Upgrade your PS5! FINALLY! - July 30, 2021

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WON’T BRING MUCH JOY

RX 6600 XT

https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/amd-officially-announces-radeon-rx-6600-xt-starting-at-379/

https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-release-date-price/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peYYl2vrIt4

 

WHO TRUSTS THE… TRUSTERS

Valve responds to antitrust lawsuit

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/07/valve-issues-scathing-reply-over-the-facts-behind-a-steam-antitrust-case/

https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/385955/Valves_response_to_Wolfire_lawsuit_Deal_with_it.php

Elon Musk sides with Epic https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1421152540394143746

Tim Sweeney jumps on https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1421156142047170567

Amazon served largest ever EU fine https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/amazon-given-record-888-million-eu-fine-for-data-privacy-breach?sref=10lNAhZ9

 

IN RUSSIAN SPACE, THRUSTERS FIRE YOU

Russian Nauka module fires thrusters on ISS for no reason

https://gizmodo.com/russian-module-unexpectedly-fires-thrusters-after-docki-1847387773

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/30/russia-rocket-mishap-briefly-nudges-international-space-station-out-of-position

software glitch https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/30/22601752/russia-nauka-module-software-glitch-iss-space-station-nasa

caused Starliner launch delay https://www.space.com/nauka-delays-boeing-starliner-oft2-space-station-launch

 

QUICK BITS

 

HARDWARE UPDATE

First PS5 software update brings support for M.2 SSDs

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1360690-sony-has-enabled-beta-the-expansion-slot-for-your-ps5-storage-pcie-gen4x4/

https://www.playstation.com/en-ca/support/hardware/ps5-install-m2-ssd/

complicated https://kotaku.com/ps5-s-storage-expansion-update-is-more-complicated-than-1847386799

 

PC’S: WALK IN BOTH WORLDS

More Playstation games coming to PC

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/07/sony_confirms_nixxes_purchase_will_aid_future_pc_ports

https://www.vg247.com/2021/07/29/nixxes-acquisition-playstation-pc-port/

 

HUAWEI FINDS A WAY

Huawei announces Frankenstein P50 Pro

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/huaweis-latest-flagship-phone-has-harmonyos-a-qualcomm-soc-and-no-5g/

https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_p50_and_p50_pro_unveiled_s888_kirin_9000_chipsets_in_4g_upgraded_cameras-news-50298.php

 

PLEASE FIX US

Twitter announces algorithmic bias bounty

https://blog.twitter.com/engineering/en_us/topics/insights/2021/algorithmic-bias-bounty-challenge

https://twitter.com/ruchowdh/status/1419726008601698310

 

WAIT IS THIS A PRANK

Sight-impaired people can navigate through toe tickles

https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/28/ashirase-a-honda-incubation-reveals-advanced-walking-assistance-system-for-visually-impaired/

https://www.fastcompany.com/90659662/in-shoe-vibrator-blind-navigation