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Apple’s Vision Pro goes on sale outside the US for the first time

Since February, the headset has only been available in the United States.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/apples-vision-pro-goes-on-sale-outside-the-us-for-the-first-time/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica has Apple really sold any units in USA? Or were they all returned after 2 weeks?

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Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells

Living cells isolated from juvenile foreskin are flexible enough to grin when moved.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/researchers-craft-smiling-robot-face-from-living-human-skin-cells/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica wonderful. That checks off all the creepy boxes.

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iOS and iPadOS 18 add the option to format external drives

The beta's Files app lets you format external drives in APFS, exFat, and FAT.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/ios-and-ipados-18-add-the-option-to-format-external-drives/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica sure would be nice if I could plug a $12 flash stick into an ipad, and have it spit a backup on there.

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TDK claims insane energy density in solid state battery breakthrough

Apple supplier says new tech has 100 times the capacity of its current batteries.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/tdk-claims-insane-energy-density-in-solid-state-battery-breakthrough/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica and it's only ten times more explosive!

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Elon Musk is livid about new OpenAI/Apple deal

Elon Musk attacks Apple/ChatGPT integration as “creepy spyware.”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/elon-musk-is-livid-about-new-openai-apple-deal/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica yawn. Elon Musk poops his pants at a lot of things.

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Apple’s new Vision Pro software offers a massive, ultra-wide virtual Mac monitor

visionOS 2 offers iterative improvements and refinements, plus new developer APIs.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/apples-new-vision-pro-software-offers-a-massive-ultra-wide-virtual-mac-monitor/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica finally, I can use my $3499 mac to emulate a $599 Mac attached to a $199 TV.

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Google changes repair policy after criticism of third-party parts ban

Google previously said it would not return mailed-in devices using "unauthorized" parts.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/google-changes-repair-policy-after-criticism-of-third-party-parts-ban/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica can you imagine taking your car in for service, and having the dealership seize it because the floormats aren't OEM?

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Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data

ShrinkLocker is the latest ransomware to use Windows' full-disk encryption.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/newly-discovered-ransomware-uses-bitlocker-to-encrypt-victim-data/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica lol (Living Off the Land)

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Why US hockey players often speak with “fake Canadian” accents

They don't want to sound Canadian, but like a hockey player—a "linguistic persona."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/why-us-hockey-players-often-speak-with-fake-canadian-accents/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica it's all a bunch of kayfabe, eh?

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DOJ says Boeing faces criminal charge for violating deal over 737 Max crashes

DOJ determined that Boeing violated 2021 agreement spurred by two fatal crashes.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/doj-says-boeing-faces-criminal-charge-for-violating-deal-over-737-max-crashes/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica "the entire fleet's certification gets pulled" eta wen?

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Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console

How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/virtual-boy-the-bizarre-rise-and-quick-fall-of-nintendos-enigmatic-red-console/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica I guess I'l have to read, just to see how the fuck they decided that "6 AA batteries" was a good idea.

(And how they came up with the insane wall adapter connector)

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This past summer’s heat was an extreme outlier in past 2,000 years

Northern Hemisphere temperatures well beyond natural variability seen in tree rings.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/this-past-summers-heat-was-an-extreme-outlier-in-past-2000-years/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica

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AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says

Payments helped AT&T obtain key legislative wins in Illinois, prosecutors say.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/att-paid-bribes-to-get-two-major-pieces-of-legislation-passed-us-govt-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica I hope they get fined a hundred dollars.

(Thank god there's no "corporate death penalty")

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Gmail’s AI-powered email summaries can dig through your inbox for you

Gmail will soon be able to summarize recent emails from a contact.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/gmails-ai-powered-email-summaries-can-dig-through-your-inbox-for-you/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica just tell me the prompt that went into all of the machine-generated trash that's filling my inbox.

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M4 iPad Pro CPU cores and RAM amount are tied to storage capacity

Apple has tied RAM to storage capacity in iPads, but it's a first for the CPU.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/m4-ipad-pro-cpu-cores-and-ram-amount-are-tied-to-storage-capacity/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica it must take a loooot of cores and memory to stretch Apple's decrepit filesystem to the unthinkable heights of "1TB".

(Btw you can buy a 1TB ssd for about $35.)

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Amid two wrongful death lawsuits, Panera to pull the plug on “charged” drinks

A large previously contained nearly as much caffeine as the FDA's daily safe limit.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/amid-two-wrongful-death-lawsuits-panera-to-pull-the-plug-on-charged-drinks/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica this is an old artic…

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, PANERA IS STILL SELLING THE DEATH-LEMONADE??

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Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices

Scales, trackers, and other fitness devices that don't get updated will stop syncing

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-fit-apis-get-shut-down-in-2025-might-break-fitness-devices/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica it's been several days since Google last killed off a service, I was getting worried that something had happened over there.

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Apple’s Q2 2024 earnings reveal a drop in iPhone, iPad sales

Services growth looked rosy as Apple's hardware revenue in China slowed.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/apples-q2-2024-earnings-reveal-a-drop-in-iphone-ipad-sales/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica number not go up? Shut Apple down!

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Is there a grade higher than A+??

rotopenguin ,
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@georgetakei no, because the student needs to learn that smartass answers seldom have good outcomes. Reading the intent of the person posing a question is a more important skill than reading the actual question.

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has technology gone too far? https://www.wubuntu.org/

The Windows Ubuntu Operating System Wubuntu, also known as “Windows Ubuntu” is an operating system that inherits all the appearance and functionality of Microsoft Windows (including the new Copilot assistant), but does not require TPM, secure boot or any other hardware requirements for its operation. Developed using the Ubuntu operating system as a base, you have a fast, secure and very efficient system. You will also be able to run Microsoft Windows and Android applications using Wubuntu. A picture of desktop UI Download link https://www.wubuntu.org/
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    @nixCraft that was fast

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