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Raspberry Pi, the British computer manufacturer, unveiled a new 2GB variant of its flagship Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer on Monday, priced at $50. Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton said the company aims to “bring high-performance general-purpose comp… Continue reading Raspberry Pi Launches $50 2GB Model
The IRS should reopen its Technology Retirement Office to effectively manage the retirement and replacement of legacy systems, according to a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) audit. The Register reports: The report (PDF), from … Continue reading IRS Has Loads of Legacy IT, Still Has No Firm Plans To Replace It
A co-founder of transparency activism organization Distributed of Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) was a dark web drug kingpin who ran the successor to the infamous Silk Road marketplace and was later convicted of child abuse imagery crimes. From a repor… Continue reading Co-Founder of DDoSecrets Was Dark Web Drug Kingpin
Lenovo’s widely used ThinkPad laptop hasn’t changed much over the years. Corporate technology leaders say that’s why they love it. From a report: “There’s a lot to be said for familiarity and that consistent experience,” said Ace Hardware Chief Informa… Continue reading The Business World’s Favorite Laptop Has Barely Changed in 30 Years
Things aren’t working out well for Humane, a heavily-funded startup that launched an eponymous AI device earlier this year. Despite significant funding from prominent Silicon Valley figures, the product has been grappling with negative reviews — and n… Continue reading Humane’s Daily Returns Are Outpacing Sales
Parody site creator David Senk has rebuffed CrowdStrike’s attempt to shut down his “ClownStrike” website, which lampoons the cybersecurity firm’s role in a recent global IT outage. Senk swiftly contested the Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown no… Continue reading Parody Site ClownStrike Refused To Bow To CrowdStrike’s Bogus DMCA Takedown
Logitech has quashed its earlier remarks about building a subscription-based mouse, following widespread backlash to comments made by CEO Hanneke Faber. The Swiss-American computer peripherals maker clarified that the “forever mouse” concept, mentioned… Continue reading Logitech Says the ‘Forever Mouse’ Was Just an Idea
Charles Schwab and other retail brokerage users reported outages as a global stocks selloff surged when trading in the US market opened on Monday. From a report: More than 14,000 users reported an outage at Schwab at 9:50 a.m. in New York, according to… Continue reading Schwab, Fidelity Traders Report Outages During Stock Meltdown
“Apple and the union representing retail workers at its store in Towson, Maryland, agreed to a tentative labor deal late Friday,” reports CNN, “in the first US labor agreement not only for an Apple store but for any US workers of the tech giant.”
Wo… Continue reading Apple Makes Its Very First Labor Agreement With a Union
Early termination fees are “a bit like heroin for Adobe,” according to an Adobe executive quoted in the FTC’s newly unredacted complaint against the company for allegedly hiding fees and making it too hard to cancel Creative Cloud. The Verge: “There is… Continue reading Adobe Exec Compared Creative Cloud Cancellation Fees To ‘Heroin’