How it feels to survive Silicon Valley and a pandemic

If RSA’s attendees were even able to score an Airbnb, it was second to the tech companies who’d, for years, packed employees into expensive rentals that once were on the normal-person market…. Original post: How it feels to survive Silicon Valley and a pandemic

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Windows Update is a bifurcated mess

This week’s “Preview” patches led to some bizarre, unexplained, and self-contradictory behavior. Here’s what we’ve been able to piece together, based on what actually happened – not… Visit link: Windows Update is a bifurcated mess

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Twitter is considering subscriptions amid an advertising slump

Twitter just had a successful quarter in one sense, with a huge surge in user numbers as the pandemic truly took hold. It hit 186 million monetizable daily active users between April and June (up… View post: Twitter is considering subscriptions amid an advertising slump

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Google is granting another $4 million towards affordable Bay Area housing

Last year, Google committed $1 billion towards addressing the lack of affordable housing in the Bay Area, acknowledging that as one of the largest employers in the region it has a responsibility… Original post: Google is granting another $4 million towards affordable Bay Area housing

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Intel’s 7nm CPUs are delayed, won’t arrive until at least 2022

Intel delivered bad news to its investors today, announcing that its plans for 7nm chips have slipped another six months, and yields are now running a year behind original projections. This comes… See the article here: Intel’s 7nm CPUs are delayed, won’t arrive until at least 2022

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