Nvidia’s SVP says the company will support the Shield TV “for as long as we shall live,” and software updates are continuing. A potential Shield 2 would focus on modern specs like AV1 decoding.
Vulkan has published version 1.4.342, which introduces a new extension aimed at making AI and complex math operations faster on GPUs. The update targets a bottleneck in how data is shuffled for operations like running LLMs.
Microsoft is acknowledging widespread user frustration with Windows 11’s stability. The company plans a major internal effort throughout 2026 to fix performance and reliability, moving engineers to “swarming” on core issues instead of new features.
A new reliability assessment forecasts a 24% jump in peak electricity demand, largely from new data centers. Key U.S. grid operators face a high risk of power shortfalls within five years as the energy transition accelerates.
Some of the biggest names in Linux gaming are joining forces. The new Open Gaming Collective aims to stop duplicated work and finally tackle big hurdles like Secure Boot support for anti-cheat.
According to a report from Cisco ThousandEyes, 2025 was a rough year for online reliability. Major outages at companies like Asana, Zoom, and AWS highlighted how fragile our interconnected systems really are.
A pair of critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti’s Endpoint Manager Mobile are seeing active exploitation. Patches are available, and CISA has given federal agencies a hard deadline to apply them.
Blackstone is exploring a sale of Interplex’s information and communications technology business, which could be valued at over $1 billion. This comes as Bitcoin extends its selloff, heading for a fourth straight monthly loss amid a broader risk-off mood in markets.
A Bloomberg investigation found Amazon reported a massive amount of suspected child sexual abuse material discovered in its AI training data last year. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says the reports are “inactionable” because Amazon won’t disclose the source.
AI-generated animation is going mainstream with a theatrical showcase. Three nominated shorts will play in U.S. theaters in February 2026, with the public voting for a winner to get a March release.
