When the Genius Bar Bricks Your Mac…

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

IN-GENIUS

MacOS 12.3 update bricking repaired Macs

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1418839-new-macos-123-update-bricks-repaired-macs/

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/03/17/macos-monterey-bricking-macs-logic-boards/

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/701681

Mac Studio reviews aren’t going so hot https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/mac-studio-reviews-reveal-lower-than-expected-m1-ultra-gpu-performance/

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/03/17/m1-ultra-nvidia-rtx-3090-comparison/

Although comparisons are hard

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/tgwthk/thoughts_on_cinebench_r23_and_geekbench_gpu/

 

DECK THE CLOUDS

Xbox Cloud Gaming Beta now available on Steam Deck through Edge browser beta

https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftEdge/comments/th77w9/microsoft_edge_beta_the_browser_for_xbox_cloud/

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/xbox-cloud-gaming-in-microsoft-edge-with-steam-deck-43dd011b-0ce8-4810-8302-965be6d53296

https://twitter.com/CJGluckstein/status/1504874456300154884

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNZg6Tc0pQQ

 

FB PROTEC

Facebook locking out people who didn’t activate Facebook Protect because it looked like a scam

https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/18/22984802/facebook-protect-lock-out-twitter

https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/tech/2022/03/13/facebook-protect-how-to-update-facebook-security/7012381001/

https://twitter.com/Olivia_Thiessen/status/1504825280229253120

https://about.fb.com/news/2021/12/expanding-facebook-protect-to-more-countries/

 

QUICK BITS

 

GO DIRECT

Nvidia made their OWN DirectStorage with blackjack and IBM

https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/gpu-ssd-bam-technology

https://www.techspot.com/news/93830-nvidia-big-accelerator-memory-tech-aims-establish-direct.html

https://pcper.com/2022/03/big-accelerator-memory-an-nvidia-and-ibm-lead-project-to-connect-your-gpu-to-your-ssd/

 

ARC ANGEL SIGHTING

Intel Arc laptop listed, then pulled

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-gpu-now-on-sale-samsung-galaxy-book2-pro-laptop-listed-for-1350-usd

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/first-intel-arc-based-laptop-listed-pulled

 

NO SENSE OF ‘RITHM

Possible solution to social media dangers: no algorithms?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/proposed-law-in-minnesota-would-ban-algorithms-to-protect-the-children/

https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/bs/92/HF3724.pdf

https://www.thecentersquare.com/minnesota/minnesota-house-considers-banning-social-media-algorithms-from-targeting-children/article_695bb484-a5f0-11ec-a048-cfcbb8747560.html

 

INTO THE SPIDER VERSE

James Webb Space Telescope

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1418585-18-eyes-are-better-than-one-jwst-sends-back-first-infocus-picture-and-its-breathtaking/

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60771210

 

APES TOGETHER CRASH

Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs launches ApeCoin, looks like a rug pull

https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=2022-03-16-1

https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7v4xb/everybody-is-mad-about-apecoin

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tgff80/this_ape_fiasco_is_just_about_getting_the/

https://twitter.com/kevwuzy/status/1504465879869714437