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• Live TV stinks. You're better off with these commercial-free, on-demand services (zdnet.com)
  David Gewirtz takes issue with the live TV services recently spotlighted by our own SJVN. Gewirtz contends that it's much more pleasant to…
• Beats redesigned the Powerbeats Fit’s wing tip to be more comfortable (theverge.com)
  The Beats Powerbeats Fit are available today for $200 and feature redesigned wing tips that are comfier, plus ANC, Siri access, and a small…
• The diffraction limit gets blown away (arstechnica.com)
  It seems that the diffraction limit is no longer quite as limiting as it once …
• Intel looks to make its 3D more Extreme (arstechnica.com)
  Intel has posted several job openings for engineers and software architects to …
• Nvidia enters 'science-fiction metaverse' with Omniverse Enterprise for 3D collaboration (zdnet.com)
  Omniverse Enterprise will allow distributed designers to work together in real time, with Nvidia stating users will not need to import and…
• Microsoft is giving Copilot AI faces you can chat with (theverge.com)
  Microsoft is trying to make Copilot more approachable by giving the AI assistant an animated face to talk with
• Imgur is blocking users in the UK (theverge.com)
  The image-sharing site Imgur is blocking UK users after the country’s data watchdog warned that it will impose a fine as part of an investi…
• Everything announced at Nvidia's GTC 2021: A data center CPU, SDK for quantum simulations and more (zdnet.com)
  "Nvidia is now a three-chip company," CEO Jensen Huang said, referring to the new "Grace" CPU for giant-scale AI and HPC workloads.
• How software may change after the Oracle v. Google decision (zdnet.com)
  In the dramatic close to over a decade of deliberation, the US Supreme Court decided copying some source code is fair use, if it makes a so…
• FairPlay in play in Scandinavia (arstechnica.com)
  A meeting among consumer representatives in August will likely be followed by …
• Microsoft Excel turns 40 today. (theverge.com)
  If you’re feeling particularly spreadsheet-y today, this BBC podcast highlights some interesting details about the creation of Excel, inclu…
• Jack Thompson sues over upcoming "Bully" title (arstechnica.com)
  Anti-video-game crusader Jack Thompson wants to make sure Rockstar's upcoming …
• You can now preorder LG’s 6K 32-inch Thunderbolt 5 display for $2,000 (theverge.com)
  The new UltraFine 32U990A can move data around at 120Gbps speeds without the need for a separate USB hub.
• Segregated Nuts (arstechnica.com)
  Researchers use computer simulations to gain insights to the self-segregation …
• Cloudera Data Platform to integrate with Nvidia's accelerated Apache Spark 3.0 libraries (zdnet.com)
  According to Cloudera, the integration will accelerate data pipelines and make it easier to add machine learning workflows to processes.
• Billions of smartphone owners will soon be authorising payments using facial recognition (zdnet.com)
  New analysis shows that facial recognition and other biometric authentication technologies will increasingly help to keep mobile payments s…
• AOL goes for the gold (arstechnica.com)
  AOL plans to recover its judgment against spammer Wolfgang Hawke, even if it …
• Refurbished Sonos headphones and speakers are up to 25 percent off right now (theverge.com)
  You can score up to 25 percent off select Sonos products. There are also deals on a one-year sub of The Criterion Channel and a powerful HP…
• Google outage: Google Docs down (zdnet.com)
  No, it's not just you. Google Docs was misbehaving for millions of users. The issue was resolved shortly after noon Monday.
• TikTok, #freedom edition (theverge.com)
  This week’s Regulator discusses the TikTok deal, the Jimmy Kimmel-Brendan Carr fallout, and previews the upcoming clash between Donald Trum…
• Waymo adds YouTube Music. (theverge.com)
  It’s the latest streaming music channel you can link to while riding in a Waymo robotaxi, after Spotify and iHeart. And the absence of a hu…
• Eight wasn't enough? (arstechnica.com)
  The International Astronomical Union has spoken: we've got 12 planets, with …
• Digitizing video signals might violate the DMCA (arstechnica.com)
  Copy protection vendor Macrovision sued electronics company Sima over products …
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Apple for religious discrimination and (theverge.com)
  As Mark Gurman noted in a tweet, the lawsuit claims the management of an Apple Store in Reston, VA, “failed to accommodate an employee’s Je…
• Why Nuance? Microsoft is making a $19.7 billion bet on ambient digital healthcare (zdnet.com)
  Nuance's technology uses voice recognition, AI and natural language processing to streamline healthcare processes. Nuance will bolster Micr…
• Apple scores high in customer satisfaction survey, again (arstechnica.com)
  Apple scores first on customer satisfaction survey. Are dissatisfied customers …
• Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia (theverge.com)
  Google does not show AI search results for the query “does trump show signs of dementia” even though it will show AI search results for sim…
• EarthLink loses fiber line sharing case (arstechnica.com)
  Verizon and AT&T don't want to share those shiny new fiber networks they are …
• Researchers fertilized human eggs made from skin cells. (theverge.com)
  The embryos all had chromosomal abnormalities and weren’t meant to lead to a pregnancy. But the results open up questions about potential i…
• CBS bringing more hit shows to Innertube this fall (arstechnica.com)
  With affiliate support and a few quality shows produced in-house, CBS finds …
• Here’s where to preorder all of Amazon’s new Alexa devices and when they arrive (theverge.com)
  Amazon’s fall hardware event introduced new Echo speakers, Ring security devices, Kindles, and other Alexa gadgets, many of which are now a…
• Ingenuity: First flight of an aircraft on another planet (zdnet.com)
  Tonya Hall talks to Theodore "Teddy" Tzaneto, deputy operations lead for NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter, about the historical mission.
• Boylston St. Apple store one step closer (arstechnica.com)
  It seems for as long as MacWorld Boston has been defunct The Steve and his …
• N64 Game Boy. (theverge.com)
  Two Game Boy masterpieces in a week: first the Lego Game Boy, now this incredible Game Boy Micro build. Bonus points for repurposing the Ru…
• Microsoft makes its second-largest acquisition with Nuance for $19.7 billion (zdnet.com)
  Microsoft is buying Nuance Communications Inc., an AI company specializing in voice recognition and related software and services.
• IonQ integrates platform with Qiskit quantum computing open source SDK (zdnet.com)
  The move comes as quantum computing vendors are racing to leverage Qiskit to build out the software ecosystem.
• MacBook Pro logic boards get a quiet update from Apple (arstechnica.com)
  Apple has begun to quietly replace the logic boards in some MacBook Pros that …
• In defense of Internet Explorer (arstechnica.com)
  Internet Explorer's Group Program Manager Chris Wilson has stepped out and …
• Steve Ballmer's recipe for success (arstechnica.com)
  Steve Ballmer told a group of Washington financial analysts that the company …
• Apple's top-end iPad Pro 2021 faces Mini-LED supply issues (zdnet.com)
  And where is Apple's usual spring event for new iPad models?
• All hail the new Fat Bear Champion (theverge.com)
  No kings, except Chunk
• Roland’s TR-1000 is its first analog drum machine in over 40 years (theverge.com)
  The Roland TR-1000 is a premium instrument that harkens back to the 808 and 909 with authentic analog sounds.
• Wikimedia wants to make it easier for you and AI developers to search through its data (theverge.com)
  Wikipedia’s sister project Wikidata just got a new database that is easy for AI systems to read.
• Windows Vista, soap operas, and BotCon 2006 (arstechnica.com)
  As the expected (or unexpected) release date for Windows Vista approaches, the …
• Oracle Cloud HCM adds "Journeys" for personalized HR guidance (zdnet.com)
  The new platform helps HR teams deliver a more personalized digital experience for employees
• Epic says it has proof Apple was scaring users off third-party app stores (theverge.com)
  But Google still makes them intentionally difficult to install.
• Apple updates Boot Camp with new features (arstechnica.com)
  Apple released an update to their Boot Camp beta software, now putting it at …
• The six-month-old iOS 14 bug that Apple still hasn't fixed (zdnet.com)
  By this point we're starting to think about iOS 15.
• YouTube TV isn’t losing NBCU programming (yet). (theverge.com)
  YouTube announced that a short-term carriage extension deal was reached with NBCUniversal shortly after the previous agreement expired at m…
• Time Machine and the future of the file system (arstechnica.com)
  Hey, Doc, we better back up. We don't have enough road to get up to 88..."