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Report: NVIDIA to Abandon Its $40 Billion Arm Acquisition

Bloomberg reports that NVIDIA is quietly preparing to abandon its $40 billion acquisition of Arm…

Google Kills FLoC, Pushes Forward with Topics

Well, here’s one Google cancelation that shouldn’t upset anyone: Google’s coming Privacy Sandbox will no…

Microsoft Finally Upgrades Surface Duo … to Android 11

Microsoft has quietly started upgrading the original Surface Duo to Android 11, which is not…

Report: Project Monarch Was Delayed, Now Expected This Spring

The inimitable Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft’s “Project Monarch,” sometimes called “One Outlook,” is…

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The WinForms Notepad Project (2022): Reviving a Classic (Premium)

For my January programming project, I’m reviving the Windows Forms version of .NETpad so I…

HP Announces New Commercial Desktop PCs and Workstations

HP today announced new generations of its Elite and Pro commercial desktop PCs, Z Workstation…

The Netherlands Starts Fining Apple for In-App Payment Violations

The Netherlands antitrust authority has fined Apple 5 million euros for failing to meet its…

Acer Announces Four New Education Chromebooks

Acer this morning announced four new durable and modern Chromebooks for students and education customers.

Lenovo Will Not Enable Microsoft’s Pluton Processor by Default

Lenovo recently announced that it would be the first hardware maker to ship PCs with…

D.C., Three States to Sue Google for Tracking Trickery

This morning, the attorneys general from the District of Columbia, Indiana, Texas, and Washington will…

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Programming Windows: Countdown (Premium)

Microsoft originally planned to kick off the Windows XP era with its biggest launch event…

Google Rails Against Antitrust Case, Asks for Dismissal

In an unusually heated missive, Google strongly criticized a Texas antitrust case against it as…

Phil Spencer Opens Up About Activision Blizzard Plans

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has moved quickly to calm any fears about his firm’s…

Intel to Invest $20 Billion on New Chip Factories in Ohio

Following a flurry of manufacturing expansion in 2021, Intel today said that it would invest…

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Curb Big Tech

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act,…

Netflix Now Has 222 Million Paid Subscribers

As part of its latest quarterly report, video streaming Netflix reported that it now has…

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