{
  "id": 2188777,
  "title": "Framework says it’s addressing a BIOS update that bricked some of its older laptops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/framework-says-its-addressing-a-bios-update-that-bricked-some-of-its",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:16:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/982800/framework-laptop-13-amd-7040-bios-320-bricking-warranty"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Some Framework Laptop 13 owners with last-gen AMD chips have reported that a recent BIOS update is bricking their laptops on both Windows and Linux. The BIOS update causing this issue is version 3.20 for Ryzen 7040-series mainboards, released back in July and still available on Framework's site at the time of this writing. Upon […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}