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Global PC Shipments recover to pre-pandemic levels — Q1 2024 sales show 8% growth over last year
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
IDC's latest report indicates that global PC shipments have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, with Q1 2024 sales showing higher volumes year over year.
Memory makers reportedly stop publishing contract DRAM prices following Taiwan earthquake
By Anton Shilov published
DRAM makers expected to increase memory prices following April 3 earthquake near Taiwan.
US CHIPS and Science program puts R&D funding on hold
By Anton Shilov published
The U.S. Commerce Department halts CHIPS funding for R&D facilities.
TSMC gets $6.6 billion in cash and $5 billion in loans from CHIPS Act, plans third US fab
By Anton Shilov published
TSMC is set to expand its plans in Arizona and invest $65 billion in the manufacturing site.
Floppy disk-reliant San Francisco train control system spurs concerns of 'catastrophic failure'
By Mark Tyson published
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s train control system has been reliant on a floppy disk-based computer system since 1998. It won't be replaced for at least another decade.
Best Buy Geek Squad agents raise specter of mass layoffs in unofficial community forums
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Many of Best Buy's Geek Squad employees have received an email regarding the 'work from home' initiative and their employment status.
Chinese gov't pushes Huawei's HarmonyOS hard, sets adoption targets to beat Windows, Android, and iOS
By Anton Shilov published
Local government of China's Shenzhen province launches a program to support development of software programs for HarmonyOS .
Microsoft's Copilot image tool generates ugly Jewish stereotypes, anti-Semitic tropes
By Avram Piltch published
With Copilot, even neutral prompts such as "Jewish boss" output offensive images.
NASA is confident it can recover the Voyager 1 but it'll require some time
By Christopher Harper published
NASA announced successful diagnostics of the Voyager 1 probe and expressed confidence that it can be fixed in the coming months.
Laptop BIOS password reset technique uses contorted paperclips stuffed into a parallel port
By Mark Tyson published
Retro tech enthusiast Bob Pony recently shared an image of an old Toshiba Satellite laptop’s parallel port sprouting a tangle of contorted paperclips - showcasing an unofficial BIOS reset method.
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