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PC Partner warns entry-level GPU shortages will get worse in the second half of 2026
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026
The main issue is VRAM, as demand tied to AI infrastructure has put pressure on supplies of GDDR6 and GDDR7.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sam Altman says four years is too long for college as AI tears up the traditional career path
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026
Speaking during a surprise appearance at Internapalooza, a networking event for technology interns hosted by investor Cory Levy, Altman talked about the two years he spent at Stanford and why he felt he didn't need to complete the standard four years. "I think I learned a lot, and it would...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia may have just built its own hyperscaler without owning a single data center
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026
I should note, going deep into data center financing is not our usual beat. However, we do cover big tech, and Nvidia at this point is the biggest of them all, and it's not thanks to gaming GPUs. The framing that tech analyst Ryan Shrout gave to this announcement caught...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
New study finds HGST, WD hard drives fail less often than Seagate and Toshiba
Posted on Sunday August 16, 2026
The peer-reviewed IEEE study was written by Christoph Siemroth of the University of Essex and Yeomyung Park of Sungkyunkwan University. It reviewed data on 443,156 drives used in Backblaze data centers from 2013 through the second quarter of 2025. The sample covered more than 1.66 million drive-years.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This Carrier Pidge app delivers texts at 110 mph, unless your virtual pigeon gets lost, distracted, or dies
Posted on Sunday August 16, 2026
The iOS app Carrier Pidge is the work of Noah Iarrobino, who vibe coded it in about three weeks. Refreshingly, he admits that it's both "pointless" with "genuinely no practical use," but it's still interesting to discover how long it would take to deliver a message by pigeon power.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia's $5 billion Intel bet is now worth nearly $25 billion, and its SpaceX stake isn't far behind
Posted on Sunday August 16, 2026
Nvidia bought $5 billion in Intel stock last year as part of the companies' AI infrastructure partnership, creating one of the company's most valuable equity positions. The stake was valued at $24.9 billion in the latest filing.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
UK researchers are growing miniature human tissue from NHS patient cells to improve drug testing
Posted on Sunday August 16, 2026
The work is part of the government's plan to reduce the use of animals in research by expanding alternatives known as new approach methodologies. These include organoids, organs-on-chips and AI tools that can process biological data and model disease.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
France's court just blocked Macron's plan to ban kids from social media
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026
France's highest court struck down a law this week that would have banned children under 15 from accessing social media networks such as Facebook and X. The legislation had previously sailed through the lower chambers of government with unusually broad bipartisan support.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Three new Windows flaws can bypass security, gain system privileges, and even install malware remotely
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026
The "Download More RAM" vulnerability, which was presented at the 2026 USENIX Security Symposium in Baltimore, was discovered by researchers from the University of Birmingham and Durham University. It reportedly allows malicious actors to bypass Windows 11 security and gain system privileges without physical access by exploiting the lack of write protection...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Gamer drops laptop temperatures by up to 15°C by switching from a wooden desk to a metal table
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026
The user, MentalReserve2351, posted the results in r/GamingLaptops after testing the setup while playing Cyberpunk 2077 in an air-conditioned room. The laptop had been reaching 80-90°C on the wooden desk, according to the post. On the metal table, temperatures reportedly ran between 75°C and 83°C.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »