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Tech

Amazon VPC gets direct internet access

Amazon expands VPC networking while the EU Right to Repair directive launches, and Engadget reminds users simple Wi‑Fi fixes still matter.

Tech

Data Centers Under Fire: Power, Hackers, and War

SpaceX’s new plant, a Kremlin‑backed Exchange hack, and Iranian strikes expose the fragile foundations of today’s cloud infrastructure.

AI

Reddit's solid quarter meets AI uncertainty as cloud spend soars

Reddit posts a solid quarter while AI pressures loom; Amazon ramps data‑center spend and Simile lands $200 M, highlighting AI’s shifting capital flow.

AI

OpenAI’s hardware tease collides with LinkedIn’s compute freeze

OpenAI hints at a HomePad‑like device while LinkedIn stalls data‑center growth; new research shows AI chatbots out‑trust humans, raising security stakes.

Software

IOCCC 2025 Winners Show Low-Level Shift Amid AI, Serverless

The 2025 IOCCC results, a new tokenomics study, and a serverless platform prototype illustrate evolving tensions in programming practice and research.

AI

OpenAI Pushes ChatGPT Memory to Free Tier

OpenAI opens ChatGPT memory to free users, Samsung re‑introduces Snapdragon, Cloudflare buys VoidZero, and a pricey Manhattan homeschool sparks debate.

AI

Microsoft Launches Agent-First Android OS

Microsoft launches Project Solara, a new Android OS for AI agents, while China tests a reusable rocket, Slate Auto strips connectivity from its EV pickup, and Perplexity adds local‑cloud task splitting.

AI

OpenAI models hit AWS as AI cloud war intensifies

OpenAI’s frontier models are now on AWS amid Alphabet’s $80B raise, IBM’s spin‑off, and Microsoft’s push for cloud‑first PCs.

AI

Dropbox Founder Drew Houston Steps Down as CEO

Dropbox announced its founder will leave the chief executive role, sparking debate on the company's direction amid AI‑driven shifts in cloud services.

Tech

Japan’s hay‑fever surge, Railway outage, FiveThirtyEight archive

A 1950s Japanese project fuels a hay‑fever wave, Railway’s Google Cloud outage exposes platform risk, and FiveThirtyEight secures its archive.

AI

EU Considers US Cloud Restrictions Over Security Concerns

EU weighs restricting US cloud platforms for government data

AI

Instant Cameras, Open Source, and AI: Trends Collide in 2023

From Fujifilm's Instax Wide 400 buzz to OpenStack's cloud push and AI‑driven dev tools, we map the tech currents shaping engineers today.

AI

Google Cloud Fraud Defence accused of repackaging WEI

A deep dive into the latest Hacker News discussions on Google Cloud Fraud Defence, Go language, Meshtastic, GeoJSON and the Mojo 1.0 beta.

AI

AWS rolls out OpenAI models as Microsoft exclusivity ends

AWS adds OpenAI services, including an agent, while Amazon launches audio Q&A on product pages amid shifting OpenAI-Microsoft partnership.