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Texas landscape with hills and vegetation, symbolizing nature at risk due to Amazon's gas plant construction for AI

AI's Energy Hunger: Amazon Builds a Massive Gas Plant in Texas, Ignoring Climate Pledges

Technology 08/12/2026, 06:31
⚡️ **Amazon Builds a Gas Power Plant in Texas for AI** Amazon has supported the construction of the 7.65 GW GW Ranch plant in Pecos County to power its data centers. 📉 **Environmental Conflict:** A permit for emissions of up to 33 million tons of CO2 per year jeopardizes Amazon's promise to become carbon neutral by 2040. 🏗️ **Paradigm Shift:** Hyperscalers are moving to a "Power-First" principle and bypassing public grids by building their own energy sources. 🔍 **Facts:** The project was previously estimated at 5 GW (Pacifico Energy initiative); now Amazon is increasing the scale. The company is also considering nuclear power plants and diesel generators. #Amazon #AI #Energy #Texas #ClimateChange
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Silhouette of a hacker before monitors with code — symbol of shadow cybermarkets in RF in 2026

The Shadow Market of Cyber Access in Russia: Rising Demand, Falling Prices, and the Role of AI in 2026

Technology 08/12/2026, 06:26
📉 **Illegal Access Market in Russia: Rising Demand, but Falling Prices** As of August 2026, the growth rate of the cyber access market has slowed to 20% (compared to 150% a year ago). Competition forces sellers to keep prices at the level of $500–600 for a typical access. 🏭 **Main Target — Industry.** Spies are looking for access to factories and developments. The IT sector accounts for only 10% of the market. 🤖 **Role of AI.** Artificial intelligence automates hacks, allowing newcomers without deep technical skills to participate in the market. 💰 **Prices Rise for "Premium".** Access with admin rights and to critical systems costs from $2000 to $5000 and may wait for a buyer for up to two months.
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Rear view of a modified GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card with 32 GB memory, produced on China's shadow market

China's Shadow Market: Mass Production of Modified GeForce RTX 4080 with 32GB Memory

Technology 08/12/2026, 06:17
🇨🇳 China has launched mass production of modified GeForce RTX 4080 cards with 32GB of memory. 🚀 In August 2026, a surge in offers for RTX 4080 cards was recorded on the secondary market in the Middle Kingdom, with memory volume increased from 16 to 32 GB. The cost of such "chipped" cards is around $1480. 🛠 Essence of the modification: physical replacement of memory chips and BIOS flashing. Bus width remains the same (256 bits), but the memory volume allows running heavy AI tasks. ⚠️ Risks: - Lack of official warranty. - Need to use modified drivers. - Questions regarding soldering reliability and longevity. For AI enthusiasts, this is currently the cheapest way to get 32 GB of memory, but the price is system stability. #RTX4080 #ChinaTech #HardwareMod
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Robots with AI logos working on laptops, symbolizing the dominance of machine traffic in the internet

The era of the human internet is ending: in 5 years, machine traffic will exceed human traffic by 1,000 times

Technology 08/12/2026, 06:07
🤖 **The internet is changing forever:** Cloudflare CFO Thomas Zierdt warned that in 5 years, machine traffic will exceed human traffic by 1,000 times. People will become a "statistical error" in a network dominated by AI agents. Internet infrastructure requires urgent modernization, otherwise services for people will become unavailable. #Cloudflare #AI #Traffic #Technology
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Symbolic representation of a Samsung system app with logo on a white block, illustrating security update and bloatware removal

Samsung patches 176 vulnerabilities in system apps: massive campaign to clean up 'bloatware'

Technology 08/12/2026, 06:03
🔒 **Samsung patched 176 vulnerabilities in system software** Researchers from Oversecured identified critical holes in Samsung's pre-installed applications, which operated with elevated privileges and could not be removed by users. ⚠️ **What was found:** • Access to camera and microphone; • Account hijacking; • Code execution via images (JPEG). ✅ **Result:** All errors have been fixed. Samsung received praise for its promptness, but the case highlighted the risks of 'bloatware' in 2026.
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Three Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 smartphones in different colors on a podium, illustrating high demand and emergency production increase

Samsung urgently ramps up Galaxy Z Fold8 production: why demand exceeded expectations

Technology 08/12/2026, 05:44
📱 **Samsung urgently ramps up Galaxy Z Fold8 production!** The Korean giant has ordered an additional million units beyond the plan. The reason is the incredible demand for the smartphone's wide form factor, which exceeded all expectations. 🔹 Pre-orders sold out in a matter of days. 🔹 Demand exceeded figures from previous generations. 🔹 The success of the Z Fold8 could influence the first foldable iPhone. #Samsung #GalaxyZFold8 #Technology #Smartphones
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Redmi K100 Pro smartphone in white body with powerful camera and REDMI logo, showcasing future design in 2026

The Era of Giant Batteries: Redmi K100 Pro and K100 Pro Max Change the Game in 2026

Technology 08/12/2026, 05:31
🚀 Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi K100 Pro and K100 Pro Max in China! These are not just flagships, but battery life record-breakers. 📱 🔋 Batteries up to 9070 mAh (Jinshajiang technology) 📸 200 MP camera and periscope in the Max version 🚀 Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor + discrete D2 graphics ⚡ 100W charging and 185Hz screen 💰 Prices starting from $550 The revolution in the world of smartphones is here! #Redmi #Xiaomi #TechNews
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Spotify interface with new 'AI Persona' and 'Likely AI Persona' badges, showing how the platform marks AI artists

Spotify introduces strict rules for AI artists: new badges and exclusion from recommendations

Technology 08/12/2026, 05:25
🚨 Spotify introduces new rules for AI artists! As of mid-September 2026, the platform will start labeling bot-artists and excluding them from recommendations. 🤖 🔹 New badges will appear: "AI Persona" (voluntary) and "Likely AI Persona" (by algorithm decision). 🔹 Music from "likely" AI personas will disappear from recommendation playlists. 🔹 Goal: fight spam, as AI tracks already make up 50% of uploads on similar platforms. 📉 This changes the rules of the game for all artists. Read the details in our article.
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