2026-06-22
OpenAI Launches Full-Scale Effort to Patch Open Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic’s Mythos
Amid concerns about AI models’ cybersecurity capabilities, OpenAI revealed an improved version of GPT-5.5-Cyber and its “Patch the Plant” initiative to fix open source software bugs. [...]
2026-06-22
The AI memory crisis just hit DDR2, a standard from 2003, with 60% price hikes
The AI-driven memory shortage has now reached the oldest DRAM standard still in production. DDR2 contract prices rose 55 to 60 percent in the second quarter of 2026, according to Taiwanese market intelligence firm TrendForce, with a further 35 to 40 percent increase forecast for the third quarter. The price surge is being driven by […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-22
A Kazakh fund-of-funds just made its first public venture bet on Central Asia’s startup boom
Kazakhstan’s Alem Capital Management has anchored a regional venture capital fund backing technology startups across Central Asia and the Caucasus, marking the fund-of-funds manager’s first publicly disclosed investment in the region’s startup ecosystem. Alem participated in the $25 million final close of Sturgeon Capital’s Emerging Opportunities II fund, joining existing and new investors [...]
2026-06-22
Robinhood is raising $2 billion in zero-coupon convertible bonds to buy back stock
Robinhood Markets is raising two billion dollars through a sale of convertible senior notes due October 2029, joining a surge of zero-coupon convertible issuance from technology companies betting that investors will accept no interest in exchange for equity upside. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are leading the offering, according to Bloomberg, with a greenshoe option that […]<br /> This story [...]
2026-06-22
Microsoft is building a 2-gigawatt data center in Texas with its own gas plant to dodge the grid
Microsoft is building a roughly 2-gigawatt data center campus in Pecos, Texas, one of the biggest single capacity adds in its history. In an open letter, the company promises stable power prices and minimal water use, directly addressing the local backlash that has killed dozens of data center projects across the US.<br /> The article Microsoft is building a 2-gigawatt data center in Texas w [...]
2026-06-22
The Samsung S95F is easily one of the best OLED TVs for bright rooms I've tested, and it's hit a record-low price ahead of Prime Day — perfect timing for a World Cup upgrade
If you want an OLED TV for a bright room, maybe to watch the World Cup, then you can't get much better than the Samsung S95F. [...]