Tech news never stops. It's in perpetual motion, like beer in a Boyle's flask,
which is a perpetual motion setup that only works with beer.
Make sense? Now, let's get a little tipsy.
Microsoft is finally fixing a long-standing Windows bug that caused
the update and shutdown option to instead restart your PC and leave it on.
Kind of the opposite of what I wanted. The bug has been around pretty much
since Windows 10 launched in 2015, and
now 10 years later, the fix is now available for the successor to Windows
10, Windows 11. Just about 3 weeks after
Microsoft cut off Windows 10's access to feature updates. Which kind of confirms
for me that this was all an elaborate prank. But, I guess I won't look a gift
horse in the mouth, and I'll just be grateful that the October 2025 optional
patch addresses this issue, so my machine can update and shut down
properly at last. Rest well, sweet
prince. Now that they've fixed this, Microsoft can move on to their next
problem, the fact that they have more AI hardware than they know what to do with.
In an interview alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft's Satya Nadella
revealed that they actually don't have enough electricity to power their
Scrooge McDuck sized hoard of GPUs. I
guess that's why Microsoft has secured export licenses from the US government
to ship NVIDIA AI chips that they have
to the United Arab Emirates. Geez, the
AI GPU market is so hot, tech companies are vacuuming them up like those fiends
who camp out at Walmart before Pokémon card restock day. It's a game. I mean,
they're playing It's just they're playing a different game. AMD is
continuing their attempt at cleaning up a mess of their own making by announcing
that they will in fact provide drivers for RX 5000 and RX 6000 series graphics
cards that do include game optimizations
for the foreseeable future. As we mentioned on Friday, it looked like AMD
was withholding those updates for RDNA 1 and 2 GPUs, which understandably stirred
up a lot of backlash. Now, while AMD confirmed that the older cards will be
on a separate driver branch than the latest hardware, they will also get bug
fixes and security patches in addition to the game optimizations, leaving
everything pretty much how it was when this whole kerfuffle started.
But, we all had fun, didn't we? Speaking of the latest hardware, AMD confirmed
that its next-gen consumer CPUs built on the Zen 6 architecture will carry the
code name Ryzen Medusa. Don't look at
it. Just put it in your computer.
No eye contact. The launch of these chips is planned for the first half of
2027. AMD is using the age-old technique
of knocking us off balance with a barrage of conflicting news. AMD, what
are you doing with your damn GPU driver Whoa, is that a new CPU?
And I turn to stone. Google has removed its lightweight Gemma model from the
company's AI Studio developer suite after it allegedly fabricated a news
story about US Senator Marsha Blackburn being accused of sexual assault. Senator
Blackburn wrote an angry letter to Google after reportedly seeing
screenshots of the false news story posted online by developers asking Gemma
about it in a closed developer environment.
We haven't seen the screenshots themselves anywhere. She just said that
she saw this online. In response, Google clarified that Gemma wasn't a public
chatbot, but an experimental model only available to developers through AI
Studio and Vertex AI. It's not integrated into any of Google's
public-facing services, like the Gemini assistant or Google AI mode.
Nevertheless, the tech giant quickly apologized and said it's tightening
safeguards to prevent future hallucinations. And that's all it took.
The hallucinations will be gone now. They just needed a sternly worded letter
from a boomer Karen. Still, while one AI
model was being grounded for bad behavior, another is about to get way
more personal. Google executive Robby Stein says the company's upcoming AI
model will know everything about you with plans to give your AI companion
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can't be created or destroyed, then how did these Quick Bits pop into existence
from nowhere? Hmm. Apple has finally launched its web
version of the App Store, letting users browse, search, and even remotely
install apps to their iPhones and iPads directly from a desktop browser. The new
interface looks almost identical to the App Store app on Apple devices, offering
a vast upgrade over the previous web-based App Store interface, which
only consisted of individual listings for apps but lacked other features, like
a discover page or app management. The update allows weirdo PC users like me to
have a peek into what life is like inside Apple's mysterious walled garden.
Do they all sit in artisanal cafes dressed like Tim Cook to write their
screenplays? I can't wait to find out. Proofpoint researchers say hackers are
teaming up with organized crime rings to steal cargo by breaching trucking and
logistics systems. By using stolen credentials and remote access tools,
attackers are managing to hijack fleet dashboards, reroute shipments, and
eventually steal entire shipping containers before anybody notices. The
whole thing has a very Kim Possible man in the chair vibe.
Shego, I mean. The attacks blur the line between cybercrime and Grand Theft Auto,
literally, with hackers using fake fishing emails and pick-up orders
getting couriers to do almost all of the work for them. It's a lot like Michael
Mann's 1981 masterpiece Thief, but there
are way more computers and not nearly enough Willie Nelson. Unless he's also
involved. No. Snapmaker's U1 3D printer is now
officially on sale after becoming one of the most successful Kickstarters in
history, pulling in 20 million USD in pre-orders. The hype is well deserved,
largely thanks to its standout feature, the use of four independent extruders.
And this design allows users to print in multiple colors by changing the actual
toolhead, reducing wasted plastic and time.
Wow. Combined with pricing starting at a very accessible $850,
depending on your situation, it's easy to see why this launch has been massive.
It's basically the 3D printing equivalent of a four-barrel carburetor.
Only this one costs less to fill up. A comparison I understand. SpaceX is
teaming up with a startup named BezZar.
I think it's a play on Beskar, like from Star Wars, but it's an X BezZar. I don't
know. To mount semiconductor manufacturing modules on Falcon 9
booster rockets, hoping the vacuum of space improves chip production. These
fab ships will ride up, use the vacuum
of space for ultra-clean fabrication, hoping that cosmic rays aren't an issue,
and return with the booster in about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, NVIDIA just launched
its powerhouse H100 GPU into orbit via a
Starlink satellite to test running full-blown AI data centers in space
instead of Earth. These billionaire