PC shipments just fell for the first time in two years, thanks to the memory shortage - Engadget
Revenue is still rising for these companies, so at least someone's making out well here.
Worldwide PC shipments have fallen by nearly five percent to 68.2 million units, according to research conducted by the International Data Corporation (IDC.) This is the first decline in two years after nine straight quarters of growth. This all started in the tail-end of 2025, as you can see in the chart below. That's right around when global memory crunch went from an annoyance to a full-blown crisis.
Pragmata god beats the game in 77 minutes with some wild game-breaking tricks
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Published Jul 8, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
Pragmata's Games Done Quick debut did not disappoint
Pragmata god beats the game in less than 80 minutes
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Stephen King's iconic take on zombies is finally free to stream — and it's wonderfully weird
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Published Jul 8, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
It's that perfect blend of corny and scary
This free-to-stream zombie horror classic is creepy, cheesy, and totally worth revisiting
Image: Paramount/courtesy Everett CollectionWhen I was a kid, Tim Curry’s Pennywise the Clown scared the Hell out of me. With that cackling, gravelly voice, that bizarre, bulbous head, and the way he would just appear out of nowhere, Pennywise gave me nightmares at an age where I was definitely too young to watch. But when I revisited the movie decades later, I realized that, while Curry’s performance was still terrifying, the 1990 ABC TV movie that contained it was kind of terrible. The acting was often hokey and melodramatic while the non-Pennywise scares were all very lame — not boring, just corny.
Sabre-rattling to ‘tremendous love’: erratic Trump dominates final hours of Nato summit
An erratic and at times irascible Donald Trump has said he felt a “tremendous love” from western leaders at the Nato summit, only hours after lambasting them over their defence spending and not helping the US in attacking Iran.
Study shows why comfort at home is more than a temperature issue
Feeling hot at home may seem like a simple matter of temperature or whether the air conditioning is switched on. But a new study suggests that less visible factors—from closed windows and blocked airflow to household routines and the different ways family members experience heat—also play an important role.
Justin Bieber Will Perform at the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show
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The singer joins Madonna, Shakira, and BTS as co-headliners at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19
Justin Bieber has been added to the star-studded lineup of performers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final game, for its first-ever halftime show. It takes place at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19.
How climate change affects interactions between owls and their prey
A study published in Ecography has assessed how climate change may be destabilizing interactions between predators and prey in the wild—specifically, how owl–prey interactions have responded to environmental variability and resource availability over 24 years in the semi-arid ecosystem of Bosque Fray Jorge National Park in Chile.
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Passengers on the London Underground during the heatwave on 26 June Guy Bell / Alamy
The heatwave that hit Europe at the end of June was the hottest ever and came less than a month after another record-breaking heatwave in May. Now, another heatwave has started that is forecast to last even longer, bringing temperatures of up to 34°C (93°F) to the UK.
Netflix’s Mexican Drama ‘I’m Not Afraid’ Is a Gut-Wrenching Mystery and Exhilarating Coming-of-Age Tale: TV Review
Netflix’s latest Spanish-language mini-series, “I’m Not Afraid,” is a harrowing tale about the cruelties of poverty and the loss of childhood innocence. The first television adaptation of Niccolò Ammaniti’s 2003 novel “I’m Not Scared” is told from the perspective of a 10-year-old Miguel (Aldo Emiliano Navarro). The series depicts the anguish of an interrupted boyhood and the awakening of a child’s conscience as their safest spaces erode.
Why First Principles Thinking Gives Leaders An Edge In The AI Era
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I recently listened to an interview in which author Walter Isaacson discussed first principles thinking while reflecting on Elon Musk. If you are not familiar with the term, it is a problem-solving framework that breaks complex issues down to their most fundamental, indisputable truths instead of accepting existing assumptions. Instead of asking how to improve what already exists, first principles thinking asks whether the existing approach should exist at all. I was curious whether I had heard similar ideas during the thousands of interviews I conducted over the years as a nationally syndicated radio host. As I searched through those conversations, I found many successful individuals describing this same approach without ever giving it that name. As AI makes information easier than ever to access, I believe first principles thinking is becoming one of the most valuable skills leaders can develop because having the fastest answer is no longer enough if you never stop to ask whether you are solving the right problem.