ASUS says its first RTX Spark allocation is already fully pre-ordered by channel partners

VideoCardz | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:37 p.m. | Original

ASUS says RTX Spark demand exceeded expectations ahead of Q4 launch

ASUS says demand from channel partners for its upcoming NVIDIA RTX Spark systems has exceeded its expectations. During the company’s Q2 2026 investor conference, ASUS confirmed that the quantities originally planned for launch have already been allocated. The company is now placing additional orders ahead of the platform’s release.

“The market response has far exceeded our expectations. Essentially, the initial quantities we planned have already been fully pre-ordered by our channel

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I got so freaked out by the fact that Gordon Freeman is canonically 27 that I decided to find out how old all the other classic FPS protagonists are, and it didn't make me feel better

PC Gamer | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:32 p.m. | Original
Time, Dr Freeman?

I'm running a 284-billion-parameter model across two machines, and it finally matches the cloud

XDA developers | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:30 p.m. | Original
DeepSeek V4 Flash is a great model, and these machines make it possible to run locally.

Tropical storm Lala closes in, hitting Hawaii's Big Island with rain, wind

CBC News | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:28 p.m. | Original

Tropical storm Lala was already whipping and soaking Hawaii's Big Island early Saturday, with forecasts saying it could strengthen into a hurricane or, at the least, bring hurricane-force winds as it approaches land.

You don't need an NVR for your home security system, you just need Frigate

XDA developers | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:15 p.m. | Original
Frigate unlocks the power of AI-driven detections, smart home integration and gives you the flexibility you want from an NVR solution.

WordPress漏洞XSS2Shell可讓駭客執行PHP程式碼，逾萬網站遭自動化鎖定

ITHome | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:09 p.m. | Original

WordPress發布7.0.3安全更新 ，修補核心程式登入頁面的高風險跨站指令碼漏洞 CVE-2026-64638 。攻擊者不必先取得WordPress帳號即可觸發漏洞，若再誘使已登入的管理員開啟並操作惡意頁面，便可能利用管理員權限一路將攻

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At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia earthquake of magnitude 7.7

Nikkei Asia | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:08 p.m. | Original

Japan Inc. boosts short-term corporate debt holdings amid inflation

Nikkei Asia | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:08 p.m. | Original

Sony hunts for next Hello Kitty in character IP push

Nikkei Asia | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:08 p.m. | Original

Apple has a huge product roadmap for the smart home: Here’s what’s coming

9to5mac | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:08 p.m. | Original

Apple’s home products (primarily HomePod mini and Apple TV) have been the talk of the town for the past couple of years . The reasoning is quite simple: the current iterations are 4-6 years old.

Siri has been the holdup for new hardware releases, supposedly – but now that Siri AI is finally here, we should be seeing Apple finally start releasing some new Home products very soon. Here’s what’s in the pipeline.