Malicious Russian disinformation bot traffic barely flinches after Ukraine strikes Yandex data centers and auto-migration kicks in

Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centers have caused legitimate bot traffic to go down, but malicious bots remain operational.

American jailed for commanding 10,000 bots to stream his own AI-generated songs

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.

7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV Pro gets shocking 50% price hike driven by AI memory shortage
7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV Pro gets shocking 50% price hike driven by AI memory shortage

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.

Russian missile strikes take out popular piracy websites

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.”

Samsung’s disastrous firmware update bricks refrigerators ahead of South Korean holiday
Samsung’s disastrous firmware update bricks refrigerators ahead of South Korean holiday

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.

Sales of CD and vinyl music sees strong resurgence amid physical media backlash — US sales of ‘retro media’ were up 59% and 18%, respectively, in H1 2026

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 offers 50% Starlink discount to placate data center’s residential neighbors; 2,000 have signed up — goodwill gesture comes amid vociferous community backlash

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.

GeForce NOW exploit lets you access the full Windows desktop through a simple file swap — Modder runs local AI models on Ultimate tier with 48GB of VRAM and no restrictions
GeForce NOW exploit lets you access the full Windows desktop through a simple file swap — Modder runs local AI models on Ultimate tier with 48GB of VRAM and no restrictions

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.

400 domains used for illegal 2026 World Cup streams seized by US Justice Department — operation is five times the scale of the previous crackdown

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.