AMD is preparing to increase Radeon graphics card prices by at least 10% as AI demand drives up DRAM costs. The timing couldn’t be worse for holiday shoppers, with current Black Friday deals potentially being the last good prices before the hikes hit retail. Similar pressures could affect NVIDIA and
A well-funded AI industry super PAC is mobilizing $10 million to push for uniform national AI policy. The campaign comes as the White House works to suppress state-level AI regulations through must-pass spending bills.
AT&T has deployed new 3.45 GHz spectrum hardware to 23,000 cell sites, boosting mobile download speeds by up to 80% and home internet speeds by 55%. The $23 billion spectrum purchase from EchoStar is now benefiting customers across 5,300 cities without immediate price increases. The upgrade represen
Former Sucker Punch artist Drew Harrison was fired over a Charlie Kirk assassination joke posted on Bluesky. In her first interview since the termination, she reveals Sony never asked her to delete the post or apologize before firing her. The incident sparked a harassment campaign against the Ghost
Apple is reportedly planning a performance-focused iOS 27 update for next year, modeled after the beloved Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The update will prioritize bug fixes while still delivering new AI features including a health agent and web search alternative to ChatGPT.
Before becoming known as the “godmother of AI,” Fei-Fei Li was running her parents’ dry cleaning business in New Jersey. Her creation of ImageNet in 2009 fundamentally changed artificial intelligence research and paved the way for modern deep learning. Today she’s advising world leaders and running
BioMADE has broken ground on a $40 million pilot-scale biomanufacturing facility near Ames, Iowa. The 15,000-square-foot multi-user site will open in 2027 and support defense and commercial product manufacturing while creating new revenue streams for farmers.
Mullvad VPN has introduced Lightweight WireGuard Obfuscation, a new feature designed to bypass censorship while minimizing performance impact. The protocol scrambles WireGuard packet headers to avoid detection by firewalls and network filters. It’s now available on desktop and Android, with iOS supp
Malaysia is considering implementing age restrictions that would bar users under 16 from social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram starting next year. The country joins a growing global trend of governments implementing age verification measures for online platforms.
A series of critical vulnerabilities has been discovered in Fluent Bit, the telemetry agent deployed over 15 billion times. These flaws could allow attackers to manipulate logs, inject malicious records, or even execute code. Immediate patching to versions 4.1.1 or 4.0.12 is essential.
