AI data-center demand squeezes the market for low-cost smartphones
A memory-chip shortage linked to AI infrastructure is raising handset costs and pushing manufacturers away from their least expensive models.
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Quebec votes as Parti Québécois revival puts sovereignty back in focus
The provincial election placed Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's Parti Québécois in a leading position while its referendum pledge remained unpopular with many voters.
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Gitframes brings code-first video production to WebGPU
The open-source beta packages compositing, animation, 3D scenes and optional on-device vision into a TypeScript workflow designed for coding agents.
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US returns B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid security investigation
The Pentagon confirmed the aircraft were moved back to their US home stations after a counter-terror investigation around the Gloucestershire base.
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Mac compromise sharpens debate over access controls for AI agents
A Stratechery account of an exploited screen-sharing flaw argues that desktop security controls must adapt without making useful automation impractical.
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Mold 3.0 moves high-speed linker from C++ to Rust
The first Rust release aims to preserve Mold 2.42.1 compatibility and performance while tightening handling of malformed inputs and closing GNU ld gaps.
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Optogenetics pioneers share 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were honoured for discoveries that made it possible to control selected nerve cells with light.
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GNOME developer urges projects to manage, not ban, AI security reports
Michael Catanzaro says AI-assisted vulnerability findings have improved but still require human validation and can overwhelm volunteer maintainers.
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Swap-backed memory can turn Go garbage collection pauses into 40ms stalls
A production-style experiment found that swapped-out runtime metadata caused major page faults during Go's stop-the-world garbage-collection phases.
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A Stratechery account of an exploited screen-sharing flaw argues that desktop security controls must adapt without making useful automation impractical.
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Delhi plans six-week construction ban to curb winter smog
The Indian capital will halt construction from December 10 to January 20 and introduce staggered office hours, traffic restrictions and higher parking fees.
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Reserve Bank of Australia raises cash rate to 4.6 percent
The quarter-point increase takes Australia's benchmark to a 15-year high as energy disruption and technology demand add to inflation pressure.
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Sony fires Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton after an internal investigation
Sony says the longtime Wheel of Fortune announcer was terminated effective immediately after a probe into unspecified allegations, following an earlier suspension from the show.
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