GoKawiil - Tech News

2401.

Save $444 on this top-tier gaming PC combo with Asus Prime RTX 5070, Ryzen 9850X3D, X870E motherboard, and 32GB of RAM — world's fastest gaming CPU meets copious amount of RAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Joe Shields | get ASUS Prime RTX 5070 → | tags: asus prime rtx 5070, amd ryzen 9850x3d, asus tuf gaming x870e

2402.

The Middle East had everything data center builders and hyperscalers could wish for — then the Iran war happened (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Chris Stokel-Walker | get Data Center Cooling System → | tags: g42, uae, saudi arabia

2403.

How Ask Jeeves blew it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | tags: ask jeeves, search engine, fast company

2404.

Everyone should follow Logitech and put extra USB ports on iPad keyboard cases (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Logitech USB-C Hub → | tags: logitech, ipad, apple pencil

2405.

Microsoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Tom Warren | get Azure Cloud Computing Book → | tags: microsoft, openai, azure

2406.

Eight More '8-Bit Era' Microprocessors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get 8-Bit Microprocessor Kit → | tags: tmx-1795, texas instruments, intel 8008

2407.

Eight More 8-bit Era Microprocessors (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get 8-bit Microprocessor Kit → | tags: tmx-1795, texas instruments, intel 8008

2408.

The company that owns Moog, Akai Pro, and Numark is buying Native Instruments (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Native Instruments Komplete 13 → | tags: native instruments, traktor, akai pro

2409.

Kaspersky warns that passwords hashed with MD5 algorithm can be cracked in minutes using a GPU (techspot.com)

2026-05-08 | get Hashing Passwords with MD5 Book → | tags: kaspersky, md5, password cracking

2410.

JerryRigEverything teardown reveals this ~$2,000 Ultra phone has a plastic back (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-08 | get Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra → | tags: oppo find x9 ultra, plastic back, jerryriggeverything

2411.

Everyone’s a loser in Strait of Hormuz game that simulates global crisis (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-08 | get Strategic Command: WWII Pacific → | tags: strat of hormuz, bottleneck game, iran

2412.

The Tech Download: Meta, Google enter AI agent race as ‘agentic wars’ heat up (cnbc.com)

2026-05-08 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get AI Assistant Smart Speaker → | tags: meta, google, openclaw

2413.

Desperate SK hynix customers offer to buy its EUV machines and fund new fabs as memory capacity hits zero amid crushing AI-driven shortages — worsening global shortages pry open wallets to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Luke James | get SK hynix EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: sk hynix, euv lithography, memory shortage

2414.

The Best Mobile Gaming Controllers for iPhone and Android (2026) (wired.com)

2026-05-08 | by Louryn Strampe | get Razer Kishi V2 Controller → | tags: backbone, iphone, android

2415.

Rocket Report: Alpha Block 2 coming this summer; Falcon sets booster landing mark (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-08 | get SpaceX Falcon Booster Model → | tags: firefly aerospace, alpha rocket, starship

2416.

Campaign Staffers Say They’re Using Non-Public Poll Data to Profit on Prediction Markets (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-08 | get Prediction Market Platform → | tags: campaign staffers, non-public poll data, prediction markets

2417.

Cursed New AI Service Writes a Mother’s Day Card and Mails It to Your Mom, Without Any Human Involvement Except Inputting Your Credit Card Details (futurism.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jon Christian | get AI Mother's Day Card Service → | tags: anthropic, openai, postable

2418.

JBL Live 780NC Review: Solid Wireless Headphones You Can Live Without (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-08 | get JBL Live 780NC Wireless Headphones → | tags: jbl, live 780nc, wireless headphones

2419.

Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom — Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Hassam Nasir | get Seagate External Hard Drive → | tags: wayback machine, wikimedia foundation, hard drive shortages

2420.

First Segment of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Is In Place (slashdot.org)

2026-05-08 | get Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Model → | tags: fehmarnbelt, fermats theorem, acm sigplan

2421.

Kalshi’s $22 billion problem (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | get Kalshi Trading Platform → | tags: kalshi, prediction market, massachusetts

2422.

The AI productivity playbook: tips and tools for you (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | get AI Productivity Toolkit → | tags: ai tools, fast company, harry mccracken

2423.

Govee’s new solar-powered string lights are on sale for 20 percent off (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Brandon Widder | get Govee Solar String Lights → | tags: govee, solar-powered string lights, matter

2424.

Govee’s solar-powered string lights are already on sale for 20 percent off (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Brandon Widder | get Govee Solar String Lights → | tags: govee, solar-powered string lights, matter

2425.

Google's DeepMind to train AI on player actions in quarter-million-player MMORPG Eve Online — Google bought in by purchasing a minority stake in the newly independent Fenris Creations (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Mark Tyson | get EVE Online Collector's Edition → | tags: deepmind, eve online, fenris creations

2426.

The future of game consoles is looking bleak (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Andrew Webster | get PlayStation 5 Console → | tags: switch 2, nintendo, ps5

2427.

Motorola is off to a rough start with its cheapest 2026 Moto G phones (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-08 | get Moto G Power (2023) → | tags: motorola, moto g (2026), android authority

2428.

AI’s got a brand problem. The CEOs aren’t helping (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | get AI Ethics Book → | tags: artificial intelligence, pew research center, quinnipiac surveys

2429.

We Asked Coffee Pros to Blind Test Coffee Machines. The Results Were Surprising (wired.com)

2026-05-08 | by Chris Haslam | get Breville Barista Express Espresso → | tags: coffee machines, fully automatic coffee, perky blenders

2430.

Valve opens Steam Controller reservations today at 10 AM PT after record-breaking sell-out — reservation queue puts real fans ahead of automated bots (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Zhiye Liu | get Steam Controller Reservation Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation system