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Tuesday December 31, 2024. 10:45 PM
MicroStrategy has transformed into a 'bitcoin treasury company,' investing billions in bitcoin through debt and equity issuance, driving its stock price up nearly 400% in 2024 despite declining software revenues and heightened financial risks. The Guardian reports: In the...
Rare, hard to come by, but now available on the Internet Archive: the complete book set for the Windows CE Developer’s Kit from 1999. It contains all the separate books in their full glory, so if you ever wanted to write either a Windows CE application or driver for Windows...
Professional lickspittle Rep. Jeff Van Drew proved no floor is too low for him to grovel on when he begged for Trump's approval on national television. The New Jersey congressman, who thankfully abandoned the Democratic Party in 2019, took self-abasement to previously...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen earlier this...
The long-anticipated 'year of the Linux desktop' could see renewed interest in 2025 as Microsoft's planned end of support for Windows 10 approaches, potentially driving users to explore alternatives. With Windows 10 reaching end of support in October 2025, many users will...
Tired of being treated like a 'freaking imbecile,' Don Jr wishes he had some other family ties. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! After years of attending his father's New Year's Eve party at their Florida supper club, Don Jr would instead opt...
After 18 months on the lam, Do Kwon — the insufferably smug crypto bro who has been accused of wiping out the life savings of countless investors — has finally been hauled to the United States to face the music. His extradition marks the end of a humiliating fall from...
Traditional airlines worldwide are rapidly eliminating long-standing perks from their basic fares, blurring the line between full-service and budget carriers, according to industry analysis of 90 major airlines. Air Canada's decision to ban standard carry-on luggage for its...
A 20-year-old U.S. Army communications specialist's alleged double life as a cybercriminal unraveled after he reportedly threatened to leak call records belonging to President-elect Trump and Vice President Harris. Cameron John Wagenius was arrested near Fort Hood, Texas on...
Each morning at 5:45 AM PST, three AI traders spring to life, analyzing fresh market data and each recommending one stock to trade. At 6:00 AM sharp, their picks are automatically executed with $5 investments. Claude 3 Sonnet is currently leading with a 77.5% unrealized...
New year, new goals, right? Well, if your New Year resolution is to spend more time doing the things you love, including gaming with friends, then you’re going to love this deal on the amazing Logitech G Pro X 2 Lightspeed gaming headset. Usually available for $249, the...
Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton has backed Elon Musk's legal challenge against OpenAI, criticizing the AI startup's shift from its nonprofit origins toward a for-profit model. 'OpenAI was founded as an explicitly safety-focused non-profit and made various safety related...
Boeing ends abysmal year on an even lower note The disastrous crash of a Boeing 737-800 in South Korea over the weekend, which killed 179 of the 181 people onboard, was followed by a second incident involving Jeju Air. On Monday, the flight was forced to return to its origin ...
Kent Hendricks, a marketing professional at HarperCollins Publishers, has read a book or two each week since 2007. This week, he shared his fascinating list of '52 Things I Learned in 2024.' Here are some of them: LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? — Read the rest The...
LG has rolled out its Gram laptop lineup in advance of CES 2025, confirming Intel’s debut of the Arrow Lake platform in laptops and offering a mix of AI software that can run either locally or in the cloud. LG disclosed two versions of the LG Gram Pro (the 17Z90TR and...
Researchers have uncovered widespread manipulation of GitHub's star-rating system, with over 3.1 million fraudulent stars identified across 15,835 repositories, according to a new study by Socket, Carnegie Mellon University, and North Carolina State University. The research...
LineageOS, the Debian of the custom Android ROM world, released version 22 – or, 22.1 to be more exact – today. On the verge of the new year, they managed to complete the rebase to Android 15, released in September, making this one of their fastest rebases ever. We’ve been...
Is your computer’s CPU too hot? If your PC starts spontaneously shutting down, locking up, or acting sluggish during intense tasks, overheating could be the issue, especially when the intense summer heat is scorching. Keeping tabs on your CPU temperatures is crucial when...
Intel's market value plunged 61% in 2024, marking its worst performance since going public in 1971, while rival chipmaker Broadcom saw shares surge 111% on AI advances. Broadcom, now valued at $1.1 trillion, leverages its custom XPU chips and networking gear for major cloud...
The Arbor Day Foundation will plant 10 million trees across six U.S. states over four years to replace those destroyed during the devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, the non-profit organization announced. The restoration program, targeting Tennessee, Virginia, North...
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