NO SECURITY UPDATES!? - August 30, 2021

[RILEYISMYNAME]

 

 

TOO LATE TO UPDATE

Microsoft to withhold security updates from unsupported Windows 11 installations

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1368891-microsoft-to-maybe-withhold-driver-and-security-updates-from-unsupported-windows-11-installs/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/28/22646035/microsoft-windows-11-iso-workaround-no-update-guarantee

https://mobilesyrup.com/2021/08/30/microsoft-withhold-security-driver-updates-windows-11/

https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-windows-11-workaround-for-unsupported-pcs-me-1847585069

 

SIZE DOES MATTER

The new PS5 has smaller heatsink… is it worse?

https://kotaku.com/the-new-ps5-has-a-much-smaller-heatsink-1847581238

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

Could actually be better https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/08/new-ps5-models-weight-loss-mystery-solved-a-smaller-likely-better-heatsink/?comments=1

https://twitter.com/austinnotduncan/status/1431681670155943941

 

 

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Arm China ‘declares independence’

https://semianalysis.com/the-semiconductor-heist-of-the-century-arm-china-has-gone-completely-rogue-operating-as-an-independent-company-with-their-own-ip/

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/326447-arm-china-seizes-ip-relaunches-as-an-independent-company

https://www.armchina.com/brief?dataId=61

https://hexus.net/business/news/components/148304-eu-will-look-nvidia-arm-takeover-plans-next-month/

 

 QUICK BITS

 

NO INDEPENDENCE FOR DEPENDENTS

China limits minors to 3 hours of gaming per week

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1369358-china-to-limit-minors-to-3-hours-of-video-games-per-week/

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-rolls-out-new-rules-minors-online-gaming-xinhua-2021-08-30/

 

A MISERABLE LITTLE PILE OF GPUS

Chinese crypto mining company wins back half a million RX 470 graphics cards… now what

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1368702-cryptomining-company-wins-court-case-over-dispute-for-485000-graphics-cards/

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-supreme-court-sides-genesis-mining-gpu-battle

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/115788/china-supreme-court-genesis-mining-gpu-crypto-miner

GPU prices rising again https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-and-amd-graphics-cards-are-again-becoming-more-expensive

 

RIP EVEN MORE THREADS BRO

Threadripperrrrs

https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/amd-ryzen-threadripper-pro-5995wx-and-5945wx-appear-online/

https://twitter.com/BenchLeaks/status/1430962765846523911

https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/show_host_detail.php?hostid=900506  

 

HACKING TO FREEDOM

Hackers are trying to hack the dictatorial Belarusian regime to death

https://www.engadget.com/belarusian-hackers-overthrow-lukashenko-government-200457163.html

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/26/1033205/belarus-cyber-partisans-lukashenko-hack-opposition/

 

SORRY I FORGOT MY BIRTHDAY

Instagram really wants to know your birthday

https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/30/people-will-need-to-update-their-birthday-info-to-keep-using-instagram-facebook-says/

https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/30/instagram-will-require-users-to-provide-their-birthday/

 

[TempestCatto]

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[Forbidden Wafer]

As of lately, MSFT have been screwing quite badly and frequently. Not sure what is happening over there, but the PR have gone completely crazy.

[SorryBella]

46 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

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58 minutes ago, RILEYISMYNAME said:

NO INDEPENDENCE FOR DEPENDENTS

China limits minors to 3 hours of gaming per week

Korea's custodian law, pt. 2

[MultiGamerClub]

"if my cpu is old" nervous laughter