Samsung readies Gaia AI accelerator for PCs — HP and Lenovo are reportedly validating the NPU

Samsung reportedly preps Gaia AI accelerator for client devices that is already being tested by HP and Lenovo.

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While the U.S. flip-flops on chip sanctions, China is building its own chip supply market — export controls are creating conditions for a Sino-Russian chip trade alliance
 While the U.S. flip-flops on chip sanctions, China is building its own chip supply market — export controls are creating conditions for a Sino-Russian chip trade alliance

As the U.S. makes up its mind on export controls for Chinese chips, China has been developing its own supply chain, and associated trade network.

Professor suspected AI-powered cheating on take-home midterms, makes finals in-person — only two students scored within 10% of their midterm score

A Brown University professor suspected that almost his entire class cheated on take-home mid-term exams using AI tools after they scored unusually high. In-person final exams showed that only two students scored within 10% of their midterm score, with just one getting a higher grade compared to their midterms.

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Elon Musk receives FTC greenlight to buy Mesh Optical as interconnects emerge as AI’s tightest bottleneck — the move will expand Musk’s growing stack of critical AI infrastructure

FTC clearance to acquire Mesh Optical hands Musk the missing layer between Terafab’s chips and Gigasat’s satellites, amid tightening interconnect AI bottleneck

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New hack exploits AI hallucinations to trick agents into running malicious code — ‘HalluSquatting’ attack exploits a fundamental weakness in every available model

Attackers can exploit how AI bots hallucinate software URLs to create massive botnets. The vulnerability is endemic to every model.

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AI servers will consume more power than all conventional data center hardware combined by 2027 — global data center electricity consumption set to grow by 26% this year, Gartner forecasts
 AI servers will consume more power than all conventional data center hardware combined by 2027 — global data center electricity consumption set to grow by 26% this year, Gartner forecasts

Global data center electricity consumption will grow 26% in 2026 to reach 565 TWh, up from 447 TWh in 2025.

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Chinese courts allow heirs to inherit accounts of deceased gamers — multiple cases spanning years establish precedent for digital ownership of games, in-game items, and microtransactions

A Reddit user named u/Slawrfp shared on the r/pcmasterrace subreddit that Chinese courts have allowed heirs to inherit games and other digital assets after the original user has since passed on. While Chinese inheritance law hasn’t explicitly covered digital properties, multiple rulings have already set precedent.

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Rapidus fab roadmap examined — first new leading-edge chipmaker in decades has one Hokkaido fab, a 2027 deadline, and 60 potential customers
 Rapidus fab roadmap examined — first new leading-edge chipmaker in decades has one Hokkaido fab, a 2027 deadline, and 60 potential customers

Rapidus is building Japan’s entire return to leading-edge logic on one fab in Chitose, Hokkaido.

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China alleges that Claude Code contains backdoors, calls mechanism ‘a serious threat’ — Gov’t claims Claude sends sensitive information to remote servers without consent
 China alleges that Claude Code contains backdoors, calls mechanism ‘a serious threat’ — Gov’t claims Claude sends sensitive information to remote servers without consent

China is warning against the use of Claude Code versions released between April and June 2026 after it’s revealed that hidden code is sending sensitive user information to remote servers. The government told users to uninstall the app or use its latest version, despite the fact that the AI tool is not approved for use in China.

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Hidden backdoor in Tenda routers goes unpatched as company ignores warnings from cybersecurity researchers — Chinese company’s firmware allows admin access without a password

CERT/CC has disclosed a critical authentication backdoor affecting multiple Tenda router firmware versions. Tracked as CVE-2026-11405, the flaw grants full administrator access without valid credentials, and no vendor patch is currently available after CERT failed to reach Tenda.

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