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OpenAI has rushed to reassure users that the brand new GPT 5.6 still has all the same features they know and love. (InfoWorld)

Like accidentally deleting all your files but being really sorry about it afterwards.
Alibaba's AI tool Qwen 3.8 is launching and will soon be open-weight - that is, you can't create your own version but you can download and run it yourself. (Twitter)

One small problem is that is has 2.4 trillion parameters, meaning you'll need a graphics card with 4.8 terabytes of VRAM to run it efficiently, and not many end users have the necessary hardware.
Meanwhile Apple just hired the original team behind Qwen. (WCCFTech)

Who Alibaba had fired in a quiet reminder that grotesque ineptitude is not solely a gift of the western world.

Tech News

Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth. (The Verge)

That bad, huh?
Zilog's Z80 has turned 50 and been discontinued but don't you worry. (Tom's Hardware)

A replacement chip has been reverse-engineered and is now available. It's built on an ancient 130nm node, but that's magic compared to the 4 micron node used in the original Z80.

It runs at 50MHz and the chip itself measures a quarter of a millimeter on a side.
China's CXMT is preparing to launch DDR6 memory and attempt to steal market share away from Samsung and SK Hynix. (WCCFTech)

Great. We'll be here, starving, just as we always have been.
The head of SK Group, owners of Big Three memory maker SK Hynix, says that memory prices are too high and have to come down. (Tom's Hardware)

Not that he cares about customers. But while SK Hynix is pulling in record revenues and profits, every other tech company in the chaebol is in the doldrums due to exorbitant memory costs.
Speaking of which, while the 2026 model of the Razer 18 laptop is not any faster than last year's, it does at least cost you more money while providing half the memory and storage. (Notebook Check)

Wait.

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(Twitter) One small problem is that is has 2.4 trillion parameters, meaning you'll need a graphics card with 4.8 terabytes of VRAM to run it efficiently, and not many end users have the necessary hardware. Meanwhile Apple just hired the original team behind Qwen. (WCCFTech) Who Alibaba had fired in a quiet reminder that grotesque ineptitude is not solely a gift of the western world. Tech News Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth. (The Verge) That bad, huh? Zilog's Z80 has turned 50 and been discontinued but don't you worry. (Tom's Hardware) A replacement chip has been reverse-engineered and is now available. It's built on an ancient 130nm node, but that's magic compared to the 4 micron node used in the original Z80. It runs at 50MHz and the chip itself measures a quarter of a millimeter on a side. China's CXMT is preparing to launch DDR6 memory and attempt to steal market share away from Samsung and SK Hynix. (WCCFTech) Great. We'll be here, starving, just as we always have been. The head of SK Group, owners of Big Three memory maker SK Hynix, says that memory prices are too high and have to come down. (Tom's Hardware) Not that he cares about customers. But while SK Hynix is pulling in record revenues and profits, every other tech company in the chaebol is in the doldrums due to exorbitant memory costs. Speaking of which, while the 2026 model of the Razer 18 laptop is not any faster than last year's, it does at least cost you more money while providing half the memory and storage. (Notebook Check) Wait. 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