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Missouri town ousts half of its city council after $6 billion AI data center approval
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026
Festus leaders pitched the project, set to span roughly 360 acres north of Highway 67 and Route CC, as a once-in-a-generation windfall, but many residents saw it as a massive development being pushed through over local objections.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
External GPUs were always second best. CopprLink may change that
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026
Developed by PCI-SIG for high-bandwidth enterprise use, CopprLink provides a full PCIe 5.0 x16 interface with throughput of 32 GT/s per lane, or 64 GB/s of total bandwidth. That is four times the throughput of an OCuLink connection using PCIe 4.0 x8, one of the fastest eGPU options currently available alongside Thunderbolt.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google will demote websites that hijack your browser's back button
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026
In a post on the Google Developers blog, the company said it is designating back button hijacking as a malicious practice. It added that engaging in any activity that alters the default back button behavior of web browsers will be considered an "explicit violation" of its spam policies, potentially leading...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Japan finds a way to recover 90% of lithium from old EV batteries
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026
Behind the breakthrough is JX Metals Circular Solutions, a subsidiary of one of Japan's largest non-ferrous metal companies. While it was announced back in April 2025, it really started grabbing headlines this month after some Japanese publications revealed the actual process at the company's plant in Tsuruga. Tadashi Nakagawa, the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Man who vandalized Sam Altman's home claimed AI would end humanity, charged with attempted murder
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026
Twenty-year-old Moreno-Gama threw a bottle containing a flaming rag at the metal gate of 855 Chestnut Street at around 3:40 am on Friday. He was later detained outside of OpenAI's Third Street offices after threatening to burn down the building.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
New terahertz technique lets engineers see inside running processors in real time
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026
The work, reported by IEEE Spectrum, revolves around modifying a standard laboratory instrument, the vector network analyzer (VNA), to operate far beyond its usual range. A VNA typically generates a microwave signal with "a known frequency and phase," but the Adelaide researchers extended its reach into the terahertz domain. The...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft just made its Surface laptops a lot more expensive
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026
Microsoft has updated the prices for the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models on its website in response to rising component costs. Each of the 13-inch models has received a $300 hike.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Shipping records suggest Valve will launch the Steam Controller before the Steam Machine
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026
The shipping manifest, posted on X by industry insider Brad Lynch, details the import of a "Wireless PC Controller" that arrived in the US from Hong Kong on April 4.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This 3D-printed 15-fan side panel drops CPU temps by 20 degrees
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026
In place of the usual tempered glass, the Superdome forms a bulbous structure that concentrates intake across the entire flank of his Lian Li O11 case, effectively turning the side panel into a dense grid of pressure-optimized fans. The design is a direct response to viewer feedback on his prior...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft admits Game Pass may have gotten too expensive
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026
An internal memo obtained by The Verge shows Xbox's new CEO, Asha Sharma, acknowledging that Game Pass has grown too expensive. Microsoft is now exploring lower-cost subscription tiers, though no firm timeline has been set.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »