Ever been told to just delete everything and start over? One reader, fed up with scripted help desk nonsense, figured out his own VPN problem while on hold. The fix was embarrassingly simple, and the bill? He didn’t pay it.
TSMC just posted a monster Q4, with revenue soaring past forecasts. The 20% year-over-year jump is a direct signal of the explosive demand for AI hardware. This isn’t just a chip story; it’s a story about the entire tech ecosystem’s foundation.
Private equity giant KKR has more than quadrupled its money on its bet on OneStream Inc. The firm expects the huge return following the company’s agreement to be sold to Hg for $6.4 billion.
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s total compensation for 2025 remained essentially flat at about $74 million. The package, detailed in a recent SEC filing, is dominated by stock awards and follows a period of scrutiny over executive pay at the tech giant.
Redmi is putting its “Titan tough” claims to the ultimate public test. The company will broadcast live, unedited durability tests for the new Redmi Note 15 series on January 10.
In a response to a recent essay, professors Daniel Sargent and Will Fithian push back against the idea that universities should abandon neutrality. They argue that institutional statements, like UC’s on the Dobbs case, are a hollow overreach that damages academic credibility.
For the first time, a closed-loop geothermal system has delivered electricity to a commercial power grid. Eavor’s project in Germany proves the tech can work at scale, bypassing many of geothermal’s old problems.
Schmidt Sciences, founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, is funding a new suite of observatories. The centerpiece is Lazuli, a space telescope with a 3-meter mirror aiming to launch by mid-2028 for just hundreds of millions of dollars.
Razer is teasing a collaboration with the legendary mecha anime franchise Neon Genesis Evangelion. The move follows other tech crossovers from Asus, Nvidia, and Casio, celebrating the series’ enduring 30-year legacy since its 1995 debut.
Nvidia is changing its payment terms for Chinese clients ordering its powerful H200 GPUs. Customers must now pay the full amount upfront and cannot cancel orders or request refunds, a stark departure from previous deposit-based policies.
