600% Memory Price Surge Threatens Telcos’ Broadband Router, Set-Top Box Supply

Telecom operators planning aggressive fiber and fixed wireless broadband rollouts in 2026 face a serious supply problem — DRAM and NAND memory prices for consumer applications have surged more than 600% over the past year as higher-margin AI server se… Continue reading 600% Memory Price Surge Threatens Telcos’ Broadband Router, Set-Top Box Supply

Anna’s Archive Quietly ‘Releases’ Millions of Spotify Tracks, Despite Legal Pushback

Anna’s Archive, the shadow library that announced last December it had scraped Spotify’s entire catalog, has quietly begun distributing the actual music files despite a federal preliminary injunction signed by Judge Jed Rakoff on January 16 that explic… Continue reading Anna’s Archive Quietly ‘Releases’ Millions of Spotify Tracks, Despite Legal Pushback

Meta’s New Patent: an AI That Likes, Comments and Messages For You When You’re Dead

Meta was granted a patent in late December that describes how a large language model could be trained on a deceased user’s historical activity — their comments, likes, and posted content — to keep their social media accounts active after they’re gone… Continue reading Meta’s New Patent: an AI That Likes, Comments and Messages For You When You’re Dead