AT&T CEO John Stankey used a physics lesson to downplay SpaceX’s Starlink Mobile aspirations, arguing satellite networks can’t match terrestrial capacity. He sees a bigger future for satellite in IoT, aligning with a report predicting an $11.6 billion direct-to-cellular market by 2030.
Valve ended official support for Windows 7 and 8.x in the Steam client a year ago. Now, a developer named “Eazy Black” has backported the December 4, 2025 beta client to run on the old operating systems, requiring specific updates like Service Pack 1 and SHA-2 patches.
Researchers have created a “quantum antenna” that can measure individual teeth of a terahertz frequency comb for the first time. This breakthrough, which works at room temperature, opens the door to highly sensitive spectroscopy and new quantum sensors.
A massive coalition of environmental organizations is calling on Congress to pause new AI data center construction. They cite skyrocketing electricity demand, water consumption, and community disruption as key reasons for a federal moratorium.
The upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel is showing some early performance regressions compared to the stable 6.18 release. Using a powerful AMD Threadripper workstation, Phoronix is bisecting the code to find the problematic commits. The issues are affecting both server workloads and real-world tests like th
Plex is testing a new framework for custom metadata providers, set to fully replace its aging “agents” system by 2026. The new API offers more flexibility for developers, but key features are missing and Plex’s track record on transitions is spotty.
A new joint venture aims to develop large-scale data centers in Vietnam’s two major economic hubs. The move comes after Vietnam removed its 49% foreign ownership cap for data centers in July 2024.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warns that the AI industry is entering a “hyper competitive” phase where many highly-valued companies will fail. He calls AI a “deeply profound” world-changing technology, but says a bubble exists in the sense that not all valuations are justified.
Firing someone for a bad attitude is one of management’s toughest tasks. According to advice columnist Alison Green in Inc, the key is to still see the person as “miscast” for your specific company culture.
The Linux kernel is flipping a switch for better storage performance. In version 6.19, per-CPU BIO caching will be enabled by default, a move that showed a nice speed bump in early tests.
