American factory worker Robert Williams became the first human to be killed by a robot on this day in 1979

After 34 years, the Linux kernel community finally has a contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds

New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents

Newegg stock price falls 17.7% after Chinese owner is detained by anti-corruption authorities — company insists it’s operating normally and ‘in accordance with the laws’

Suspicious DJI clones appear on the market after the FCC banned foreign-made drones — Xtra and Skyrover drones look awfully familiar

Bill Gates-backed silicon photonics startup develops optical transistors 10,000x smaller than current tech

Intel shares down 13% as company only manages to shrink losses in latest earnings, demand to outpace 2026 supply — $300 million deficit comes despite more than $20 billion in outside investment from Nvidia and friends

Kioxia exec says the AI boom means the era of the cheap 1TB SSD is over —company's NAND supply is sold out for this year and likely through 2027

Hard Drive Prices Have Surged By an Average of 46% Since September

Chinese semiconductor industry gears up for domestic HBM3 production by the end of 2026