AWS outages caused by AI coding bot blunder, report claims By Jowi Morales published 20 February 26 You really shouldn't give AI free rein to do anything it wants on your system.
Zuckerberg cuts Meta employee bonuses by 5%, follows 10% reduction last year, despite AI splurge — $130 billion capex vision and eye-watering AI pay packages force efficiency elsewhere in the business By Jowi Morales published 20 February 26 Meta reportedly cuts its stock option bonus rates for the second year in a row. 5% reduction follows 10% cut from the year before.
$20 million lost in 'jackpotting' ATM malware attacks in 2025, FBI reports — scheme forces machines to spit out cash, targets banks and ATM operators By Jowi Morales published 20 February 26 The FBI released a public warning, saying that ATM "jackpotting" incidents have exponentially increased in 2025.
AI hyperscalers move to secure long-term uranium supply from mining companies — fuel required for nuclear plants to power future data centers By Jowi Morales published 18 February 26 This deal will help AI hyperscalers secure the fuel they need for SMRs, avoiding getting hit by a shortage if demand spikes due to the massive power requirements of future data centers.
Lenovo denies allegations of transferring data to China — class action lawsuit alleges company uses trackers to expose American behavioral data to ‘foreign adversaries’ By Jowi Morales published 18 February 26 A lawsuit says that Lenovo is tracking Americans visiting its website and exporting all the information to its Chinese servers.
Dutch Secretary of Defense threatens to 'jailbreak' nation's F-35 jet fighters — says it's just like jailbreaking an iPhone, in response to questions over software independence By Jowi Morales published 18 February 26 Is Dutch Sec. Gijs Tuinman alluding to a European effort to continue using their F-35 jets even if the U.S. stops supporting them?
Sony considering PlayStation 6 delay to 2029, while Nintendo could hike Switch 2 price, according to report — memory and storage chip shortage now impacting products outside of RAM, storage, and GPUs By Jowi Morales published 17 February 26 The two gaming giants are reportedly taking widely different approaches to the memory chip shortage as the situation is starting to affect consumer electronics outside of PCs.
Valve confirms Steam Deck is out of stock due to memory and storage shortages — supply of popular gaming handheld in trouble because of massive AI demand By Jowi Morales published 17 February 26 Valve is blaming memory and chip shortages as Steam Deck availability becomes intermittent in several regions.
Western Digital is already sold out of hard drives for all of 2026 — chief says some long-term agreements for 2027 and 2028 already in place By Jowi Morales last updated 16 February 26 Western Digital's production for 2026 is completely earmarked for its top seven customers, with a few long-term agreements already in place for the next couple of years.
OpenClaw-fueled ordering frenzy creates Apple Mac shortage — delivery for high Unified Memory units now ranges from 6 days to 6 weeks By Jowi Morales published 15 February 26 AI is coming for high-end Mac Studios and Mac minis, too.
You can now file your G.Skill class action claim to get a cut of the $2.4 million settlement — deceptive memory marketing class action now accepting payout submissions By Jowi Morales published 15 February 26 Don't expect to get a big amount, though.
Microsoft’s AI boss says AI can replace every white-collar job in 18 months — ‘We’re going to have a human-level performance on most, if not all, professional tasks’ By Jowi Morales published 15 February 26 And now, the end is near...
Cloud storage company releases its 2025 hard drive reliability report — overall Annualized Failure Rate drops to 1.36%, 21 percentage points lower than last year By Jowi Morales published 15 February 26 Backblaze just released its annual drive reliability report, with the company getting a 1.36% annualized failure rate for 2025. It says that this is its best result since 2022.
Acer and Asus halt PC and laptop sales in Germany amid H.265 codec patent dispute — Nokia wins patent ruling, forcing tech giants to license HEVC codec By Jowi Morales published 14 February 26 Acer and Asus can't sell their PCs in Germany until they reach an agreement with Nokia about the use of HEVC.
Enthusiast scores watercooled dual Nvidia GTX Titan X GPUs for $86 — $1,000 older flagship graphics card with custom water cooling for a bargain By Jowi Morales published 14 February 26 These dual Nvidia GTX Titan X GPUs in SLI are a solid upgrade for the user's current GTX 1650 GPU, provided they can make it work.
In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator By Jowi Morales published 14 February 26 An experiment revealed that people cannot differentiate between audio signals sent through premium audio cables, wet mud, and a banana.
U.S., Taiwan ink trade deal after months of talks — agreement cuts tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15% in exchange for direct investments on U.S. tech sector, semiconductors still excluded By Jowi Morales published 13 February 26 This deal finally gives some stability to Taiwan companies.
Steam to add hardware specs to reviews — optional feature could help you dodge poorly optimized games By Jowi Morales published 13 February 26 You can also use this to flex that monster gaming PC you're hiding in your basement.
Framework's latest update brings more bad news about memory and storage pricing crisis — RAM costs increased to $12 to $16 per GB, recommends purchasing some models elsewhere for Framework Laptop DIY Edition customers By Jowi Morales published 13 February 26 Good news is getting scarce these days.
Twitch streamer uses electrodes to manipulate balance using electricity — can be used to control a real-life human being with an Xbox controller or joystick, simulate racing game G-force By Jowi Morales published 13 February 26 Perri Karyal shared her device used for GVS, which alters her balance and simulates G-forces, especially in racing games.
Anthropic promises to pay for electricity price increases due to it's AI data centers — firm to pay 100% of its grid infrastructure costs, produce new power sources as sector predicted to hit 50 GW in coming years By Jowi Morales published 12 February 26 The company says that it will pay for the infrastructure upgrades needed for its power demand and that it will also find new sources to keep electricity prices down for the average consumer.
Microsoft turns to superconductors for distributing power to its AI data centers — zero-resistance cables could reduce power losses and produce zero heat By Jowi Morales published 11 February 26 Microsoft wants to use superconducting cables to transport electricity with zero losses, allowing it to save space and build more data centers without putting more strain on the grid.
White House mulling tariff exemptions for Big Tech — Amazon, Google, Microsoft, other AI hyperscalers to be spared worst of import duties with U.S.-Taiwan deal By Jowi Morales published 10 February 26 It pays to be big.
US Air Force bans use of smart glasses among its troops — earphones and other Bluetooth devices also limited to official duties while in uniform By Jowi Morales published 9 February 26 The U.S. Air Force is banning its personnel from using smart glasses while in uniform and limited the use of earbuds for official duties.
Intel XeSS 3 MFG mod triples Arc A380 triples performance in Cyberpunk 2077 — supercharged 6GB GPU pumps out 140 FPS at 1080p on low preset By Jowi Morales published 7 February 26 Intel XeSS 3 Frame Generation is shown to work effectively, even on entry-level GPUs. Cyberpunk 2077 increased from 55 to 60 FPS to as high as 140 FPS with MFG enabled.
