Trending
ThePoliticalJournal
Friday
7 August 2026

Big Tech

· 271 articles
Latest in Big Tech
Mods Reveal Hidden Thermal Issues Causing Performance Drops in NVIDIA RTX 50 GPUs
Big Tech

Mods Reveal Hidden Thermal Issues Causing Performance Drops in NVIDIA RTX 50 GPUs

Modders have restored access to NVIDIA’s GPU Hotspot temperature on RTX 50 series cards, exposing widespread thermal throttling caused by poor cooler contact masked by average temperature readings.

Elon Musk Cancels Last-Minute Interview as SpaceX Shares Slip Below IPO Price
Big Tech

Elon Musk Cancels Last-Minute Interview as SpaceX Shares Slip Below IPO Price

Elon Musk abruptly withdrew from a highly anticipated CNBC interview just before airtime, coinciding with a decline in SpaceX shares trading below their initial public offering price.

Meta Withdraws Instagram’s AI Image Generation Feature After Privacy Concerns
Big Tech

Meta Withdraws Instagram’s AI Image Generation Feature After Privacy Concerns

Meta has discontinued its AI image generation tool on Instagram following user backlash over privacy issues and unauthorized use of public content.

Elon Musk Cancels CNBC Interview Minutes Before Airing, Leaving Host Unprepared
Big Tech

Elon Musk Cancels CNBC Interview Minutes Before Airing, Leaving Host Unprepared

Elon Musk abruptly postponed a highly anticipated CNBC interview moments before it was scheduled, disrupting live coverage of SpaceX’s IPO and the launch of his latest AI model.

Elon Musk Directs Tesla Employees to Adopt Grok AI Despite Performance Shortcomings
Big Tech

Elon Musk Directs Tesla Employees to Adopt Grok AI Despite Performance Shortcomings

Tesla staff receive instructions to favor Grok, the AI model from Musk’s xAI, citing lower costs despite Grok’s acknowledged underperformance compared to competing models.

Apple Files Lawsuit Claiming OpenAI Illegally Extracted Trade Secrets in Talent Hunt
Big Tech

Apple Files Lawsuit Claiming OpenAI Illegally Extracted Trade Secrets in Talent Hunt

Apple has accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets during aggressive recruitment efforts, alleging the AI company pressured candidates to share confidential information.

Elon Musk Acknowledges Misjudgment on Anthropic’s AI Leadership and Reaffirms Ethical Competition
Big Tech

Elon Musk Acknowledges Misjudgment on Anthropic’s AI Leadership and Reaffirms Ethical Competition

Elon Musk admits he underestimated Anthropic’s AI capabilities, recognizing it as a current leader while promising fair competition despite his companies’ cooperation.

OpenAI Executive Fidji Simo Steps Down Amid Health Struggles Ahead of IPO
Big Tech

OpenAI Executive Fidji Simo Steps Down Amid Health Struggles Ahead of IPO

Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s second-in-command, resigns from her full-time role due to a worsening neuroimmune condition as the company prepares for its public offering.

Nvidia Reportedly Developing RTX 5090 SE Graphics Card to Fill Performance Gap
Big Tech

Nvidia Reportedly Developing RTX 5090 SE Graphics Card to Fill Performance Gap

Nvidia is said to be preparing the RTX 5090 SE, a new GPU positioned between the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090, with upgraded memory and enhanced performance.

Nvidia Preparing RTX 5090 SE GPU Positioned Between RTX 5080 and 5090 Models
Big Tech

Nvidia Preparing RTX 5090 SE GPU Positioned Between RTX 5080 and 5090 Models

Nvidia reportedly plans to launch the RTX 5090 SE, a new graphics card featuring 32GB GDDR7 memory and performance surpassing the RTX 5080 but priced above $1,500.

Apple Leads Edge AI Smartwatch Market, Capturing Nearly 90% of Shipments
Big Tech

Apple Leads Edge AI Smartwatch Market, Capturing Nearly 90% of Shipments

Apple dominated the first quarter of 2026 smartwatch shipments with nearly 90% share of Edge AI-capable devices as market adoption of on-device AI surged.

China Achieves First Successful Landing of Reusable Orbital Rocket Booster
Big Tech

China Achieves First Successful Landing of Reusable Orbital Rocket Booster

China’s Long March-10B rocket completed its inaugural booster landing using a unique net-based recovery, marking a significant step in reusable rocket technology.