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Tech News Roundup: Google's TPUs Land in Meta's Data Centers, Barclays Cuts 5,000 Jobs for AI, DeepSeek's $15B Raise & More (Oct 22, 2026)

Google TPU hardware (image via Tom's Hardware) Thursday's tech news starts inside Meta's data centers, where Google's TPUs are now serving AI in production, a real crack in Nvidia's software lock. Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs and crediting AI for part of it, DeepSeek is reportedly raising about $15 billion, a New Mexico court set a $25 billion penalty for Meta, and Jensen Huang says there's no memory glut coming. We've also got updates on iPhone Duo demand, PHP2Shell attacks that started before the patches, and Microsoft's findings on the ConnectWise breach. Plus: Railway and Quest Diagnostics breaches, a critical GitLab fix, App Store review delays, Walmart welcoming AI shopping agents, Hugging Face's DNA chatbot, and TSMC's search for rare-earth-free gear. Here's the Lanbrew tech roundup for October 22, 2026 . Google's TPUs are now running AI in Meta's data centers Meta, the company behind the PyTorch AI framework, is now ser...
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Gaming News Roundup: Capcom's 11.7M-Account Data Breach, Switch 2's First Jailbreak, GTA 6's Cluckin' Bell & More (Oct 22, 2026)

GTA 6's Vice City branding and Burger Shot in Miami (image via VGC) It's a busy Thursday. Capcom says a hacker got into more than 11 million Capcom ID accounts, so watch your inbox for phishing. GTA 6's real-world Miami takeover now includes a Cluckin' Bell, and the Switch 2 has been jailbroken for the first time. Also today: Marvel's Wolverine topped September's US sales while NBA 2K27 became 2026's best-seller so far, EA's layoffs turn out to reach well beyond BioWare, Stranger Than Heaven previews are glowing, Gears of War: E-Day's budget reportedly topped $500 million, Phantom Blade Zero is getting a disc after all, and Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer is live without an open matchmaking playlist. Plus: Final Fantasy 14 players saving each other's gardens during the PHP outage, Playasia going dark, Sony's new Pulse headset, Sony quitting standalone 4K Blu-ray players, and the Disgaea creator's plan for 66 more games. Here's the Lanb...

Tech News Roundup: Anthropic's $80B Loss, OpenAI Lands on Google Cloud, eBay Cuts 9% of Staff & More (Oct 21, 2026)

Anthropic (image via Reuters / BNN Bloomberg) Wednesday's tech news starts with a peek at Anthropic's books: its draft IPO filing shows an $80.7 billion first-half loss, though most of that is a paper charge tied to convertible bonds. Elsewhere in AI, OpenAI is bringing its models to Google Cloud, eBay is cutting about 9% of its staff, Nvidia unveiled AI data centers that ship on a truck, Super Micro blew past its own sales forecast, Samsung and SK Hynix are upgrading their China memory plants, and ChatGPT ads are expanding to 26 more countries. Plus: a nationwide Orange mobile outage in France, a deadly accident at TSMC's 2nm fab site, Microsoft trimming Copilot from File Explorer, AMD and Intel teaming up on PyTorch, Meta's army of spare GPUs, a SafePay ransomware warning, Zeabur shutting down after a second breach, and JustWatch launching its own streaming service. Here's the Lanbrew tech roundup for October 21, 2026 . Anthropic's IPO filing shows an $80....

Gaming News Roundup: GTA 6's PS5 Jailbreak Race, Xbox's Reported $150B Valuation, Dawn of War 4 Hands-On & More (Oct 21, 2026)

Grand Theft Auto VI (image via IGN / Rockstar Games) GTA 6 is four weeks out, and the race between PS5 hackers and Sony is heating up as the launch gets closer. Today's lead: Sony has pushed a new PS5 firmware update while the homebrew scene shows off another jailbreak. Also on Wednesday: GTA 6's beer brands may be headed for real-world shelves, private equity firms reportedly valued Xbox at up to $150 billion, Modern Warfare 4's DMZ is live in early access, and the first Dawn of War 4 hands-on impressions are in. Plus: Resident Evil Requiem's surprising disc sales, Beyond Good and Evil 2's never-ending pre-production, Nvidia's stutter-cutting driver, Magic: The Gathering's record quarter, Valor Mortis turning a profit, Remedy's Alan Wake easter egg, Hellraiser: Revival's goal to get banned, Kojima on the "walking simulator" label, Deadlock's last voted hero, and hope for an Onimusha 3 remaster. Here's the Lanbrew gaming roundup f...