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I have never been a fan of buying sports jerseys with player names on the back. Part of this stems from the fact that players do not usually stay with the same team for their entire careers. Even if they are known for their tenure with one team, it still seems a bit strange to wear their jersey from one of their teams until they have retired. I also would not even consider putting my own name on the back, as I think it is a bit obnoxious. I am...

YouTube’s updated eraser tool removes copyrighted music without impacting other audio

From TechCrunch: On July 4, YouTube released an updated eraser tool for creators so they can easily remove any copyrighted music from their videos without affecting any other audio such as dialog or sound effects.

YouTube chief Neal Mohan posted about the tool on X and said, “Good news, creators...

Japan's Government Finally Stops Using Floppy Disks

From PC Mag: You might have presumed it happened years or even decades ago; however, on June 28, Japan officially stopped using floppy disks in government offices.

"We have won the war on floppy disks," Japan's Digital Minister Taro Kono said in a statement to Reuters after replacing the final disk...

OpenAI Reportedly Hacked Last Year, Didn't Tell Anyone About It

From PC Mag: ChatGPT developer OpenAI reportedly suffered a breach last year involving a hacker who stole details about the company’s systems.

The hacker infiltrated an internal OpenAI forum where employees chat about the company’s technology, according to The New York Times, citing two sources...

Google Issues Warning To Pixel 6 Users Over New Bricking Bug

From Forbes: The chorus of people complaining about their Pixel 6 phones bricking after attempting a factory reset is growing. Google is now warning Pixel 6 users who want to factory reset their devices to do so in a particular way.

For the uninitiated, some Pixel 6, 6a and 6 Pro owners have been...

Nvidia to make $12 billion selling AI GPUs to China

From Tom's Hardware: Although the U.S. government has set rather tight restrictions on the performance of AI GPUs that can be shipped to Chinese entities without an export license by the Department of Commerce's Industry and Security Bureau, Nvidia's latest offerings tailored for the country are...

Facebook's Newest Monetization Experiment: Ads in Your Notifications

From PC Mag: A new advertising test at Facebook is turning the notifications lists of some users into yet another place for ads, as I discovered when I somehow got included in this test.

These paid promotions, listed with a "Sponsored" label amidst my usual notifications, started showing up in my...

Xbox Live Is Back Online After 'Major Outage'

From CNET: Xbox Live is back online. After an outage knocked out the gaming service for several hours on Tuesday, Microsoft's gaming platform is back in service. In a tweet posted on X Tuesday evening, the company confirmed its issues have been resolved.

When the service was down, gamers were...

Noctua releases its NH-D15 G2 next-gen flagship model CPU cooler and NF-A14x25r G2 fans

From Noctua Press Release: Noctua today released its long-awaited NH-D15 G2 next-gen flagship model CPU cooler and NF-A14x25r G2 round-frame 140mm fans. Continuing the legacy of the iconic NH-D15 and its NF-A15 fans, the new G2 products come packed with Noctua’s latest technologies and have been...

MSI’s new gaming laptop is powered by a Ryzen X3D chip

From PC World: AMD’s Ryzen X3D processors, with their special sauce V-Cache for boosting gaming performance, are all the rage in the custom-built desktop space. But what if you want some of that power in a machine that fits in a backpack? Then you might want to check out the MSI Titan 18 Pro...