As you've probably read by now, Microsoft is offering an "early buyout" option to about 27% of its workforce, or 60,000 people. Is this due to AI? Well, sort of...
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Apparently, the AI gold rush has created another booming industry: stealing the hardware. According to a new report from HostingJournalist, more than $150 million in AI equipment has been stolen in 2026, often before the hardware ever reaches its intended data center. The figures come from supply chain risk management company Overhaul, which says thefts involving data center equipment, computer chips, and related components have increased 34% since 2024.
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Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind Claude, is preparing for what could be one of the largest IPOs in history, with a potential valuation approaching $2 trillion. Two trillion! With a T! Should you jump in on this?
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I'm an author and my works have apparently been used to train large language models. How should I feel about this?
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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!
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.
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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.
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Let's look at why AI adoption has been very slow in several different Fortune 500 companies. The main reason is that it adds cost rather than reduces it, which is the opposite of what's supposed to happen.
Read More about The Economics of AI and Why Cost-Conscious Companies Hate It
Since the 80s, like clockwork, there's a new big trend in IT every decade. What will the trend of the 2030s be?
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I was chatting yesterday with an acquaintance and mentioned that I work on a popular hosting blog. He asked: "do you really write anymore? Or is all just feeding prompts to AI?" It's a fair question.
Read More about Is LowEndBox Written by AI? No!
Like you, I saw a news article last week about Oracle something something Wisconsin something something billions of dollars and moved on to the next headline. OK, so a regulator is mad at Oracle because the locals are mad about datacenters jacking up their electricity rates. Yet another story in a long line of such stories, and eventually either the people (long shot) or the lobbyists (where I'd put my money) will win. But this story is much more significant.
Read More about Why Oracle’s Trouble in Wisconsin Is a Big Deal
AI VPS demand is growing fast. Learn how hosting providers can attract AI workloads with pre-configured VPS environments and faster deployment.
Read More about AI VPS Demand Is Rising – Are Hosting Providers Ready?
Last week I had a routine doctor's visit. Routine...but there was something new in the stack of paperwork I was handed.
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So about those company names and CEO last names...
Read More about LowEndLOLs: Things That Make You Go Hmmm…
Don't believe me? Just look at the Microsoft Copilot terms of use.
Read More about Not April Fools: Microsoft Says Copilot is for “Entertainment Purposes Only”
We're in the middle of a series on LowEndBoxTV on the exploding world of AI companions. This market is huge and millions of people are using these applications and services. We're going to give you a comprehensive overview, a deep dive into the tech, some problems and issues, the major options, and finally a DIY tutorial using SillyTavern. Enjoy!
Read More about LowEndBoxTV: AI Companions Part 2: How it Works (System Prompts, Character Cards, Context Windows, and More!)
We're starting a new series on LowEndBoxTV on the exploding world of AI companions. This market is huge and millions of people are using these applications and services. We're going to give you a comprehensive overview, a deep dive into the tech, some problems and issues, the major options, and finally a DIY tutorial using SillyTavern. Enjoy!
Read More about LowEndBoxTV: AI Companions, Part 1: An Introduction to the Massive World of AI Companionship and Romance
The developer of a very widely used Python package rejected an AI-authored pull request. The AI agent responded by going into hostile mode and publishing a hit piece about the developer. Welcome to the future.
Read More about “An Extremely Interesting Early Morning”: An AI Agent Wrote a Hit Piece Targeting a Developer After Its PR Was Rejected
Recently, Tailwinds - makers of the popular CSS framework - announced they were laying off 75% of their engineering staff. In absolute numbers, that's only three people, but for a company that had 8...
Read More about How AI Intermediation Will Wreak Havoc. It Already Is. Here Are Some Examples.
On the spectrum between speculation to prediction to guarantee, these are definitely towards the left end. The hosting industry has a special talent for making fools of us all (usually right after you prepay for three years). Here are five bets for what 2026 will look like.
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We're in an AI bubble, right? I can't go to my YouTube app without seeing someone selling that message. What about the tech itself?
Read More about When It Comes to AI, Are You a Maximalist, a Skeptic, or a Gartner Analyst?
As you all know, as soon as AI gets a single tick past human intelligence, it's going to take over the world and exterminate homo sapiens. At least, that's what a lot of people assume. Will that happen? Your guess is as good as Sam Altman's. Meanwhile, we have two confirmed victims of AI, both of which are household names in the IT community.
Read More about The AI Killing Spree Has Begun. The First Victims: Crucial and MinIO
Have you heard any good web hosting jokes? I haven't. I tried to find some.
Read More about The Search for a Good Web Hosting Joke: Why AI Humor is Like a Human Toddler’s, and the One Savagely Funny Joke ChatGPT Told Me That Will Get It Sued
Large Language Models (LLMs) have exploded in popularity, and typically they run in massive datacenters operated by tech giants. But here on LowEndBox, we're all about democratizing computing. Is it possible to run your own AI on a cheap VPS? Yes! We'll show you how.
Read More about Run Your Own AI LLM Model on a LowEnd VPS for Only $2.49 a Month! Part One: Ollama and the Model
Anubis is software that "weighs the soul of incoming HTTP requests". That is a clever, poetic description for this software, which has an interesting pedigree and a noble mission.
Read More about Weigh the Soul of Incoming HTTP Requests with Anubis and Defeat AI Scrapers!
Just.Hosting contacted us to feature the announcement of their new AI assistant. We run it through its paces to find its strengths and weaknesses.
Read More about Just.Hosting Launches an AI Assistant: Let’s Put It Through Its Paces to See Its Strengths and Weaknesses
Microsoft has laid off 15,000 people in the last 60 days. Is that because AI is taking people's jobs? Not exactly.
Read More about How to Get Laid Off By AI Even When a Robot Isn’t Taking Your Job
Well, it had to happen eventually. AI services are being sued left and right by authors, artists, and musicians. And now Hollywood has entered the fray. Disney, 20th Century Studios, Universal City Studios Productions, and DreamWorks Animation have jointly filed a lawsuit against Midjourney accusing it of rampant copyright infringement.
Read More about Hollywood Unleashes on Midjourney Because…Some Reason I Guess? The Epic Lawsuit (Read the Juicy Lawsuit PDF)
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