If there is one thing we have not written about in a while, it is the stories from our church summer conference. For the past three years, it had been canceled and while this decision was understandable, I dearly missed this annual tradition. There were some changes this year around, including almost everyone having their own dorm room, as well as new facilities and buildings. On the other hand, some things remained exactly as expected, even...
From The Verge: FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has been on house arrest in California since December while awaiting trial on fraud and money laundering charges over the crypto exchange’s collapse, but today he was sent to jail, as first reported by Inner City Press.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan...
From ExtremeTech: Apple didn't invent Bluetooth trackers, but the release of the AirTag in 2021 was still a seminal moment for people who can't keep track of their keys. The accuracy of AirTags also made them a favorite tool of stalkers and car thieves, and Apple's iPhone-focused mitigations left...
From PC World: The PC CPU market set no new records for the second quarter of 2023, a researcher reports — and that’s all for the best.
Mercury Research reported that in the first quarter of 2023, CPU shipments within the PC market sunk to their lowest point in a decade. But in the second quarter...
From The Verge: Zoom has updated its terms of service and reworded a blog post explaining recent terms of service changes referencing its generative AI tools. The company now explicitly states that “communications-like” customer data isn’t being used to train artificial intelligence models for Zoom...
From PC Mag: You’re about to get security fixes for Chrome a little faster.
Keeping your browser up to date is a good first step in keeping your computer secure while you’re surfing the web. Starting with Chrome 116, Google plans to start shipping Stable updates every week. Previously, Chrome would...
From The Verge: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Threads that he’s “ready to fight” X owner Elon Musk but not to believe that there’s a scheduled date until he confirms it.
Musk claimed Friday morning that the fight would be livestreamed on X and “Meta,” and that everything you’d see on camera...
From ComputerWorld: Amazon is reprimanding its US workers for not spending enough time in the office, sending a stern email about its work policy to employees this week.
“We are reaching out as you are not currently meeting our expectation of joining your colleagues in the office at least three...
From Forbes: The Disney password sharing crackdown is about to begin, just months after rival Netflix started to enforce new rules around the practice. The shock news arrived as part of Disney’s Q3 2023 earnings call this week, which saw the firm announce measures to boost revenue amid declining...
From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR announced the launch of new peripherals that empower you to craft a customized gaming experience like no other.
This launch includes a game-changing new keyboard: The K70 MAX Magnetic-Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. The first keyboard with adjustable CORSAIR MGX...
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