SK Hynix’s board approved 54.3 trillion won (about $38 billion) for two new memory fabs, with the first cleanroom openings not expected until December 2028 at M17 and June 2029 at the Y2 HBM/DRAM plant.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Meta’s US Patent and Trademark Office filing describes a facial-recognition system for its smart glasses that would use AI to identify people and generate media such as videos containing that information.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
CNET
Model:Cycles uses FM synthesis and Model:Samples plays samples (samples must be loaded over USB, and the unit can’t record samples)
Aug 15, 2026 ·
The Verge
Vanguard’s VTES charges 0.05% in expenses (vs. VanEck’s SMB at 0.07%), while VanEck’s SMB shows a slightly higher trailing-12-month yield of about 2.8% (vs. VTES at about 2.7%).
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Smuggler’s Run’s May update required upgrading every one of its 224 graphics cards to new Nvidia Blackwell cards and updating the game to Unreal Engine 5, enabling new ride-mission/world choices.
Aug 15, 2026 ·CNET
Request Xbox digital game refunds through Xbox Support’s “Request a refund for digital games” page, and if approved you lose access to the refunded item once processing starts.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
Engadget
FedEx will permanently close five U.S. facilities in Missouri and California as part of its Network 2.0 overhaul, affecting 316 workers, with an additional review finding at least 762 workers affected across 16 FedEx locations or workforce actions in seven states so far in 2026.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Nvidia’s free cash flow rose from $3.8B in fiscal 2023 to $27.02B in fiscal 2024 (+609.6%), $60.85B in fiscal 2025 (+125.2%), and $96.67B in fiscal 2026 (+58.8%), and the company is using that cash to fund additional AI infrastructure bets.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Analog television transmits video and audio signals over Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) channels, with channels carried by analog signals that are received via antennas (over-the-air) or analog cables (like coax).
Aug 15, 2026 ·Engadget
“Switched on Pop” cohosts Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding said the podcast is moving to video on Netflix after 12 years and nearly 500 episodes, with guests including Aaron Dessner, Trevor Horn, and Cypress Hill.
Aug 15, 2026 ·The Verge
Lucasfilm released a first trailer for Star Wars: Ahsoka season 2 ahead of its January 20, 2027 debut, showing Grand Admiral Thrawn threatening to return the galaxy to large-scale war after the Empire’s fall.
Aug 15, 2026 ·The Verge
Nvidia’s Spectrum-X Photonics CPO Ethernet switch is in full mass production for 200G-per-lane volume shipping and cuts optical loss from ~22 decibels to ~4 while delivering 5x lower network power and 64x better signal integrity.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The USB trident symbol used by the USB Implementers Forum typically indicates USB 2.0 when shown alone, and for newer revisions it appears with “SS” plus the speed (5Gbps for USB 3.0/“SuperSpeed,” 10Gbps for USB 3.1/“SuperSpeed+,” and 20Gbps for USB 3.2), while USB4 logos pair the trident with “20” or “40” (and add a half-circle), and USB4 2.0 is labeled up to 80Gbps.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Engadget
Disney’s D23 2026 set release dates for Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday (trailer), Disney+’s VisionQuest (October 14), and Star Wars: Ahsoka season 2 (debuting January 20, 2027) plus Star Wars: Starfighter (May 28, 2027).
Aug 15, 2026 ·The Verge
OhSnap’s $50 Snap Grip Stand is a thin (3.7mm) magnetic grip/vertical stand that lets you pull it down to prop the phone up in normal portrait orientation without removing or rotating the accessory, and it can stick to magnet-ring phones as well as flat metal surfaces like fridges and gym equipment.
Aug 15, 2026 ·The Verge
Marvel revealed the cast for its upcoming untitled X-Men film—set for a May 5, 2028 theatrical release—including Inde Navarrette as Rogue and Adam Driver as Mister Sinister.
Aug 15, 2026 ·The Verge
Omdia estimates global semiconductor revenue could rise 94% in 2026, with computing and data storage chips generating just under $1 trillion and high-performance/AI computing chips reaching a $2 trillion market by 2030 (per AMD).
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A failed 12-volt auxiliary battery can prevent a hybrid from entering its READY state even if the high-voltage traction pack is fine, while a faulty traction pack can trigger warnings, cut electric assistance, limit acceleration, and in some cases stop the hybrid from restarting.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Engadget
The FT Nasdaq Aba Community Bank Fund (QABA), which holds stocks of more than 150 community banks, has a setup suggesting bank-consolidation merger momentum may be ending as margin pressure, weak loan demand, and commercial real estate (CRE) maturity exposure weigh on net interest margin (NIM).
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
USB-C is the connector, while USB4 is the newer USB standard; USB4 cables use USB-C but older USB-C ports won’t support USB4’s higher speeds, so using a USB4 device on a USB 3.2 port can cap bandwidth at USB 3.2’s 10 or 20 Gbps (depending on generation) instead of USB4’s 40 Gbps (first-gen).
Aug 15, 2026 ·Engadget
