The highly anticipated release of the Heavyweight Savage raid in Final Fantasy XIV has been hit with crippling DDoS attacks. North American servers are facing severe outages, throwing the competitive world-first race into chaos while other regions play on normally.
AWS is raising prices for its EC2 Capacity Blocks, a service that guarantees access to scarce Nvidia GPUs. The price for a p5en.48xlarge instance jumped from $36.184 to $41.612 in most regions, with even steeper hikes in Northern California. Analysts say it’s a classic case of applying a “scarcity p
Belgium’s startup ecosystem is maturing fast, with a new crop of companies tackling global challenges. The focus is squarely on deep tech, biotech, and climate solutions, backed by serious funding rounds.
Geopolitics, U.S. elections, and central bank policy will dominate markets in 2026. Analysts warn the AI-driven rally in tech shares is showing cracks, with a potential correction looming.
Hideo Kojima’s brand collabs reach a new peak with a special edition Asus ROG Flow Z13 gaming laptop. It features a sci-fi chassis and a carrying case that looks like Death Stranding cargo. The limited-edition bundle is expected in Q1 2026.
NVIDIA is pushing a significant software performance update for its $4000 DGX Spark AI developer workstation. The gains, announced at CES 2026, lean heavily on a new proprietary data type and speculative decoding to boost speed and cut memory use.
MSI is tackling a major pain point for high-end PC builders with new power supplies featuring GPU Safeguard+ technology. The company also showed off flashy CPU coolers with built-in displays and a new panoramic case.
MSI is moving beyond individual components for 2026, focusing on complete, integrated systems. The strategy hinges on new MEG chassis and coolers, redesigned AMD X870E MAX motherboards, and power supplies with Safeguard+ protection. It’s all about stability for next-gen, power-hungry CPUs and GPUs.
Cisco is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity asset management platform Axonius for around $2 billion. If it goes through, this would be Cisco’s third security-related purchase in less than half a year, signaling a major consolidation push.
The Seattle tech scene is seeing significant movement at the start of the year. A key Amazon AI executive is moving to Anthropic, while a longtime Microsoft government affairs leader is retiring. Plus, Seattle’s new mayor has named her deputy.
