Elon's Gonna Save Twitter

[RILEYISMYNAME]

 

NEWS SOURCES:

 

IT’S ALL GONE ELON

Elon Musk is now Twitter’s largest shareholder after buying 73 million shares

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1422622-tweet-me-to-the-moon-elon-musk-buys-a-92-stake-on-twitter/

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1507777261654605828

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60979656

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/suddenly-tesla-s-elon-musk-is-twitter-s-biggest-stakeholder-1.5846899

More coming? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-stake-in-twitter-just-the-appetizer-wedbushs-dan-ives-says-163355410.html

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1511011921495011328

 

PLAYTIME IS OVER

Google Play payment-method crackdown

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/google-play-crackdown-makes-amazon-barnes-noble-pull-digital-purchases/

https://thenextweb.com/news/google-play-store-default-billing-system-analysis

https://www.xda-developers.com/audible-nook-android-billing-update/

Audible https://help.audible.com/s/article/updates-to-the-audible-for-google-play-android-app?language=en_US

Barnes & Noble https://help.barnesandnoble.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4468

 

BLOCKING TO SCALE

Intel launches Blockscale mining ASIC

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-launches-new-intel-blockscale-technology.html

https://wccftech.com/new-block-scale-intel-asic-technology-revealed-offering-580-gh-s-blockchain-hash-rates/

https://www.hardwaretimes.com/new-intel-blockscale-technology-for-energy-efficient-blockchain-hashing/

won’t affect supply

https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-can-make-cryptocurrency-mining-chip-without-compromising-the-supply-of-new-cpus-or-gpus/

 

QUICK BITS

 

RULES OF THE SPACE FORT

Roscosmos chief threatens to pull out of ISS if sanctions aren’t lifted

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/2/23007575/russia-suspend-iss-cooperation-sanctions-lifted-ukraine-space-nasa

https://twitter.com/Rogozin/status/1510155505884409859

https://twitter.com/Rogozin/status/1510154502770470914

 

SERVING REFRESHMENTS

Radeon RX 6950XT, 6750XT, 6650XT leaked

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950x-rx-6750xt-and-rx-6650-xt-pictured-release-date-moved-to-may-10th

https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/amd-reportedly-launching-rx-6950xt-and-two-other-refreshed-gpus-in-may/

 

NICE FLIPPIN TIMING

UK government announces Royal Mint NFT

https://www.pcgamer.com/the-uk-government-has-asked-the-royal-mint-to-create-an-nft/

NFTs may be bursting tho

https://fortune.com/2022/03/04/nft-bubble-market-crash-price-value/

 

CALLING DOWN LIGHTNING

USB-C iPhone guy made a Android with Lightning Port

https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/04/01/this-android-smartphone-features-apples-lightning-port/

https://youtu.be/WEaYRuDA0GM

 

CAN ONLY GET SO HARD

Elden Ring no-hit and pacifist runs

https://www.eurogamer.net/elden-ring-players-complete-no-damage-and-pacifist-runs

https://youtu.be/mcd0Ne7ke4k

https://youtu.be/yKoJQhB1JAk

[da na]

I saw those 6x50 cards on TechPowerUp a few weeks ago and just laughed. I have a feeling this might cause confusion...

[jammer2001]

The future of ISS is probably a bit more concrete (NASA & Ruscosmos are actually working to extend the life of the ISS). Based on my research the space community at large doesn't seem to be taking the threats seriously: 

 

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/no-no-no-russia-is-not-halting-cooperation-on-the-space-station/

 

https://spacenews.com/rogozin-delays-decision-on-space-station-future/

[Imbadatnames]

Elon says full self tweeting is gonna be available by 2016, only costs $10,000 for the beta access that will be coming in 2019 and then an extra $20,000 for the full version coming in 2045

[Guest]

Sorry not sorry - it's funny

Purple = Filler, Green = Sponsor