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Morefine MNAS-X1 stacks four hard drives directly above the processor to escape heat The MNAS-X1 packs an 800W power supply into a 15.6L chassis Four spring-latch drive bays let users swap storage without any tools Morefine has released an AI workstation PC that stacks its storage drives on top of the chassis instead of beside the processor. The MNAS-X1 arrives with a four-bay hard drive tray fixed directly above the motherboard rather than tucked beside it. This unusual layout follows a fairly straightforward principle, since warm air naturally rises while cool air tends to settle lower, keeping the drives clear of the hottest components below them. A candybar body built for drive swaps The chassis measures 218mm by 193mm by 372mm, giving a 15.6L footprint wrapped in a white aluminum alloy shell over a steel frame. A glossy purple panel breaks up the front, and vents line the left, right, rear, ...

China’s state security minister Chen Yixin urged global AI guardrails, calling it a new arms race He outlined five risks: ideological manipulation, infrastructure attacks, data leaks, development gaps, and espionage US officials likewise warn against losing AI dominance to China, intensifying geopolitical rivalry China’s Minister of State Security has called for global regulation and guardrails on Artificial Intelligence (AI), as the nascent technology turns into a “new arena for strategic rivalry among major powers”. In other words, the AI race is the new arms race and humanity needs rules before it spirals out of control. Chen Yixin made the claims in a new article on China Cyberspace, a journal run by internet watchdog body the Cyberspace Administration of China. In the article, Chen highlighted five key risks of AI development : Ideological security risk Critical information infrastructure ri...

Gartner predicts that around 33% of people laid off due to AI could be rehired by 2029 Those rehired employees, presumably filling similar roles, will command higher salaries Further predictions point to 75% of organizations making cost savings from AI productivity being overtaken by competing companies with a stronger modernizing philosophy People laid off from their roles due to a corporate refocusing on AI could soon find themselves rehired – or at least, their former roles being advertised, new Gartner research has claimed. It predicts that by 2027, 75% of organizations who expected to make cost savings by focusing on AI productivity over human endeavor will be overtaken by companies who reinvested those savings in modernization and training. Organizations which have made large cuts to their workforce in order to take advantage of perceived productivity boosts from automation could be forced ...

Socket found Twitch extension JeeBot harvesting OAuth tokens via proxy servers Tokens excluded only for 10 Russian streamer channels, suggesting deliberate design Developer issued fixes, but users should revoke exposed tokens for safety A browser extension for Twitch was harvesting people’s OAuth tokens and sending them to a Russian-owned server. The move was deliberate, but whether or not it was malicious is not that easily determined. Security researchers Socket recently found an extension for both Chrome and Firefox, called “Twitch Enhanced Viewer | JeeBot”. It has roughly 30,000 users on Chrome, and some 600 on Firefox. On the Chrome Web Store, it is advertised as a “modern tool for streamers and viewers who value quality, convenience, and control.” Apparently, it makes streaming and viewing clearer, allows viewing content in 2K, hides banner ads and unwanted elements, and even offers an AI...

The US Department of Justice has accused Huawei of conspiring to steal secrets from five US companies Huawei is accused of a prolonged campaign of theft, covering a 20 year period Admissions from Huawei's chief financial officer, ⁠Meng Wanzhou, are set to be used as evidence in the trial Court proceedings have begun against Huawei in the United States, with the US Department of Justice accusing the Chinese tech giant of stealing trade secrets from competing US companies. Huawei – which unusually for Chinese companies operating abroad is owned entirely by its staff – has denied all accusations of industrial espionage, intellectual property, and any other wrongdoing. While accused of stealing from companies that include Cisco and T-Mobile, Huawei’s defense is that it is simply innovating and doing business as a competitor. Who has Huawei spied on? Given the United States’ belligerent tone towar...

AI memory demand is making even broken smartphones increasingly valuable to buyers Old phones are gaining value as replacement components become harder to source Grade D devices remain abundant despite stronger prices for salvageable hardware A global shortage of memory chips driven by artificial intelligence demand is pushing millions of consumers toward the resale market. Owners who once let broken or outdated smartphones sit in drawers are now finding that even damaged units carry unexpected monetary value. Buyers across the refurbishment and repair industries are competing for parts that were previously considered worthless scrap. Salvage values climb as parts become scarce Marketplace figures from B-Stock, a large business-to-business platform for used smartphones , show pricing for both Apple and Samsung devices rose in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the prior two quarters. Grade ...

Soundpeats Pop Clip2: Two-minute review There's a version of this Soundpeats Pop Clip2 that you'll never read. After several weeks with the Soundpeats Clip1's cheaper successor, I was half-way through writing a five-star review which declared them the best open earbuds you could buy. That version is, as you can already tell, not this version of the review. You see, the longer I used the Soundpeats Pop Clip2, the more I had to contend with some annoying issues; the kind of problem which often emerge after months or years of use, especially in cheaper tech, but shouldn't be affecting the buds after just a few weeks. For example, I had an issue with the charging case, where it wouldn't reliably power up the buds. Sometimes I'd take them out, only to find them drained. My biggest problem, though, was with connectivity: they'd often fail to connect to my phone, or repeate...