Tom's Hardware media bias and reliability
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Is Tom's Hardware reliable?
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What Tom's Hardware has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Tom's Hardware’s own report linked underneath.
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
Tom's Hardware reported it asSupermarket freezers across Europe struck in second crippling cyberattack — hackers raise temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius in Belgium and Sweden, destroying food stocks (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
Tom's Hardware reported it asBinance withdrawals frozen after thieves steal $5.6 billion in crypto in record-breaking cryptocurrency heist — firm says it will cover losses as stablecoin networks move to freeze $2.4b in stolen assets (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
Tom's Hardware reported it asAnthropic prepares for potential $2 trillion IPO valuation after reporting billions in revenue — company warns AI could pose ‘catastrophic existential risks to humanity’ (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
A China-linked hacking group, tracked as Storm-0940, used an AI-driven penetration testing tool to compromise IT services firm ConnectWise. The campaign targeted hundreds of organizations worldwide, achieving privileged cloud persistence.
The Daily Telegraph has reported over 500 instances of Russian fishing vessels operating near undersea cables. While no incidents have affected British cables, the activity raises concerns about potential sabotage and intelligence gathering.
Tom's Hardware reported it as17 Russian trawlers logged mapping undersea cables connecting the US and Europe — over 500 incidents of Russian vessels loitering over critical communications cables reported in under 5 years (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
Tom's Hardware reported it asOpenAI says ChatGPT Sol helped uncover critical PHP flaws that could affect 70% of websites — AI-assisted researchers turned a two-year-old bug that stumped human developers into working exploits in two weeks (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz. The US military has not confirmed the claim. Reports vary on the number of US drones lost.
SK Hynix is asking the U.S. for permission to send chipmaking equipment to its facility in Dalian, China. This request is linked to the company's plans to build a new NAND factory in the United States.
Tom's Hardware reported it asTaiwan targets illicit AI server exports to China with five-year prison terms — strict new controls follow US tariff deal and Super Micro raid (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
SK Hynix is asking the U.S. for permission to send chipmaking equipment to its facility in Dalian, China. This request is linked to the company's plans to build a new NAND factory in the United States.
Tom's Hardware reported it asSK hynix reportedly playing hardball with Trump admin over 3D NAND fab — company demands increased chipmaking equipment exports to China in exchange for US fab (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Starlink and Starshield satellite terminals in Ukraine are now functioning at speeds over 161 km/h, according to a Ministry of Defense source. This development indicates a potential reversal of previous limitations that hampered counter-drone operations and logistics.
Tom's Hardware reported it asSpaceX limits Starlink service for Ukraine’s high-speed military drones without prior warning — Ukrainian officials say limitation significantly complicates logistics and drone operations (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that social media has become less hostile and experienced fewer bots following Ukrainian attacks on Yandex data centers. Cloudflare data shows a significant drop in YandexBot traffic after drone strikes on Yandex data centers.
Finland's Supervisory Authority LVV has ordered Google's subsidiary Tuike Finland to immediately suspend preparatory work on data centres in Muhos and Kajaani. The decision comes amid suspicions of illegal logging and significant environmental changes at the construction sites, pending environmental impact assessments.
Tom's Hardware reported it asFinland orders Google to stop work on two AI data centers over alleged deforestation — company admits it has 'fallen short of our own high standards in this instance' (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Parts for the F-35 fighter jet, including cockpit canopy and weapons bay door components, were mistakenly routed through Hong Kong by UPS. The incident is under investigation by the Pentagon and State Department, and violates arms export regulations.
Tom's Hardware reported it asChina allegedly intercepted UPS-shipped F-35 parts after employee missed email warning — worker decided to divert through Hong Kong to speed up delivery (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Elon Musk announced plans to rename his company SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, aligning with President Donald Trump's directive to replace the term 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence' (SI) in government communications. The change reflects Musk's preference for the new terminology.
Tom's Hardware reported it asElon Musk pledges SpaceXSI rebrand after Trump's executive order to use 'Super Intelligence' moniker — President Trump has signed the executive order to replace 'Artificial Intelligence' (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic has filed for an initial public offering on Nasdaq, warning investors about potential catastrophic or existential risks to humanity from advanced AI systems. The company detailed these concerns in its IPO paperwork, dedicating a significant portion to risk factors.
Tom's Hardware reported it asAnthropic lists ‘existential risks to humanity’ as one of its risk factors in IPO prospectus — 80 pages of risk factors dwarf business description as firm eyes $2 trillion debut (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Donald Trump has suggested renaming artificial intelligence, stating the current term is inaccurate and ineloquent. He launched a poll on his social media platform, offering 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence' as alternatives.
Tom's Hardware reported it asUS and China propose hotline to de-escalate AI threats ahead of Washington summit (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced plans to create an 'AI Force' and appoint an AI czar, comparing the initiative to the Space Force he established. He stated his administration would not hinder AI industry growth.
Tom's Hardware reported it asPresident Trump has announced plans for new 'AI Force' and 'AI Czar' amid growing AI safety concerns — new unit will 'cherish' AI and not 'stifle' it, Trump clarifies, while dismissing safety warnings as hoaxes (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
Tom's Hardware reported it asPutin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC — 'Activate Windows' watermark visible in official Kremlin clip, uses foreign Dell PC despite Russian tech mandate (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
Tom's Hardware reported it asPutin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC — 'Activate Windows' watermark visible in official Kremlin clip, uses foreign Dell PC despite Russian tech mandate (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
Cybersecurity researchers used Anthropic's Claude AI to access OpenAI's internal systems by exploiting a vulnerability in the company's community forum. The team gained access to an employee's ChatGPT account, which was linked to the code repository, and reported the findings to OpenAI, receiving a $6,500 reward.
Tom's Hardware reported it asHackers breach OpenAI using Claude tools, gaining access to employee accounts and the company's internal codebase — attackers initiated a 'harmless' pull request as proof of the hack (opens Tom's Hardware in a new tab)
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How reliably it reports fact
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We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
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Where it publishes from
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What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 36
- Reports listed
- 37
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
37 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
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Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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