Jess Weatherbed
Gaze upon this party-sized PC speaker.
This project from Florida-based artist Gwak needs to make that horrid beep/buzzing noise when the phone rings for authenticity, but the yellowing and half-peeled sticker is -chef’s kiss-.
Tech Archive
Archives for February 2026
Dominic Preston
The hottest new trend in tech.
First came Jmail, then Jikipedia. The Epstein files have yielded a lot so far, but I didn’t expect a whole new tech ecosystem to be among them.
alectrem:
at this rate they’re going to make a whole platform of web services and IPO before all the files are even released
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Dominic Preston
Thomas Ricker
Actually, few TikTok USA users defected.
A new Sensor Tower report suggests the USDS takeover managed to retain most of its users despite a bumpy start and concerns with the new owners:
The average number of TikTok’s daily active users in the US remains around 95% of its usership compared to the week of Jan. 19-25.
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
NPR’s David Greene is suing Google over its AI podcast voice.
The former host of Morning Edition and current host of Left, Right & Center claims that Google illegally replicated his voice for its male podcast host in NotebookLM. Google denies this, but Greene (and many of his friends and colleagues) say the resemblance is “uncanny.” As the Washington Post reports:
To Greene, the resemblance of the AI voice to his own is uncanny — and the harm is deeper and more personal than just a missed chance to capitalize on his most recognizable asset.
“My voice is, like, the most important part of who I am,” Greene said.
Terrence O'Brien
The Linux kernel is gaining support for Rock Band 4 guitars for some reason.
Linux gaming is getting better every day, but I’m not sure that anyone had this on their 2026 bingo card. Support for guitar controllers is being baked directly into the Linux 7.0 kernel, including some licensed models, such as the PDP RiffMaster and CRKD Gibson SG.
Terrence O'Brien
Western Digital says it’s “pretty much soldout” for 2026.
Enterprise customers, especially AI data centers, have already gobbled up the company’s capacity for 2026. At this point, consumer sales account for just 5 percent of the company’s revenue, so it’s no surprise WD is prioritizing high-capacity drives for data centers. What’s more, theyre also driving up prices. Tan told investors:
We’ve pretty much sold out for calendar year 26. We have firm POs with our top seven customers. And we’ve also established LTAs with two of them for calendar year 27 and one of them for calendar year 28.
Terrence O'Brien
Some users are reporting problems with Gemini.
What’s causing the issues or how widespread they are is unclear. We’ve been unable to reproduce the issue here, but DownDetector has seen a spike in reports over the past few hours. Users report that Gemini displays error messages or hangs after a prompt. We’ve reached out to Google for comment.
Image: DownDetector
On a frigid February evening, I went on four dates with AI companions at a pop-up dating café.
Victoria Song