{"id":2092,"date":"2026-02-25T08:11:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/technology\/?p=2092"},"modified":"2026-02-25T08:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:11:20","slug":"this-pile-of-gpus-is-still-on-fire-tech-news-feb-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/technology\/?p=2092","title":{"rendered":"This pile of GPUs is still on fire &#8211; Tech News Feb 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mE0bdgvBf7s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This pile of GPUs is still on fire &#8211; Tech News Feb 22<br \/>\n\u25b7 MY STORE &#8211; shirts, pint glasses &amp; hoodies: http:\/\/paulshardware.net<\/p>\n<p>\u25ba TIMESTAMPS<br \/>\n0:00 Welcome to Paul\u2019s Tech News &#8211; February 22, 2026<br \/>\n2:01 Hardware Shortage Spreads, More Products Impacted; Glint of hope for RAM<br \/>\n5:50 Zen 6 CPU core configs leak, but launch may be delayed to 2027<br \/>\n7:55 Intel Confirms Continued GPU development with &#8220;Xe Next&#8221;<br \/>\nTECH BRIEFS<br \/>\n9:31 GPU Olympics &#8211; high-wattage vbios leaks and shattered 5090<br \/>\n10:52 Discord&#8217;s age verification rollout has ties to Palantir<br \/>\n11:55 Microsoft AI Exec Asha Sharma Named New Xbox Boss<\/p>\n<p>\u25ba LINKS<br \/>\nHardware Shortage Spreads, More Products Impacted; Glint of hope for RAM<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/880812\/ramageddon-ram-shortage-memory-crisis-price-2026-phones-laptops<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/networking\/routers\/isp-provided-routers-gateways-and-set-top-boxes-face-price-increases-due-to-7x-uplift-in-memory-costs-home-fiber-rollouts-may-slow-and-installations-could-become-more-expensive<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/wccftech.com\/western-digital-has-no-more-hdd-capacity-left-out\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/valve-breaks-its-silence-on-steam-deck-oled-scarcity-and-yes-its-because-of-the-ram-and-storage-crisis\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/steamdeck<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/memory\/many-consumer-electronics-manufacturers-will-go-bankrupt-or-exit-product-lines-by-the-end-of-2026-due-to-the-ai-memory-crisis-phison-ceo-reportedly-says\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/tech-industry\/new-report-shows-ram-prices-are-continuing-to-fall-in-germany-u-s-trends-less-certain-ssds-and-hdds-are-more-expensive-than-ever<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.computerbase.de\/news\/storage\/speicherpreise-im-check-ram-ist-wieder-etwas-guenstiger-ssds-und-hdds-legen-weiter-zu.96170\/<br \/>\nZen 6 CPU core configs leak, but launch may be delayed to 2027<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/wccftech.com\/amd-zen-6-ryzen-olympic-ridge-desktop-cpus-24-20-16-12-10-8-6-core-configs\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/videocardz.com\/newz\/amd-zen-6-olympic-ridge-ryzen-desktop-cpus-may-come-in-in-6-8-10-12-16-20-and-24-core-configs<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/videocardz.com\/newz\/amd-zen-6-desktop-ryzen-olympic-ridge-reportedly-set-to-launch-in-2027<br \/>\nIntel Confirms Continued GPU development with &#8220;Xe Next&#8221;<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.techpowerup.com\/346419\/intel-confirms-data-center-gpu-ip-after-xe3p-with-xe-next<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/graphics-cards\/intel-is-still-committed-to-evolving-its-xe-graphics-architecture-though-its-only-talking-about-ai-data-centers-right-now\/<br \/>\nTECH BRIEFS<br \/>\nGPU Olympics &#8211; high-wattage vbios leaks and shattered 5090<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/pc-components\/gpus\/usd5-000-rtx-5090-lightning-z-gets-killed-in-extreme-overclocking-attempt-cracking-the-gpu-msis-2-500-watt-xoc-bios-pushed-too-high-a-voltage-to-the-core<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/wccftech.com\/after-800w-and-1000w-bios-files-msi-rtx-5090-lightning-z-2500w-xoc-bios-leaked\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/videocardz.com\/newz\/another-rtx-5090-2000w-xoc-bios-leaks-out-nvidia-extreme-oc-scene-is-slowly-waking-up<br \/>\nDiscord&#8217;s age verification rollout has ties to Palantir<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/good-news-uk-discord-users-were-part-of-a-peter-thiel-linked-data-collection-experiment<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/platforms\/oh-good-discords-age-verification-rollout-has-ties-to-palantir-co-founder-and-panopticon-architect-peter-thiel\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/security\/security-researchers-claim-persona-the-provider-behind-discords-uk-age-verification-experiment-performs-269-individual-verification-checks-on-user-data-including-those-for-terrorism-and-espionage\/<br \/>\nMicrosoft AI Exec Asha Sharma Named New Xbox Boss<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/phil-spencer-retiring-sarah-bond-out-matt-booty-promoted-as-microsoft-ai-exec-asha-sharma-named-new-xbox-boss-exclusive<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/20\/asha-sharma-named-evp-and-ceo-microsoft-gaming\/ <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MFIZsjVxgR\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/01\/05\/microsofts-nadella-wants-us-to-stop-thinking-of-ai-as-slop\/\">Microsoft&#8217;s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as &#8216;slop&#8217;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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