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New Jersey datacenter expansion got $77m in tax breaks to create exactly one permanent job — JPMorgan's site already scored $35m and currently employs just 25 workers

A New Jersey data center expansion saw a tax break of $77,000,000, despite the fact that it would create exactly one new permanent job in the state.

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AI cloud company Vercel breached after employee grants AI tool unrestricted access to Google Workspace — hacker seeking $2 million for stolen data

The breach exposed non-sensitive environment variables, and a threat actor operating under the ShinyHunters name has claimed responsibility.

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Every SK hynix employee could receive $477,000 bonuses this year, almost $900,000 next year — 35,000 workers reportedly set to benefit from share of $169 billion projected operating profit

SK hynix agreed last September to remove its previous bonus cap and allocate 10% of annual operating profit directly to employees as performance-based payouts.

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Linux 7.1 update includes new in-kernel NTFS driver — delivers storage support upgrade for Linux users

Linux 7.1 is bringing what might be the biggest under-the-radar storage change in years: a new in-kernel NTFS driver.

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US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm

Sanan Optoelectronics, China's largest LED chipmaker, has abandoned its $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds after CFIUS blocked it.

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Apex Gaming PCs recalls nearly 18,000 power supplies over missing safety labels — the fix is a warning sticker sent by mail, units are entirely safe

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on April 16 for approximately 17,730 Manik and Apex-branded ATX power supplies.

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Relive the PC magazine cover disk era with 758-strong archive.org CD-ROM collection — 1.2TB treasure trove also includes Floppy Disks from as early as 1993

If you miss the old cover-mounted demo disks of yore, take a look at the Internet Archive's extensive collections.

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Tokyo court rules movie and anime 'spoiler articles' are copyright infringement in landmark criminal case — detailed, monetized plot summaries land man in Japanese prison

The Tokyo District Court has ruled that "spoiler articles" that describe the plot of a movie/show in detail now count as copyright infringement. The prosecution argued that these articles are "adaptations" made without permission, and that they earn ad revenue, further taking away fair compensation for IP holders.

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Original Task Manager creator explains why it lies to you about CPU usage — former Microsoft engineer shows unique solution to a seemingly simple, but actually complicated, task

Dave Plummer pops the hood on Task Manager and explains how it gets your PC's CPU usage (and why it feels off sometimes).

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Voyager 1 gets emergency instrument shutdown to solve escalating power crisis and give it ‘about a year of breathing room’ — interstellar spacecraft's nuclear power source is dying, leading to intensifying countermeasures

NASA's JPL turned off one instrument aboard the Voyager 1 space probe after it experienced an unexpected drop in power levels. Scientists are working on a fix to swap onboard powered devices with low-power alternatives to make the spacecraft last longer.

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Gaming laptop brought to repair shop for overheating problem, decorative stickers found to be the problem — tech fixes problem in under 10 seconds after removing the stickers covering its fans

Someone thought it was a good idea to put a sticker that covered their laptop's vents.

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Russian-made Shahed drones are ‘disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets’ due to shoddy manufacturing, video shows

Video footage captured by Ukrainian Sting interceptor drones shows that Russia’s endless drone assault is now powered by what some commenters have described as ‘flying garbage.’

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Bambu Lab overtakes Creality as the world's top-selling budget 3D printer brand — resurgence in 3D printer market fueled by budget options

Bambu Lab claimed the top spot in global entry-level 3D printer shipments during 2025, overtaking longtime leader Creality.

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Inventor showcases 3D printer filament dryer that mines Bitcoins and dries filament with waste heat, capable of 6 TH/s at 140W — joins Bitcoin-mining 3D printer in hobbyist-focused miner lineup

An inventor has showcased a 3D printer filament dryer 'that pays you bitcoin.'

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40 years ago we entered the megabit memory era with IBM’s DRAM breakthrough — a major leap beyond the 64 kilobit chips common at the time

40 years ago today IBM was in the news for becoming the first computer company with 1-megabit memory chips.

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Researchers find a way to heat 3D printer filament using microwaves, enabling fusing circuits inside printed objects — tech supports precise heating down to the width of a human hair

Researchers from Rice University have developed new microwave technology giving 3D printers the ability to heat ink with extremely high precision. The new tech is already being used to develop new 3D-printed tech that would be impossible without it, and to improve 3D printing efficiency.

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New HUDIMM memory specification debuts with goal of slashing DDR5 prices during RAM shortages — A new, cheaper memory standard with half the bandwidth and half the capacity

DDR5 RAM usually has 2x 32-bit subchannels (single rank), which requires more ICs to populate a 64-bit wide bus. ASRock's new HUDIMM has just 1x 32-bit channel and can work with standard DDR5 in mix-and-matched configs as well. HUDIMM sticks are being made by TeamGroup and are supported on most…

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New flat M.2 SSD adapter doesn't stick out from the motherboard, unlocking PCIe slots hidden under massive GPUs — JEYI's new 'ArcherX' AIC lays completely flush and supports PCIe 4.0 speeds

JEYI's new PCIe to M.2 adapter is flat and sits flush with the motherboard when installed in a PCIe slot. It basically takes up no perpendicular space, allowing an SSD to be installed even in tight spaces where the GPU is often blocking the area. The adapter features PCIe 4.0…

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Toshiba refuses to replace large hard drive that was under warranty — company offers refund at the purchase price, not the higher current retail price

Toshiba said that it can only offer a refund at the original cost for a broken hard drive, as replacing it would take over a year. The user expressed disappointment over the move, as they'll have to spend significantly more than they'll get back in the refund due to chip…

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$20,000 in 32GB RAM sticks saved from the dumpster are now worth a fortune — seventy-two DDR4-2666 ECC RDIMMs were about to turn into e-waste

A Redditor's dad saved 72 32GB HPE DDR4-2666 RDIMMs that were headed for the trash heap after their company upgraded their brand-new servers.

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Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours

A Dutch journalist mailed a postcard to a Dutch Navy ship containing a hidden Bluetooth tracker, allowing them to track its route for 24 hours before it was found and disabled.

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Nvidia RTX 3060 comeback in 2026 could alleviate soaring GPU prices and memory shortages — rumored RTX 5050 9GB abruptly shelved amid speculation

If relaunched at the right price, the RTX 3060 could re-enter the market as a viable option in a segment facing increasing cost pressures.

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Backblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up Dropbox and OneDrive — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backups

Backblaze redefines "unlimited" while users discover it's not backing up Dropbox, OneDrive, et al

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Minisforum's beastly N5 Max NAS comes powered by AMD Strix Halo — $2,899 for 'AI NAS' with pre-installed OpenClaw, supports up to 200TB capacity

Minisforum says its powerful AI NAS, the N5 Max, will launch on April 23, 2026, at $2,899

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Techie buys fake Ledger Nano S+ hardware crypto wallet and almost falls for phishing — a convincing clone would have caught newbies unaware

Cybersecurity expert finds counterfeit Ledger Nano S+ hardware wallets being sold in China.

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