Over this past Christmas, I participated in several white elephant gift exchanges, which were all quite enjoyable. One particularly memorable exchange involved four other families, and it was the most chaotic one I had seen. During the game, kids stole gifts from grandparents, siblings swapped gifts to help each other get gifts back, and there were multiple occasions of families stealing from families only to be backstabbed by another family. A...
I still remember the time when the optometrist first told me I needed glasses. My Asian parents were so disappointed. Perhaps it was because I "failed" the eye exam. They said I was the first person in the entire bloodline to ever need glasses. I also dreaded the fact that I would always be reliant on an external device just to be able to see. As a result, I decided to not wear them as a coping mechanism. When I went back to the optometrist, they...
From The Verge: Dell is the latest tech company to announce it’s ending its hybrid and remote work policy. Starting March 3rd, Dell employees will have to show up in person five days a week.
In an email obtained by Business Insider, CEO Michael Dell writes that “all hybrid and remote team members...
From PC Mag: Google on Thursday announced a “voluntary exit program” for its Platforms and Devices team, which comprises employees working on Android, Pixel, and Chrome, 9to5Google reports.
“The Platforms & Devices team is offering a voluntary exit program that provides US-based Googlers working on...
From PC World: Nvidia has mostly been in the news lately for its GeForce RTX 50-series cards and DLSS 4 technology, which is way more than just “fake frames.” But the company has been working in other directions as well, including a recent update to the Nvidia Broadcast app.
In an announcement post...
From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR® (Nasdaq: CRSR) today launched the new edition of its celebrated VENGEANCE Gaming PCs, featuring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards paired with Intel® Core™ Ultra or AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series processors. Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell, GeForce RTX 50 Series...
From PC World: Back in December, Microsoft released an update for Windows 11 24H2 that caused issues with Auto HDR, resulting in unexpected behavior ranging from incorrect colors to flat-out system crashes.
At the time, if you were affected, all you could really do was disable Auto HDR and hope for...
From PC Mag: The FBI has seized a pair of internet forums dedicated to computer hacking and forced the affected domains offline.
The crackdown ensnared Cracked[.]io and Nulled[.]to, two forums known for hosting and selling illegal material, including stolen databases, compromised accounts, and...
From The Verge: The rumors are true. Microsoft is launching Intel-powered versions of its Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7. Available on February 18th, both of these new Surface devices are Copilot Plus PCs, but instead of using Qualcomm’s Arm-based Snapdragon X series of chips, they’ll use Intel...
From PC Mag: Does Facebook hate Linux? The social media site has been upsetting Linux fans for mysteriously taking down user posts mentioning the OS.
The problem came to light when DistroWatch, a site that covers the Linux ecosystem, brought up how the mysterious Facebook ban has been stymying...
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