Computer America

Ben Crossman
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May 28, 2021 • 1h 1min

Microsoft's New Font, Army of the Dead Pixels, Epic vs. Apple, With Popzara.com

Both Segments: Nathan Evans, Popzara.com. Managing Editor.Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark and maximum fun. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener is what you’ll find at Popzara.Topics:Popzara Press – The Latest Bits and Bytes!Beyond Calibri: Finding Microsoft’s next default font – Microsoft 365 BlogMicrosoft on Twitter: “We need to talk. What should our next default font be? https://t.co/fV9thfdAr4” / TwitterWhat’s up with the “dead pixels” in Army Of The Dead?Nine things we learned from the Epic v. Apple trial – The VergeAmazon to buy MGM for $8 billion in major boost to Prime Video library | Ars TechnicaFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
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May 27, 2021 • 1h 1min

Ubuntu P2P Mixup, Microsoft Teases Next Windows, James Bond Won't Get Spinoff's

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.Topics:Unreal Engine 5 Temporal Super Resolution promises “4K at the cost of 1080p” – NotebookCheck.net NewsExclusive: Meet The Murky Russian Network Behind An Anti-Pfizer Disinformation Drive In EuropeDownloading Ubuntu via BitTorrent gets Comcast customer a DMCA warning | Ars TechnicaEA’s Ultimate Team raked in $3k per minute last year | EngadgetMicrosoft teases a ‘next generation of Windows’ announcement ‘very soon’ – The VergePayPal and Venmo will let you send cryptocurrency to third-party wallets | EngadgetJames Bond to stay on the big screen after Amazon deal – BBC NewsFacebook will no longer stop the spread of a theory that COVID-19 was manufactured – The VergeFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
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May 26, 2021 • 1h 1min

BlizzCon 2021 Cancelled, Amazon Buys MGM, 700 TB CD, RTX 3080 Ti

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.Topics:BlizzCon 2021 has been canceled – The VergeAmazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion – AxiosAmazon accused of unfair pricing policies by Washington DC – BBC NewsAn Insurance Startup Bragged It Uses AI to Detect Fraud. It Didn’t Go WellRussia tried to spread dangerous lies about Pfizer vaccine, France suspects | Ars TechnicaResearchers build 700TB optical disc that can probably store all of Netflix – TECHTELEGRAPHEpic’s next-gen Unreal Engine 5 is now available in early access | EngadgetNVIDIA could announce the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU on June 1st | EngadgetFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
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May 24, 2021 • 1h 1min

Epic Vs. Apple Update, China To Ban Mining Bitcoin, NFT Sale For Charlie

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.Topics:Epic v Apple: What have we learned? – BBC NewsChina will likely ban all bitcoin mining soon | Ars TechnicaFlorida governor signs law to block ‘deplatforming’ of Florida politicians – The VergeThis AI makes Robert De Niro perform lines in flawless German | Ars TechnicaFlawless | London-based Neural Network Film LabCharlie Bit My Finger video to be taken off YouTube after selling for £500,000 – BBC NewsA photo of cheese just got a UK drug dealer sentenced to 13 years in prison – The VergeFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
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May 21, 2021 • 1h 1min

Facebook's Demise, Seagate Mach.2, Xbox Easter Egg, Crypto Taxes

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.Topics:How Apple screwed Facebook | WIRED UKSeagate’s new Mach.2 is the world’s fastest conventional hard drive | Ars TechnicaTwitch launches a dedicated ‘hot tubs’ category after advertiser pushback – The VergeDeveloper reveals Xbox Easter Egg after waiting nearly 20 years for people to find it | EngadgetUS Treasury may require crypto transfers over $10K to be reported to the IRS | EngadgetEpic Games v. Apple by the numbers: Fortnite is worth that much money? | Ars TechnicaFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
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May 19, 2021 • 1h 1min

Internet Explorer Ends, FreeNode Woes, Bitcoins Fall, RTX Crypto-Limited

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.Topics:Developers Flee Open Source Project After ‘Takeover’ By Korean Crown PrinceMicrosoft will truly, finally kill off Internet Explorer in June 2022 | EngadgetHere’s Anker’s apology after 712 Eufy customers had camera feeds exposed to strangers – The VergeColonial Pipeline CEO confirms company paid $4.4 million ransom – The VergeBitcoin falls further as China cracks down on crypto-currencies – BBC NewsHBO Max with ads: $10/mo starting in June, and guess what it won’t include | Ars TechnicaMost new NVIDIA RTX gaming GPUs will be crypto-limited | EngadgetFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
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May 17, 2021 • 1h 1min

AT&T/TimeWarner Split, GameStop FOMO, Twitch Lowers Sub Costs, Apple Lossless Music

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.Topics:AT&T to spin off WarnerMedia, basically admitting giant merger was a mistake | Ars TechnicaGameStop FOMO inspires a new wave of crypto pump-and-dumps | Ars TechnicaElon Musk clarifies that ‘Tesla has not sold any Bitcoin’Twitch lowers subscription prices in most countries to reflect the cost of living | EngadgetApple teases a Music announcement as more ‘Lossless’ clues appear | EngadgetApple Music announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio – AppleUS fuel pipeline ‘paid hackers $5m in ransom’ – BBC NewsWaymo self-driving taxi confused by traffic cones flees help – BBC NewsSamsung teases its next generation of flexible displays | EngadgetFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
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May 17, 2021 • 1h 1min

Robot Lizards, Battery Carbon Fiber, Breathable Air Generator on Mars, With Ralph Bond

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May 17, 2021 • 52min

Broadband Discounts via 825 ISPs, RTX 3050, Steam Console Rumors, IBM 14m Code Dataset

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.Topics:7 Apple Suppliers Tied to Using Forced Labor in China: Report$50 monthly broadband discounts available starting today via 825 ISPs | Ars TechnicaThe Emergency Broadband Benefit ProgramChicago Police Started Secret Drone Program Using Untraceable Cash: ReportValve’s Gabe Newell hints at vague console plans coming “this year” | Ars TechnicaNvidia’s RTX 3050 brings ray tracing and DLSS to $800 laptops | Ars TechnicaIntel claims its new Tiger Lake-H CPUs for laptops beat AMD’s Ryzen 5000 | Ars TechnicaIntel says it has solved a key bottleneck in quantum computing | EngadgetIBM compiles dataset to teach software how software is made: 14m code samples, half of which actually work • The RegisterCrash, arrest draw more scrutiny of Tesla Autopilot systemRansomware crooks post cops’ psych evaluations after talks with DC police stall | Ars TechnicaVizio makes nearly as much money from ads and data as it does from TVs | EngadgetFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
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May 17, 2021 • 1h 1min

Cyber Attack On US Pipeline, Amazon Fights Counterfeit Products, Apple Rumors Of Console

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.Topics:Sony says PS5 could be difficult to find into 2022 | Ars TechnicaCyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gangMisconfigured Database Exposes 200K Fake Amazon Reviewers – Infosecurity MagazineAmazon “seized and destroyed” 2 million counterfeit products in 2020 | Ars TechnicaNew York Attorney General declares top ISPs committed net neutrality fraud | ZDNetU.S. state AGs urge Facebook to cancel plans for Instagram for younger kids | ReutersNTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Tesla Crash That Killed Two PeopleApple working on ‘portable hybrid console’: enhanced GPU + ray tracing | TweakTownApple invests another $45 million in Gorilla Glass maker Corning – The VergeCryptocurrency: Musk’s SpaceX to launch dogecoin moon mission – BBC NewsFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

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