State of the Fin 2026-01-06 | Jellyfin
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Micron addresses Crucial exit backlash: 'We are trying to help consumers around the world' — company warns that DRAM drought could last unt…
Micron has responded to criticism over its decision to exit the consumer memory business and warns that shortages may last until 2028.
‘They’ve pickled each others’ brains’
Longtime entrepreneur and critic Anil Dash speaks with Gazetteer on where the tech industry has been and where it may be going.
'More DLC = More FPS' — Monster Hunter Wilds Players Ask Capcom for Answers After Theory Suggests a Backend DLC Check Is Tanking Performanc…
Monster Hunter Wilds fans are asking Capcom for answers after one player seemed to discover that PC performance is dictated by the number of DLCs a user has.
Over half of enterprise AI stalls on infrastructure mess
: The answer seems to be educating the enterprise workforce, and creating smarter use cases
TIL one of the voice actors of "Bob's Burgers" was arrested for the Capitol riot
An actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows “Bob’s Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David” has been arrested on charges that he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in confronting police officers d…
Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse
Meta is scaling back its metaverse focus, cutting studios and head count at Reality Labs to prioritize artificial intelligence.
Trump Wants to Put You in a Massive, Secret Government Database
Agencies are reportedly pooling immigration data, Social Security numbers, and more into a central database. FPF is suing to learn how deep it goes.
The fun part of app development ends with the launch
Building an app is fun. Promoting one not so much. I enjoyed spending countless hours building InsideStack learning a lot of cool stuff. But when I finally launched it, I had to face the reality. I built this app for ot…
Robot dogs priced at $300,000 a piece are now guarding some of the country’s biggest data centers
AI companies are turning to quadruped robots, better known as “robot dogs” for security solutions to protect their vast data centers.
'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells
Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.
TIL encoding and decoding come from Claude Shannon’s work, and "Claude Code" is named after him
The encoding/decoding model of communication emerged in rough and general form in 1948 in Claude E. Shannon's "A Mathematical Theory of Communication," where it was part of a technical schema for designating the technol…
Huge Nintendo Switch 2 Update Adds Handheld Mode Boost For Switch 1 Titles
Nintendo has announced a major new Switch 2 feature that improves the performance of most Switch 1 games when played in handheld mode.
Terraria 1.4.5 Releases January 27
Greetings, Terrarians! As we mentioned in last month's State of the Game, things were looking up for a January 2026 release. We did have to resubmit a few things, which pushed us back a bit further than expected. Howeve…
How we get to 1 nanometer chips and beyond
At this year’s IEDM conference, we lay the groundwork for a near future where semiconductors with nodes at 1nm and smaller are possible.
New Life is Strange Game Spotted, And Yes, This One Will Finally Bring Back Chloe
A ratings board leak has detailed Life is Strange: Reunion, a new game in the narrative adventure series that focuses on the return of fan-favorite character Chloe.
Steam adds official support for game version-specific Workshop mods
New Steam APIs and Workshop item options work together for better control as games and mods get updated
Dragon Age veteran says scrapped Anthem Next "could have been" up there with No Man's Sky's legendary turnaround
Anthem Next was canned in early 2021
[Important Update] Postiz v2.12.0 - open source social media scheduling tool
📨 The ultimate social media scheduling tool, with a bunch of AI 🤖 - gitroomhq/postiz-app
Bully Online, the ambitious mod that brought multiplayer and more to Rockstar's classic school sim, shuts down a month after launch: 'This …
An official explanation for the shutdown hasn't been shared yet, but it sure looks like a C&D dropped hard.
Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out - adds new playable character, 60+fps, custom difficulty modes, 4 player coop, and more!
It took a while, but Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out now! (and 50% off on Steam) https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/Nuclear_Throne/
AI will compromise your cybersecurity posture
Yes, “AI” will compromise your information security posture. No, not through some mythical self-aware galaxy-brain entity magically cracking your passwords in seconds or “autonomously” exploiting new
Spotify playing ads for paid subscribers
Seems widespread, the spotify subreddit is actively removing discussion of the problem
ReFS is better than NTFS, but Microsoft refuses to let regular users have it
ReFS for me, but not for thee!
Splitgate Has Fumbled Again and Failed to Secure Any Traction Following 'Rebrand'
Splitgate 2's rebrand hasn't been a success and the player count is quickly evaporating to leave nothing behind.
TIL How Actors Memorize A CRAZY Amount Of Lines
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
WisMesh 1W Booster Starter Kit | High-power Meshtastic solution with nRF52840, SX1262, and SKY66122 PA for extended mesh range | RAK10724
What is WisMesh 1W Booster Starter Kit? The WisMesh 1W Booster Starter Kit brings more TX power and better reception to Meshtastic networks. Powered by the RAK3401 WisBlock Core module with the Nordic nRF52840 MCU and a…
TIL at one time, the city of New York tried to secede from the United States.
A culture clash driven by finances and Old World alignments had the Big Apple contemplating leaving the Union. The Civil War ended that
Danganronpa game simulator
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Rockstar still hasn't offered a convincing reason for firing over 30 GTA 6 developers
Rockstar's alleged union busting has provoked protests and drawn skepticism from legislators.
[Self-promotion] My partner just released a (free) game about a monster in a winter forest
A short horror game set in a spooky winter forest.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
Micron to boost DRAM output with $1.8bn chip fab buy
: Taiwan’s Powerchip sells legacy fab it opened just 19 months ago after spending $9.5 billion
TIL some WW II bombers carried their own fighter jets.
What looks like a flying egg, was never designed to land, and was so light it could be thrown off course by its own guns? Introducing the Goblin XF-85 – the Cold War compact fighter designed to be carried in the belly o…
TIL that William James Sidis, a child prodigy, was a socialist. I see an analogy to Einstein.
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TIL you can fry food in a microwave
You may be surprised to learn that you can in fact deep fry some foods in the microwave, but not all ingredients can be fried in this appliance.
‘I wanted that Raiders of the Lost Ark excitement – you could die any minute’: how we made hit video game Prince of Persia
âThere was no animation software in those days. So I videotaped my brother David running, jumping and climbing in a car parkâ
Africa’s New Data Dependency – Technology Colonialism
Data agreements are replacing armies as tools of colonialism and the return of external governance
Nova Launcher gets a new owner and... ads
Nova Launcher has been sold to Instabridge, and the new owners are adding ads to the launcher's app drawer in the free version. Check it out!
Dell says the quiet part out loud: Consumers don't actually care about AI PCs — "AI probably confuses them more than it helps them"
Dell is the first hardware maker to openly admit that the recent AI PC push from Microsoft and its partners isn't working.
Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
Bogdan's Blog – LinkedIn Interview Scams
Fake jobs, real malware. Here's how scammers are baiting devs on LinkedIn.
'Signal' President and VP warn agentic AI is insecure, unreliable, and a surveillance nightmare
With agentic AI embedded at the OS level, databases storing entire digital lives accessible to malware, tasks whose reliability quickly breaks down at each step, and being opted-in without consent, Signal leadership is …
Law enforcement can now use Flock’s software to directly request doorbell videos from Ring users
Privacy and security experts fear that a partnership between Ring and Flock could result in footage being used for inappropriate surveillance.
Typeframe
A collection of open-source hardware and software for building writerdecks/cyberdecks.
Danish Students Face Legal Action and Fines Over Textbook Piracy
After "awareness" campaigns failed, Denmark’s leading anti-piracy group is shifting to a more aggressive litigation strategy.
Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team
Add /llms.txt endpoint that serves a concatenated, text-only version of all Tailwind CSS documentation pages optimized for Large Language Model consumption. Extract text from MDX files, removing J...
TIL that the longest possible train journey goes from Lagos, Portugal to Singapore
Can you travel by rail from Portugal all the way to Singapore? In theory, yes. In practice? Not so much.
Amazon angers retailers by listing products from other sites without consent
Amazon tests Shop Direct, pulling product listings from other retailers without consent, highlighting data scraping issues.
LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash
LG's recent software update has forcibly installed Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant, on smart TVs without removal options, sparking widespread user backlash over privacy, bloatware, and loss of control. This highlight…