Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centers have caused legitimate bot traffic to go down, but malicious bots remain operational.
The first-ever criminal case involving AI-assisted music streaming fraud has concluded, with an American citizen facing 18 months behind bars and an $8M fine.

The Shield TV Pro remains one of Nvidia’s longest-running consumer devices, but its $299.99 price tag now makes the streaming box considerably more expensive than when it launched.
Over the last week, there have been reports that the Russian military has started targeting Ukraine’s datacenters. As one commenter put it, “DDoS now means Direct Destruction of Servers.”

A broken Samsung update left many refrigerators stuck and non-functional. The incident, which happened right before a major holiday, has many users complaining of spoiled food and a ruined holiday.
Music industry physical revenues jumped by 25.9% in H1 2026, ‘powered by 17.7% vinyl growth and a 58.6% increase in CDs,’ reported the RIAA.
SpaceXAI Memphis said on its X account that more than 2,000 subscribers from the Memphis and Southaven area have already signed up for the discounted Starlink offer. Elon Musk is giving subscribers living near his data centers up to $65 off on their monthly internet bill.

Swapping the executable of a game with a modified file will fool Steam into thinking it’s opening that game when it’s really just giving you unrestricted desktop access. This is against GeForce NOW’s terms of service, though, so you run the risk of getting banned.
The US Department of Justice has announced that it has seized nearly 400 domains that were illegally streaming live matches from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
A single reaction animation, frequently duplicated in chats by community members, added 377GB to a site’s backup quota.
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