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AI could push up IT spending in 2026, but geopolitical influences inflate this Rising costs also force businesses to pay more for the same services Data center systems are the fastest growing category IT spending will increase by 11.1% in 2026 to $1.43 trillion – and it comes as no surprise that continued AI deployment […]

The UCI World Tour returns in 2026 and will once again feature 18 teams battling for glory across 36 events, starting with the Tour Down Under on the 21st-25th. January and ends with the Tour of Guangxi on the 13th-18th. October. Last year, Tadej Pogačar and his UAE Team Emirates-XRG team dominated the course, with

HBO’s A knight of the seven kingdoms – the one Game of Thrones spin-off based on George RR Martin’s beloved Tales of Dunk and Egg – is finally here, premiering January 18 on HBO and Max (January 19 in many regions). Although the streamer does not offer a free tier that is a sneaky loophole:

The 2026 Australian Open has officially begun! The first major Grand Slam on the tennis calendar has kicked off its fortnight-long run at Melbourne’s impressive Rod Laver Arena. With the favorites to return for the men – Alcaraz, Sinner and Djokovic – and the usual gang for the women – Sabalenka, Gauff and Rybakina –

NICT researchers achieved 430 Tbps over conventional optical fiber New approach used almost 20% less total transmission bandwidth Multiple modes are transmitted simultaneously in the O-band and ESCL bands Imagine downloading 80 GB Battlefield 6 in a matter of milliseconds – at least 100 times faster than the time it takes you to blink –

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The prices of high-capacity DDR5 memory rose sharply, creating new targets for theft Thieves in South Korea stole only DDR5 modules, ignoring all other office hardware 32 GB DDR5-5600 kits reached around $800 during the end of 2025 price increases A South Korean mining factory recently experienced a theft that focused exclusively on DDR5 memory

Roborock announced a few new robot vacuums at CES 2026, including one that has long stilts that mean it can just lift itself up and walk over any kind of rough terrain. But the one I suspect will win out in the general market is the Saros 20 – the successor to the excellent Roborock

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