The memory shortage that is spiking RAM prices is now expanding to the broader PC market, driving price hikes for GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and hard drives (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0
Raiders rumor gives new life to Jim Schwartz joining Las Vegas despite DC hire https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/raiders-rumor-new-life-jim-schwartz-joining-las-vegas-…
Seahawks DB Nick Emmanwori: 'I'm just scratching the surface' of my ability https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-db-nick-emmanwori-i-m-just-scratching-the-surface-of-my-ability
Windows: MIDI 2.0 ist angekommen
Die Februar-Updates für Windows 11 haben die Unterstützung von MIDI 2.0 an Bord. Die Aktivierung erfolgt schrittweise.
https://www.heise.de/news/Windows-MIDI-2-0
Honda plans to halt production in Japan and China from December 29 to January 6, showing the ongoing fallout of the global chip shortage and Nexperia takeover (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-18/chip-s…
Chinese media: phone makers Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and Transsion trimmed their 2026 shipment targets, with Oppo cutting up to 20%, due to the memory chip shortage (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
The largest oil refinery in southern Russia is ON FIRE #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/17/the-largest-oil-refinery-in.html
Chinese smartphone shipments fell 1.6% YoY in Q4 2025 and 0.6% YoY for 2025 due to weak demand, rising prices, and memory shortages; iPhone shipments rose 28% (Counterpoint Research)
https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/China-Smartphone-Shipments-Q4-20…