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Meta is using old DDR4 memory in DDR5-only AI servers to save on hardware costs
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026
Documents presented by Meta at ISCA 2026 this week reveal that its new "MemServers" are powered by AMD's Epyc Turin CPUs, featuring 158 cores and 316 threads.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A new attack uses a BioShock-style puzzle to convince AI browsers they're not in the real world
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026
Researchers from LayerX recently unveiled BioShocking, a new type of vulnerability designed to target AI-powered browsers capable of executing autonomous tasks on the open web. The security firm explained that BioShocking can "game" an AI-based browser, causing the system to execute malicious instructions after effectively bypassing its intended security guardrails.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
OpenAI may give the US government a 5% stake, following Trump's Intel playbook
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026
Chief executive Sam Altman has argued that the public should share in the economic gains created by AI. In discussions with policymakers, he suggested that a government stake could help distribute those financial gains more broadly while improving relations between the industry and regulators.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Dell just overtook HP as the top PC maker in the US as the entire market shrinks
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026
Omdia recently reported that PC shipments in the US fell 7% year over year in the first quarter of 2026. The London-based research firm estimates that 15.8 million PCs were shipped to the US market during 1Q26, marking the steepest annual decline since the third quarter of 2023. The weak...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google just lost its final appeal over Android, $4.7 billion EU fine stands
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026
"The appeal brought by Google and its parent company Alphabet against the judgment of the General Court is dismissed, thereby confirming the penalty imposed for Google Search's abuse of a dominant position in the context of the Android operating system," the court said.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Rufus improves Windows installs, adds RISC-V and UEFI:NTFS fixes
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026
Rufus is a free utility for creating bootable USB drives from ISOs. Version 4.15 brings RISC-V 64 support to UEFI:NTFS, improves unattended Windows installations, and fixes Snapdragon X Arm64 boot crashes, and more.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel raises prices on the Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs people actually liked
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026
As spotted by leaker harukaze5719, Intel has updated the Recommended Customer Price on its product pages for the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Former Microsoft dev built a 2.5KB Notepad clone with zero AI features
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026
Plummer is the man who claims to have created some major Windows features, including the original Task Manager application. Now, the YouTuber and retired developer shared his latest creation: a text editor named TinyRetroPad, which is designed to mimic Notepad's text editing functionality while staying as small as possible on...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple expects its $2,500 foldable iPhone Ultra to sell 10 million units this year
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026
Nikkei Asia reports that Apple has told suppliers to prepare for about 10 million foldable iPhones in 2026, up from forecasts of 7 million to 8 million units a few months ago.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
As Sony exits physical media, Microsoft is testing a way to link your Xbox discs to digital licenses
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026
Sources recently provided The Verge with new details regarding Microsoft's previously leaked attempts to tie physical copies of Xbox games to digital entitlements. The rumor has reignited speculation over whether Microsoft will follow Sony's decision to stop selling physical games.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »