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Survey finds Americans worry about AI data centers, but still want the jobs
Posted on Saturday March 14, 2026
Out of 8,512 US adults surveyed in late January, more respondents expressed negative views about data centers' effects on the environment and energy costs than positive ones. However, the largest number of respondents expect data centers to have a positive impact on jobs and tax revenue, and many remain unsure...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Drone strikes halt a third of the world's helium supply, threatening chip production
Posted on Saturday March 14, 2026
At the center of the issue is the precision gas vital to chip manufacturing and cryogenics. Helium cools silicon wafers during fabrication, maintaining the extremely low temperatures required for etching and lithography. Unlike other industrial gases, there is no effective substitute, and experts warn that even short disruptions can ripple...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Pagers and paper maps make a comeback in Moscow as the internet goes dark
Posted on Saturday March 14, 2026
For roughly the past week, mobile internet across central Moscow and parts of St. Petersburg has been intermittently failing. People can't load apps, hail cabs, or, in some cases, even make a basic phone call. That last point is particularly concerning. Entire voice networks have gone dark in parts of...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia, AMD, and Intel back Microsoft's plan to fix shader compilation stutter
Posted on Saturday March 14, 2026
Nvidia announced its support for Microsoft's new Advanced Shader Delivery technology during a presentation at the Game Developers Conference this week. The feature, designed to address shader-compilation stutter in PC games, will arrive on RTX graphics cards later this year. AMD has also confirmed support, though it has not provided...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
New "Zombie ZIP" attack can evade most antivirus scanners
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
Known as Zombie ZIP, the method hides malware inside a deliberately malformed compressed archive. According to its creators, most antivirus engines currently fail to detect the threat, potentially giving attackers a new delivery mechanism. At the same time, some researchers argue the technique is less a vulnerability and more a...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
iPhone Fold leaks reveal key specs and a surprisingly competitive price tag
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claimed that Apple will price its first foldable iPhone at "roughly $2,000," much lower than previously rumored. If Gurman's prediction holds, the iPhone Fold would match the pricing of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, which starts at $1,999 for the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google's Genie 3 AI can generate playable worlds, but they still fall apart after a minute
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
When Google introduced Project Genie a few months ago, many described the AI tool as a potential game-changer for game development and other world-building tasks. According to a recent Google presentation, however, the Genie 3 AI model – the generative engine behind Project Genie – is still far from disrupting,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Meta's massive undersea cable project delayed in Persian Gulf as Iran conflict escalates
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
Meta's 2Africa undersea cable project has hit another geopolitical snag, this time in the Persian Gulf. According to Bloomberg, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), the company responsible for laying parts of the system, has declared force majeure (a contractual clause that excuses a party from liability if an extraordinary, unforeseeable event...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Adobe CEO to step down after 18 years as investors question the company's next act
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
Adobe shares fell about 7% in extended trading after the announcement, leaving the stock down roughly 23% so far this year and near a three-year low.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
HP's ink-blocking firmware may violate new global sustainability rules
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
The International Imaging Technology Council (Int'l ITC), a trade group for cartridge remanufacturers, says HP's latest printer firmware rollout conflicts with the requirements of the General Electronics Council's (GEC) updated Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT 2.0.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »