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• Zotac's 11.46L PC Packs an RTX 5080 for $2,647, No RAM or OS

  Zotac's Magnus One Ultra squeezes a desktop RTX 5080 and 20-core Intel CPU into an 11.46-liter case. The $2,647 starting price is barebones—no RAM, storage, or OS.

• Microsoft's Maia 300 Bets on Memory, Not Muscle, to Cut AI Costs

  Microsoft will make its own Maia 300 chip the primary engine for AI inference at multi-gigawatt scale in 2027. The bet is on memory bandwidth, not raw compute.

• Texas Fixes Glitch That Delayed 600,000 Voter Registrations

  Texas says a software update broke its driver's license voter registration system, delaying nearly 600,000 applications. Counties just found another 15,000-record error.

• Sony Bravia 9 II Review: RGB Mini-LED Nearly Beats OLED

  Sony's RGB mini-LED flagship delivers OLED-level contrast and serious brightness, but the $3,599 price tag for 65 inches is the real story.

• Ads Alone Infected 45 Al Jazeera Devices With Spyware, Citizen Lab Finds

  Citizen Lab has documented the first known case of mercenary spyware delivered through ad impressions alone — no click required. At least 45 Al Jazeera devices were hit.

• RTX 5090 Vanishes From Nvidia's Store as AI Eats the GPU

  Nvidia's RTX 5090 is disappearing from its own store and retailer shelves, and a leaker says GB202 chips are going to AI cards. The RTX 5080 is now the flagship — and prices are…

• Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i: Same Power, $250 Less, One Inch Shy

  The Yoga Pro 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition keeps the Pro 9i's Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5060 but shrinks the screen to 15 inches and the price by about $250. Here's the trade-off.

• Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro: 4K HDR, but 15fps Video Holds It Back

  The Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro brings 4K HDR and phase-detection autofocus to the bird feeder camera, but 15fps video and a subscription-locked app hold it back.

• MapQuest Now Maps Flock Cameras With 120,000 Red Eyes

  MapQuest's new Surveillance Layer plots Flock and other license plate readers as red eyes on the map, and users are calling it a reason to switch from Google.

• UK Nuclear Sub Crews Train to Fight Drones With Fire Hoses

  Royal Navy submariners at HMNB Clyde are learning to swat drones out of the sky with firefighting hoses, a cheap last-resort defence for £4 billion nuclear submarines.

• Verizon's iPhone Duo Deal: Phone, Plan and Free Watch for $72

  Verizon is selling Apple's first foldable as an all-in-one package: iPhone Duo, unlimited data and a free iPad or Apple Watch 12 for $72.22 a month, no trade-in needed.

• Disney's Villains Land and Monstropolis: 2027 and Beyond

  Disney just mapped out its biggest park expansion in years: a villains-themed land at Magic Kingdom, a Monsters, Inc. coaster at Hollywood Studios and two new Avengers rides by…