Banned UMN Researchers Apologize to Linux Community By Nathaniel Mott 25 April 2021 University of Minnesota researchers apologized to the Linux community for their recent work on "hypocrite commits."
Logitech Now Shows Your Mouse's Carbon Footprint on its Packaging By Nathaniel Mott 24 April 2021 Logitech updated the packaging for several of its mice and keyboards to include environmental impact information.
Linus Torvalds Responds to Linux Banning University of Minnesota By Nathaniel Mott 23 April 2021 Linus Torvalds has weighed in on the University of Minnesota being banned from contributing to the Linux kernel.
Bitcoin's Value Plummets as Biden Mulls Nearly Doubled Capital Gains Tax By Nathaniel Mott 23 April 2021 Bitcoin's value fell nearly 25% after reports that U.S. President Joe Biden plans to nearly double the capital gains tax on the rich.
Epic Games Store Welcomes More Apps, Including Another Game Store By Nathaniel Mott 22 April 2021 Epic Games announced that more apps have been added to the Epic Games Store, including the Itch.io game platform.
University Responds to Ban On Linux Contributions By Nathaniel Mott 22 April 2021 The University of Minnesota has responded to its recent ban from contributing to the Linux kernel due to student research.
Linux Foundation Bans University After It Intentionally Submitted Buggy Patches By Nathaniel Mott 21 April 2021 The University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel after students intentionally added bugs.
Hackers Threaten to Leak Apple Product Data if Ransom Goes Unpaid By Nathaniel Mott 21 April 2021 A ransomware group called REvil is threatening to leak Apple product data if a $50 million ransom isn't paid by April 27.
Windows 10's Store May Open Up to More Games and Software Soon By Nathaniel Mott 20 April 2021 Microsoft is reportedly working on a new Store for Windows 10 to improve the experience for developers and users alike.
Crypto-Stealing Malware Starts Targeting Apple's M1 Macs By Nathaniel Mott 20 April 2021 Researchers have discovered that the XCSSET malware has started targeting M1-equipped Macs via the Xcode dev tool.
VESA: DisplayHDR 2000 Doesn't Exist By Nathaniel Mott 19 April 2021 VESA denied claims that two new monitors are "DisplayHDR 2000" certified... because that certification doesn't exist.
Nvidia's Share Price Dips as UK Goverment Questions $40 Billion Arm Acquisition By Nathaniel Mott 19 April 2021 Nvidia's share price fell in pre-market trading as the UK's Secretary of State raised questions about its Arm acquisition.
VMWare Will Support M1 Macs Soon, Offering More Ways to Run Windows By Nathaniel Mott 16 April 2021 VMWare's product line manager said the company will add support for Apple's M1 chip soon.
Woof: Dogecoin Cryptocurrency Returns Are up 6,000% This Year By Nathaniel Mott 16 April 2021 Cryptocurrency Dogecoin's returns have risen 6,000% this year, due to its rising prices and higher than expected daily trading volume.
Bitcoin-Mining Power Plant Stirs Up Controversy By Nathaniel Mott 16 April 2021 Environmentalists have opposed a Bitcoin mining operation in an abandoned power plant on Seneca Lake in New York.
Power Outage Prompts TSMC to Halt Production of Mature Process Nodes By Nathaniel Mott 15 April 2021 A power outage in southern Taiwan prompted TSMC to halt some production of chips made using mature process nodes.
Unity Plans to Add Native Support for Nvidia DLSS by the End of the Year By Nathaniel Mott 14 April 2021 Unity plans to add support for Nvidia DLSS to its game engine by the end of the year.
Imperva: Hardware Scalpers Made a Bunch of Money from 'Grinchbots' in 2020 By Nathaniel Mott 13 April 2021 Imperva revealed that hardware scalpers used so-called "Grinchbots" to make well over $82 million in profit last year.
Bitcoin’s Value Soars to All-Time High as Coinbase Enters the Stock Market By Nathaniel Mott 13 April 2021 The price of Bitcoin reached an all-time high as Coinbase, the cryptocurrency trading platform, prepares to go public.
Realtek Chip Shortage Is More Bad News for PC, Components Market By Nathaniel Mott 12 April 2021 Realtek is reportedly struggling to meet demand for chips used in laptops, automobiles and a wide variety of other devices.
Intel Videos Explain the Basics of Modern CPU Architectures, Sans Marketing Fluff By Nathaniel Mott 10 April 2021 Intel published two videos to help people understand the fundamentals of modern CPU architectures.
Linux Support on Apple's M1 Macs Set to Arrive via New Kernel (Update) By Nathaniel Mott 09 April 2021 A pull request for the Linux 5.13 kernel has added preliminary support for the first Macs that use Apple's custom M1 chip.
Taiwan Diverts Water From Farmers to Chip Makers Amid Historic Drought By Nathaniel Mott 09 April 2021 The drought in Taiwan has reportedly caused tension between rice farmers and chip makers because of new irrigation rules.
Global Chip Shortage Reportedly Delays MacBook Production By Nathaniel Mott 08 April 2021 The chip shortage has reportedly delayed production for some MacBook and iPad models as even Apple's supply chain falters.
Intel Advertises Tiger Lake Processor with Stock Photo of a MacBook Pro By Nathaniel Mott 08 April 2021 Intel has apparently started to advertise its Core i7-1185G7 processor in a MacBook Pro, which doesn't feature the chip.
