Sam Altman "would say" that 2026 is not the year for the OpenAI IPO. Why is he "would saying" anything when he has Godlike intelligence at his fingertips?
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ServerVerify is a member of the LowEnd family of sites, and it's an awesome tool for researching hosting providers. We recently hit the 10,000 YABS mark. ServerVerify recently launched a Provider Comparison tool that is really cool. We just released a YouTube video that shows everything that's going on with the site, so check it out
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SolusVM is hiking prices by 29%. On absolute dollar terms, it's not that big, but the timing for providers is rather awkward.
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ReliableSite is expanding! If you're looking for powerful bare metal dedicated servers, this announcement is worth a look because now they're bringing service to both Querétaro, Mexico and Amsterdam in the Netherlands! We rarely see offers in Mexico, so this is really interesting. ReliableSite is known for their signature high-performance bare metal platform, unmetered bandwidth policy, and 24/7 in-house support to customers serving users across Europe and Latin America. Let's dive in!
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Remember GoPro? If you were into action sports in the early 2010s, you certainly did. Today they're a shell of the company they once were. And someone is buying that shell because...well, it's murky.
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Portable Mind is a USB-based AI you can run without Internet or big tech snooping on you. It's excellent for survival applications, or if you just want some privacy when you chat with. AI.
Read More about PortableMind: The Offline AI on a USB You Can Run on Your Laptop – Privacy, Survival Info, and More!
Today we're sharing a guest post from CloudLinux, a company which needs no introduction in our community. Their foundation OS gives web hosts the essential tools and solutions to deliver faster, more reliable, and secure websites. As a customer, I prefer providers who use CloudLinux because it's a more stable, more secure hosting experience. They also offer Immunify360, KernelCare, and other products which allow hosting providers to offer world-class solutions to their customers.
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Such a cool hack! You can take a photo and through the magic of dithering, make it into a black-and-white QR code.
Read More about Someone Made QR Codes Look Like Actual Pictures, and They Still Scan: Try This Free Tool!
Stripe was all set to buy PayPal, but then PayPal wanted more money. Now PayPal must deliver on all its boasting
Read More about Stripe Called PayPal’s Bluff. Now PayPal Has to Deliver
The State of Alabama's Attorney General has issued a subpoena to OpenAI, demanding the AI giant explain itself regarding the HuggingFace breach. Is this being done to protect Alabama's citizens? Of course not.
Read More about Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is Bashing the AI Industry to Help His Senate Bid
A couple weeks ago, I hit 500 points on HackerNews. Now I can downvote people whose views I don't like! I kid, I kid.
Read More about How I Made My Bones on Hacker News: The Road to 500 Points
The RackNerd growth story continues in 2026! They've officially secured the #3693 position on the 2026 Inc. 5000, marking the company’s third consecutive appearance on Inc.’s national ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies.
Read More about RackNerd Ranks #3693 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 – Now a 6x Inc. Honoree! Check Out Their Latest VPS Specials
The new MICROVM kernel for NetBSD 11 promises kernel boot in 10ms in 6-year-old hardware. Does it live up to the hype?
Read More about Booting the NetBSD 11 Kernel in 10ms?!? Can You Really Do That? Let’s Put That Project’s Brag to the Test!
I installed unattended-upgrades, but Debian wasn't upgrading. Let's get to the bottom of this puzzle.
Read More about Debian’s Unattended Upgrades is Not Enabled After You Install It – Why? Let’s Deep Dive That
We tested AI's ability to make jokes last year, and it failed abysmally. But a year is an eon in the fast-moving AI space. Is AI any better at making jokes now?
Read More about Stick to Code, Toaster: Has AI Gotten Any Better at Humor? Let’s Rerun Our “Tell Me a Joke” Test
The Voyager spacecraft accept radio signals from Earth and have zero onboard cryptographic authentication system. Why haven't they been hacked?
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Nearly a year ago, the newest site in the LowEnd family launched: ServerVerify! This site is the largest collection of YABS (Yet Another Benchmark Script) benchmarks on the planet, with over 10,000 user-submitted reports in its database. This project had been a dream of LowEnd owner Jon Biloh's for quite a while and it's been a huge success. Let's check in on how it's going and what the future holds.
Read More about 10,000 Benchmarks! The Future of ServerVerify: Interview with Jon BilohToday we're sharing a guest post from CloudLinux, a company which needs no introduction in our community. Their foundation OS gives web hosts the essential tools and solutions to deliver faster, more reliable, and secure websites. As a customer, I prefer providers who use CloudLinux because it's a more stable, more secure hosting experience. They also offer Immunify360, KernelCare, and other products which allow hosting providers to offer world-class solutions to their customers.
Read More about Why Managed VPS Plans Need a Security and Isolation Layer
Recently I've seen comments on Reddit from some from Guardian Angel AI promoting their product. It looks to be an excellent way for its owners to go bankrupt.
Read More about How to Get Sued Into Oblivion: Guardian Angel AI
Every week. Constantly. Still. People losing their data because they didn't back it up.
Read More about Please, for the Love of Your Data and Your Own Sanity, Keep Off-Site Backups!
A little over a year from now - on August 27, 2027 - we will experience a solar eclipse lasting over six minutes. Six minutes and 23.2 seconds to be precise. If you miss it, you'll have to wait until 2114 to see one as long.
Read More about Put This On Your Calendar: The Longest Total Solar Eclipse for the Next 87 Years (BTW, Eventually There Will Be No More Solar Eclipses!)
Congrats to Porkbun on reaching 4 million domains under management. Even more interesting is the growth of customers and how their whole strategy is succeeding.
Read More about Porkbun’s Strategy Is Working: 4 Million Domain Milestone Plus a 67% Surge in Its Customer Base
Godlike.host ran an offer back in June, and it ran into some problems. But they're ready to make it up to our community with a special offer.
Read More about To Err Is Human, To Come Back With An Exclusive Offer Is Godlike! 2GB VPS in LA/NJ/Amsterdam for $4/month – $2 first month with code LEB50
core-js is a popular - very popular - Javascript package which is the epitome of the XKCD "one man in Nebraska maintains a package that underpins the whole Internet" phenomenon. Its history is a somewhat amazing - and rather cautionary - tale about how pride of ownership can blind someone to nearly anything.
Read More about The Tragedy of core-js: an Opinionated Take on Why Denis Pushkarev Needs to Let It Go
CVE-2026-58048 "Database Privilege Escalation" is making the rounds. If you haven't seen it, be advised that your cPanel is probably vulnerable. It affects at least all supported versions.
Read More about So What’s Up With That New cPanel Database Vulnerability?
Recently, IBM's shares took a heart-stopping plunge of 25% in a single day. Their CEO is on a mission to distract investors from the company's disastrous performance. His technique: throwing big potential sales numbers around when talking about quantum computing. Should you believe the hype?
Read More about Quantum Computing: You Need to Parse That Trillion-Dollar IBM Statement Very Carefully
Remember the weird world of Pickup Artists from the mid-2000s? We have an update for you. One of their gurus has fallen prey to AI psychosis.
Read More about The Famous Pick-Up Artist Who Picked Up…a Bot?
Back in 2024, Leupold Aschenbrenner published Situational Awareness, which we here at LowEndBox termed "The Best Read of the Year". Two years later, he's bankrupt.
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