Enterprising developer somehow writes an x86 CPU emulator in plain CSS — no Javascript, no WASM, just stylesheet computing By Bruno Ferreira published 25 February 26 Enterprising developer somehow writes an x86 CPU emulator in plain CSS
Qualcomm's 2019-vintage AI100 chip finally scores a major deployment — Saudi Arabia's Humain takes delivery of 1,024 systems By Bruno Ferreira published 24 February 26 Qualcomm's 2019-vintage AI100 chip finally scores a major deployment
AI tool OpenClaw wipes the inbox of Meta's AI Alignment director despite repeated commands to stop — executive had to manually terminate the AI to stop the bot from continuing to erase data By Bruno Ferreira published 24 February 26 Meta's AI Director of Alignment asked OpenClaw to clean up her inbox, only for the AI agent to nuke everything inside.
Anthropic's new AI tool can write 67-year-old COBOL code, sending 115-year-old IBM's stock tumbling by 13% — IBM stock has worst day in 26 years, down 25% MoM and counting By Bruno Ferreira published 24 February 26 IBM stock takes a 13% whiplash after Anthropic announces COBOL AI tooling
Data center developers building private natural gas 'Shadow Grid' power plants to sidestep strained grids — off-grid GW Ranch project in Texas will reportedly use as much power as Chicago By Bruno Ferreira published 21 February 26 Data centers using natural gas plants to sidestep power grids at the cost of carbon emissions
Wikipedia officially blacklists all links to Archive Today over bizarre DDOS attack and manipulated archives — website operator caught tweaking their own archive By Bruno Ferreira published 21 February 26 Wikipedia officially blacklists all links to Archive Today
Acer and Asus shut down support for PC and laptops in wake of patent dispute ruling, drivers and updates inaccessible to existing customers — German website finds a workaround (Update) By Bruno Ferreira published 20 February 26 Update Asus and Acer bring German websites down, leaving users without support or downloads due to the companies' recent spat with Nokia over the HEVC codec.
California bill would restrict 3D printer sales to state-approved models to prevent printing gun parts — joins Washington and NY on legal offensive By Bruno Ferreira published 20 February 26 California 3D printer control bill would restrict sale to DOJ-approved models
After 17 years, Minecraft Java Edition starts replacing OpenGL with a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer — update will prove a boon for performance and modding By Bruno Ferreira published 20 February 26 Minecraft Java Edition will get a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer, replacing the aging OpenGL.
Phison CEO thinks NAND shortages could shut down entire consumer electronics companies in 2026 — claims at least one foundry demands three-year cash payment upfront By Bruno Ferreira published 18 February 26 Phison CEO says NAND shortages can kill consumer electronics companies in 2026
Tech tinkerer gets Gemini to help him 'vibe code' an x86 motherboard design — bot help was impressive, but project still required human awareness and intervention By Bruno Ferreira published 17 February 26 Tech thinkerer gets Gemini to help him design an x86 motherboard
Engineer finds his smart sleep mask can read other people's brainwaves due to poor software security — superpower granted via poor-quality software with hardcoded high-level credentials By Bruno Ferreira published 17 February 26 Engineer finds his smart sleep mask can read other people's brainwaves
Notorious 'Archive Today' website allegedly leads bizarre DDoS campaign against security blogger — Wikipedia considers removing all links to the Archive By Bruno Ferreira published 15 February 26 Wikipedia may remove links to Archive Today due to DDoS spat
Linux kernel 7.0 finally abandons the 28-year-old Intel 440BX chipset's EDAC driver — removal marks goodbye to the legendary motherboard chipset By Bruno Ferreira published 15 February 26 Linux kernel 7.0 does away with 440BX EDAC driver
Ponzi schemer behind $201 million Bitcoin scam sentenced to 20 years in federal prison — promised 3% daily returns on Bitcoin investments, left investors reeling By Bruno Ferreira published 14 February 26 BTC Ponzi scheme yields 20 years in prison for mastermind
7x increase in memory costs fueling price increases in ISP-provided routers, gateways, and set-top boxes — home fiber rollouts may slow, and installations could become more expensive By Bruno Ferreira published 14 February 26 7x DRAM price jump affecting ISP routers, gateways, and STBs
Tachyum forced to shutter R&D office due to unpaid rent, wages, and taxes — firm still claims forthcoming Prodigy chip will have a 21x performance leap on Nvidia Rubin Ultra By Bruno Ferreira published 13 February 26 Tachyum forced to vacate R&D office due to unpaid rent, wages, and taxes
Unofficial 7-zip.com website served up malware-laden downloads for over a week — infected PCs forced into a proxy botnet By Bruno Ferreira published 12 February 26 Always get your wares from reputable sources.
South Korean exchange's $40B Bitcoin mistake casts pall over country's fledgling crypto legislation — staffer fat-fingered 620,000 BTC instead of Korean Won By Bruno Ferreira published 11 February 26
John Carmack muses using a long fiber line as an L2 cache for streaming AI data — programmer imagines fiber as alternative to DRAM By Bruno Ferreira published 9 February 26 John Carmack considers fiber as an L2 cache for streaming AI data.
Torvalds confirms Linux Kernel 7.0 is almost ready for release, bringing many performance improvements with it — desktop use and gaming may see boost, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hopes to use as default Kernel By Bruno Ferreira published 9 February 26 Linux Torvalds confirms that the Linux kernel 7.0 is almost ready with multiple performance improvements. We could see it in April with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
Nitrogen ransomware programmers lock themselves out of a payment — key management bug encrypts victims' data forever By Bruno Ferreira published 7 February 26 Bug in Nitrogen ransomware locks victims' data way forever
Security researcher says AMD auto-updater downloads software insecurely, enabling remote code execution — company rep reportedly said man-in-the-middle attacks are "out of scope," ignored bug By Bruno Ferreira published 7 February 26 AMD auto-update delivers software insecurely, company says MITM attacks are "out of scope"
Big Tech stocks take a $1 trillion tumble as projected AI spending continues to outweigh revenue — investors are antsy about long-term planning becoming never-ending spending By Bruno Ferreira published 6 February 26 Big Tech stocks take a $1 trillion tumble as projected AI spending continues outweighing revenue
Noctua celebrates sending out its 500,000th CPU cooler mounting upgrade kit — milestone marks two decades of the free program By Bruno Ferreira published 6 February 26 Noctua celebrates its 500,000th CPU cooler mounting upgrade kit
