So There IS Hope...! - Dec. 22, 2021

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

CRYING TEARS OF HOPE

Yet another Intel GPU leak shows great performance

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1397838-intel-dg2-shows-up-in-ashes-of-the-singularity-benchmark-gives-hope-to-someone-idk-who/

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-arc-dg2-benchmark-result

https://twitter.com/TUM_APISAK/status/1473210666274017286

 

GOOGLE = GOOSE?

DuckDuckGo making desktop browser

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1397728-duckduckgo-is-working-on-a-privacy-focused-desktop-browser/

https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-2021-review/#:~:text=Desktop%20App%3A%20The%20Privacy%2C%20Speed%2C%20and%20Simplicity%20of%20our%20Mobile%20App%20Comes%20to%20Desktop

and Vivaldi’s making an Android Automotive browser

https://9to5google.com/2021/12/22/vivaldi-launches-the-first-android-automotive-web-browser-available-now-on-polestar-2/

 

SHARING IS NOT ALWAYS CARING

Google scanning and restricting files uploaded to Drive that violate ToS

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1397651-sorry-your-drive-failed-the-inspection-google-tightening-hosting-of-files-that-violate-tos/

https://www.techradar.com/news/google-drive-could-soon-start-locking-your-personal-files
https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/abuse-notification-emails-google-drive.html

https://www.ubergizmo.com/2021/12/google-drive-stop-sharing-files/

 

QUICK BITS

 

UNSTABLE CLOUD FORMATIONS

AWS experiences 3^rd outage this month

https://www.pcgamer.com/third-aws-outage-in-two-weeks-takes-down-multiple-games-and-services/

https://www.xda-developers.com/aws-outage-amazon-slack-imgur-epic-games-december-2021/

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/aws-just-cant-catch-break-183510977.html

 

SOMEBODY TEST ME

Hugo Barra, former Meta and Google exec, launches at-home rapid rona tests

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/facebook-google-veteran-hugo-barra-to-lead-covid-testing-startup-1.1696206

https://detect.com/our-test

hopefully can’t get hacked like that other one

https://www.engadget.com/ellume-covid-19-test-bluetooth-hack-153933652.html

 

JUST CAN’T SQUARE IT

LG DualUp 16:18 monitor

https://www.pcworld.com/article/561578/lgs-new-1618-monitor-thinks-productivity-is-for-squares.html

https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/LG-DualUp_Product-02.jpg?resize=1072%2C1200&quality=50&strip=all

https://www.windowscentral.com/lg-announces-first-1618-square-double-display-lets-you-see-more-move-less

 

TURN ON THE MAGIC V-PHONE

Honor teases the MAGIC V

https://www.gsmarena.com/honor_magic_v_foldable_smartphone_launch_teaser-news-52390.php

https://twitter.com/Honorglobal/status/1473563964340678658

 

A SCAMMER’S PARADISE

Game NFT platform reimbursing $150K stolen from its followers by scammers

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22848840/scammers-steal-crypto-nft-project-fractal-discord-hack-solana

https://blog.cotten.io/the-150k-discord-crypto-hack-b3dde6698072

https://twitter.com/fractalwagmi/status/1473331954238070789