Just in case you have any doubts the GPU Boom is donezo:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/06/softbank-vision-fund-sells-nvidia-stake.html

I don’t think JP Morgan understands the “crypto” in cryptocurrency:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/14/18224976/jp-morgan-chase-cryptocurrency-banking-cnbc

The curious drama of the iOS Enterprise certificate
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18203551/apple-facebook-blocked-internal-ios-apps

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/31/18206020/apple-facebook-internal-ios-apps-restores-enterprise-certificate

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/02/google-and-facebook-werent-the-only-ones-breaking-apples-rules-to-distribute-apps/

Radeon VII:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/02/amd-radeon-vii-a-7nm-long-step-in-the-right-direction-but-is-that-enough/

Another rung in Microsofts ladder to SaaS:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/6/18214194/microsoft-office-365-2019-ads-comparing-software-better-word-excell-powerpower

Fuschia Incorporated into Android SDK
https://9to5google.com/2018/12/11/aosp-fuchsia-sdk-device/

Freesync on Nvidia GPU’s:
https://www.techspot.com/article/1779-freesync-and-nvidia-geforce/

LEAK: Microsoft to open source Windows?
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-employee-leaks-windows-core-open-source-components,38476.html

California Judge Says 4th Amendment extends to fingers AND face
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/01/14/feds-cant-force-you-to-unlock-your-iphone-with-finger-or-face-judge-rules/#c4091bd42b76

Edge is dead! Long Live Chromium! (monocultures are always fine, right?)
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration/

Software Pick: Chromecast for FIrefox Extension
https://hensm.github.io/fx_cast/
Although…:https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/aiswpe/google_proposes_changes_to_chromium_which_would/
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/01/22/future-chrome-update-may-kill-ad-blocking-extensions/

Runners Up:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/microsoft-windows-10-mobile-support-to-end-so-use-android-or-ios-instead/

And the Lord sayeth unto the people, there shall be 2 notches. 1 more than 1 but 1 less than 3. Much less than 4 or 5, the number of notches on thy phones shall be 2:
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/7/31/17634058/android-p-notch-limits-google

Good thing Google got rid of it’s “don’t be evil” mantra:
https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/01/google-censored-search-engine-china/

youtube-powered thermal-throttled MacBookPro crisis turns out to be fault of unsigned firmware, NOT poor engineering...
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/we-tested-throttling-on-the-macbook-pro-now-apple-says-it-has-a-firmware-fix/

Windows-as-a-service.. The future of desktop computing is “Rent-a-center”
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3293429/microsoft-windows/with-daas-windows-coming-say-goodbye-to-your-pc-as-you-know-it.html
https://www.petri.com/wheres-microsoft-365-headed-next-managed-desktop ← og source article

https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

https://rufus.akeo.ie/

Hoopla/News

REBOOT ROUTERS! -fbi
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a20918611/vpnfilter-malware-reboot-router/

Tesla releases Linux GPL’d code
https://www.zdnet.com/article/tesla-starts-to-release-its-cars-open-source-linux-software-code/

Mozilla bringing TOR to Firefox
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/meetings/2018Rome/Notes/FusionProject

GPUs cause noise in LTE
https://github.com/iminehard/gpunoise/wiki

Telegram claims Apple has blocked updates since April
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-telegram-apple/telegram-says-apple-has-prevented-it-from-updating-since-april-idUSKCN1IW14R

First few days of GDPR- heavy fines for Google and Facebook.
GDPR and project Chris is working on
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-were-giving-you-all-euro-style-gdpr-rights-over-how-we-use-your-data/

Fallout 76
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fallout/comments/8nw1h2/hi_rfallout_just_want_to_clear_something_up_about/

Overall Roundup of things announced on May 8th:
https://9to5google.com/2018/05/08/google-i-o-2018-roundup/

Google shows off new Android P and it looks like a lot of recycled, outdated “upgrades”:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/05/google-details-new-android-p-features-including-iphone-x-like-gesture-controls/

Confirmed!:
https://9to5google.com/2018/05/08/chrome-os-linux-app-support/

Lots of talk, and some concern, over Google’s AI phone call assistant:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17334658/google-ai-phone-call-assistant-duplex-ethical-social-implications

Microsoft Build Roundup:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-io-vs-microsoft-build-dueling-yet-similar-visions-for-developers/

After 3 decades of ignoring the issues it created Microsoft fixes Notepad to include line endings for Unix and and MacOS:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2018/05/08/windows_notepad_unix_linux_macos/

We were just talking about this, just one company but it’s a start (Windows only :0( ):
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12709/the-acer-swift-3-sf31541-review-ryzen-meets-laptop

Steam App slated for release this summer will allow library to be streamed to Android and iOS devices:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/39998/

Quick: Apple removing apps that share locations data with 3rd Parties
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17334602/apple-targeting-apps-location-data-sharing-third-parties

Net Neutrality Death Date set for June 11
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet/fcc-says-net-neutrality-rules-will-end-on-june-11-idUSKBN1IB1UN

California becomes first state to require solar panels on every new home built:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17335832/california-solar-panel-housing-politics-renewable-energy

Special Guest: Davis.

FTC finally cracking down on “VOID IF REMOVED” Stickers, because, you know, they’re illegal:

Pocket Casts acquired by NPR and other public radio stations

New Windows 10 Update!

There is No longer a Windows Department at Microsoft

Twitter says all 336 million users should change their passwords, like, now

Ubuntu 18.04 Released!

Amazon joins Google in shutting down domain fronting, a huge hit to anti-censorship efforts:

Nvidia ends GPP, bitches the entire time

ChromeOS Canary testing native linux app support

Azure Sphere, Microsoft’s Linux OS

Cambridge Analytica Ain’t Dead Yet

Nothing Wrong with Our Top Men at Equifax

Google stops investment in Allo, switching focus to RCS based service

Ryzen 2nd gen drops

GPP- Nvidia’s latest attempt to to be gargantuan, gluttonous, greedy garbage people
An update that supports the rebranding is actually happening

https://news.sky.com/story/scientist-stephen-hawking-has-died-aged-76-11289119

MyFitnessPal breach compromising 150 Million User accounts
https://threatpost.com/under-armour-reports-massive-breach-of-150-million-myfitnesspal-accounts/130863/

AMD CPU vulnerabilities?! Say it ain't so!
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/03/a-raft-of-flaws-in-amd-chips-make-bad-hacks-much-much-worse/
And the plot...
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12525/security-researchers-publish-ryzen-flaws-gave-amd-24-hours-to-respond
Thickens…
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16577433
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12536/our-interesting-call-with-cts-labs

Microsoft going Windowless?
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/30/17179328/microsoft-windows-reorganization-future-2018

Let's Encrypt wildcard certs go live
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/03/lets-encrypt-takes-free-wildcard-certificates-live/

Oracle Vs Google Round 3? Could go all the way to supreme court
https://mashable.com/2018/03/30/google-vs-oracle-explainer/#4snSc6_KePqW

Microsoft to begin banning a variety of “obscenities” on multiple platforms:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/28/microsoft_services_agreement_bars_offensive_language/

First android go phone available in SU, $80
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/you-can-officially-buy-an-android-go-phone-in-the-us/

Sierra Leone Just Ran the first Blockchain-based election
https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/14/sierra-leone-just-ran-the-first-blockchain-based-election/

Generic AOSP image running on new Galaxy S9 thank ti Project Treble
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-aosp-android-oreo-project-treble/
More googs… New Fuschia OS goes all in on “instant apps”
https://9to5google.com/2018/02/16/fuchsia-friday-instant-apps/

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/03/tesla-recalls-123000-model-s-electric-cars-for-faulty-power-steering-bolts/

UK passes bill to create foundation for commercial space travel:
https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/29/as-uk-fires-up-private-space-industry-space-camp-accelerator-launches/

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/30/17180042/macos-external-gpu-support-graphics-card

New WiFi Protocol WPA3 to launch later this year:
https://www.androidauthority.com/wi-fi-alliance-wpa3-protocol-828999/

Bitcoin exchange platform BitConnect announces shutdown, sending numerous coins spiraling down:https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/16/bitconnect-which-has-been-accused-of-running-a-ponzi-scheme-shuts-down/

Let’s take a look at Nintendo’s newest Switch accessory: CARDBOARD(It’s actually called Labo):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Bd3HUMkyU

FCC admits mobile is not a suitable replacement for broadband, reverses plan to lower broadband standard:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/fcc-admits-mobile-cant-replace-home-internet-wont-lower-speed-standard/

Intel has a big problem and it needs to act like it
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-18/intel-has-a-big-problem-it-needs-to-act-like-it

EMC, VMware security issues:

Tesla Batteries Beat Expectations in Autralia

DropBox goes Public

Google Bought Startup that turns screens into speakers...

AMD’s 2018 Plans
2018 Roadmap
Alexa to Replace Cortana on certain PCs
New Intel/AMD Chip Partnership

For all of you Hue lights users…

Light and powerful laptops abound:

Oh the Irony… Power outage at CES

Special Guest: Jared Beerman.

Apple slows iPhones over time to preserve battery life, get a Battery replacement for $29 from Apple.

Alexa is the 2017 home-spying device winner

The Most anticipated games in 2018

Is Amazon building a YouTube rival?

ANOTHER MASSIVE DATA LEAK OMFG!!!

FCC is redefining the definition of “broadband” to be slower

New Rules for android Devs requiring a minimum API level

Meltdown and Spectre: the Worst Bugs ever...
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Tip-Git-Disable-x86-PTI
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/intel-ceos-sale-of-stock-just-before-security-bug-reveal-raises-questions/
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-what-you-need-to-know/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-heres-what-intel-apple-microsoft-others-are-doing-about-it/

Intel’s initial Statement:
https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-responds-to-security-research-findings/
And Follow up:
https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-issues-updates-protect-systems-security-exploits/
AMD:
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/speculative-execution
ARM:
https://developer.arm.com/support/security-update

OpenCritic to begin flagging games that use loot boxes:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/loot-boxes-in-video-games-will-soon-get-a-review-flag-from-opencritic/

FCC removes ISP price caps
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fccs-claim-that-one-isp-counts-as-competition-faces-scrutiny-in-court/?mc_cid=fd6e6566fd&mc_eid=ac30b8596a

Equifax website hacked again, redirect to fake flash update
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/equifax-website-hacked-again-this-time-to-redirect-to-fake-flash-update/

Mark Zuckberg’s cartoonishly Douche Baggy response to Puerto Rico’s plight
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/zuckerberg-‘exploited-disaster’-in-puerto-rico-vr-stunt/ar-AAtfJDd?OCID=ansmsnnews11

Tempers flare after Mystery App is Pushed to Windows 10 Users
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-mystery-update-arouses-anger-suspicion-among-windows-10-users/

Driverless Cars will be Allowed in California starting next year and here’s how
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/heres-how-california-plans-to-regulate-driverless-cars/

Device that listens to everything you say and do records everything you say and do
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/10/pre-release-google-home-mini-goes-rogue-starts-recording-247/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/firefoxs-new-tool-lets-you-send-self-destructing-1gb-files-from-any-browser/

Firefox QUANTUM BETA DEVELOPER EDITION lands bringing new UI and Speed to Firefox
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/09/26/firefox-quantum-beta-developer-edition/

Google turns off YouTube on the Amazon Echo Show
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/27/google-pulls-youtube-amazons-echo-show/

New AtariBox Gaming Console Announced
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcochiappetta/2017/09/26/amd-scores-another-custom-chip-design-win-with-the-upcoming-ataribox-game-console/#104aa07318a4

Bill Gates Switched to Android
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41399823

Twin Peaks Fans: Showtime has been mining Crypto currency on your Computer through the Browser
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/showtime-secretly-generated-virtual-coins-on-visiting-pcs/

EU Attempts to bury study demonstrating Gaming Piracy helps sales
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/09/eu-study-finds-piracy-doesnt-hurt-game-sales-may-actually-help/

Microsoft to release a quantum computing toolkit for writing quantum computing code
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/microsoft-quantum-toolkit/

https://vivaldi.com/blog/google-return-to-not-being-evil/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/ftc-slaps-lenovo-on-the-wrist-for-selling-computers-with-secret-adware/

https://www.thenational.ae/business/energy/mena-solar-farms-to-power-europe-underway-1.625370

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608764/how-blockchain-is-kickstarting-the-financial-lives-of-refugees/

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41160853

http://www.zdnet.com/article/sun-set-oracle-closes-down-last-sun-product-lines/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/android-8-0-oreo-google-says-its-looking-into-buggy-bluetooth-audio-problems/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2017/08/23/apple-iphone8-new-launch-date-leak-rumor/#1e8c0eb54609

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/wanted-weaponized-exploits-that-hack-phones-will-pay-top-dollar/

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/elon-musk-posts-first-photo-of-spacexs-new-spacesuit/

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/verizon-to-start-throttling-all-smartphone-videos-to-480p-or-720p/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/08/microsoft-to-remove-full-refs-support-from-windows-10-pro-push-workstation-sku/

https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/22/16184430/crashplan-home-shutting-down

https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/22/google-launches-chrome-enterprise-for-businesses-that-want-to-use-chrome-os/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/elon-musk-other-executives-want-to-ban-killer-robots/