Daily Tech News 8 July 2026

Top Story

Samung has posted an 1800% increase in quarterly profits, catapulting the company past Nvidia to become most profitable company in the world. (Tom's Hardware)

Expectedly.
Hold my shorts says Shenzhen Longsys Electronics - more familiar as the brand Lexar - which is expected to post a profit increase of more than 60,000%. (Tom's Hardware)

Admittedly their margins kinda sucked last year.

Tech News

Hold all of our shorts says the entire US ISP industry, slavering over an FCC rule change that would let them hide fees again. (Ars Technica)

Lovely people. Let's give them a state. Maybe Minnesota.
Sorry, were you wearing that says SpaceX as it files with the FCC to launch 100,000 third generation Starlink satellites. (WCCFTech)

Each with advanced phase array beamforming, 4Tbps of aggregate bandwidth, and a wave motion gun in case regulators get any ideas.
All your shorts are belong to us say JP Morgan and Bank of America as they look forward to bypassing federal laws capping debit card fees. (MSN)

There are days when a wave motion gun would come in really handy. This is three of them.
The AVX-512 instruction set may be making a return in Intel's upcoming Nova Lake processors. (Tom's Hardware)

It's been notably absent from Intel's recent desktop and laptop chips, leaving AMD the only option for users who, uh, use it.

Still available in Intel server processors though.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Sorry, folks, I'm the reason you can't have catgirls. Best I can do is a cait sith.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 05:15 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 (Taps mic.) Is this thing on?

Posted by: Bitblt at July 08, 2026 05:18 AM (11pZm)

2 And one more. Verses on strength in God at difficult times". Faithpot site :

https://tinyurl.com/ypd53w65

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2026 05:18 AM (D+BhG)

3
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 08, 2026 05:20 AM (AMvSw)

4 Good morning, I think I will go to bed now.

Posted by: SciVo at July 08, 2026 05:20 AM (Sy6m/)

5 Good plan.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 08, 2026 05:22 AM (BLOW1)

6 Zero comments at 0522?

Posted by: Fenderbender at July 08, 2026 05:22 AM (1FEc1)

7 Guten morgen, horde

Posted by: clarence at July 08, 2026 05:22 AM (+qalq)

8 6 Zero comments at 0522?
Posted by: Fenderbender

I was stuck at work and the post was delayed about 45 minutes.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 08, 2026 05:24 AM (BLOW1)

9 w00t late

Posted by: m at July 08, 2026 05:25 AM (6wpGE)

10 There are days when a wave motion gun would come in really handy.
****

Will you still need it when the AI bubble bursts?

Posted by: clarence at July 08, 2026 05:27 AM (+qalq)

11 6 Zero comments at 0522?
Posted by: Fenderbender at July 08, 2026 05:22 AM (1FEc1)

The very earliest early morning comments? They all live on the bottom of the ONT.

Posted by: m at July 08, 2026 05:27 AM (6wpGE)

12 Zero comments at 0522?
Posted by: Fenderbender

Some of them are on the previous thread where I was yapping away😉 but not about tech. I'm the non techy interloper.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2026 05:27 AM (Bw1/o)

13 >>>Samung has posted

Would you like to buy an "s"?

Posted by: m at July 08, 2026 05:28 AM (6wpGE)

14 Evening and morning, Insomaniacals! Woden's Day already, innit? The downhill run to the weekend begins at noon; get yer tickets now!

I'm up earlier than I planned; not Stirling's fault, just my brain firing up independent of my will. It happens.

Whassup withchoo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2026 05:28 AM (wzUl9)

15 Ugh. *faceplant*

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 05:29 AM (O7YUW)

16 Rejoinder: Are you having a good time with the new season on Crunchyroll?

Posted by: clarence at July 08, 2026 05:30 AM (+qalq)

17 13 >>>Samung has posted

Would you like to buy an "s"?
Posted by: m

In thi economy?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 08, 2026 05:32 AM (BLOW1)

18 Tech related: I was advised the other morning that it's probably a good idea to avoid charging one's phone over 85%. What I've noticed while trying to follow that plan is that the phone, an Android, does not run down the battery as fast -- as if, charged to 100%, it begins to roll down a steep cliff (97% at 10 pm, 88% at 5 am). Whereas if I leave it at the 88 instead of recharging to 100 first thing in the morning, the battery % decreases more gradually -- a less steep cliff.

Is this what you have seen, and is it normal?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2026 05:33 AM (wzUl9)

19 "The AVX-512 instruction set may be making a return in Intel's upcoming Nova Lake processors."

I notice the visible absence of shorts. Put some pants on! Pants are very important (for the rest of us.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 05:33 AM (O7YUW)

20 This afternoon we hope to get a kitten at the house with the big sign that said "Free kittens". I haven't seen one of those in years. I guess people either get their animals spayed or go the the animal rescue places where the interview and form work is a little lesser version of adopting a baby.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2026 05:36 AM (Bw1/o)

21 Mornin'

Part II

Going to put some food in the crockpot and see what happens! Probably hot food in about 7 hours. A pork roast and assorted veggies.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 08, 2026 05:36 AM (sAmhv)

22 Crunchyroll sounds like something one gets at a sushi place.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2026 05:37 AM (Bw1/o)

23 Last night we watched Night and Day, the 1946 biopic of Cole Porter with Cary Grant and Alexis Smith, and a very young Jane Wyman. It follows some of the actual bones of Porter's life: born in Indiana, writing songs at Yale, friendship with professor and later producer and actor Monty Woolley (who plays himself with verve), his marriage to the woman who remained his companion until her death, his leg injuries that put him in a wheelchair, etc.

Good, professional stuff.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2026 05:38 AM (wzUl9)

24 15 Ugh. *faceplant*
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 05:29 AM (O7YUW)

wut

Posted by: m at July 08, 2026 05:39 AM (6wpGE)

25 17 13 >>>Samung has posted

Would you like to buy an "s"?
Posted by: m

In thi economy?
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 08, 2026 05:32 AM (BLOW1)

Firt one' free.

Posted by: m at July 08, 2026 05:40 AM (6wpGE)

26 Is this what you have seen, and is it normal?

If it's an android device, check for the "Battery Saver" option. If on, it starts doing stuff to try to save battery lower than 90% charge, but above that it won't activate, which would account for the first 10% going faster than the remaining 90%.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 05:42 AM (O7YUW)

27 @24/m: "wut"

Very tired this morning, m.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 05:43 AM (O7YUW)

28 Belated BOING!

Got KP duty to finish.

Then install a ceiling fan.

Fun.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 08, 2026 05:43 AM (lgmVC)

29 27 @24/m: "wut"

Very tired this morning, m.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 05:43 AM (O7YUW)

Extra points for making it to the thread.

Posted by: m at July 08, 2026 05:45 AM (6wpGE)

30 This afternoon we hope to get a kitten at the house with the big sign that said "Free kittens". I haven't seen one of those in years. I guess people either get their animals spayed or go the the animal rescue places where the interview and form work is a little lesser version of adopting a baby.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2026

***
Not much lesser, Fen. I hear tell they send somebody over to the prospective adopter's house to check out the future home environment, ask for references, etc. On one level it's good to see -- they don't want an animal going to a bad home -- but it's damned intrusive.

The shelter in Vicksburg, MS, where I adopted Stirling did ask for a vet reference, so they could be sure I was the type to see to my past cats' medical needs. That done, everything was fine.

On the other hand, the lady who sold little Dagny to me already knew me from two past adoptions, so we met halfway between her home and mine (in the parking lot of a truck stop, of all places) and took care of everything right there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9)

31 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 08, 2026 05:47 AM (VyBeY)

32 If it's an android device, check for the "Battery Saver" option. If on, it starts doing stuff to try to save battery lower than 90% charge, but above that it won't activate, which would account for the first 10% going faster than the remaining 90%.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026

***
I think I do have that on -- you'd mentioned it here before. Thanks.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2026 05:47 AM (wzUl9)

33 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9

I haven't had to request to come to the house.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2026 05:49 AM (D+BhG)

34 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

How did your video tour go?

Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 05:50 AM (lJ0H4)

35 @32/Wolfus: You're welcome! I don't remember mentioning this option before, but I'm also leaning really hard on the coffee this morning.

Me, I just throw devices on charge overnight and unplug them in the morning. Charging circuits in the devices with USB-C connectors are supposed to prevent the battery from being overcharged, and as far as I can tell, they do a good job of that.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 05:52 AM (O7YUW)

36 I was thinking to have breakfast now, then go over to the nearby mall to try working out in the A/C. Not being sure they will frown on my 1/3 trotting as opposed to purely walking, I'm reluctant to wait until 9:45. Temps and heat index are a bit lower than a week ago -- so I could do my usual mile now, then have the morning free to work on some writing.

Tomorrow, haircut, but that's not until ten. I could work out the same way tomorrow, then go with Linda to the mall to walk on Friday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2026 05:52 AM (wzUl9)

37 @36/Wolfus: Go before the stores open. Stores won't care if you're exercising when there are no customers for you to potentially impede or interfere with.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 05:55 AM (O7YUW)

38
How did your video tour go?
Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026

***
Po'ly. (Poorly, in General American.) The agent's phone struggled to stay connected, so we had a hard time seeing anything. The house looks okay -- more on that in a minute -- but the agent warned me about the area. "I legally can't tell you if a neighborhood is good or bad . . . but there was a guy outside here screaming his head off in broad daylight." "I don't have to move 800 miles for that," I said, "I can get that right here!" The agent agreed he was not comfortable in the area, and we left it at that.

Pawn here was kind enough to offer some insights based on the Realtor pics, and the place might need more work than it appeared to.

So the hunt continues.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2026 05:58 AM (wzUl9)

39 Wolfus: Go before the stores open. Stores won't care if you're exercising when there are no customers for you to potentially impede or interfere with.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026

***
Right; I was going to get there at ten, and the stores, most, don't open until eleven. I just envision some officious Karen in a "security" uniform, the type who'd have rousted you in 2021 about wearing a face diaper, reading me the riot act about what she calls "running."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2026 06:00 AM (wzUl9)

40 I haven't had to request to come to the house.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2026

***
Maybe it's only local -- the inhabitants around here don't care for their children, let alone their pets -- or maybe it was a procedure the SPCA and other shelters don't do any more.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2026 06:02 AM (wzUl9)

41 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at July 08, 2026 06:05 AM (2Ez/1)

42 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: K-k-k-katie...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 08, 2026 06:08 AM (amcLV)

43 *sighs* x.com is now insisting that you log in if you try to click the "play" icon on a user's individual post with a video. This used to work a few days ago.

So I've been using xcancel.com to get around that, but now it's having problems where it just loops a bunch of times trying to get access to the post (and its comments) and then if it loops too long, I get locked out with a "429 Too Many Requests" error, and any subsequent attempt to access xcancel.com gets that error as well (at least for a while, I'm not sure how long I'm locked out.)

I updated all my add-ons in Firefox, and then whitelisted xcancel.com in uBlock Origin, but it's still doing it. Don't know if it's a problem on their end or mine.

All this was fine a few days ago.

I just want to watch cute cat videos. *shakes fist at technology*

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 06:09 AM (O7YUW)

44 Who the hell is Darth Kate?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 08, 2026 06:10 AM (Ot/FD)

45 I just want to watch cute cat videos. *shakes fist at technology*
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 06:09 AM (O7YUW)
-------------
Technology is great, right up until the moment that it isn't.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 08, 2026 06:12 AM (amcLV)

46 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2026 06:13 AM (sgkY8)

47 “ There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.”

Luke 12:2-3

Posted by: Marcus T at July 08, 2026 06:14 AM (egaJw)

48 My truck isn't coming home ever, have to find another vehicle, not sure what I want

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2026 06:15 AM (sgkY8)

49 G&R

https://status.d420.de

Posted by: m at July 08, 2026 06:16 AM (6wpGE)

50 My truck isn't coming home ever, have to find another vehicle, not sure what I want
Posted by: Skip

Sorry to hear that.

Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 06:21 AM (lJ0H4)

51 Today's patriotic message just seen on the back of a guy's tee shirt:

Faith
Family
Friends
Freedom
Flag

Things you don't mess with

Guy was a well built guy probably in his
Late 20's or early 30's I wouldn't want to mess with him even if I disagreed with his views which I didn't .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2026 06:29 AM (z0QU3)

Processing 0.01, elapsed 0.0135 seconds.
14 queries taking 0.0052 seconds, 59 records returned.
Page size 44 kb.
Powered by Minx 0.8 beta.