Researchers warn that Windows 11 restrictions could send 240 million computers to landfills (www.techspot.com)
China's New Gaming Regulations Prompt Massive Market Value Loss for Tencent and NetEase (www.btimesonline.com)
China’s New Gaming Regulations Prompt Massive Market Value Loss for Tencent and NetEase::In a significant blow to the gaming sector, China’s National Press and Publication Administration has called for public feedback on the draft of the “Network Game Management Measures” on December 22. The proposed regulations cover...
The Hyperloop was always a scam (www.disconnect.blog)
It's time to be honest about Musk's vacuum tube to nowhere
Tech companies like Google and Meta made cuts to DEI programs in 2023 after big promises in prior years (www.cnbc.com)
Tech companies like Google and Meta made cuts to DEI programs in 2023 after big promises in prior years::After vocal commitments following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, DEI programs in the tech industry are in broad retreat.
Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million PCs to landfills: Report - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
The hyperloop is dead for real this time (www.theverge.com)
The hyperloop is dead for real this time::Hyperloop One is shutting down its operations. The company was founded in 2014 promising pods that would carry passengers at airline speeds through nearly airless tubes. Turns out, it wasn’t really viable.
Intel's comeback appears on track — CEO Gelsinger says 18A process node performance is 'a little bit ahead' of TSMC's N2, but Intel's process arrives a year earlier than TSMC's (www.tomshardware.com)
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How AI works is often a mystery — that's a problem (www.nature.com)
BT has nearly switched off Huawei core days ahead of ban (www.lightreading.com)
Spotify starts 'disinvesting' in France in response to new music-streaming tax (techcrunch.com)
2017 Medium Article: "Why The Hyperloop Will Fail" (medium.com)
“At the end of the day I just want to know who’ll be responsible when the tube collapses and people get seriously hurt or worse. Can’t say I didn’t warn you guys.”...
Hyperloop One is reportedly shutting down (techcrunch.com)
Hyperloop One is reportedly shutting down::One of the longest-running hyperloop startups is reportedly shutting its doors. Hyperloop One, once backed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, will cease
Buyer of new Tesla Model Y faced $14,000 repair bill one day after purchase, company blamed "prior" damage (www.techspot.com)
Meta censors pro-Palestinian views on a global scale, claims Human Rights Watch. (www.theguardian.com)
3,500 arrested, $300M seized in global cybercrime crackdown (www.scmagazine.com)
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US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon - This decade (arstechnica.com)
US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon - This decade::This ticket to the Moon will probably go to a European or Japanese astronaut.
Meta censors pro-Palestinian views on a global scale, report claims (www.theguardian.com)
Meta censors pro-Palestinian views on a global scale, report claims::Rights group says Facebook and Instagram routinely engage in ‘six key patterns of undue censorship’ of content supporting Palestine
Scientists discover the first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI (www.euronews.com)
Scientists discover the first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI::A new class of antibiotics for drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria which was discovered using more transparent deep learning models.
Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine (www.vice.com)
Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine::Researchers found that people searching misinformation online risk falling into “data voids” that increase belief in conspiracies.
Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit (www.bloomberg.com)
Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit::The company is selling assets, laying off remaining employees.
Can Chromium resist Manifest V3 or is it doomed to disallow adblockers?
Firm predicts it will cost $28 billion to build a 2nm fab and $30,000 per wafer, a 50 percent increase in chipmaking costs as complexity rises (www.tomshardware.com)
Firm predicts it will cost $28 billion to build a 2nm fab and $30,000 per wafer, a 50 percent increase in chipmaking costs as complexity rises::As wafer fab tools are getting more expensive, so do fabs and, ultimately, chips. A new report claims that
Apple wants AI to run directly on its hardware instead of in the cloud (arstechnica.com)
Apple wants AI to run directly on its hardware instead of in the cloud::iPhone maker wants to catch up to its rivals when it comes to AI.
Substack says it will not remove or demonetize Nazi content (www.theverge.com)
More than 200 Substack authors asked the platform to explain why it’s “platforming and monetizing Nazis,” and now they have an answer straight from co-founder Hamish McKenzie:...
