Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case — AI-assisted follow-up finds a backdoor and hardcoded keys in other ‘secure’ USB products

Sam Altman meets with Samsung leadership to secure more RAM for data centers amid crushing shortages — OpenAI CEO travels to South Korea to meet Samsung leadership to discuss future AI data centers

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with around 50 Samsung executives in South Korea on October 31 to discuss AI's future, busines

Tom's Hardware · November 1, 2026

HomePod Mini 2 first look: Three things I love and one disappointment

Apple’s second-generation HomePod Mini is a nice upgrade, but the biggest improvement hasn’t arrived yet. | Photo: Jenni

The Verge · November 1, 2026

Open-source USB tool unlocks Nvidia's half-speed GPU AI limiter on Windows

An open-source UEFI tool, nv-uefi-unlocker, lifts Nvidia’s tensor rate cap on RTX 20, 30, and 40-series GPUs under Windo

Tom's Hardware · November 1, 2026

Police Chief physically unplugs Flock cameras after the company ignores contract cancellation — city takes matters into its own hands amid privacy controversies

The Plymouth City Council was left with no choice but to physically disconnect the cameras after Flock failed to respond

Tom's Hardware · November 1, 2026