Micron To End-of-Life Crucial Ballistix Product Lines

From Crucial Press Release: Micron released the following information about a change to its business strategy for Crucial memory.

• The company will end-of-life (EOL) its Crucial Ballistix, Crucial Ballistix MAX and Crucial Ballistix MAX RGB product lines.
• The company will intensify its focus...

Facebook Agrees to Pay $90M to Settle User Tracking Lawsuit

From PC Mag: Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a 10-year data privacy case alleging Facebook employed "cookies" to track subscribers' internet use even after logging off the site.

Filed in 2012, the lawsuit claims Facebook illegally used proprietary plug-ins to track internet browsing on...

Intel to Buy Tower Semiconductors for $5.4B as Chip Demand Remains High

From CNET: Intel on Tuesday said it has reached an agreement to acquire Israel-based chipmaker Tower Semiconductor for about $5.4 billion. The deal, if approved, should bolster Intel's ability to make specialty processors such as radio frequency communication chips and to manufacture them for other...

CORSAIR Launches 5000T RGB Mid-Tower Case

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced the new CORSAIR iCUE 5000T RGB PC case. Boasting a unique contoured design in black or white and 208 individually addressable RGB LEDs, the 5000T RGB has the most integrated lighting ever built into a CORSAIR case. High-airflow mesh panels and room...

Cooler Master Launches New HAF Flagship Case: HAF 700 EVO

From Cooler Master Press Release: Cooler Master today launches its newest flagship chassis HAF 700 EVO, introducing ground breaking levels of tool-less design within futuristic visual presentation.

Fans of the renowned HAF series will rejoice in the revamped visual design and next gen hardware...

Fortnite gets gyro controls and flick stick on PS4, PS5, and PC

From The Verge: Epic Games is bringing gyro-based motion controls for Fortnite to the PS4, PS5, and PC today. Gyro controls have existed on the Nintendo Switch and Android previously, and this new expansion to PlayStation and PC includes more robust gyro controls and a new flick stick option.

Gyro...

Texas Sues Meta Over 'Unlawful' Use of Facial Recognition

From PC Mag: The Texas attorney general's office this week sued Facebook parent company Meta for allegedly capturing and using biometric data without users' informed consent.

According to AG Ken Paxton, the social network has been storing "millions" of biometric identifiers—defined in Texas as "a...

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