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The tiny desktop is no longer Apple's most affordable computer

The Mac Mini is the latest victim of the AI-fueled RAM-pocalypse. Last week, Apple discontinued the 256 GB version of the system, which cost $599. To get in now, you'll need to drop at least $799 on a 512 GB version.…

Amelia Earhart's voice has been revealed in a newly-discovered recording dating back almost 100 years.

Devs not thrilled that Git extension added the bot as co-author by default

Devs not thrilled that Git extension added the bot as co-author by default

Imagine working your butt off on a project, only to have VS Code put an attribution into your commit that says Copilot helped you, even if it did not. Microsoft has reversed a change that added a default AI attribution notice after user complaints that the bot was claiming credit for human-authored code.…

Emerging research is investigating the idea that a therapy called vagus nerve stimulation could keep a key part of the brain for memory and cognition functioning properly.

Google's Pixel 11 lineup could see RAM cuts or lower starting configurations because of the global memory shortage, with leaks suggesting the base model may drop from 12GB to 8GB while Pro models could add 12GB versions below the current 16GB tier. The Verge reports: There will be 16GB configurations available for each, but adding a lower-spec model could mean the 16GB version is getting a price hike. However, the silver lining is that the specs from MysticLeaks also include camera upgrades and brighter displays for the Pro models. The RAM shortage is pushing other phone makers, including Samsung, to raise prices, too.

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46% say age checks are easy to bypass, and nearly a third admit getting around them

46% say age checks are easy to bypass, and nearly a third admit getting around them

It’s been months since the UK government began requiring stronger age checks under the Online Safety Act, and recent research suggests those measures are falling short of keeping kids away from harmful content. In some cases, even drawing on a mustache has been reported as enough to fool age detection software.…

Reform has announced that it will pull the local authority out of the UK resettlement scheme, launched in 2021 by the Conservative Government to support newly-arrived legal refugees.

The system will help councils keep track of children who were previously caught in 'blind spots' when they were deregistered from school.

Windows is a mess, GitHub keeps wobbling, Copilot draws flak - what’s wrong at Redmond?

kettle  When it comes to making decisions that piss off your user base, no one knows how to do it like Microsoft. …

EastEnders legend Pam St Clement is reportedly set to maker her TV comeback in the new series of Rivals this month.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a fire at a commercial property in Burnley just before 3pm on Monday.

The biggest night of fashion is hours away from returning to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and fury has been growing over the involvement of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos.

A liberal federal judge in DC has sparked outrage after apologizing to Donald Trump's alleged would-be assassin for restrictions placed on him behind bars.

Lauren Sanchez looked somewhat subdued as she stepped out alongside Anna Wintour ahead of fashion's biggest night.

The Register gets a look inside AWS' networking lab in Cupertino

FEATURE  In an unassuming three-story office building in Cupertino, California, engineers from Amazon Web Services are busy trying to make networking inconspicuous.…

Heidi Klum was seen walking her dog in NYC on the morning of the Met Gala before she got her nails painted white then zipped herself up in an oxygen chamber.

AMD is preparing expanded HDMI 2.1 support for Linux, following earlier delays after the HDMI Forum rejected an open source implementation of HDMI 2.1 as proprietary technology. As GamingOnLinux reports, AMD developer Harry Wentland submitted a patch series to the Linux kernel mailing list, noting that it brings "HDMI FRL support to the amdgpu display driver" and that "DSC is still being tested and will be sent out later." A forum post on Phoronix from an AMD driver developer also said "a full implementation will ultimately be available once the patches are ready and have completed compliance testing."

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