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Google TPU hardware beside the headline about Oracle Cloud adding Google TPUs

Oracle Cloud Adds Google TPUs and Rival AI Chips

Oracle would be the first major cloud outside Google to offer TPUs, with the eighth generation arriving on OCI during 2027.

The Cursor security notice beside the headline about the Claude Code extension backdoor

Claude Code Extension Backdoor Hits Cursor Users

Two versions of Anthropic's extension were modified to plant an SSH key and open a reverse tunnel. Cursor took its whole marketplace offline.

A SpaceX vehicle on the pad beside the headline about SpaceX GPU financing

SpaceX Closes $40bn Financing to Buy AI Chips

A rocket company has signed a binding commitment for about $40bn of GPU financing, and its AI unit is now bigger than Starlink and launch combined.

Microsoft data centre infrastructure beside the headline about the Microsoft bond sale

Microsoft Bond Sale Raises $25bn for AI Spending

Ten tranches, maturities out to 2066 and an order book 4.6 times the deal size. Microsoft has returned to the bond market after nine years.

AWS Trainium hardware beside the headline about Amazon selling Trainium chips

Amazon Will Sell Trainium Chips Outside AWS

Andy Jassy told the third-quarter earnings call that Amazon will start selling Trainium beyond AWS in late 2027, driven by customer demand.

An Intel silicon wafer and fab site beside the headline about the Intel stock plunge

Intel Stock Plunge: Worst Trading Day Since 1974

Intel closed down almost 29% at $65.76 after guiding fourth-quarter revenue more than a billion dollars below what analysts expected.

Google selfie for sign-in explained beside the real Add a selfie for sign-in prompt

Google Selfie for Sign-In: How It Works and Is It Safe

The prompt headed Add a selfie for sign-in asks to keep a video of your face on your Google Account. Here is what that video is used for, and how to remove it.

The Snapchat My Eyes Only create passcode screen

My Eyes Only Snapchat: Set It Up and Unlock It

Forgetting the passcode does not lock you out. It deletes everything behind it, and that is by design.

The Snapchat confirmation dialog for removing a friend

How to Delete Friends on Snapchat and What Changes

Removing a friend is quiet and quick. It also leaves them able to message you unless one other setting is changed.

The Snapchat App Appearance screen with the dark option selected

Snapchat Dark Mode: Turn It On for iPhone and Android

The setting is four taps away and almost nobody finds it, because it is filed under Shortcuts rather than anywhere you would look.

The Snapchat accounts portal reset password screen

Snapchat Account Recovery: Get Back In Fast

Five different problems all look like being locked out, and each has a different route back. Picking the wrong one wastes days.

The Snapchat Blocked list with the unblock confirmation showing

How to Unblock Someone on Snapchat Step by Step

Unblocking takes four taps. Getting the conversation back is a different matter, and Snapchat is careful not to promise it.

Two phones side by side showing the WhatsApp chat transfer QR screen

How to Transfer WhatsApp to New Phone Step by Step

Chat transfer moves more than a backup does, but it only works before the new phone is registered. Miss that window and the chats cannot be merged in later.

The WhatsApp restore prompt shown during setup on a new install

How to Recover Deleted WhatsApp Messages Safely

There is one backup file and tonight it overwrites last night. The first move is not recovery, it is stopping everything that would overwrite the evidence.

The WhatsApp delete my account screen with the phone number field

How to Delete WhatsApp Account Permanently

Uninstalling the app does nothing. Deleting the account is a four-tap job that cannot be undone, and it takes a channel with it if you are the only admin.