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Anthropic was going to rent power for its data centers, then decided to spend $3.4 billion buying the generators
Posted on Tuesday November 10, 2026
The deal makes it the largest known purchase of power-generation gear by any AI lab, according to the Financial Times. Anthropic signed the agreement back in late September with San Antonio-based supplier OnePWR Solutions. OnePWR had ordered the generators from Caterpillar about two years earlier, but it was still short...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft patent describes paying you to train AI on your idle GPU
Posted on Tuesday November 10, 2026
Filed earlier this month and quickly noticed by Patentlyze, the patent would monitor consenting users' devices and assign them AI training workloads during periods of low or no usage. Users might receive store credit or advanced access to AI models as compensation.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
France says Iran was behind supermarket refrigerator cyberattacks that caused millions in damage
Posted on Tuesday November 10, 2026
On October 11 and 12, stores across France experienced cyberattacks that took control of their refrigeration controllers. The hackers remotely overrode the settings on freezers, fridges and chiller cabinets, in some cases raising temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), spoiling food and causing at least 15 fires. France...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Claude Code's "don't ask again" button is leaking passwords and API keys to public GitHub repos
Posted on Tuesday November 10, 2026
Claude Code asks for approval before it runs shell commands on a developer's machine. One of the options is "Yes, and don't ask again." Choosing it creates an allow rule in a file called .claude/settings.local.json. Sometimes the rule is a general pattern, but often it's the full command, stored word...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia and Jensen Huang face class-action lawsuit after affair with alleged Chinese spy wipes $190 billion off company
Posted on Tuesday November 10, 2026
Huang admitted to the extramarital affair over the weekend following reports that he was targeted by a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, Alice Huang, who is not related to Jensen. US intelligence services claim she was acting as a honeypot, tasked with gathering information about American AI chips and influencing the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Iomega Zip Drive: Elite Floppy Disks Before USB Sticks
Posted on Tuesday November 10, 2026
With 100MB in a disk that fit in your pocket, the Zip drive was the coolest way to carry files in the 1990s. It made Iomega a Wall Street darling, until thumb drives and the click of death caught up.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Googlebooks get their first big update, freeing up 3GB to 6GB of RAM
Posted on Monday November 09, 2026
The Googlebook November update also fixes roughly 30 bugs across all five launch machines. The memory optimization applies to the Acer Googlebook 14, Asus Googlebook 14 and Lenovo Googlebook 15, the three launch models based on Intel's Core Ultra 5 Panther Lake chips.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Many PCs from '80s and '90s had keyhole locks, right next to the Turbo and Reset buttons. What was it for?
Posted on Monday November 09, 2026
Your 486 had a key. Do you remember what it was for?Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AIMP is a powerful and free music player for your offline library
Posted on Monday November 09, 2026
AIMP is a feature-rich music player for anyone who prefers local files over streaming. It supports nearly every popular audio format, with a customizable UI, advanced equalizer, and playlist management. Built-in tools for converting audio files and editing metadata make it an excellent choice for organizing and enjoying your local music collection.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft is making Windows keyboard accessibility features less annoying
Posted on Monday November 09, 2026
Sticky Keys is a classic accessibility feature available across all major computer operating systems. System 6 reportedly introduced the feature on Mac systems in 1988. The option provides a way to "serialize" keystrokes, allowing them to press and release a modifier key – Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or Win – just...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »