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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, better known as TSMC, is dealing with a serious data breach. A threat actor has put nearly seven gigabytes of stolen employee information up for auction online. TSMC confirmed the leak is tied to a third-party cloud provider, raising fresh questions about how even the world's most critical chipmakers manage their supply chain security.
Shifting from hardware to the people who make it run, Best Buy has dropped its holiday tech gift guide for two thousand twenty six, featuring products from Sony, Sennheiser, HP, and Amazon. The guide arrives well ahead of Black Friday, which is a deliberate move — retailers have learned that early shoppers spend more freely, and the deals are often just as competitive before the holiday rush hits.
And on the practical side of tech ownership, Engadget is asking a question more homeowners should probably think about — how much electricity does your home sound system actually consume? The answer depends heavily on your setup, but the piece offers useful tools for measuring real power draw, a reminder that the cost of great audio doesn't end at the checkout counter.
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