The Technology Thread - Part 1

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Chaos persists as IT outage could take time to fix, says cybersecurity firm boss

Airports, banking and healthcare were all hit when a Crowdstrike update triggered huge Microsoft outages.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

 

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Slow recovery from IT outage begins as experts warn of future risks

Fault in CrowdStrike caused airports, businesses and healthcare services to languish in ‘largest outage in history’

www.theguardian.com

 

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Scientists achieve record-breaking 402 Tbps data transmission speeds — 1.6 million times faster than home broadband

Scientists break data transmission rate world record for a second time this year — boosting fiber-optic speeds by 25% to a staggering 402 Tbps.

www.livescience.com

 

[Teelie]

Can I have it wired directly into my house?

 

[Lily Adler]

Can I have it wired directly into my house?

This is for important work not using Steam and PornHub simultaneously.

 

[blueharvest]

Low-income homes drop Internet service after Congress kills discount program

Charter CEO says "customers' ability to pay" a concern after $30 discounts end.

arstechnica.com

 

[blueharvest]

A 20-Year-Old Rom Site Is Shutting Down and Moving to the Internet Archive

The famous community site for strange and beautiful remixes cites copyright pressures that have "increased dramatically with takedowns and legal burden" as part of the reason.

gizmodo.com

 

[Lily Adler]

A 20-Year-Old Rom Site Is Shutting Down and Moving to the Internet Archive

The famous community site for strange and beautiful remixes cites copyright pressures that have "increased dramatically with takedowns and legal burden" as part of the reason.

gizmodo.com

Nintendo at it again.

 

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'Crazy idea' memory device could slash AI energy consumption by up to 2,500 times

By performing computations directly inside memory cells, CRAM will dramatically reduce power demands for AI workloads. Scientists claim it's a solution to AI's huge energy consumption.

www.livescience.com

 

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Tiny graphene-based magnetic devices could lead to much smaller — and way more powerful — processors in the future

Atomic-scale 2D magnets can be polarized to represent binary states — the 1s and 0s of computing data. These can lead to far more dense and energy-efficient components.

www.livescience.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

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Most Gaming Consoles Connected to a TV

Ibrahim Al-Nasser from Saudi Arabia is a video game collector, and has hundreds of game consoles, including, video game consoles, computers, plug & play gam

www.guinnessworldrecords.com

 

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World's fastest charger can fully power up your smartphone in under 5 minutes

New record-breaking fast-charging technology can power up your smartphone battery quicker than you can write an email.

www.livescience.com

 

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ChatGPT is truly awful at diagnosing medical conditions

The large language model gets medical calls wrong more often than not.

www.livescience.com

 

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1st-of-its-kind 'cooling chip' could prevent AI smartphones from overheating — with 1st devices launching in 2026

The "xMEMS XMC-2400 µCooling" chip aims to keep future smartphones from overheating as they become more powerful.

www.livescience.com

 

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Ultra-thin solar 'coating' can turn phone cases and EVs into mini power generators

Cheap and flexible perovskite solar cells could revolutionize solar power, making it easier than ever to power the world with sunlight.

www.livescience.com

World's fastest microscope can see electrons moving

Scientists have created the world's fastest microscope, which they hope will answer fundamental questions about how electrons behave.

www.livescience.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Peloton to ruin the secondhand market by charging a $95 ‘used equipment activation fee’

Peloton will now charge a $95 ‘used equipment activation fee’ to basically ruin the secondhand market. It doesn’t apply to refurbished models bought directly from the company.

www.engadget.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

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Anyone who wants a computer from 1959?

AN IBM 7090 MAINFRAME COMPUTER

Comprising an IBM 7151 console control unit with IBM 7155 switch control console attached to side, an IBM 711 card reader, two IBM 7617 Data Channel Consoles, an IBM 7608 power converter, thirteen IBM 729 magnetic tape units, an IBM 1401 mainframe computer, an IBM 7302 core storage, an IBM 7606...

onlineonly.christies.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Well now that Telegram is at risk of getting banned in India and its owner is under bail in France for failing to moderate his platform which is writhe with drug trafficking and child porn, here are some alternatives:

WhatsApp | Secure and Reliable Free Private Messaging and Calling

Use WhatsApp Messenger to stay in touch with friends and family. WhatsApp is free and offers simple, secure, reliable messaging and calling, available on phones all over the world.

www.whatsapp.com

‎WhatsApp Messenger

‎With WhatsApp for Mac, you can conveniently sync all your chats to your computer. Message privately, make calls and share files with your friends, family and colleagues.

apps.apple.com

WhatsApp Messenger - Apps on Google Play

Simple. Reliable. Private.

play.google.com

Or as we Americans call it:

Messenger

Hang out anytime, anywhere - Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favorite people.

www.messenger.com

‎Messenger

‎Messenger is a free messaging app that helps you connect with anyone, anywhere. Stay in touch with your friends and family, explore your interests with people like you, build your community, and share your vibe beyond words, all in one app. CHAT AND CALL ANYONE, ANYWHERE
 Find and connect with...

apps.apple.com

Messenger - Apps on Google Play

Useful. Social. Expressive.

play.google.com

And for you opensource types:

Signal Messenger: Speak Freely

Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.

signal.org

‎Signal - Private Messenger

‎Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private. • Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS...

apps.apple.com

Signal Private Messenger - Apps on Google Play

Say “hello” to privacy.

play.google.com