Not everything should be connected to the Internet (www.theverge.com)
This is a good example, why not all devices should be connected to foreign servers. Errors can happen everywhere. But it could end badly, if some Corporations make errors and creating trouble, which would otherwise not happen....
Requiring ink to scan a document—yet another insult from the printer industry (arstechnica.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/3vfmc...
Microsoft Teams is now part of the Xbox Game Bar so you can stream gameplay to friends - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft has integrated Microsoft Teams with the Xbox Game Bar, allowing users to stream their gameplay in real-time to friends over Teams video calls. Up to 20 people can join a call to watch and chat together while gaming. The viewer can see both the game and overlaid video of friends. However, streaming performance is...
Netflix’s test of streaming games is small, but it’s poised to be a big deal (arstechnica.com)
Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks (www.bbc.com)
Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars - deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet....
Average consumer now carries $6,329 in credit card debt. 'People are stretched,' expert says. (www.nbcnews.com)
Raspberry Pi Pico 2, our new $5 microcontroller board, on sale now (www.raspberrypi.com)
Basically more everything. 2x Cortex M33 cores with floating point, 520KB ram, more PIOs, bunch of secure boot stuff (I have mixed feelings about this), and can boot to a mode with risc-v cores instead of the M33s.
PSA: pipewire has been halving your battery life for a year+ (www.reddit.com)
(not really pipewire itself but an interaction with wireplumber/libcamera/the kernel, but pipewire is what triggers the problem)...
Game Informer shuts down after 33 years (www.gematsu.com)
Police recruit who lost both legs in ‘barbaric hazing ritual’ sues Denver, paramedics and officers (apnews.com)
DENVER (AP) — A police recruit who had to have both of his legs amputated after losing consciousness and repeatedly collapsing during fight training at Denver’s police academy is suing those who allegedly forced him to continue the “barbaric hazing ritual” after paramedics ignored warning signs....
Putin warns US against deploying long-range missiles in Germany (www.theguardian.com)
Vladimir Putin has warned the US that if Washington deploys long-range missiles in Germany from 2026, Russia will station similar missiles within striking distance of the west....
Intel confirms no recall for Raptor Lake CPUs, microcode won’t fix affected units (videocardz.com)
FBI seeking to interview Trump as part of assassination attempt investigation (www.cnn.com)
Riot's fighting game 2XKO will use Vanguard anti-cheat (www.vg247.com)
Whelp…I’m out. (I expected this to happen before they said anything though, honestly.)
House GOP Accused of Injecting 'MAGA Project 2025 Agenda' Into Funding Bills. (www.commondreams.org)
US public rapidly sours on Project 2025 as awareness grows (www.commondreams.org)
The right-wing agenda gets less popular the more voters learn about it, a new poll shows....
Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now, Thanks to AI Deal (www.404media.co)
Kamala Harris vows US not going back to ‘chaos’ of Trump years in rally speech (www.theguardian.com)
Wording change and clarification for purchasing Immich · Discussion #11313 (github.com)
tldr is that you can hide the button that asks for payment and it says “purchase immich” instead of “purchase liscence”