Cluster computing is a popular choice for heavy duty computing applications. At the base level, there are hobby clusters often built with Raspberry Pis, while the industrial level involves data centers crammed with servers running at full tilt. [greg] wanted something cheap, but with x86 support – so set about building a rig his own
Read MoreThe start-up, which was at the center of a recent stock market frenzy, was valued at $6 billion in the new funding round. Reddit, the Talk of the Internet, Raises 0 Million Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMitchell Clark / The Verge: Steam is now officially available in China; the Chinese version of the platform has around 40 gaming titles and another 10 or so listed as coming soon — Room for a billion more gamers — Though the international version of Steam has been available in China for years … Steam
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last June, 20-year-old Alex Kearns died by suicide, blaming stock trading app Robinhood for his death. He mistakenly believed he’d lost $730,000, and that the company was coming for more than $170,000 of that money in a matter of days. His family now agrees that it was Robinhood’s
Read MoreAttack occurred 20 miles from site of the Super Bowl, two days before the game was to be played. Hacker tried to contaminate Florida city's water supply, sheriff says – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreSarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: Reddit has raised a Series E of over $250M led by Vy Capital at a $6B valuation, doubling in value since its last funding round in February 2019 — Its WallStreetBets community played a prominent role in recent stock-trading frenzy — Reddit Inc. doubled its valuation to $6
Read MoreLiam Tung / ZDNet: Programming language Rust is now backed by the Rust Foundation, a new independent organization that will make it easier to accept financing beyond Mozilla — The Rust programming language now has its own foundation that’s independent from Mozilla. — Programming language Rust now has the backing … Programming language Rust is
Read MoreDrew McIntyre defends his WWE Championship inside the Elimination Chamber. WWE Elimination Chamber 2021: How to watch, start times, match card and WWE Network – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe open-world shooter needs more developers dedicated to overhauling the game. EA will decide what to do with BioWare's Anthem this week, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe lawsuit comes as Robinhood stirs controversy for its role in the GameStop saga. Robinhood sued for wrongful death after young trader's suicide – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Though the international version of Steam has been available in China for years, an official Chinese release of the the popular PC gaming platform has now debuted (via analyst Daniel Ahmad). If Chinese gamers needed more reason to celebrate, Sony also announced that the PlayStation 5 will be
Read MoreWhat are we actually looking at here? A rock? An enemy? Does it even matter compared to the glory of running Horizon Zero Dawn at the eye-watering resolution of 128 pixels wide by 72 pixels tall? Yes, a YouTuber has managed to play Horizon Zero Dawn at 72p, and that’s not a typo. The YouTuber
Read MoreFinancial Times: EU lawmakers are considering regulations that would force Facebook and Google to pay for news content on their platforms, echoing a similar move in Australia — Move by MEPs would strengthen hand of publishers against Google and Facebook — EU lawmakers overseeing new digital regulation … EU lawmakers are considering regulations that would
Read MoreWhen [Kai Robinson] found himself faced with the difficult task of saving as many Mac SE’s as he possibly could, the logical but daunting answer was to recreate the Mac SE logic board for machines that would otherwise be scrapped. These machines are over 30 years old and the PRAM battery often leaks, destroying parts
Read MoreBitcoin and even Dogecoin, which began as a playful experiment, are soaring in value as billionaires, companies and celebrities promote the digital currencies. Bitcoin and Dogecoin Are Boosted by Elon Musk Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Documents show Binance dropped the defamation lawsuit against Forbes it filed in November 2020, but did not give a reason for the withdrawal — The exchange did not say in its latest filing why it withdrew the case, at least for now. — Binance Holdings, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange …
Read MoreMeet the new strongest Avenger. Jack Black replacing Chris Hemsworth as Thor is terrifying and hilarious – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIan Allison / CoinDesk: London-based Wintermute, an algorithmic liquidity provider for digital assets founded in 2017, raises $20M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners — The Series B will fund a push into Asia and the launch of a derivatives business. — London-based Wintermute, an algorithmic liquidity provider … London-based Wintermute, an algorithmic liquidity
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook is expanding what false claims it will remove from its platforms related to COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines, and vaccines in general starting today. The company began removing debunked COVID-19 claims in December of last year and notifying customers when they had interacted with a post that has false
Read MoreGene Maddaus / Variety: DOJ drops out of a lawsuit seeking to block CA from enacting its own net neutrality law; the case will still proceed with backing from various industry groups — In a signal of things to come from the Biden administration, the Justice Department on Monday dropped out of a lawsuit that
Read MoreWhile Zoom was originally created as a serious meeting application for businesses, it has since become one of the most-used services during the pandemic for anyone who wants to have a face-to-face virtual conversation. As a result, the company has been adding more fun stuff, such as weird backgrounds, to use for online family gatherings,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The parent company of a West Virginia newspaper chain has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook and Google parent company Alphabet, alleging the platforms are siphoning away much-needed digital ad revenue. It appears to be the first such lawsuit by a news organization against the digital giants and
Read MoreAutomattic has acquired Parse.ly to add its content analytics system to WordPress VIP. Automattic snaps up web analytics firm Parse.ly Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreManuel Vonau / Android Police: Barcode Scanner, a now-removed Google Play Pass app that was installed 10M+ times, issued a malicious update; its developer has other apps in the Play Store — Google’s reign over the Play Store often feels arbitrary, with legitimate apps disappearing for bogus reasons like out-of-context words or images while malware
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