Bill Gates daughter could face up to twenty years in prison. Microsoft is abandoning AI in Excel. Apple wants a cut of every app installed on iPhone, even those with alternative payment options. Google’s Play Store is anti-competitive. Epic Games is finally coming to Linux.
An active exploit is hitting MacBooks. SK Hynix runs out of replacement SSDs, while thieves are trying to steal GPUs from eSports machines.
Galaxy Z Fold 8 has a hinge problem. Googlebooks might arrive soon with Snapdragon hardware. Xiaomi might cancel the 18 Ultra next year.
And I guess we need to bag on the Pixel 11 right? Sigh…
Let’s get our tech week started off RIGHT!
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- It Seems Like Bill Gates’ Daughter May Be in Serious Legal Trouble
- Microsoft Is Retiring Excel’s COPILOT() Function After Just One Year
- Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US – 9to5Mac
- Judge gives Google one week to fix “anticompetitive” app store download in Google Play – Ars Technica
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- Epic Games Store is getting official Linux support, Epic says it is coming “soon” – VideoCardz.com
- Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation – Ars Technica
- SK hynix runs out of replacement SSDs and defaults to original purchase price refunds — fine-print warranty clause shortchanges buyers as drive prices double | Tom’s Hardware
- GPU thieves replaced RTX 5080 with RTX 3060 at esports hotel, but power outage gave them away – VideoCardz.com
- Official mini PC driver package from Geekom triggers malware alert – Notebookcheck News
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Teardown: Samsung’s Best Foldable Still Has a Hinge Problem – iFixit
- Googlebook development reveals Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 models – VideoCardz.com
- Tipster claims Xiaomi 18 Ultra cancelled, upcoming vivo and Oppo Ultras won’t go global – GSMArena.com news
- Juan rambles on about Pixel 11 and stuff…
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