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Google Updates Android Backup Policy: Device Backups to Count Against Google Account Storage Google has officially updated its storage policy for Android devices, announcing that all device backups will now count directly against a user’s total Google Account storage quota (which includes the default 15GB free tier shared across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos). The policy change takes effect immediately for all newly registered Google accounts, while existing Android users will see the update rolled out gradually over the coming months. To help users better manage their remaining storage capacity, Google has introduced enhanced granular controls within the Android Backups settings menu. Users can now manually toggle which specific applications, app data, media files, or device settings are included in their cloud backups, allowing for tighter control over their storage allocation. Google's systematic approach to monetizing storage within its ecosystem has always been sim...

Publicly Shared Claude Chats Exposed via Google Search Following Indexing Oversight Users recently discovered that private chat logs and Artifact mini-apps created on Anthropic’s Claude were accessible through standard Google searches. By using specific search operators such as site:claude.ai/share , individuals were able to discover indexed conversation links containing sensitive personal details, health information, internal corporate documents, and proprietary project files. The exposure was not caused by a system breach or software vulnerability within Claude itself. Instead, it stemmed from Claude’s "Share Chat" feature, which allows users to generate unique, shareable links to specific conversations or projects similar to view-only sharing settings in Google Drive. An Anthropic spokesperson clarified that Claude’s infrastructure is configured to block search engines from crawling or indexing chat sessions by default. The company suggested that the indexed pages origin...

PayPal has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, delivering steady growth across core payment metrics. Net revenue rose 5% year-over-year to $8.682 billion, while Total Payment Volume (TPV) jumped 10% to $486.448 billion. The fintech giant reported a GAAP net income of $1.104 billion for the quarter. Operational engagement saw solid momentum, with total payment transactions increasing 8% year-over-year to 6.8 billion. Transaction frequency reached an average of 60.0 transactions per active account, supported by a global active account base of 439 million. However, the headline story of the quarter remains a major acquisition approach. Rival payment processor Stripe, in partnership with private equity firm Advent International, submitted an unsolicited $53 billion buyout offer to acquire PayPal in its entirety. During the earnings call, PayPal CEO Enrique Lores declined to comment directly on the specific terms of the buyout proposal. Lores reiterated that the ...

SK Hynix Posts Record Q2 2026 Earnings Driven by AI Memory Boom SK Hynix has delivered a record-breaking second quarter for 2026, outperforming expectations across key financial metrics. Driven by insatiable global demand for high-performance AI infrastructure, quarterly revenue surged 257% year-over-year to 79.32 trillion won.  Operating profit saw a massive 557% jump to 60.54 trillion won, yielding an extraordinary operating margin of 76%. Net profit reached an unprecedented 93.92 trillion won exceeding total revenue due to a significant investment gain of 63.27 trillion won. The company attributed these historic numbers to the rapid expansion of AI servers requiring premium memory solutions. Looking ahead, SK Hynix expects AI-driven demand to remain elevated throughout the current quarter and beyond. To capture this momentum, mass production and shipments of next-generation HBM4 chips have officially begun this quarter and will scale aggressively through the end of the year. To...

Meta and BlackRock Form Joint Venture for $14 Billion Megawatt-Scale AI Data Center in El Paso Meta  and global investment giant BlackRock have announced a strategic partnership to construct and manage a massive new AI data center in El Paso, Texas , with an estimated initial construction cost of $14 billion . The partnership is structured as a joint venture, with BlackRock holding an 80% majority stake and Meta retaining a 20% equity interest . Under the arrangement, Meta handles the initial land acquisition and site transactions before leasing back the completed compute infrastructure from the joint venture. By leveraging BlackRock as the primary capital provider, Meta significantly reduces its direct capital expenditure burden while securing long-term operational capacity. Designed to deliver approximately 1 gigawatt (1GW) of power capacity , the megawatt-scale facility will operate with Meta as its sole primary tenant. Construction and infrastructure deployment are scheduled ...

Ubisoft Partners with Microsoft for "Xbox Console-to-PC Offer" Granting Free PC Game Copies to Xbox Players Ubisoft has announced a landmark partnership with Microsoft to introduce the Xbox Console-to-PC Offer , a cross-buy initiative that provides players who purchase eligible Ubisoft games on Xbox with a free copy of the corresponding PC version. The offer applies retroactively, meaning players who previously purchased eligible titles on Xbox can claim their PC digital copies directly through Ubisoft Connect . Furthermore, edition parity is fully preserved if a player owns the Deluxe Edition on Xbox, they will receive the equivalent Deluxe Edition on PC at no extra cost. However, Ubisoft clarified that the offer is strictly one-way: purchasing a game on PC does not grant a digital copy on Xbox. While Microsoft introduced a similar cross-buy ecosystem called Xbox Play Anywhere back in 2016, that program has largely remained restricted to first-party Xbox Game Studios titl...

AMD and Cerebras Partner on Disaggregated LLM Inference Architecture to Unlock Extreme Token Throughput AMD has announced a major strategic partnership with Cerebras to develop a co-optimized disaggregated inference solution designed to dramatically accelerate Large Language Model (LLM) serving and maximize token generation speeds. LLM inference execution naturally splits into two distinct computational phases: Prompt Processing (Prefill): Compute-heavy execution where high-throughput GPUs excel at processing large input context windows simultaneously. Token Generation (Decoding): Memory-bandwidth-bound execution where memory speed—rather than raw FLOPS dictates generation latency and token delivery rates. To address the decoding bottleneck, the joint solution leverages Cerebras’s Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE) technology, which integrates high-speed SRAM directly onto the silicon wafer. Despite higher manufacturing costs, this design delivers an extraordinary 21 Petabytes per second (...

Moonshot AI Releases Kimi K3 Open Weights Under Custom License with Instant Cloud Ecosystem Support Moonshot AI has officially released its highly anticipated Kimi K3 open-weight model, delivering on its previous roadmap promises. The model is distributed under the proprietary Kimi K3 License , which grants open access and modification rights while establishing clear commercial and attribution thresholds for enterprise scale. Under the license terms: MaaS Providers: Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) hosting platforms generating over $20 million in annual revenue must enter into a formal commercial agreement with Moonshot AI before offering Kimi K3 hosting services. Third-Party Applications: Developers and companies building downstream products on Kimi K3 can do so freely. However, services exceeding 100 million monthly active users (MAU) or $20 million in annual revenue are required to prominently display "Kimi K3" branding within their product interfaces. Architecturally, Kim...

CXMT Debuts on Shanghai Stock Exchange with 460% Surge, Becoming China’s Most Valuable Listed Company ChangXin Memory Technologies ( CXMT ) , China’s leading DRAM manufacturer, made a historic debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, closing its first trading day at 49 yuan per share a staggering 460% jump from its initial public offering (IPO) price of 8.66 yuan . The explosive market response propelled CXMT’s market capitalization to 3.3 trillion yuan (~$455 billion USD), instantly establishing it as the most valuable publicly traded company in China. Founded just ten years ago, CXMT specializes in mainstream memory solutions, including DDR5, LPDDR4, and LPDDR5 modules. Although the chipmaker has not yet commercialized high-bandwidth memory (HBM) modules used in high-end AI accelerators, the company has capitalized on the global memory pricing rally to deliver strong revenue growth and profitability. Initial market expectations suggested that CXMT would export memory chips globally ...

Minecraft: Java Edition Raises Minimum System Requirements for the First Time in 17 Years In a landmark shift for PC gaming’s most iconic sandbox, Mojang Studios has officially updated the minimum and recommended system requirements for Minecraft : Java Edition  marking the game’s first requirement bump in 17 years. Mojang cited expanding world generation bounds, richer game mechanics, and an architectural shift toward modern graphics APIs like Vulkan 1.3 as the driving factors behind the update. The revised system requirements aim to establish clear performance baselines for modern hardware configurations: Minecraft: Java Edition Updated System Requirements Component Minimum Requirements (Target: 1080p @ 30 FPS / Fast Preset) Recommended Requirements (Target: 1080p @ 60 FPS / Fancy Preset) CPU Intel Core i3-10100, AMD Ryzen 3 3100, Qualcomm Snapdragon X, or Apple M1 Intel Core i5-12400F, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, or Apple M2 Pro GPU Vulkan 1.3 compatible GPU with at least 2GB VRAM NVID...

Instagram Cracks Down on Public Prank Videos Filmed with Meta Smart Glasses Amid Privacy Backlash The growing adoption of smart glasses for public content creation is fueling fresh privacy and harassment concerns even within Meta’s own ecosystem. Instagram has begun removing videos filmed using Meta Smart Glasses that depict non-consensual harassment and disruptive behavior in public spaces. While Adam Mosseri , Head of Instagram, did not explicitly name Meta’s hardware line in his statement, he reinforced that public prank videos and covert boundary-pushing content violate community standards. Content featuring creators harassing pedestrians on the street or provoking retail employees falls directly under Instagram’s prohibited conduct policies, with repeat violations carrying potential account bans. Meta Smart Glasses include a built-in LED indicator light designed to signal when video recording is active. However, privacy advocates and social media users argue that the tiny LED is...