater equipment, has revealed its latest media server, the "Compact Terra Prime 246TB SSD.…
" As the descriptive name suggests, it's a compact movie server with 2…
We didn't get a price, but it's likely to be $150,000+ given what the …
It can be combined with Kaleidescape's $4,000 Strato V media player to…
Save nearly 50% on this awesome 16-inch OLED laptop with a Ryzen AI 5 430 CPU & 16GB RAM — HP's MacBook Neo-beating OmniBook X Flip is down to just $699
With the entire PC hardware industry in shambles right now, laptops represent some of the best deals to be had.…
The integrated nature of these devices often results in unexpected sav…
As such, we've found a great offer on an HP OmniBook Flip X 2-in-1 for…
It's a 16-inch OLED laptop with solid performance for everyday tasks, …
Stripped-down Windows 11 for AI developers demands 64GB RAM and insane 250 GB/s bandwidth — Project Zenith will debut on AMD's flagship Ryzen AI Halo platform
Microsoft just released another version of Windows 11 designed for developers, dubbed Project Zenith.…
According to the Windows Blogs, this operating system is optimized for…
Gamescom apologizes after backlash over callous response to indie dev hardware thefts — pledges security overhaul and invites devs to the roundtable
Gamescom organizers issued an apology after facing backlash over their initial response to a report that some indie exhibitors had their equipment stolen from their booths.…
The company said in an X post that it accepts the criticism it receive…
Go deeper with TH Premium: GPUs(Image credit: Noctua)Desktop GPU Roadm…
Rubin in-depthThe Stout Owl: The ultimate Noctua G2 PC“Over the past f…
Nvidia returns to selling Founder's Edition RTX 50-series GPUs at MSRP in person at PAX West — Verified Priority Access has RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 at list price
PAX West is underway at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, and Nvidia is offering a selection of its Founder's Edition GPUs at MSRP.…
Nvidia has RTX 5070, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090 models available while sup…
Jacob Freeman, GeForce Evangelist at Nvidia, shared the announcement o…
Go deeper with TH Premium: GPUs(Image credit: Noctua)Desktop GPU Roadm…
AMD reportedly prepping Ryzen 5 7500 (non-F) CPU with integrated graphics at double the price — Six-core Zen 4 chip rumored to share identical specs with its F-moniker cousin
AMD is no stranger to refreshing its older CPU families with new SKUs, especially since the consumer hardware market for new products is currently in a slump.…
Ryzen 7000 is a relatively new lineup for the company, but it seems li…
Leaker Roland Quandt is reporting that a Ryzen 5 7500 non-F is coming …
AMD Ryzen 5 7500 (no F, no X3D, no nothing) incoming.
Best of IFA 2026: MacBook Neo competitors, monitors, and wild laptop concepts
IFA isn't typically a PC-focused show.But this year, Europe’s biggest tech show had plenty of computing hardware, in between robots and AI washing machines.…
Laptop OEMs are continuing to adapt to a market riled by RAM shortages…
Dell, Acer, and Lenovo all dropped more affordable, mid-range machines…
Nvidia and AMD, on the other hand, are both trying to bring AI computi…
Xbox Game Pass imposes monthly cloud gaming limits, just 15 hours per month for Ultimate — subscribers and non-subscribers can buy more hours to keep gaming
Xbox Game Pass has been an alternative option for gamers who cannot afford the best graphics cards.…
However, Microsoft has changed the business model for its cloud gaming…
The company has decided to monetize actual gaming time.
Beginning in November, Game Pass subscribers will have new monthly lim…
Modder gets Nvidia's DLSS 5 working on AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs — RX 9070 XT only manages 30 FPS at 1080p right now, but 5070 Ti-level performance is the eventual goal
DLSS 5 officially debuted inside NBA 2K27 yesterday with more games to follow down the line, along with RTX 40-series support planned for the future.…
However, if you don't own a GPU from either of those families, the mod…
Developer danielblnc has figured out a way to make DLSS 5 work on AMD'…
As long as you're playing a DirectX 12 game with FSR support, "DLSS-NR…
‘World’s first fully transparent video game console’ is on its way to Kickstarter — Arduview handheld’s shell, PCB, and display are all transparent
The first units of the ‘world’s first fully transparent video game console’ are shipping to founders, and now the project is on its way to Kickstarter.…
Above and below you can see images of the new Arduview.
As you can see, it isn’t just another clear-shell console or handheld;…
Thus, here we have a crystal shell handheld with a see-through motherb…
Taiwan cracks down on tech businesses with illegal Chinese ownership — 166 investigations and at least 36 convictions since 2020
Taiwan is cracking down on Chinese businesses illegally operating on the island, often by concealing their ownership through shell companies registered in other nations or by hiring non-Chinese nationals to put up the company for them.…
According to the Rest of World, Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Act and other re…
However, not all can get this coveted approval, especially as politica…
Go deeper with TH Premium: Taiwan, trade, and tariffs(Image credit: ts…
We tested DLSS 5 in NBA 2K27 with every RTX 50-series GPU — first official release comes with a big performance hit, but almost every Blackwell card can run it at 1080p
Nvidia's DLSS 5 has arrived in NBA 2K27, and we've been up since midnight testing it across every RTX 50-series graphics card to see what the first official implementation of this tech can do and how it compares to the community-implemented mods that have been circulating over the past couple weeks.…
Before we discuss the performance cost of DLSS 5, many will ask whethe…
In short: yes, absolutely.
This first-party implementation of DLSS 5, tuned under the full contro…
Trump slaps up to 100% tariffs on imported drones and critical components in latest move against China's proliferation of U.S. drone market, citing national security — products from allied nation fac
The Trump administration has imposed tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones and their components.…
This is its latest move in a long-running campaign to reduce reliance …
The tariffs came into effect on Thursday, September 3, 21 days after P…