USB-C iPhones? Thanks, Europe! - April 22, 2022

[RILEYISMYNAME]

 

NEWS SOURCES:

 

MAKING THEM C THE LIGHT

EU brings us one step closer to USB-C iPhones

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1426311-eu-parliament-agrees-on-proposal-to-force-apple-to-use-usb-c-on-all-devices-including-iphones-only-allows-small-devices-like-watches-to-go-portless/

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220412IPR27115/common-charger-meps-agree-on-proposal-to-reduce-electronic-waste

https://www.techspot.com/news/94311-eu-parliament-moves-closer-law-would-force-usb.html

Digital Services Act would force Big Tech to police illegal content

https://www.ft.com/content/f39a8b61-c7b4-4674-9606-b923f63ad770

https://www.eubusiness.com/Members/BEUC/digital-services-act-protect-consumers/

 

YOUR CALL MAY NOT BE RECORDED

Google bans third-party call recording apps from Play Store

https://www.engadget.com/google-is-banning-third-party-call-recording-apps-from-the-play-store-093201443.html

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-record-calls-on-your-android-even-though-google-1848823180

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/u81i7b/google_will_kill_call_recording_apps_once_and_for/

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-call-recording-apps-poll-3156043/

 

IMMERSION BREAK

Sony also considering putting ads in F2P games

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1426231-after-microsoft-even-sony-wants-to-put-ads-in-free-to-play-games-again/

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-reportedly-considering-putting-ads-in-free-to-play-playstation-games

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-04-21-sony-reportedly-considering-in-game-ads-for-free-to-play-titles

https://www.xda-developers.com/playstation-free-to-play-game-ads-report/

2008 https://www.wired.com/2008/06/opinion-in-game/

 

QUICK BITS

 

RYZE LIKE THE PHOENIX

AMD’s ‘Phoenix’ APUs could be more powerful than Xbox Series S

https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-phoenix-apu-rumours/

https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-phoenix-apus-revolution-for-budget-pc-gamers-integrated-graphics/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIuSOQAX9to

 

WE WILL NOT BEND

Bending Corrector Frame for Alder Lake

https://videocardz.com/newz/chinese-company-came-up-with-anti-bending-frame-for-intel-alder-lake-s-processors

against Intel’s wishes https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/intel-play-down-alder-lake-cpu-bending-strongly-recommend-against-socket-mods

 

GETTING MUSKY IN HERE

Elon secures funding

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/21/elon-musk-twitter-secures-fund-possible-hostile-bid-tesla

update on situation

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/twitter-board-in-a-bind-as-elon-musk-makes-his-move/

Tesla crashes into jet https://www.reddit.com/r/flying/comments/u95dqt/someone_just_crashed_into_a_vision_jet

 

YOU’VE BEEN SERVED

Apple discontinues macOS Server – Apple people don’t use servers!

https://9to5mac.com/2022/04/21/apple-pulls-the-plug-on-dated-20-macos-server-app/

https://www.servethehome.com/apple-macos-server-formally-discontinued/

 

SPARE A FEW CHIPS?

People are tearing apart washing machines for semiconductors

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/u8kog8/chipstarved_firms_are_scavenging_silicon_from/

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/chip-starved-firms-are-scavenging-silicon-from-washing-machines-1.1754739

 

 

[Lightwreather]

1 hour ago, RILEYISMYNAME said:

People are tearing apart washing machines for semiconductors

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We have somehow reached a new low and high simultaenously.