Author: The Tech Guy

The mountains of the western United States are sporting thin winter coats in early 2026. Although most regions saw average or above-average precipitation in fall and early winter, warmer temperatures meant that much of it fell as rain. The result has been an unusually low snowpack for this time of year, constituting a snow drought. This image, acquired with the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite, provides a wide view of meager western snow cover on January 15. On that day, measurements derived from satellite observations showed that snow blanketed 142,700 square miles (369,700 square kilometers) of the west.…

If you’re a massive cinephile and you’re looking for an excuse to get a bigger TV, then this 4k TV deal might be it. That’s because the massive 98-inch TCL QM8K (2025 model) has just plummeted in price to $2997.97, making this the perfect buy for anyone keen to give their movie nights a big lift. And with payday week upon us, and the Superbowl just around the corner, now’s a great time to save 25% on this beast. Take over $1,000 off TCL’s huge 98 inch QM8K Mini‑LED QLED 4K TV A 98‑inch Mini‑LED TV with over $1,000 off…

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR Google has taken down what it believes to be the world’s largest residential proxy network. These networks allow bad actors to route their internet traffic through your phone, making it look like they’re browsing from your device instead of their own. Millions of Android devices have now been removed from this shady network. Google says it has shut down a massive, invisible network that quietly used everyday phones, computers, and smart devices as rented internet gateways.The company used a US federal court order to take down dozens of websites and backend systems belonging to a…

worst-people-alive-obsessed-smart-glasses There’s something about smart glasses that bring out the worst in people. It’s really no mystery, though: they’re powerful little surveillance devices that let wearers secretly record anyone they’re looking at, uniting tech bros and vapid influencers under the same, obnoxious umbrella. The popularity of wearables like Meta Ray-Bans are quickly reminding us why the slang term “glasshole” was already a thing over a decade ago, and is now becoming more relevant than ever. In a handy but blood-pressure-raising round-up of contemporary glasshole behavior from Mashable, jerks using the always-on devices are using them to film themselves doing moronic…

Clawdbot, the AI agent that took the tech world by surprise, became one of the fastest-climbing projects on GitHub because it promised something unusual. Instead of just chatting, Clawdbot can interact with your files, send messages, schedule calendar events, and automate tasks on your own computer, all without sending your data off to a big server. Its ability to act on behalf of users makes it feel like a personal AI helper. This contributed to its popularity and helped it spread rapidly among developers and curious users alike. The project was recently renamed from Clawdbot to Moltbot after Anthropic objected…

The fifth and final season of Netflix’s sci-fi adventure series Stranger Things wrapped up in December 2025, and at least online, there was a ton of blowback. We’re now well into the new year, and new controversies continue to arise. At this point, it’s starting to feel like fans are picking at a scab. It’s clear a lot of people were dissatisfied with the way Stranger Things ended, but the pile-on now seems to be the point. The many controversies of Stranger Things 5 From Conformity Gate to SNL The first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 came out…

I like buying used things all the time, and I’ve even bought a used receiver. While it worked out fine for me, I was made well aware of several issues when I plugged it in to get it going. It wasn’t anywhere as simple as plugging in a new receiver, reading the manual, and calling it a day. I had to do a lot of troubleshooting, download an app, and even make an additional purchase on Amazon before I got everything working. It was a lot of hassle, and although it worked out in the end, it certainly wouldn’t be…

, the Maia 200 packs 140+ billion transistors, 216 GB of HBM3E, and a massive 272 MB of on-chip SRAM to tackle the efficiency crisis in real-time inference. Hyperscalers prioritize inference efficiency and cost (40-50% reductions). By 2028, custom ASICs could capture 20-30% market from Nvidia’s ~90%, with total AI chip sales ~$975B in 2026. It has native FP8/FP4 tensor cores, a redesigned memory system with 216GB HBM3e at 7 TB/s and 272MB of on-chip SRAM, plus data movement engines that keep massive models fed, fast and highly utilized. This makes Maia 200 the most performant, first-party silicon from any…

Teleconverters are all the rage these days in China, with both Oppo and vivo offering them for their high-end imaging flagships. But what about Apple? Well, according to a new rumor from Weibo, the Cupertino company is now evaluating whether or not it should create such an accessory for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, due for release later this year. Of course, this means no decision has been made yet, but even the fact that Apple is thinking about this is notable. The company isn’t usually very fast to jump on trends like this, famously waiting many…

SoundCloud breach exposed ~30 million user emails and profile data in December 2025Attackers attempted extortion before publicly releasing stolen informationShinyHunters linked to breach, continuing Okta SSO-targeted campaignsWe now have confirmation exactly how many people were affected by the December 2025 breach at SoundCloud, as well as how users can check if they are affected.In mid-December 2025, SoundCloud confirmed suffering a cyberattack and losing sensitive data on about 20% of its user base – approximately 28 million people.The company did not share the exact number of affected users, but BleepingComputer picked up that Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) Added 29.8 million…