NASA has begun a massive, multi-year project to move its Earth science data archives to commercial cloud platforms. The migration, expected to run through 2026, aims to handle new high-volume missions and place data closer to powerful compute resources. By 2030, the archive is projected to hold over
SpaceX is beginning a major reconfiguration of its Starlink constellation. The company will move nearly half its operational fleet to a lower altitude throughout 2026, a shift driven by space safety and network performance.
Police departments across the U.S. are rapidly expanding drone use for routine law enforcement, including issuing tickets. This shift is raising significant Fourth Amendment concerns from civil liberty groups.
Meta has officially updated its privacy policy to use data from user interactions with its AI services, like the Meta AI chatbot, for targeted ads. The change, announced in October, has prompted a coalition of 36 advocacy groups to call for an FTC investigation. Over a billion people use Meta AI mon
Dell is set to revive its retired XPS laptop brand at CES 2026, according to a new report. The first new models are tipped to feature Intel’s upcoming Panther Lake processors, with AMD and Qualcomm versions to follow later in the year.
Google is spending billions to secure power for its AI ambitions, buying energy firm Intersect. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s xAI is also expanding its compute capacity. The race for AI infrastructure is hitting a hard wall: the electrical grid.
AMD’s processors saw a massive 4.6% jump in December’s Steam survey, reaching a record 47.2% share. Intel slipped to 55.4%, putting AMD within striking distance of taking the lead for the first time. The GPU ranking also shifted, with the older RTX 3060 reclaiming the top spot.
The narrative-focused game Dispatch has surpassed 3 million copies sold, a huge win for its developer AdHoc Studio. New stats show how millions of players shaped the story, cutting heroes and pursuing romances.
Facing a potential DIY PC building freeze in 2026 due to stratospheric memory prices, one enthusiast is shifting focus. The plan is to dive deep into adjacent hobbies and finally tinker with the hardware already collecting dust. It’s a year for learning, not buying.
The push for a shorter workweek is gaining serious momentum, driven by predictions from tech and finance leaders. They argue that AI’s productivity boom could make the traditional 40-hour week obsolete within 10-20 years. But is this vision realistic, or just Silicon Valley idealism?
