Month: March 2022
Go read this story about Russian cross-stitch stores getting banned from Etsy
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is affecting an unexpected community: cross-stitchers who buy patterns on Etsy. Slate published a piece describing how American cross-stitchers have been “devastated” by Etsy’s recent suspension of Russian storefronts, including cross-stitch patterns shops that are — to the surprise of some crafters — heavily concentrated in…
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Bored Ape Yacht Club’s newest merch drop can only be bought with ApeCoin
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT holders can buy new merchandise items from Yuga Labs — but they can only use the newly-launched ApeCoin to do it, according to an announcement in the BAYC Discord server. Yuga Labs, which has a large stake in the organization backing ApeCoin, will get more…
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Security experts say new EU rules will damage WhatsApp encryption
On March 24th, EU governing bodies announced that they had reached a deal on the most sweeping legislation to target Big Tech in Europe, known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Seen as an ambitious law with far-reaching implications, the most eye-catching measure in the bill would require that every…
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HP to snap up meeting hardware company Poly for $1.7 billion
Audio player loading… The transition to hybrid work is leading businesses to purchase new equipment for both their remote workers and offices which is why HP has announced that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Poly. If approved, the all-cash transaction at $40 per share would see HP…
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Xbox tech set to reduce CPU overhead by up to 40% when gaming on Windows 11
Audio player loading… Windows 11 gamers could get some really beefy benefits from DirectStorage tech, which was recently announced to have arrived on Microsoft’s newest OS – but it’ll be some time yet before developers incorporate it into games. We already knew that Windows 11 would give users ‘optimal’ results…
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Microsoft’s high-end Surface Pro 8 has hit its lowest price ever at Best Buy
Monday doesn’t have to be all bad, especially when we’ve collected some of the best deals on the internet to ease you into your week. Take the latest version of the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, for instance, which you can currently grab in a high-end configuration at Best Buy for…
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