Daily Tech News 5 November 2026

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The CEO of Team Group - a maker of memory modules and SSDs but not of the chips themselves - says that the shortage will get worse next year before probably getting worse still in 2028. (Tom's Hardware)

He also notes that the Big Three memory manufacturers whose profits now need to be calculated using the alphabets of dead languages rather than regular numbers are in no hurry to reverse this trend.

Of course this means they'll get their lunch eaten in the long term by Chinese manufacturers like CXMT and YTMC, and good riddance.
China meanwhile is still well behind the curve on complicated logic chips like GPUs, and has turned to Nvidia with a $70 billion order for export-friendly RTX Pro 5500 models. They'll get 1% of that if they're lucky, because Nvidia can't get the GPU chips or the memory chips. (Tom's Hardware)

A pox on every house.

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The PHP maintainers knew of the recent security bug for two years before it was patched. (Tom's Hardware)

Patched only for certain version, leaving many people - me, for one - scrambling to make somebody else's outdated PHP code run on a new, patched version of PHP.

Thanks, guys.
AMD is forecasting revenue of $17 billion this quarter - more than Intel - after booking a year-on-year revenue growth of 54% for Q3. (Tom's Hardware)

And they don't even make memory chips.

Well, not big ones.
The hackers who destroyed food in European supermarket freezers for the second time recently also hit blood banks. (Yahoo)

Fortunately it seems that the blood banks aren't run by idiots, and when the temperature alarms went off, staff yanked the threatened supply from the stricken coolers and put it in unstricken ones not connected to the internet.
Insects don't swarm at LED lights. (Birds Outside My Window)

Horseshit.
Ripple-65B Preview is an open-weight (like open-source) AI model for coding. (Ricursive)

What is interesting about it is that on common tests it outperforms models like Meta's Muse Spark Open 816B. Which may not mean much unless you know that the numbers represent approximately how many gigabytes of RAM you need to run them.

65GB is far more reasonable than 816GB. It is a dense model, so either you'd want a huge and horribly expensive graphics card, or something like AMD's Radeon Max, Nvidia's Spark, or Apple's anything, which have unified memory so a 128GB system can dedicate most or all of that to the LLM alone.

Or, say, a Ryzen 255 mini-PC with 64GB of RAM. Not the fastest but gets the job done. And has an added bonus in that I already have a couple of them.
Speaking of Nvidia's Spark here's a review of an Asus 14" laptop with one. (Notebook Check)

Seems like general-purpose performance is actually pretty good. Damn expensive though.
Not everything is awful. My local supermarket has gluten-free dino nuggies in stock. Never thought I'd see the day. (I have celiac disease so my diet is pretty restrictive, and it's surprising sometimes to see what finds its way out to my mid-sized country town.)

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Turns out it was actually Little Red Riding Shotgun.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:07 AM (odBC9)

2 Miklos is in the ONT!

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:10 AM (odBC9)

3 G'Day everyone
It can be Friday

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:15 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at November 05, 2026 04:15 AM (Imcic)

5 It is always Friday somewhere in the world.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:16 AM (BLOW1)

6 Nick Fuentes seems to have some good points on politics and, right now, on assessing the outcome of the elections, but jeez his voice is annoying.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:18 AM (odBC9)

7 Congratulations on finding a new gluten free item, Pixy. I hadn't heard the term "nuggies" before or it's been so long, or I'm so tired, I could not recall that word meant "nuggets". I guess dinosaur nuggets are made out of chicken and shaped like dinosaurs, because actual dinosaur nuggets ( even without gluten ) doesn't sound very tasty. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:21 AM (JrHfD)

8 Fortunately it seems that the blood banks aren't run by complete idiots.
****

suggested edit.

Posted by: clarence at November 05, 2026 04:22 AM (Imcic)

9 Smart people keep sensitive things on servers in their bathrooms.

Posted by: Miklos read that somewhere a few years back at November 05, 2026 04:28 AM (FUMQC)

10 Miklos is in the ONT!
Posted by: m

I owned it.

But if you read to the end of the ONT, I sold it back.

Posted by: Miklos got bills to pay to at November 05, 2026 04:29 AM (FUMQC)

11 Speaking of Nvidia's Spark here's a review of an Asus 14" laptop with one. (Notebook Check)

Seems like general-purpose performance is actually pretty good. Damn expensive though.

$3700 and you can only get it with up to 32GB of RAM?
To get the amount of RAM you need to run decent AI models you'd need at least 96GB and preferably the full fat 128GB.

Very few people would want to pay $7000+ for a 14" laptop to get the 128GB.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:32 AM (6ydKt)

12 It's available in Australia in the 64GB configuration. That's about $5000 though.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:33 AM (BLOW1)

13 asmongold
It's actually over.
1:17:23

https://tinyurl.com/333vycun

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:34 AM (odBC9)

14 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 05, 2026 04:34 AM (sAmhv)

15 7 Congratulations on finding a new gluten free item, Pixy. I hadn't heard the term "nuggies" before or it's been so long, or I'm so tired, I could not recall that word meant "nuggets". I guess dinosaur nuggets are made out of chicken and shaped like dinosaurs, because actual dinosaur nuggets ( even without gluten ) doesn't sound very tasty. 😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Chickens are technically dinosaurs, so it all works.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:35 AM (BLOW1)

16 Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:35 AM (BLOW1)

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:36 AM (JrHfD)

17 Australian 64 Gig configuration is more expensive because of special left hand drive and upside down Antipodean requirements

Posted by: Regulatory Miklos at November 05, 2026 04:37 AM (FUMQC)

18 Story about a "bloody" kind Australian man. Good news network site:

https://tinyurl.com/5btryb9u

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:39 AM (JrHfD)

19 @5/Pixy Misa: "It is always Friday somewhere in the world."

I'll allow it.

https://tinyurl.com/47tmmpmn

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 04:42 AM (O7YUW)

20 Lovely violin and sax version of an old time hymn, "Nearer my God to thee":

https://tinyurl.com/4v3wypfp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:43 AM (JrHfD)

21 Good morning, I may go back to sleep but not right now. This memory drought is going to price a lot of people out of new computer purchases.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 05, 2026 04:44 AM (Q/FnY)

22 This man writes the nicest reflections over at the "Sunny Skyz" site. This one is about walking, God and nature:

https://tinyurl.com/5cdfceb7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:47 AM (JrHfD)

23 @21/Gmac: "This memory drought is going to price a lot of people out of new computer purchases."

Already has.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

24 Long commute today
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)

25 In the film "Rollerball" (1975), the future involved "Corporate Wars."

We are now in a prelude to that. "Memory Wars."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 05, 2026 04:55 AM (LOvBA)

26 So, the SK and Taiwan chip makers are positioning themselves for Chinese success. Sounds about right.
Just wait till the Chinese EV’s made in Canada come to the US.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 04:58 AM (9H7EW)

27 23 @21/Gmac: "This memory drought is going to price a lot of people out of new computer purchases."

Already has.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

I would have liked to upgrade to an AM5 motherboard and get a 10000 series (Who knows what AMD will do with that number scheme) Ryzen CPU and 32 GB or 64 GB of DDR5 RAM.

THe way things are now, I'll probably have to wait until AM and an 11 or 12000 series CPU with DDR6 RAM.

Maybe by then it won't cost me $800 or $900 for RAM and an SSD.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:59 AM (6ydKt)

28 **wait until AM6 ^^^

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:00 AM (6ydKt)

29 5 It is always Friday somewhere in the world.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:16 AM (BLOW1)

wut

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 05:04 AM (odBC9)

30 @29/m: "wut"

Solved in my #19.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 05:06 AM (O7YUW)

31 One of the primary drivers for PC upgrades is gaming. Gaming has been fairly crap lately, with most of the best things coming out being indie-ish titles that don't need the latest and greatest hardware. So there's a bit of a demand factor involved here as well, probably. Make something hard to get or expensive to get, and then make the desire to have that thing in the first place start to evaporate....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:07 AM (aKiSo)

32 Just wait till the Chinese EV’s made in Canada come to the US.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 04:58 AM (9H7EW)

It will have to be through private sales as they are banned from import into the U.S., for many reasons but mainly because they are mobile CCP spy machines.

So there won't be any dealerships and good luck on getting parts and service unless you want to drive to Toronto.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:08 AM (6ydKt)

33
g'mornin', 'rons

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

34 one of the best takes on yesterday I've read so far: https://tinyurl.com/fzemkp6j

Posted by: Pikov Andropov at November 05, 2026 05:11 AM (y7zkd)

35 My cat is not happy. He gets "snipped" today so can't have his morning meal.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 05:12 AM (JrHfD)

36 Good morning, All.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 05, 2026 05:13 AM (PKL0q)

37 Make something hard to get or expensive to get, and then make the desire to have that thing in the first place start to evaporate....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:07 AM (aKiSo)

The biggest game in a decade is coming out this month, Grand Theft Auto VI.

It will only be available on Playstation 5 for awhile, but they are supposedly trying to speed up the release of the PC port.

That will be the biggest driver of PC gamer upgrades when it does come out, I'm guessing by the second or third quarter of next year.

How many gamers can afford to upgrade to a better GPU next year is still an open question, but if the current prices are maintained until then, or get worse, there won't be many upgrades past a RTX 5060 Ti or RX 9060/70 XT.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:13 AM (6ydKt)

38 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 05, 2026 05:16 AM (Hbeqj)

39 @27/SpeakingOf: I'm in a similar situation. I was getting ready to start speccing out a complete machine refresh to replace the one I built in 2013 (which I'm still going strong on.)

It takes me days to research the parts in order to focus on manufacturers' track records of reliability, then I have to find all the manuals for the parts to make sure the parts are truly compatible (I actually read the motherboard manufacturer's sheets on which memory they've certified with their motherboards, for instance.)

Anyway, After 2 or 3 days of pouring through information, if I'm lucky I have a list of products that are:
a) Reliable (or should be)
b) Compatible
c) Available
d) Affordable

And then comes the purchase, the assembly, the intense testing, the install of the OS, and the part I dread: Migration and setup.

And that last part is why I always drag my heels on getting into this whole upgrade mess because I hate, hate, HATE migration and setup.

Window 8, 10, and 11 also being dog vomit may have had something to do with my delays.

Aaaaanyway... Would like to upgrade, but... not with things as they are now. Nope. Not happening. "Affordable" is BROKEN.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 05:19 AM (O7YUW)

40 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at November 05, 2026 05:20 AM (V0/Sp)

41 >>> hackers who destroyed food in European supermarket freezers

Buy a smart fridge?

No IoT at my house

Posted by: fluffy at November 05, 2026 05:24 AM (V0/Sp)

42 Trump won’t be here forever and the GND is not dead. I expect the new US Canada trade deal will eliminate any issues regarding Chinese EV’s.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 05:26 AM (9H7EW)

43 Chinese EVs are so cheap they are killing domestic manufacturers wherever they are imported - Europe, Brazil, and now Canada.

If a country wants a domestic industry the last thing you want is Chinese cars allowed in.

The only thing that would save American automakers is that they make mostly trucks and SUVs.
The Chinese make EV SUVs but they have no answer for light and heavy duty trucks.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:34 AM (6ydKt)

44 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 05:39 AM (RIvkX)

45 Old time Afro- American spiritual : "His eye is on the sparrow.":

https://tinyurl.com/43fu48vh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 05:39 AM (JrHfD)

46 @37/SpeakingOf: "How many gamers can afford to upgrade to a better GPU next year is still an open question, but if the current prices are maintained until then, or get worse, there won't be many upgrades past a RTX 5060 Ti or RX 9060/70 XT."

I'm going to be watching Sony Interactive Entertainment {SIE} to see if they issue any large-scale layoff notices in the months following release.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 05:43 AM (O7YUW)

47 Evening and morning to all in this new America! Thor's Day yet again, but strangely different here: less hot and less wet, with (supposedly) cooler temps in store for the weekend. I plan to get in a solid workout this a.m., and maybe go out for coffee and a sandwich as my breakfast. Not sure yet.

What's goin' on witchoo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:48 AM (56Qyq)

48 My cat is not happy. He gets "snipped" today so can't have his morning meal.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026

***
Fen, you probably know this, but the anesthetic techniques have improved vastly in recent years. When we had my boyhood cat Rusty snipped in '72, he had to stay overnight and came home the next day still groggy. In '83, Arizona had to stay overnight but came home fine and hungry. Since then a cat can go home the same day and be back on his regular routine very quickly. Ask your vet. Your kitten may be wolfing his dinner at the usual time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:52 AM (56Qyq)

49 Miklos hath return-ed!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:54 AM (56Qyq)

50 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:52 AM (56Qyq

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 05:56 AM (JrHfD)

51 Stirling just spent a few minutes on my lap. Not milk-treading; probably trying to soften me up to put breakfast down early. Sorry, cat, ain't gonna work.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 06:02 AM (56Qyq)

52 Morning, all. I am finishing breakfast and have caught up on my tickets. Things are looking up.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 06:10 AM (OPGS/)

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