"你去死啦!" I said to my friend who was being annoying in a not-so-quiet voice in Cantonese, which literally translates to "go die" in English. I say it to her quite a bit, as the response is often warranted -- it does not sound nearly as bad in Cantonese as it does in English, given the cultural context -- but this time, she just glared at me. "Dude, we are in a funeral home," she replied. I looked around and made sure nobody else heard it, and...
From The Verge: New York City’s delivery workers will get a significant pay bump after a judge rejected a request by Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub to block the city’s new minimum wage rules from going into effect.
The ruling by New York Acting Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Moyne will allow the law...
From PC World: Microsoft has closed one of the loopholes allowing those with older PCs from freely upgrading to Windows 10 and Windows 11. If you own a Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC, you’ll need to buy a new license to upgrade to either of Microsoft’s most recent operating systems.
“Microsoft’s free...
From CNET: Google is expanding access to its generative artificial intelligence-powered search experience, or SGE, opening it up to teens aged 13 to 17, the company said Thursday in a blog post. Beginning this week, if you're between 13 and 17 and are signed in to a Google account, you can sign up...
From Yeyian Press Release: YEYIAN Gaming, a global leader in designing and manufacturing innovative pre-built gaming PCs, peripherals, and computer components, is proud to introduce the new launch of their online pre-built gaming desktop PC customization service - YEYIAN PC Configurator. The YEYIAN...
From XPG Press Release: XPG today launched the XPG BATTLECRUISER II Super Mid-Tower chassis to markets around the globe. Building upon the success of the first generation premium XPG chassis, this E-ATX case features a long list of improvements based on feedback from the community, social listening...
From The Verge: Reddit is removing the ability for some users to opt out of ad personalization based on their activity on the platform. Announced on Wednesday alongside several incoming updates to its privacy, advertising, and location settings, Reddit’s head of privacy, Jutta Williams, justified...
From PC World: If you’ve been patiently waiting for Meta to put the finishing touches on the upgraded Quest 3 VR headset, or even if you’ve been waiting impatiently, we have good news. The company has announced that the Quest 3 be coming out on October 10, with pre-orders live available today at...
From CNET: I look at myself through the camera of the phone in my hand: I'm wearing pretty normal-looking Ray-Ban glasses. A tap of a button, and now I'm streaming video from the Ray-Bans straight out to Instagram.
While Meta has ambitions for true augmented reality smart glasses, for now it has...
From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today launched the much anticipated latest addition to its award-winning memory line-up, DOMINATOR TITANIUM DDR5 memory. Built using some of the fastest DDR5 ICs alongside patented CORSAIR DHX cooling technology for improved overclocking potential, DOMINATOR...
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