GoKawiil - Tech News

2011.

Tesla's 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99% (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-29 | by Fred Lambert | get Nanocell → | tags: battery, cells, contract

2012.

Rainbow Six Siege X servers are back online after a hack completely shut down the game — Ubisoft rolling back free ultra-rare skins and billions of credits (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-29 | by Aaron Klotz | get Ubisoft → | tags: december, devs, game

2013.

Rainbow Six Siege servers are back online after shutting down in response to Marketplace hacks (engadget.com)

2025-12-29 | get Ubisoft → | tags: advertisement, credits, later

2014.

Hacker arrested for KMSAuto malware campaign with 2.8 million downloads (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-29 | get KMSAuto → | tags: clipper, kmsauto, malware

2015.

Big Tech basically took Trump’s unpredictable trade war lying down (arstechnica.com)

2025-12-29 | get Smartphone → | tags: apple, percent, tariffs

2016.

Beats’ new Powerbeats Fit earbuds are down to $180 (theverge.com)

2025-12-29 | by Barbara Krasnoff | get Powerbeats → | tags: android, apple, beats

2017.

China to crack down on AI chatbots around suicide, gambling (cnbc.com)

2025-12-29 | by Evelyn Cheng | tags: artificial, artificial intelligence, beijing

2018.

Stepping down as Mockito maintainer after 10 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-28 | get Mockito → | tags: change, kotlin, mockito

2019.

Attackers Caused So Much Havoc Inside Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft Shut Down the Whole Game (gizmodo.com)

2025-12-28 | get Ubisoft Uplay → | tags: damage, damage game, economy

2020.

Ubisoft is rolling back Rainbow Six Siege servers after being forced to shut them down (engadget.com)

2025-12-28 | get Ubisoft Siege → | tags: afternoon, credits, rainbow

2021.

'World's first' 1,080 Hertz gaming monitor with dual-mode support announced — HKC's super speedy panel hits peak speeds at 720p, steps down to 540Hz at 1440p, reportedly features DP 2.1 UHBR20 (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-28 | by Hassam Nasir | get Display Panel → | tags: antgamer, high, mini

2022.

Ubisoft shuts down ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ servers following hack (theverge.com)

2025-12-28 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Ubisoft Siege → | tags: billion, billion credits, credits

2023.

Days After Mass Bricking Event, Waymo Fleet Shuts Down Again (futurism.com)

2025-12-28 | by Frank Landymore | get Autonomous driving system → | tags: cabs, francisco, handle

2024.

Fathers’ choices may be packaged and passed down in sperm RNA (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-28 | by Ivan Amato | get Sperm RNA → | tags: conine, father, mouse

2025.

The Truth About the ‘Stranger Things’ Upside Down Was in Place Back in Season 1 (gizmodo.com)

2025-12-26 | get Nuclear Reactor → | tags: batch, batch episodes, dark

2026.

Waymo Shut Down San Francisco Robotaxis on Christmas Due to Flash Flood Warnings (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-26 | get Autonomous Vehicle → | tags: autonomous vehicles, francisco, paused

2027.

Show HN: Witr – Explain why a process is running on your Linux system (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-26 | get Linux → | tags: download, install, node

2028.

Copy of Grand Theft Auto that runs in a web browser gets taken down by DMCA — Take Two says DOS Zone infringed company’s intellectual property rights despite disclaimers and requirement to own original copy of title for full game (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-26 | by Jowi Morales | get Grand Theft Auto → | tags: city, game, online

2029.

'Stranger Things 5' Flips Christmas Upside Down. Volume 2 Drops Today (cnet.com)

2025-12-25 | by See Full Bio | get Streaming Device → | tags: episode, netflix, season

2030.

Steam and Valve's online games are partially down (engadget.com)

2025-12-24 | get Steam → | tags: advertisement, functional, online

2031.

Steam and Valve's online games are down (engadget.com)

2025-12-24 | get Steam → | tags: apis, game, games

2032.

Here’s the latest on Google’s work to enhance Android backups (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-24 | get Backup → | tags: android, backup, backups

2033.

Octopath Traveler 0 Review: A Solid JRPG Dragged Down by Forgettable Characters (cnet.com)

2025-12-24 | by See Full Bio | get Hyrule Warriors → | tags: characters, game, hero

2034.

Lucky Brit scores flagship PC worth almost $5,000 for just ~$2,400 at Costco, even comes armed with $700 worth of DDR5 memory — Marked-down build also has an RTX 5090 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-24 | by Hassam Nasir | get GPU → | tags: best, deal, just

2035.

Is iOS 26.2 worth the download? 5 reasons to update your iPhone today (zdnet.com)

2025-12-24 | by Lance Whitney | get iPhone → | tags: apple, iphone, podcast

2036.

How to redeem game codes on the Nintendo Switch 2 (engadget.com)

2025-12-24 | get Nintendo Switch 2 → | tags: account, advertisement, code

2037.

Why Waymo went down in San Francisco (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-23 | get Autonomous driving system → | tags: cars, driving, lights

2038.

Safety Panel Calls Out NASA for Downplaying the Boeing Starliner Mess (gizmodo.com)

2025-12-23 | get Boeing Starliner → | tags: agency, agency failed, confusion

2039.

Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments (gizmodo.com)

2025-12-23 | get Blockchain → | tags: actions, actions violated, agreement

2040.

Activists Downloaded Pretty Much All of Spotify (futurism.com)

2025-12-23 | by Joe Wilkins | get Spotify Client → | tags: hacktivists, million, music