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- 'Mindblowing' fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chip investigated – buyers beware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/mindblowing-fake-amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-chip-investigated-buyers-beware 45 comments
- Fake SSDs being sold by Amazon – Make sure you check for CHIPS https://imgur.com/gallery/32BTVz2 15 comments
- The global chip shortage is creating a new problem: More fake components https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-global-chip-shortage-is-creating-a-new-problem-more-fake-components-as-fraudsters-cash-in/ 55 comments
Lobsters
- Watch That Windows Update: FTDI Drivers Are Killing Fake Chips http://hackaday.com/2014/10/22/watch-that-windows-update-ftdi-drivers-are-killing-fake-chips/ 10 comments hardware , windows
- Amazon flooded with fake $199 AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D listings — searching for AMD’s top gaming chip yields fake results https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amazon-flooded-with-fake-usd199-amd-ryzen-9-9800x3d-listings-searching-for-amds-top-gaming-chip-yields-fake-results 108 comments hardware
- Asianometry: The Fake Chip Scourge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7epnv43jGV8 20 comments hardware
- China’s chip shortage is so bad a woman was just caught smuggling semiconductors inside a fake baby bump https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-chip-shortage-bad-woman-125952801.html 37 comments technology
- China’s chip shortage is so bad a woman was just caught smuggling semiconductors inside a fake baby bump https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-chip-shortage-bad-woman-125952801.html 32 comments china
- When players "celebrate" after winning a big pot when the other player folds and when they have an extremely strong hand -- is the celebration act fake? (since you obviously wanted your opponent to call and lose more chips?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIvJuhFXInY 5 comments poker
- Canon scrambles as its own printers think ink cartridges are fake due to chip shortage https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/01/12/canon-printer-ink-cartridge-chip-shortage/9183286002/ 363 comments technews
- Fake chips slipping into supply chain, industry insiders warn — Semiconductor shortage pushes electronic manufacturers to risky procurement https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/fake-chips-slipping-into-supply-chain-industry-insiders-warn 30 comments technology
- The price reflects the quality. I have a box of 328P chips with the same markings as the fake one in this article. https://hackaday.com/2020/09/15/deep-sleep-problems-lead-to-forensic-investigation-of-troublesome-chip/ 6 comments arduino
- Fake AirPods now shipping from China - with the W1 chip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX1qyRX_ul8 12 comments apple
- Bloomberg's China Spy Chip Story: Real, or Fake? https://youtu.be/FIAIIPAL_Uw 10 comments hardware
- How do casinos prevent fake chips? https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/76m961/how_do_casinos_prevent_fake_chips/ 54 comments poker
- Investigating Fake MAX3232 RS-232 Chips https://blog.heypete.com/2016/09/11/investigating-fake-max3232-ttl-to-rs-232-chips/ 7 comments electronics
- FTDI Drivers Break Fake Chips, Again http://hackaday.com/2016/02/01/ftdi-drivers-break-fake-chips-again/ 24 comments arduino
- Man Who Brought Fake Chips to Poker Tournament Gets Prison http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-brought-fake-chips-poker-tournament-prison-34651787 71 comments poker
- Man who flushed fake poker chips down toilet pleads guilty http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/13/us-poker-toilet-flush-idUSKCN0QI2A220150813?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews 16 comments poker
- After winning poker tournament, man caught flushing fake poker chips down toilet... -EV http://boingboing.net/2015/08/13/after-winning-poker-tournament.html 10 comments poker
- Pakistanis Fall for Fake Viral Video, Destroy NFC Chips on Smartphones http://propakistani.pk/2015/06/18/pakistanis-fall-for-fake-viral-video-destroy-nfc-chips-on-smartphones/ 11 comments technology
- Pakistanis Fall for Fake Viral Video, Destroy NFC Chips on Smartphones http://propakistani.pk/2015/06/18/pakistanis-fall-for-fake-viral-video-destroy-nfc-chips-on-smartphones/ 10 comments pakistan
- U.S. Navy Admiral accused of making fake $500 poker chips http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2846548/Admiral-denies-role-counterfeiting-casino-chips.html 8 comments poker
- Gambling nuke commander linked to fake poker chips http://news.yahoo.com/gambling-nuke-commander-linked-fake-poker-chips-140927916.html 5 comments poker
- New Windows update bricks fake FTDI chips intentionally. http://hackaday.com/2014/10/22/watch-that-windows-update-ftdi-drivers-are-killing-fake-chips/ 215 comments electronics
- Watch That Windows Update: FTDI Drivers Are Killing Fake Chips http://hackaday.com/2014/10/22/watch-that-windows-update-ftdi-drivers-are-killing-fake-chips/ 114 comments arduino
- FTDI FT232RL chip - comparing internals of Real vs Fake http://zeptobars.ru/en/read/FTDI-FT232RL-real-vs-fake-supereal 9 comments electronics
- Did The US Navy Commander Rightfully Lose His Rank After Passing Off Fake Chips at a Horseshoe Casino? http://igaming.org/poker/news/the-ongoing-media-snafu-in-navy-commander-timothy-giardana-counterfeit-chip-tale/ 11 comments navy
- Maryland Live fake poker chip scheme leads to charges against couple http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel/bs-md-aa-counterfeit-casino-chips-arrest-20140225,0,4289185.story 4 comments poker
- Big Borgata tournament cancelled after fake chips in use http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/AP-Borgata-ends-fake-chip-tainted-poker-match-5153078.php 18 comments poker
- Newegg investigates shipment of fake Intel chips. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10465617-64.html 9 comments technology
- The global chip shortage is creating a new problem: More fake components https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-global-chip-shortage-is-creating-a-new-problem-more-fake-components-as-fraudsters-cash-in/ 77 comments electronics
- U.S. Navy bought 59,000 microchips that turned out to be fakes from China. Wired reports the chips had been made with a "back-door" and could have been remotely shut down at any time http://www.businessinsider.com/navy-chinese-microchips-weapons-could-have-been-shut-off-2011-6 349 comments technology
- How PCChips sold mainboards with fake chips (empty plastic chips) in the Nineties http://www.redhill.net.au/b/b-bad.html 22 comments hardware
- Long Shielded From Lawsuits, Prosecutors Face Scrutiny After Fake Subpoenas. The New Orleans district attorney’s office is trying to fend off a lawsuit that could chip away at prosecutors’ immunity from legal action https://www.wsj.com/articles/long-shielded-from-lawsuits-prosecutors-face-scrutiny-after-fake-subpoenas-11580914550 36 comments law
- Intel customer bemoans CPU RMA process — furious owner says Intel claims brand new Core i9-14900K chips purchased from Amazon and Microcenter are fake https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-customer-bemoans-cpu-rma-process 101 comments intel
- Intel customer bemoans CPU RMA process — furious owner says Intel claims brand new Core i9-14900K chips purchased from Amazon and Microcenter are fake https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-customer-bemoans-cpu-rma-process 9 comments hardware
- [Cotillo] Josh Winckowski will never forget how the Blue Jays traded him. “I’ve always been a big chip-on-my-shoulder guy and sometimes I do the ‘fake fire’ stuff, so I still hold a grudge against them, to this day, even though it’s probably not warranted.” https://x.com/chriscotillo/status/1703086722022568127?s=12&t=VjfO6v3EoAZhWPfo2DgDBw 32 comments baseball
- [Renner] Tom Brady being under pressure 15.2% of dropbacks & Patrick Mahomes on 50% Sunday is a great example of why secondary is more valuable than DLine imo You can 'fake' a pass-rush with blitzes & shut down a dominant edge rusher w/ constant chips. You can't fake tight man coverage. https://twitter.com/pff_mike/status/1087793692835045378 88 comments nfl
- End Of The Egg? 'Fake Egg' Company Aims To Replace 79 Billion Chicken Eggs Laid Each Year: "The results are pretty remarkable. In a side by side taste test with a real live chocolate chip cookie made with egg, I could not tell which was made with a Hampton Creek 'egg.'" http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethhoffman/2013/10/22/the-end-of-the-egg/ 14 comments technology