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## A Riot ban followed a used Ryzen CPU to its new owner, but something is not adding up

DevFeed: [A Riot ban followed a used Ryzen CPU to its new owner, but something is not adding up](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-riot-ban-followed-a-used-ryzen-cpu-to-its-new-owner-but-something-is-not-adding-up-64379.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.techspot.com/news/114084-riot-ban-followed-used-cpu-new-owner-but.html>)

Author: Daniel Sims

Published: 2026-10-03T16:44:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [TechSpot](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techspot.md>)

Topics: [bitlocker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitlocker.md>)

Tags: [amd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amd.md>), [ban](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ban.md>), [cheating](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cheating.md>), [gaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gaming.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [riot-games](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/riot-games.md>), [ryzen](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ryzen.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [valorant](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/valorant.md>), [vanguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vanguard.md>)

### AI overview

A Valorant player says a secondhand AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D triggered a hardware ID ban because its serial number was already blacklisted. Riot disputes parts of the account, says hardware bans are game-specific and last no more than four months, and reports fewer than a dozen cases involving banned components reaching secondhand buyers.

### Source excerpt

A redditor recently claimed they were banned from Valorant immediately after starting a match following the installation of a recently purchased AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. According to the user, Riot said the CPU's serial number was already on the company's anti-cheat blacklist, although Riot says it cannot find the related... Read Entire Article

## Why I Was Wrong About AI Companies Pumping the Brakes: It Wasn't About Data

DevFeed: [Why I Was Wrong About AI Companies Pumping the Brakes: It Wasn't About Data](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-i-was-wrong-about-ai-companies-pumping-the-brakes-it-wasn-t-about-data-64408.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hackernoon.com/why-i-was-wrong-about-ai-companies-pumping-the-brakes-it-wasnt-about-data?source=rss>)

Author: GlobalHawk

Published: 2026-10-03T14:01:05Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [HackerNoon](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hackernoon.md>)

Topics: [Open Source Models & Datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-models-datasets.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [digital sovereignty](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/digital-sovereignty.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-companies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-companies.md>), [ai-data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-data.md>), [ban](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ban.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [enterprise](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/enterprise.md>), [epoch-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/epoch-ai.md>), [failed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/failed.md>), [hackernoon-top-story](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hackernoon-top-story.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [hugging-face](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hugging-face.md>), [hyperscalers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hyperscalers.md>), [ignore](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ignore.md>), [illegal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/illegal.md>), [inference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inference.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>)

### AI overview

The author argues that frontier AI companies are backing regulations that could disadvantage open source AI developers, framing the push as a response to competitive and financial pressure rather than safety concerns. The article discusses proposed compute thresholds, downstream liability, and kill switch requirements, while comparing the debate with past disputes over open source software.

### Source excerpt

I thought they were hitting the brakes because the fuel tank was empty. I was wrong