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Google’s First Orbital Data Center Satellite Is Online
Google has successfully powered up its first experimental orbital data center satellite and received an AI response from space. The prototype, part of Project Suncatcher, is now online and communicating with ground stations after launching earlier in October 2026. The satellite, built in partnership with Planet Labs, carries four of Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs).…
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Anthropic Tightens Claude to Block Game Cloning
Anthropic has updated its Claude AI tools to stop users from recreating specific existing video games. The change, which rolled out quietly around October 27, 2026, is aimed at preventing intellectual property infringement through AI-assisted coding. The new rule was first noticed by users examining Claude Code, Anthropic’s coding-focused tool that runs on the Opus…
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Microsoft Offers Voluntary Severance to Tens of Thousands of Employees
Microsoft is giving roughly 60,000 employees the option to leave the company voluntarily. That works out to about a quarter of its global workforce of around 223,000 people. The program, officially called the Voluntary Exit Offer, was announced in late October 2026 by Chief People Officer Amy Coleman in an internal memo that was later…
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Comparing Shared vs. VPS vs. Dedicated Hosting: Which Is Right for You?
Understanding Shared Hosting Shared hosting is the most common and affordable way to get a website online. In this setup, your website shares a single physical server with many other websites. All of those sites draw from the same pool of resources — CPU, memory (RAM), storage, and bandwidth. Think of it like renting a…
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Apple’s First Touchscreen MacBook Pro (and the New M6 Models): Hands-On Review
Apple has finally crossed a line it spent more than a decade refusing to cross. The company has released its first MacBook Pro with a real touchscreen, paired with a brand-new tandem OLED display. At the same time, it quietly updated the more affordable 14-inch MacBook Pro and the iMac with the new M6 chip.…
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Binance Hit by Record $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist Linked to North Korea
In one of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts ever recorded, hackers drained roughly $6.3–$6.4 billion from Binance in a rapid attack that unfolded mostly within about 20–30 minutes. The FBI has attributed the breach to North Korean operatives, specifically a group known as TraderTraitor (also linked to the Lazarus Group), which has a long history of…
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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Web Hosting Service
Understanding Web Hosting Basics Before you start comparing plans and prices, it helps to understand what web hosting actually is and why the choice matters. What Is Web Hosting and Why It Matters Web hosting is the service that makes your website accessible on the internet. When you create a website, the files, images, database,…
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How to Secure Your Website Against Cyber Attacks: A Complete Guide
Understanding Cyber Attacks If you run a website, cyber attacks aren’t some distant problem that only happens to big corporations. They’re a regular part of doing business online in 2026. Understanding the most common types of attacks, what they actually do to websites and businesses, and how the threat landscape is changing is the first…
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OpenAI Tightens Security and Eyes Another Massive Funding Round
OpenAI is juggling two major stories right now: a serious security overhaul that temporarily paused training on its most advanced models, and talks for a new fundraising round that could value the company at $1.25 trillion. Both moves say a lot about where the company stands heading into the final stretch of 2026. The Security…
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SpaceX Is Quietly Building a Fourth U.S. Wireless Carrier — And It’s Looking at 80,000 Cell Sites
SpaceX isn’t just beaming internet from space anymore. It’s making a serious push to become a full-blown mobile carrier in the United States. According to a Bloomberg report, SpaceX is in talks to secure access to at least 80,000 cell sites across the country. That number is big enough to put it in the same…
