<rss version="0.91"><channel><title>HotHardware Editor’s Picks</title><link>https://hothardware.com</link> <description>Top stories from HotHardware selected by our editors</description><image><url>https://hothardware.com/content/images/logo-transparent.png</url><title>HotHardware Editor’s Picks</title><link>https://hothardware.com</link></image> <language>en-us</language><webMaster>davea@hothardware.com (Dave Altavilla)</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of Chrome and Edge Users Exposed To Alarming Exploit by Google Security Blunder]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/millions-of-chrome-and-edge-users-exposed-after-google-security-blunder</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/millions-of-chrome-and-edge-users-exposed-after-google-security-blunder</guid><description><![CDATA[Chromium, the base upon which Google Chrome and several other browsers including Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Vivaldi, is under attack. Sadly, the attack may have been avoidable, but since Google accidentally publicly posted proof of concept exploit code that was meant to remain private to Chromium developers, attackers can now use the exploit ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70670/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-chromium.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel Titan Lake Rumored for All P-Cores, Hammer Lake to Return Hyper-Threading]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/intel-titan-lake-hammer-lake-rumors</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/intel-titan-lake-hammer-lake-rumors</guid><description><![CDATA[Intel's next-generation desktop platform is apparently going to persist for approximately three and a half full CPU generations if you include the mobile-only Titan Lake. That's just one of the major details released by serial leaker Moore's Law is Dead in a new video that also includes the claims that upcoming Intel CPUs will not only skip ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70669/thumbnail/default/thumb-intel-nova-razor-titan-hammer-robots.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget Climate Change: Data Centers Are Raising Neighborhood Temps]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/data-centers-are-raising-neighborhood-temps</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/data-centers-are-raising-neighborhood-temps</guid><description><![CDATA[The rapid growth of data centers is driving localized artificial heat waves. A landmark study published in the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities has revealed that such facilities can raise ambient air temperatures in nearby neighborhoods by up to 4 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius), increasing the risks of urban ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70668/thumbnail/default/thumb-amazon-data-center.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Delays: Take-Two Confirms GTA 6 Is Still Launching in November]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/take-two-confirms-gta-vi-still-launching-november</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/take-two-confirms-gta-vi-still-launching-november</guid><description><![CDATA[If you were eagerly anticipating that Rockstar Games would drop a third trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI to coincide with Take-Two Interactive's latest earnings report, then we hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it did not happen. Darn! However, there is a bit of good news to share. While no new trailer materialized for one of the most ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70667/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-gta-vi-jason-duval-beer.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anker’s Thus AI Chip Propels Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro to World Record]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/soundcore-liberty-5-pro-debuts-ankers-first-on-device-ai-silicon</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/soundcore-liberty-5-pro-debuts-ankers-first-on-device-ai-silicon</guid><description><![CDATA[Unveiled at the Anker Day event in New York, Soundcore's new Liberty 5 Pro and Pro Max are the first-ever consumer products to feature Anker’s highly anticipated, proprietary Thus AI processor, a chip that's claimed to handle AI functions, noise suppression, and phone call processing on device.

By abandoning traditional cloud-reliant computing, ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:49:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70665/thumbnail/default/thumb-5-pro.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Gaming: Corsair Launches Robust Pro AI Workstation Lineup]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/corsair-launches-pro-ai-workstation-lineup</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/corsair-launches-pro-ai-workstation-lineup</guid><description><![CDATA[Corsair has long been synonymous with gaming hardware, but the company is making a calculated move toward professional AI infrastructure with the introduction of Corsair Pro, a new lineup of AI workstations and servers aimed squarely at development teams, research labs, and enterprise deployments.

The new portfolio splits into two categories. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70666/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_corsair-ai-workstation.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lian Li Unveils HydroShift II 360 AIO with a Motorized 2K OLED Display]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/lian-li-hydroshift-ii-360-aio-motorized-2k-oled-display</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/lian-li-hydroshift-ii-360-aio-motorized-2k-oled-display</guid><description><![CDATA[Motorized standing desks like Herman Miller's new Coyl and Lian Li's DK-07 Wood are commonplace these days, but an all-in-one liquid cooler with a motorized display? Not much, though also not completely unaccounted for—meet Lian Li's new HydroShift II OLED Curved series. Offered in black and white trim, Lian Li's newest AIOs boast a 6.67-inch ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70664/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-lian-li-hydroshift-ii-oled-curved-360-aio.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars Flyby: NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Beams Back Ultra-Crisp Planetary Views]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/nasas-psyche-spacecraft-beams-back-ultra-crisp-planetary-views</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/nasas-psyche-spacecraft-beams-back-ultra-crisp-planetary-views</guid><description><![CDATA[NASA’s Psyche spacecraft successfully utilized Mars’ gravitational pull, gaining a vital speed boost for its journey to a metal-rich asteroid while transmitting stunning, high-resolution imagery of the Red Planet.
Swooping within a mere 2,864 miles of the Martian surface, the space explorer was given a free sling shot, increasing its speed ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:16:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70663/thumbnail/default/thumb-mars-closeup.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative Sound Blaster AE-X Debuts with Premium ESS DAC for Audiophiles]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/creative-sound-blaster-ae-x-premium-ess-dac-audiophiles</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/creative-sound-blaster-ae-x-premium-ess-dac-audiophiles</guid><description><![CDATA[The discrete sound card is dead, long live the discrete sound card! Wait, what? Here we are in the year 2026 and Creative is still pumping out discrete sound cards, the latest of which is a Sound Blaster AE-X with a premium ESS DAC that is listed for sale overseas. There is no formal announcement just yet and no official product page that ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70662/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-sound-blaster-ae-x-installed.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo G02 Retro Handheld Is Apparently Real and Packed with Nintendo ROMs]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/lenovo-g02-handheld-real-with-nintendo-roms</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/lenovo-g02-handheld-real-with-nintendo-roms</guid><description><![CDATA[Handheld devices designed for retro gaming have become increasingly more popular as full-fledged handheld systems like Valve’s Steam Deck and the ASUS Xbox ROG Ally X have gotten more expensive. The space is mostly dominated by lesser-known brands, which is why seeing a Lenovo branded device pop up on Ali Express has raised some eyebrows, ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70661/thumbnail/default/lenovo-g02-real-product-thumb.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD Ryzen AI Max 400: New APU Unlocks 192GB Unified Memory]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-ai-max-400-release</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-ai-max-400-release</guid><description><![CDATA[AMD had a number of announcements today in the lead-up to Computex, but the one we're most excited about is the announcement of the Ryzen AI Max 400 series processors, code-named Gorgon Halo. "Excited" might be the wrong word; these are, fundamentally, a refresh of the Ryzen AI Max 300 series processors. Those chips are still pretty dang cool, ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70660/thumbnail/default/thumb-amd-ryzen-ai-max-series.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Mitigates Dangerous YellowKey Tool That Breaks BitLocker]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-mitigates-dangerous-yellowkey-tool-that-breaks-bitlocker</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-mitigates-dangerous-yellowkey-tool-that-breaks-bitlocker</guid><description><![CDATA[A few week back, aggrieved cybersecurity researcher Nightmare-Eclipse released a pair of Windows exploits dubbed YellowKey and GreenPlasma, following his reveal of three Windows Defender-related zero-days last month. GreenPlasma relates to an elevation of privilege vulnerability, but was released in an incomplete form that required extensive ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70659/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-yellowkey.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OLED MacBook Pro Nears Reality as Samsung Reportedly Preps Panel Supply]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/oled-macbook-pro-samsung-panel-supply</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/oled-macbook-pro-samsung-panel-supply</guid><description><![CDATA[Apple has been using OLED displays throughout its lineup of iPhones and iPads for several years now, but fans have been hoping the display technology would make its way to the company’s MacBooks. It seems that might finally be happening, according to a report in the Korean publication The Elec, which indicates that the production of panels ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70657/thumbnail/default/apple-macbook-pro-samsung-oled-display-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Inks Massive SpaceX Compute Deal Ahead of $2 Trillion IPO]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/anthropic-inks-spacex-deal-ahead-of-2-trillion-ipo</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/anthropic-inks-spacex-deal-ahead-of-2-trillion-ipo</guid><description><![CDATA[The AI race continues to heat up, as NVIDIA announces its $81.6 billion revenue report for the first quarter of its fiscal 2027 period, and OpenAI expected to file for its own IPO in the near future. Now, Anthropic and SpaceX have announced the two companies are bolstering their partnership by increasing its GB200 capacity in Colossus 2.

If ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70656/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_spacexai-colossus-ai-data-center.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best Buy Drops Pioneer's Huge 70-Inch 4K Roku TV to a Wildly Low $299]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/best-buy-drops-pioneer-70-inch-4k-roku-tv-low-299</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/best-buy-drops-pioneer-70-inch-4k-roku-tv-low-299</guid><description><![CDATA[If you missed out on Best Buy's discount on Pioneer's 70-inch TV with built-in Roku smarts, now is your chance to take a mulligan. Featured as a deal of the day for a tantalizingly-low $299.99 two months ago, the retailer is again featuring the same model in the same 70-inch size for the same cheap price, and once again, you'll have to be ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70658/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-pioneer-roku-tv.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casing Woot's PC Blowout: Cooler Master Wild Sneaker X Is 57% Off]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/casing-woots-pc-blowout-cooler-master-sneaker-x-57-percent-off</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/casing-woots-pc-blowout-cooler-master-sneaker-x-57-percent-off</guid><description><![CDATA[If you get your kicks by saving money, then it is imperative that you check out Woot's PC blowout sale where you can lace up big savings on a bunch of cases, motherboards, and more. Why go heavy-handed on the shoe puns? One of the deals is a massive discount on Cooler Master's bold Sneaker-X ITX case that debuted at $699.99. At that price, ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70655/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-cooler-master-sneaker-x-case.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Knocks iPhone from Top Satisfaction Spot for First Time since 2020]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-knocks-iphone-from-top-satisfaction-spot</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-knocks-iphone-from-top-satisfaction-spot</guid><description><![CDATA[ACSI just released its latest survey showing that Samsung has nudged past Apple in overall cell phone satisfaction, while the Apple Watch still shares the smartwatch lead. Samsung's winning margin was minuscule, but a win is still a win, and thus ends Apple’s long run at the top that began way back with the iPhone 11.

According to the American ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 10:16:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70654/thumbnail/default/thumb-s25-ultra.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MIT LiDAR Breakthrough: Everyday Sensors Now See around Corners]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/lidar-breakthrough-allows-everyday-sensors-see-around-corners</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/lidar-breakthrough-allows-everyday-sensors-see-around-corners</guid><description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers are pushing consumer LiDAR from a depth sensor to a way to peek behind obstacles, which could be a huge boon for robotics, logistics, and even gaming.

The new work published in the Nature journal argues that a smartphone-grade LiDAR can "see" hidden objects that are reconstructed from ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70653/thumbnail/default/small_vr-ar.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD Ramps 2nm EPYC Venice CPUs on TSMC as Intel Teases 10A and Beyond]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-vs-intel-2nm-venice-ramps-team-blue-teases-10a</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-vs-intel-2nm-venice-ramps-team-blue-teases-10a</guid><description><![CDATA[AMD announced it has begun ramping production of its 6th Gen EPYC processors, codenamed Venice, on TSMC's 2-nanometer manufacturing process. Initially being made in Taiwan, AMD says it will later shift some production to the TSMC's expanding Arizona fab site. Meanwhile, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is teasing its own future roadmap that includes its ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70652/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-amd-epyc-cpu.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NVIDIA Guides for Massive $91B Q2 as AI Factory Era Fuels Record Earnings]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-guides-91b-q2-ai-factory-era-fuels-record-earnings</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-guides-91b-q2-ai-factory-era-fuels-record-earnings</guid><description><![CDATA[We're starting to sound like a broken record when writing about NVIDIA's earnings, but that's only because NVIDIA keeps breaking records, as it has done once again. The company beat out Wall Street estimates yet again, this time by posting $81.6 billion for the first quarter of its fiscal 2027 period (versus the $78.8 billion consensus), which ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70651/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-nvidia-santa-clara-headquarters-sign.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Odyssey G80HS Debuts as First-Ever 6K Gaming Monitor]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-odyssey-g80hs-first-ever-6k-gaming-monitor</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-odyssey-g80hs-first-ever-6k-gaming-monitor</guid><description><![CDATA[You think your 4K TV is high-resolution? If you've read our article about monitor specifications, you'll already know that it's probably pretty low DPI in the grand scheme. Desktop displays are typically relatively low DPI in comparison to laptops and especially smartphones, but the new 32-inch Samsung Odyssey G8 G80HS gaming monitor cranks ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70650/thumbnail/default/thumb-samsung-odyssey-g8.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store Worldwide Ahead of Epic's Legal 'Final Battle']]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/fortnite-returns-to-apple-app-store-worldwide-ahead-of-epics-legal-final-battle</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/fortnite-returns-to-apple-app-store-worldwide-ahead-of-epics-legal-final-battle</guid><description><![CDATA[The years-long legal battle between Epic Games and Apple heads toward its "final battle" according to Epic, touting the coming conflict as such as it re-released Fortnite onto iOS nearly worldwide. Key word there is nearly: the game is not yet back on the Australian App Store despite Epic having won its case there, so Epic is waiting for the ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70648/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-fortnite-ow.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GitHub Breach Exposes 3,800 Internal Repos via Poisoned VS Code Plugin]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/github-breach-poisoned-vs-code-plugin</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/github-breach-poisoned-vs-code-plugin</guid><description><![CDATA[Software developers are increasingly becoming bigger targets for hackers, who are now searching for ways to compromise the software supply chain in an effort to distribute malware. The latest organization to be compromised is the developer platform GitHub, which had an employee get hit by a malicious Visual Studio Code Extension.

The company ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70649/thumbnail/default/github-breach-vs-code-plugin-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galaxy S27 Pro Leak: New 6.47-Inch Display Size, but No S Pen]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/galaxy-s27-pro-leak-647-inch-display-size-no-s-pen</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/galaxy-s27-pro-leak-647-inch-display-size-no-s-pen</guid><description><![CDATA[Samsung is preparing four flagship smartphone models instead of the usual three for its next-generation Galaxy lineup, with the addition of the rumored Pro variant for the Galaxy S27 series, according to a Korean news report. Not only that, but it's said the Galaxy S27 Pro will introduce a 6.47-inch display size that Samsung has not offered ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70647/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Wear OS 7 Debuts: 10% Battery Boost, 'Live Updates' and Gemini Intelligence]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/google-wear-os-7-debuts</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/google-wear-os-7-debuts</guid><description><![CDATA[Wear OS 7 is here and it's Google's rethink of what a smartwatch should do when your phone is out of reach. The new OS claims to push longer battery life, deeper Gemini integration, and a cleaner information layout that could make Wear OS a more powerful and useful wrist-first platform than before.

Google says watches upgrading from Wear ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:43:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70646/thumbnail/default/thumb-wear-os-7-multi.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item></channel></rss>