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Kingdom Hearts Fans Watched History This Weekend, And Now It’s Taken On A More Tragic Poignance

Kotaku | Aug. 17, 2026, 9:15 a.m. | Original

Sora and Riku finally shared a stage, and a day later, the original voice of Kairi died at 36

GEEKOM apologizes for hosting malware in driver package for its Mini PCs

VideoCardz | Aug. 17, 2026, 9:11 a.m. | Original

GEEKOM confirms malware was hosted on its website

GEEKOM has issued an official statement following our report about a malware-flagged driver distributed through the company’s support website. The company has now confirmed that the affected file was hosted on an outdated GEEKOM Support page and that the legacy resource had not been removed when the newer support system replaced it.

According to GEEKOM, the old page was no longer linked through the normal navigation on its website, but it remained accessible and could still be found through search engines. This does

I didn't think I'd see an RX 9070 XT gaming PC for $1,500 again in 2026 but I'm not complaining after spotting this one

PC Gamer | Aug. 17, 2026, 9:08 a.m. | Original

AMD rigs seem to be holding out stronger against the memory shortage.

Taiwan teams up with US start-up on underwater drones to boost island’s defences

SCMP | Aug. 17, 2026, 9:04 a.m. | Original

The deal with Vatn Systems aims to strengthen Taipei’s asymmetric warfare capabilities amid growing military pressure from Beijing

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Taiwan’s deal with Vatn Systems includes plans to field the US defence firm’s S12 autonomous underwater vehicle. Photo: LinkedIn/Vatn Systems

Published: 9:04pm, 17 Aug 2026 Updated: 9:31pm, 17 Aug 2026

Taiwan has signed a deal with US defence start-up Vatn Systems to develop autonomous underwater vehicles and strengthen its asymmetric warfare capabilities amid growing military pressure from Beijing.

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(PR) GEEKOM Pushes the Boundaries of Mini PC Innovation with Four-Node A9 Mega AI Cluster

TechPowerUp News | Aug. 17, 2026, 9:03 a.m. | Original

GEEKOM, a leading innovator in high-performance Mini PCs, has deployed DeepSeek V4 Flash across four GEEKOM A9 Mega systems. The achievement shows how GEEKOM is extending its compact-computing expertise into practical enterprise AI. Rather than relying on a data-center server, the cluster connects four A9 Mega mini PCs through USB4 as one distributed platform. Each A9 Mega is powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, combining 16 Zen 5 CPU cores, Radeon 8060

Firefox 154 Now Available With "Manage AI" Quick Action

Phoronix | Aug. 17, 2026, 9:01 a.m. | Original

Firefox 154 is now available as the newest monthly update bringing a few new features, enhancements, and other alterations to this open-source web browser.

Firefox 154 adds a "Manage AI" quick action to allow easily opening up the AI section of the Firefox Settings from your address bar.

There's almost no reason to buy a Steam Machine if you have a Steam Deck

XDA developers | Aug. 17, 2026, 9 a.m. | Original

The Steam Machine seems like a compelling proposition until you realize your Steam Deck can do the same thing for much less.

GPU market evolves backwards as modded RTX 3080 20GB cards return as cheaper gaming alternatives

VideoCardz | Aug. 17, 2026, 8:54 a.m. | Original

Six-year-old Ampere gets another chance

The graphics card market is moving in an unusual direction. Instead of older high-end GPUs disappearing, Chinese companies are giving them more memory and putting them back on sale. Large numbers of modified GeForce RTX 3080 cards with 20GB of GDDR6X memory are now appearing on the second-hand market for around 3,000 yuan, or about $445/€383.

This is not the first RTX 3

Beautiful Tilt-Shift Video of Remote Arctic Region of Norway Inspires Wanderlust

Peta Pixel | Aug. 17, 2026, 8:53 a.m. | Original

Joerg Daiber travels the world creating mesmerizing videos using a tilt-shift perspective and recently traveled to the stunning Norwegian archipelago of Lofoten.

Lofoten is famous for its dramatic Arctic mountains and iconic red fishing villages. But Daiber’s tilt-shift miniature effect makes the jagged peaks look like small plastic models, the fishing boats look like bath toys, and the famous villages look like tiny, intricate playsets.

Amazon makes it harder for customers to sue as new terms block class actions and force arbitration

TechSpot News | Aug. 17, 2026, 8:51 a.m. | Original

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A hot potato: Thinking about taking Amazon to court? That's going to be a lot more difficult from now on for US customers, thanks to the company's updated Conditions of Use, which reinstate mandatory arbitration and prohibit class-action lawsuits.

Amazon notified customers of the changes by email on Friday, the same day they took effect. Continuing to use any Amazon service counts as accepting them. Users received

GEEKOM confirms malware was hosted on its website

The deal with Vatn Systems aims to strengthen Taipei’s asymmetric warfare capabilities amid growing military pressure from Beijing

Six-year-old Ampere gets another chance

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