Kaspersky warns that passwords hashed with MD5 algorithm can be cracked in minutes using a GPU
Moving away from insecure passwords is now a critical priority
Michigan residents voted down a $16 billion Stargate AI data center, then construction began anyway
At least 19 Michigan municipalities have moved to pause new data center projects
Samsung offered chip workers a $340,000 bonus to avoid a strike. They want it every year
An 18-day strike could cost Samsung up to $11.7 billion, workers demand a bigger share of the AI windfall
Motherboard sales are collapsing because AI data centers made RAM too expensive to buy
Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte, and MSI are all slashing 2026 motherboard forecasts
Samsung is pulling TVs and appliances from China after losing $138 million to local competition
Samsung's TV business runs on ad revenue, not hardware margins
SpaceX will help power Claude with 220,000 Nvidia GPUs despite Elon's attacks on Anthropic
Musk once accused Anthropic of building "evil" AI
PCIe has doubled bandwidth every generation for two decades, PCIe 8.0 is on track to do it again at 1TB/s
PCIe is approaching the end of copper connections
Nvidia partners with Corning to build the fiber optic backbone for next-gen AI data centers
Corning's second major AI deal of 2026 – following a $6 billion agreement with Meta in January
A single Micron SSD can now store 245TB and use half the power of hard drives
The future of AI infrastructure can also be measured in rack space and power bills
AMD warns gaming revenue will plunge over 20% as memory prices drive up PC hardware costs
Higher RAM, SSD, and GDDR prices could make PC upgrades even less appealing in the second half of 2026
Apple and Samsung are dominating smartphone sales so thoroughly that only one other company makes the top 10
Apple took the top three spots, Samsung grabbed fourth and fifth, and Xiaomi's $100 Redmi A5 was the only other phone to make the list
PC players must wait for GTA 6 because they aren't the "core" audience and spend less on GTA Online
PC might represent only 3% of GTA Online's weekly revenue
DDR6 development begins as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron target 2028-2029 launch
The new standard promises major speed gains, but the current DRAM crisis could keep prices high
The chip industry is booming again, but only for companies building AI infrastructure
Silicon wafer shipments jumped 13% last year, and AI data centers are taking nearly all of it
Next-gen MRDIMM standard nears completion targeting 12,800 MT/s DDR5 transfer rates for AI and data center workloads
MRDIMM is going to be even faster, although it's not for consumers
A Chinese court just ruled companies can't fire workers simply because AI can replace them
AI automation is a business choice, not a legal excuse for firing staff
This new material could make carbon capture dramatically cheaper by cutting the energy needed to run it
A Japanese team engineered carbon materials that release CO2 below 60°C – low enough to run entirely on industrial waste heat
The Pentagon just signed AI deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia - and cut Anthropic out entirely
The US military is bringing AI into classified environments, and it has a very specific list of who's in and who's out
Apple's success is running into a familiar problem: not enough chips
A record quarter, a $100 billion buyback, and a CEO transition
Samsung's chip profit jumped nearly 50-fold in a single year, execs warn the shortage will get worse
Hyperscalers are absorbing every advanced memory chip Samsung can produce
EU is considering new rules for cloud and AI under the Digital Markets Act
US innovates, China replicates... Europe regulates?
AI data centers are delaying Texas housing projects by hiring away electricians
Homes now take up to two months longer to complete
Meta's AI bill keeps growing as spending forecast jumps to $145 billion
Shares fell after the company raised its capex outlook, despite reporting its fastest revenue growth since 2021
Palit confirms Galax brand will continue after takeover confusion, promises support for existing products
Reports of Galax's death may have been greatly exaggerated
Musk vs. OpenAI trial begins with internal emails, AGI governance, and billions in potential damages at stake
Musk and Altman poised to clash in court over who should control advanced AI