Month: January 2023

RetroArch on a LeapFrog Leapster GS

Retro games are a blast, and even more so when you can bring the fun on the go. [mac2612] has developed a custom retroarch-based firmware for the Leapster GS and LeapPad2. (via Bringus Studios on YouTube) We covered Linux on the Leapster before, but Retroleap seems better documented (and still up on the internet). Installation

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If the US case against Google succeeds, a spinoff is more likely than a sale, valuing the new businesses at tens of billions and giving advertisers more choice (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: If the US case against Google succeeds, a spinoff is more likely than a sale, valuing the new businesses at tens of billions and giving advertisers more choice  —  If government prevails, an asset spinoff is thought to be more likely than a sale  —  Google spent the better part …

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Sources: key Apple supplier Jabil begins making AirPods enclosures, or plastic bodies, in India before shipping them to China and Vietnam for assembly (Sankalp Phartiyal/Bloomberg)

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Sources: key Apple supplier Jabil begins making AirPods enclosures, or plastic bodies, in India before shipping them to China and Vietnam for assembly  —  A key Apple Inc. supplier has begun making components for AirPods in India, marking a significant step in the US tech giant’s push to expand production in

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US, EU Sign Unprecedented AI Agreement

(Image: Ana Lanza/Unsplash)The White House announced Friday that it had signed an administrative agreement with the European Union focused on “responsible advancements” in artificial intelligence. The agreement, which builds on existing tech pacts, will prioritize international collaboration while directing AI resources toward specific industries. The new US-EU Artificial Intelligence Collaboration agreement will bring AI experts

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An interview with Harvard Business School professor Shoshana Zuboff on her frustrations with fragmented efforts to restrain tech companies, privacy, and more (Henry Mance/Financial Times)

Henry Mance / Financial Times: An interview with Harvard Business School professor Shoshana Zuboff on her frustrations with fragmented efforts to restrain tech companies, privacy, and more  —  These are uncertain times for Silicon Valley.  Tech companies are firing staff who they hired in the pandemic.

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Mastercard and Binance launch the prepaid Binance Card in Brazil, seeking to “broaden the connection between traditional finance and crypto”, after Argentina (Andre Romani/Reuters)

Andre Romani / Reuters: Mastercard and Binance launch the prepaid Binance Card in Brazil, seeking to “broaden the connection between traditional finance and crypto”, after Argentina  —  Mastercard Inc (MA.N) and Binance said on Monday they are lauching a prepaid card in Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy …

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Wizards Get Creative, Maybe Save the World

While it’s not normal Hackaday fare, we’ve covered the Dungeons & Dragons licensing kerfuffle, partially because we’re all nerds at heart, and also because it’s worrying that an Open Source styled license could be “deauthorized”. I did touch base with the Open Source Initiative, and got a telling comment that this issue was outside their

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South Korea’s K-pop industry is embracing the metaverse, expanding on commonplace virtual counterparts for artists, including by creating the virtual band Mave (New York Times)

New York Times: South Korea’s K-pop industry is embracing the metaverse, expanding on commonplace virtual counterparts for artists, including by creating the virtual band Mave  —  In the world’s testing ground for tech, K-pop singers are being spun up out of pixels and doing battle in a virtual universe.

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A profile of Jonathan Kanter, the DOJ’s assistant AG for antitrust, a longtime Google foe who filed the US anti-monopoly lawsuit to break up its ad business (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal)

Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Jonathan Kanter, the DOJ’s assistant AG for antitrust, a longtime Google foe who filed the US anti-monopoly lawsuit to break up its ad business  —  Jonathan Kanter is a longtime legal adversary to the internet company  —  Watch: Garland Announces Lawsuit Against Google for Antitrust Violations

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