W11 no-shutdown bug, RAM Crisis effects, Google appeals 2020 ruling + more!

Duration: 07:36

Timestamps:

0:00 Windows; a trick of Mephistopheles

0:07 Windows 11 bug prevents Shut Down

1:23 Data centers get 70% of RAM in 2026

2:38 Google appeals old monopoly ruling

3:56 QUICK BITS INTRO

4:07 Spotify price hike

4:44 Musk plans to beat Intel, AMD

5:27 xAI datacenter's sketchy power

6:05 Healing spray!

6:43 TikTok microdrama app

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

NO REST FOR THE WINDOWS

Windows security update patch made it impossible to turn computers off - https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/19/windows_11_shutdown_bug/

Original Source: Emergency Fix: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-17-2026-kb5077797-os-build-22631-6494-out-of-band-3fb07d6a-0e35-4510-8518-4e333ed78edc

Another Register Article About it: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/patch_tuesday_secure_launch_bug_no_shutdown/

Another Register Article about the initial security Vulnerability: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/patch_tuesday_january_2026/

https://www.howtogeek.com/the-latest-windows-11-update-is-causing-pcs-to-refuse-to-shut-down/

https://www.engadget.com/computing/microsoft-issues-emergency-fix-afer-a-security-update-left-some-windows-11-devices-unable-to-shut-down-192216734.html

Original Source: Emergency Fix Update on Miscrosoft: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows-message-center#3763

Original Source: Microsoft known issues page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-server-2025#3760msgdesc

Lingering issues documented here: https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/01/17/windows-11-kb5074109-issues-black-screen-freezes-outlook-pop-breaks-azure-virtual-desktop-localizedresourcename-desktop-ini/

Microsoft: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-23h2#devices-with-secure-launch-might-fail-to-shut-down-or-hibernate

PRICED TO HELL

RAM shortage sticking around even longer?! Data centers will consume 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026 - supply shortfall will cause the chip shortage to spread to other segments

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/data-centers-will-consume-70-percent-of-memory-chips-made-in-2026-supply-shortfall-will-cause-the-chip-shortage-to-spread-to-other-segments

Original reporting: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/memory-ram-shortage-2026-f55324b0

Spraying kerosene over the DRAM inferno, US commerce secretary suggests memory chip makers could face 100% tariffs unless they commit to increased US production

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/spraying-kerosene-over-the-dram-inferno-us-commerce-secretary-suggests-memory-chip-makers-could-face-100-percent-tariffs-unless-they-commit-to-increased-us-production/

Original reporting: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-17/lutnick-warns-some-korean-taiwanese-firms-may-face-100-chip-tariffs

Quote:

https://archive.md/uya1b#selection-1651.0-1651.238:~:text=%E2%80%9CEveryone%20who%20wants%20to%20build%20memory%20has%20two%20choices%3A%20They%20can%20pay%20a%20100%25%20tariff%2C%20or%20they%20can%20build%20in%20America%2C%E2%80%9D%20Lutnick%20said%20Friday%20in%20response%20to%20a%20reporter%E2%80%99s%20question%2C%20without%20naming%20any%20particular%20companies.%20%E2%80%9CThat%E2%80%99s%20industrial%20policy.%E2%80%9D

Ram shortage chaos expands to gpus high capacity ssds and even hard drives

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/ram-shortage-chaos-expands-to-gpus-high-capacity-ssds-and-even-hard-drives/

LTT video referenced at end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZZf6LM3wAU

OBJECTION!

Google appeals 2020 Search monopoly ruling

BBC article about the challenge: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn0ek5rdpo

https://www.theverge.com/news/863710/google-search-antitrust-monopoly-appeal

Original Source: Google explaining the appeal: https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/public-policy/why-were-appealing-the-doj-search-distribution-case/

Initial Lawsuit: https://archive.md/5edmP

Original Source: filing: https://www.scribd.com/document/480859180/US-v-Google-complaint

WSJ Article About the initial suit: https://archive.md/dbNuD

2024 Ruling: https://archive.md/FOOBq

Original Source: Ruling https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25032745-045110819896/

Google got to keep chrome: https://archive.md/iVHF8

Article about the final remedies: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/judge-finalize-remedies-in-google-antitrust-case.html

QUICKBITS

RAISE THE JOLLY ROGER

Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/spotify-to-raise-subscription-prices-by-up-to-2-in-february/

https://mashable.com/article/spotify-price-increase-2026

From Spotify: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-01-15/premium-pricing-update/

Judge orders Anna’s Archive to take down music - https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-court-order-against-annas-archive-spells-more-trouble-for-the-site/

The court order: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ohsd.287709/gov.uscourts.ohsd.287709.58.0.pdf

CHIPS AHOY

Elon Musk reveals roadmap with nine-month cadence for new AI processor releases, beating Nvidia and AMD's yearly cadence — Musk plans to have the highest-volume chips in the world

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-reveals-roadmap-with-nine-month-cadence-for-new-ai-processor-releases-beating-nvidia-and-amds-yearly-cadence-musk-plans-to-have-the-highest-volume-chips-in-the-world

Original Source: Twitter Post: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2012492295812124978

Alternate Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musk-says-tesla-is-aiming-for-a-nine-month-chip-design-cadence-will-resurrect-its-dojo-chip-project/

Alternate Source https://globalchinaev.com/post/tesla-almost-done-with-ai5-chip-design-with-10x-the-computing-power-of-hw4

Elon musk claims tesla will restart work on dojo supercomputer: https://www.engadget.com/ai/musk-claims-tesla-will-restart-work-on-its-dojo-supercomputer-173127863.html?src=rss

Alternate Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/tesla-stock-price-musk-ai-supercomputer-8102307a

FULL OF HOT AIR

EPA rules that xAI’s natural gas generators were illegally used - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/15/elon-musk-xai-datacenter-memphis

Alternate Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/epa-rules-that-xais-natural-gas-generators-were-illegally-used/

Alternate source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/musks-xai-faces-tougher-road-expanding-memphis-area-after-epa-update.html

Alternate Source: https://www.pcmag.com/news/xais-data-center-may-have-acted-illegally-as-epa-clarifies-turbine-loophole?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=B

Original Source: Ruling of non exemption of the turbines: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/stationary-gas-and-combustion-turbines-new-source-performance

Gas turbines initially discovered: https://www.selc.org/press-release/new-images-reveal-elon-musks-xai-datacenter-has-nearly-doubled-its-number-of-polluting-unpermitted-gas-turbines/

A SPRAY A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

Scientists create a spray-on powder that seals life-threatening wounds in seconds

https://www.techspot.com/news/110950-scientists-create-spray-powder-seals-life-threatening-wounds.html

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/scientists-create-sci-fi-like-spray-that-heals-wounds-in-seconds-3304361/

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-spray-on-powder-that-instantly-seals-life-threatening-wounds/

I PINE, I PERISH

Tiktok drama app is unsurprisingly cringe - https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/tiktoks-latest-spinoff-app-feels-a-lot-like-quibi-but-with-shorter-and-cornier-content-185702010.html?src=rss

Google Play Store listing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.android.ttmd.video&hl=en_CA