February 2026

‘Valve on track to start shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year’: AMD CEO says gaming PC stays on course – and I hope it can arrive in March

AMD’s CEO mentioned the Steam Machine in an earnings call Lisa Su said, “Valve is on track to start shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year.” This underlines what Valve has previously promised in terms of an early 2026 arrival, with the device hopefully set to debut in Q1 AMD CEO Lisa Su has […]

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Silver’s 17% drop amid bitcoin slump echoes Michael Burry’s ‘death spiral’ call

Silver sank as much as 17% over the past 24 hours, wiping out a two-day rebound as the metal struggled to find a floor after last week’s historic rout. The move also dragged down gold and copper, extending a unwind that traders say has been magnified by thin liquidity and heavy speculative positioning. The renewed

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Linux users report that Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code Snap package does not actually delete files

VS Code Snap package error on Linux keeps deleted files and clogs hard drives Snap creates separate local Recycle Bin folders per version, exacerbating storage issues No fix yet; users are recommended to install VS Code via .deb/.rpm or Flatpak instead of Snap Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code installed as a Snap package on a Linux

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Vitalik Buterin’s sharp warning about the layer-2 roadmap

Network news VITALIK BUTERIN SAYS LAYER-2 ROADMAP ‘NO LONGER MAKES SENSE’: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the role of layer-2 networks needs to be rethought as blockchain’s main network continues to scale and transaction costs remain low. In a post on X, Buterin said the original rollup-centric roadmap, which positioned layer-2s as the primary way

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Halle Berry criticizes Gavin Newsom for serious false claims

Halle Berry takes a jab at California Governor Gavin Newsom Halle Berry has pulled no punches in her latest criticism of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, accusing him of making empty promises over their public disagreement over menopause health care. The Oscar winner revealed to The cut that despite Newsom previously claiming the two “reconciled” their

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EE was down for many – here’s what happened during the latest outage

Refresh 2026-02-04T17:18:53.983Z A statement from EE (Image credit: Getty Images) It seems today’s call interruption is over for the vast majority of people – and EE have now given me a statement confirming that. An EE spokesperson told us: “Earlier this afternoon some customers briefly experienced intermittent problems when making outgoing mobile calls. The service

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Spanish lender BBVA joins stablecoin venture by EU banks to challenge digital dollars

BBVA, Spain’s second-largest bank by assets, said it joined Qivalis, a group of lenders aiming to introduce a regulated euro stablecoin and challenge the dominance of digital dollars. By adding BBVA, which has $800 billion in assets, the group now includes a dozen major EU banks, including BNP Paribas, ING and UniCredit. The project’s goal

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The world’s first ‘biomimetic AI robot’ just strolled in from the uncanny valley – and yes, it’s super-creepy

A Chinese robotics startup has unveiled a super-realistic humanoid robot DroidUp claims Moya is the first “biomimetic AI robot” Moya is expected to launch in late 2026 for ¥1.2 million (around $173,000 / £127,000 / AU$248,000) Disturbingly lifelike humanoid robots are shaping up to be a big theme in 2026 – and a Shanghai startup

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