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CPU SO HOT IT TURNS XE ON
The Intel Xeon W-3175X processor is available today. This unlocked 28-core workstation powerhouse is built for select, highly-threaded and computing-intensive applications like architectural and industrial design and professional content creation: https://t.co/FffmKVy8nd pic.twitter.com/7PAivI3xtc
— Intel News (@intelnews) January 30, 2019
https://www.anandtech.com/show/13748/the-intel-xeon-w-3175x-review-28-unlocked-cores-2999-usd
Hexa channel DDR4 https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/matthew-wilson/g-skill-launches-hexa-channel-ddr4-kits-with-up-to-192gb-running-at-4ghz/
METRO MAKES ITS OWN EXODUS
https://www.pcgamer.com/metro-exodus-will-only-release-on-the-epic-store-but-steam-preorders-will-be-honoured/
Costs less, too https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/01/should-pc-games-cost-less-on-epics-games-store/
It’s a TIMED exclusive
https://www.pcgamesn.com/metro-exodus/metro-exodus-epic-games-store-timed-exclusive
Developer wasn’t involved in the decision
The decision to publish Metro Exodus as a timed Epic Store exclusive was made entirely on Koch Media’s side as Metro is their intellectual property. They are a sister company of THQ Nordic (Vienna), which is the reason why we can and will not comment on this matter. We do
— THQ Nordic (@THQNordic) January 29, 2019
Valve response https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/Metro_Exodus/
Thinks exclusives are good for industryhttps://www.polygon.com/2019/1/29/18200893/epic-games-store-steam-metro-exclusives
Competition is good, but not like this
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/01/28/its-great-that-epic-is-trying-to-compete-with-steam-but-theyre-going-about-it-in-the-worst-way/
TRIGGERED BY TEEN TRACKING
Apple blocks it: https://www.recode.net/2019/1/30/18203231/apple-banning-facebook-research-app
Apple doesn’t like, shuts down FB internal apps
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18203551/apple-facebook-blocked-internal-ios-apps
So FB shuts down tracking app
https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-shuts-down-ios-app-that-installed-spyware-on-teens-phones-2019-1
Senators ask FB what’s the deal https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/senators-ask-facebook-why-it-tricked-kids-into-spending-parents-money/
Facebook just hired critics of its privacy
https://mashable.com/article/facebook-hires-top-privacy-law-activists/#ETyz.uuT1ZqZ
QUICK BITS
FORCED FACETIME
Takes offline https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/28/facetime-calling-bug-fix/
Getting sued
https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/01/30/apple-slapped-with-lawsuit-over-group-facetime-bug
MANIFOLD FONE FOLDS
https://hexus.net/ce/news/mobile-phones/126920-intel-patent-shows-tri-fold-mobile-device-designs/
ROOMBA, GO PLAY OUTSIDE
http://fortune.com/2019/01/30/irobot-terra-robot-mower/
MIGHT HELP YOU GO PRO
https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/gopro-plus-upgrade-unlimited-storage/
MONEY HELPS
People mad: https://www.recode.net/2019/1/30/18202825/amazon-hq2-new-york-city-political-battle-de-blasio-queens
https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/29/amazon-funding-nyc-computer-science-classes/