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  1. API pricing protests caused Reddit to crash for 3 hours

    Thousands of subreddits going dark broke Reddit's website, mobile app.

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  2. “Clearly predatory”: Western Digital sparks panic, anger for age-shaming HDDs

    Drives automatically get a "warning" flag if powered on for 3 years.

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  3. M2 Ultra Mac Studio review: Who needs a Mac Pro, anyway?

    The realities of Apple Silicon make the Studio the best bet for most pros.

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  4. Ex-Samsung executive alleged to have stolen tech to recreate chip plant in China

    Six others also indicted as Korea toughens response to leakage of secrets.

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  5. Review: Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air says what it is and is what it says

    Like the M2 Pro Mac mini, it's a bridge between Apple's low- and high-end Macs.

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  6. Acer reportedly sent Russia $70M in PC gear after saying it paused business there

    Reuters says Acer used Swiss subsidiary to send Russia "at least" 744 shipments.

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  7. Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over

    When tested, "Over 90% of 1,008 generated jokes were the same 25 jokes."

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  8. Judge denies Amazon’s, Apple’s motions to dismiss class action price-fixing suit

    Which markets are hurt by companies' agreement is "reserved for a jury."

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  9. Google’s Bard AI can now write and execute code to answer a question

    Google says having an LLM write code is akin to humans doing long division.

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  10. Blue Microphones branding is going away after 28 years

    The Blue name was a hat tip to the co-founder's Latvian roots.

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  11. One man’s nearly 40-year, 8-bit quest to finish his teenage Commodore 64 RPG

    Disks and tapes are fallible, so it's back to assembly code and pencil notes.

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  12. Nvidia’s AI software tricked into leaking data

    Researchers manipulate feature in ways that could reveal sensitive information.

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  1. I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing

    The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse.

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  2. Google makes office attendance part of performance reviews

    Employees need to be in the office at least three days a week.

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  3. Today I stumbled upon Microsoft’s 4K rendering of the Windows XP wallpaper

    Microsoft Design site has a ton of attractive wallpapers, retro and otherwise.

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  4. Reddit’s new API pricing will kill off Apollo on June 30

    Faced with 30 days' notice for a $1.6 million monthly bill, Apollo calls it quits.

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  5. Autonomous Waymo car runs over dog in San Francisco

    The vehicle was in autonomous mode with a safety driver present in a 25 mph zone.

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  6. Reddit insists on being “fairly paid” amid API price protest plans, layoffs

    Reddit, accused of trying to kill third-party apps, is cutting 5% of workforce.

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  7. Apple removes $99 dev account requirement for first iOS 17 and macOS 14 betas

    We'll also explain how the beta install process has changed since last year.

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  8. Apple has a Proton-like Game Porting Toolkit for getting Windows games on Mac

    Eager gamers already have Cyberpunk, Diablo IV running on Apple Silicon Macs.

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  9. 15-inch MacBook Air hands-on: Just what some folks were asking for

    Apple hasn’t reinvented anything here, but we like options.

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  10. Hands-on with Apple Vision Pro: This is not a VR headset

    This was the best headset demo I’ve ever seen. But there’s room for improvement.

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  11. Dell in hot water for making shoppers think overpriced monitors were discounted

    It happened on Dell's Australia website, but misleading sale claims are common.

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  12. Apple is going out of its way to make sure Vision Pro doesn’t look dorky

    Opinion: Apple normalized AirPods and smartwatches. Can it normalize headsets?

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  1. Google Workspace users can now log in without a password, thanks to passkeys

    After the consumer launch last month, businesses can ditch their Google passwords.

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  2. Redditor creates working anime QR codes using Stable Diffusion

    Image-synthesis technique relies upon QR's natural error-correction properties.

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  3. LG makes a 27-inch tablet forever bound to a rugged suitcase

    Internal arm lets the screen lie horizontally, vertically, or flat, like a table.

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  4. Vision Pro developer kits will help devs get their apps ready before launch

    Apple is doing a few things to help developers get ready for its new platform.

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  5. What to make of Apple’s intriguing $3,499 Vision Pro headset

    Some instant analysis of Apple's boldest product experiment in years.

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  6. Apple avoids “AI” hype at WWDC keynote by baking ML into products

    Apple prefers using "machine learning," or just having AI work in the background.

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  7. Reddit’s plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread protests

    Users revolt over Reddit's API pricing as third-party apps face shutdowns.

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  8. macOS Sonoma drops support for another wide swath of Intel Macs

    As the last Intel Mac is finally replaced, software support is gradually fading.

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  9. iOS and iPadOS 17 drop support for iPhone X, first iPad Pros, and other old devices

    You'll need a device made within the last five years to get new features.

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  10. Apple reveals Vision Pro, available for $3,499 “early next year”

    New visionOS, R1 chip power "the first Apple product you look through, not at."

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  11. Apple is adding adaptive audio to AirPods Pro

    Automatic switching from iPhone to Mac is supposed to get faster, too.

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  12. watchOS 10 brings widgets and new corner icons to Apple’s wearable

    It will be one of the more notable recent watchOS updates.

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