Where are the GPUs, Intel?? - April 8, 2022

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

LIMITED SPACE ON THE ARC

Intel ARC mobile GPUs just had a paper launch

https://videocardz.com/newz/laptops-with-arc-gpus-are-currently-exclusive-to-the-south-korean-market-2130-usd-for-galaxy-book2-pro-with-arc-a350m

https://twitter.com/IntelSupport/status/1512264698842222604

out by Q2 https://twitter.com/IntelSupport/status/1511756459817771017

delays other models https://www.tweaktown.com/news/85485/sigh-intel-delays-arc-series-gpus-for-laptops-dont-be-surprised/index.html

 

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME

Lego and Epic Games partner on the kids’ metaverse

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/7/23014616/epic-lego-metaverse-partnership

https://www.lego.com/en-ca/aboutus/news/2022/april/the-lego-group-and-epic-games-team-up-to-build-a-place-for-kids-to-play-in-the-metaverse

https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/the-lego-group-and-epic-games-team-up-to-build-a-place-for-kids-to-play-in-the-metaverse

https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/07/fortnite-epic-games-lego-partner-build-metaverse-kids/

 

I FIX ALL

Google joins iFixit’s genuine parts + repair tools program

https://www.ifixit.com/News/58542/working-with-google

https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/pixel-phone-repairs/

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/04/08/google-ifixit-partner-for-diy-pixel-repairs/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Yw-lENzd4

 

QUICK BITS

 

NO MORE MR. POLITE GUY

Bill C-18

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1423102-google-and-others-to-pay-for-providing-links-to-major-news-sites-link-tax-to-be-implemented-in-c-18/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-tech-companies-news-outlets-canada-google-facebook/

https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2022/04/just-how-extreme-is-bill-c-18-it-mandates-payments-merely-for-facilitating-access-to-news/

https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2022/04/taking-aim-at-sharing-news-online-bill-c-18-and-the-governments-misguided-requirement-to-mandate-payment-for-internet-linking/

 

ALL’S FAIR

Apple restores Russian opposition app

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/apple-defies-russian-government-restores-opposition-voting-app/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/06/navalny-apple-app-russia/

 

CIVVIES IN SPACE

SpaceX launches all-private human mission to ISS

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1512474889281687555

https://www.space.com/spacex-axiom-space-ax-1-launch-today-watch-live

https://apnews.com/article/spacex-nasa-axiom-space-launch-f184f3c36fa10a969c7faadd6e25a4d2

 

GIGACHAD MOVE

Tesla opens Gigafactory in Texas

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/elon-musk-celebrates-opening-tesla-194320114.html

Cybertruck https://youtu.be/fiwUE_2JhvY?t=2860

 

HEY THAT ZUCKS

Zuck Bucks

https://kotaku.com/metaverse-nfts-crypto-facebook-meta-zuck-bucks-diem-1848765863

https://www.pcgamer.com/meta-is-apparently-creating-its-own-digital-zuck-buck-lord-help-us/

https://fortune.com/2022/04/07/meta-facebook-crypto-zuck-bucks-metaverse-digital-currency/