
THE EDITOR’S PICKS


The data center boom has an upside: innovation for the US grid

Anthropic says it will be burning lots of natural gas to feed the AI boom

'The next generation of AI will require a diverse range of compute': Oracle deal means Google TPUs are coming to a rival cloud for the first time
Oracle is adding Google's TPU 8t and 8i to its cloud offerings in 2027 just months after launch.
This abandoned torrent app could have exposed millions of devices to cyberattack
9 Unique Apps to Try on the iPhone Duo
Plucky Chinese startup claims to beat Nvidia DGX Spark, Mac Mini on Qwen — says its '256 TOPS beats 1000 TOPS in prefill', running 16-core Cortex-A55 SoC on 40w
Apple just got slapped for 'non-competitive conduct' by Australia’s top court — and ordered to allow rival iPhone app stores Down Under

'The next generation of AI will require a diverse range of compute': Oracle deal means Google TPUs are coming to a rival cloud for the first time
Oracle is adding Google's TPU 8t and 8i to its cloud offerings in 2027 just months after launch.
'This is a wow moment': T-Mobile has made the world's first AI-RAN call, and it could mean huge changes for the next generation of staying in touch
32,768 cores and 74 petaflops: AMD’s monster new rack for AI agents could be too much for traditional data centers

This abandoned torrent app could have exposed millions of devices to cyberattack
A malicious update could infect millions of devices without users ever knowing.
9 Unique Apps to Try on the iPhone Duo
The Atari VCS saga will come to an end next year when its software store closes

The data center boom has an upside: innovation for the US grid
As the AI boom stresses the existing power grid, all sort of new opportunities for grid modernization are also emerging as a result, industry insiders say.
Anthropic says it will be burning lots of natural gas to feed the AI boom
Amazon is spending over $1 billion on a new nuclear energy project to power its next data centers — but will it really live up to the test?

Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online platform and stole some users’ API keys, and the AI tools it turned to for help kept refusing to look at the malicious code.
Fake VPN download site steals administrator credentials to give attackers direct access to corporate networks — but delivers official signed software so victims never suspect a thing
Massive data leak from AI development company exposes almost 14 million records — Vibetech collected data from different breaches and accidentally made them accessible online

Apple unveils new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip
The new MacBook Pro comes with 24 hours of battery life, and now features support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity.
Microsoft unveils Maia 300, its most powerful AI chip yet - and it might make using Teams, Copilot and Cowork much better at last
Moving beyond chips and screens: Samsung joins Nvidia and KKR in a massive $1 billion data center infrastructure deal

These Samsung Galaxy tablets are in their last year of software support
Samsung's latest software update commitment for its tablets is great, but older devices can't take advantage of it.
Global smartphone shipments just hit a 14-year low — here's why
Beware the smartphone security threat — new report claims most banking scam attempts now take place on mobile devices

The Google Home Speaker Has Been Secretly Eating My Wi-Fi Data
My Google Home Speaker had been burning through more data than all the rest of my devices combined. As I looked into it further, I found other smart home devices that had the same problem.
Greenlight Family Hub (2026): Finally, a Digital Wall Calendar With a Voice Assistant
At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI

Apple just got slapped for 'non-competitive conduct' by Australia’s top court — and ordered to allow rival iPhone app stores Down Under
Fortnite developer Epic Games has scored a victory against Apple in a legal ruling, not only to restore the popular game to the App Store in Australia but to also open up the latter’s software to rival app marketplaces.
Control Resonant composer says it's his duty to 'represent the story,' but sometimes offers it 'in a different light, as contradicting the on-screen events can be really delicious'
The Naughty Dog news has me optimistic about the PS5 again – Reader’s Feature

Anthropic’s huge IPO warns of ‘catastrophic’ AI risk as China’s bubble pops
Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO filing warns of ‘catastrophic or existential risks to humanity’ posed by AI.
Nvidia backs Indian startup helping companies run AI models with fewer GPUs
Plucky Chinese startup claims to beat Nvidia DGX Spark, Mac Mini on Qwen — says its '256 TOPS beats 1000 TOPS in prefill', running 16-core Cortex-A55 SoC on 40w

Japanese internet giant GMO tells customers to shut down and disconnect PCs from the internet following data breach and ransomware threat
Hackers threatened to install ransomware on user devices, but they never did.
AI Agents Are Media’s New Favorite Audience
Russian bot activity plunged 84% after Ukraine hit Yandex data centers, but the bots were back at full strength within two days
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'The next generation of AI will require a diverse range of compute': Oracle deal means Google TPUs are coming to a rival cloud for the first time
Oracle is adding Google's TPU 8t and 8i to its cloud offerings in 2027 just months after launch.
Japanese internet giant GMO tells customers to shut down and disconnect PCs from the internet following data breach and ransomware threat
Hackers threatened to install ransomware on user devices, but they never did.
The data center boom has an upside: innovation for the US grid
As the AI boom stresses the existing power grid, all sort of new opportunities for grid modernization are also emerging as a result, industry insiders say.
Anthropic says it will be burning lots of natural gas to feed the AI boom
Anthropic is stuck with the rising costs associated fossil fuels and climate change.
'This is a wow moment': T-Mobile has made the world's first AI-RAN call, and it could mean huge changes for the next generation of staying in touch
T-Mobile just announced what it calls the world's first AI-RAN call, but the AI component will arrive in the next phase.
Anthropic’s huge IPO warns of ‘catastrophic’ AI risk as China’s bubble pops
Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO filing warns of ‘catastrophic or existential risks to humanity’ posed by AI.
Apple unveils new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip
The new MacBook Pro comes with 24 hours of battery life, and now features support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity.
Nvidia backs Indian startup helping companies run AI models with fewer GPUs
Simplismart says its annualized revenue run rate has grown 14-fold in six months, with the U.S. accounting for more than half its revenue.
AI Agents Are Media’s New Favorite Audience
As agents go mainstream, some publishers are hoping that people will pay for content tailor-made for AI—not humans.
This abandoned torrent app could have exposed millions of devices to cyberattack
A malicious update could infect millions of devices without users ever knowing.
9 Unique Apps to Try on the iPhone Duo
Apple’s first folding phone is inspiring indie developers to create fun, quirky apps that take advantage of the screen and the hinge. Here are a few to try as you explore the Duo.
Plucky Chinese startup claims to beat Nvidia DGX Spark, Mac Mini on Qwen — says its '256 TOPS beats 1000 TOPS in prefill', running 16-core Cortex-A55 SoC on 40w
Sipeed claims its 256 TOPS MaixStation can outperform Nvidia's DGX Spark on Qwen workloads despite lower advertised computing capacity and consumption.


