No More GPUs for China - TechLinked Oct 18, 2023

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

THE CHIP BLOCKADE GETS CRISPY

US Export ban on (Nvidia) graphics cards to China

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-17/us-restricts-sale-of-nvidia-made-for-china-chips-in-new-rules

https://www.pcgamer.com/no-more-nvidia-rtx-4090-gpus-for-china-after-new-us-export-ban/

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/us-govt-restricts-shipments-of-geforce-rtx-4090-to-china-other-countries

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/17/us-bans-export-of-more-ai-chips-including-nvidia-h800-to-china.html

 

GOOGLE GLASSHOLES

Meta glassholes

https://www.theverge.com/23920102/meta-quest-3-in-public-privacy-recording-glassholes

https://mashable.com/article/3-bonkers-meta-quest-3-users-in-the-wild

https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-quest-3-coffee-shop-chores-video-2023-10

Meta Ray-bans launch

https://www.androidcentral.com/gaming/virtual-reality/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-review

 

#2 PENCIL

Apple Pencil?

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/10/apple-introduces-new-apple-pencil-bringing-more-value-and-choice-to-the-lineup/

https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-announces-cheaper-new-apple-pencil-with-usb-c/

Why? https://www.macworld.com/article/2109119/apple-pencil-usb-c-lightning-features-comparison.html

Ipad rumours

https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/18/folding-ipad-2024-2025/

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/10/18/foldable-ipad-now-in-intensive-development-could-be-announced-as-soon-as-late-2024/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/what-to-expect-amid-the-bevy-of-conflicting-ipad-rumors/

 

QUICK BITS

 

LICENCE TO PRINT

NY Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers, Attempts to Target Ghost Guns

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ny-state-bill-would-require-background-checks-to-buy-3d-printers

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ny-bill-bans-3d-printers

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8132

 

ANTI-ANTI-LAG++

AMD withdraws Anti-lag+ following VAC bans in CS2 and other games

https://www.techpowerup.com/314840/amd-software-adrenalin-23-10-2-beta-released-disables-amd-anti-lag-in-all-supported-games

https://twitter.com/CounterStrike/status/1712875606776729832

CS2 is DX11 by default https://lmg.gg/QalWq (Steam)

AMD recommends Anti-Lag with FMF https://lmg.gg/9flz9 (AMD)

 

RISKY MOVES

Qualcomm announces first-ever mass-market RISC-V Android SoC

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2023/10/qualcomm-to-bring-risc-v-based-wearable-platform-to--wear-os-by-

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/qualcomm-announces-first-ever-mass-market-risc-v-android-soc/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tiriasresearch/2023/10/17/the-risc-v-architecture-secures-smartwatches-with-google-and-qualcomm/?sh=73fa07ae67f6

 

OUR HERO: THE IRS?

IRS direct e-file pilot

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/18/23922150/irs-direct-file-pilot-available-13-states-income-tax-2024

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-advances-innovative-direct-file-project-for-2024-tax-season-free-irs-run-pilot-option-projected-to-be-available-for-eligible-taxpayers-in-13-states

https://www.propublica.org/article/turbotax-deliberately-hides-its-free-file-page-from-search-engines

 

TRILBY FATBOOK

Fedora Slimbook

https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-slimbook-available-now/

https://fedora.slimbook.es/

https://fedoramagazine.org/lenovo-fedora-now-available/