TNL - 24 July

Poll shows 84% of PC users unwilling to pay extra for AI-enhanced hardware - VideoCardz.com

GlobalWafers scores $400M for building 300mm wafer plants • The Register

NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules | NVIDIA Technical Blog

ASUS’ New NUC Tiny PCs Have RTX 4000 GPUs

Google and Microsoft consume more energy than some countries due to AI advances | Windows Central

Rabbit r1’s AI assistant has secretly been storing user chats that can’t be deleted | ZDNET

Mangled fingers, no time off: Why the women who make Samsung’s semiconductors are striking

Global IT outage: Airlines, businesses affected by CrowdStrike, Microsoft issues | AP News

Microsoft introduces a new form of Windows updates because things weren’t confusing enough

Exclusive: Google-backed software developer GitLab explores sale, sources say | Reuters

Kaspersky Lab Closing U.S. Division; Laying Off Workers

After initially rejecting it, Apple has approved the first PC emulator for iOS - The Verge

Netflix’s Password Sharing Crackdown Backfires With Slow Subscriber Growth in Q2 | Venture Capital Post

RIAA Sues Verizon After ISP “Buried Head in Sand” Over Subscribers’ Piracy * TorrentFreak

‘Unhealthy addiction’: Grim warning for Australian Temu shoppers | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

Doomscrolling linked to existential anxiety, distrust, suspicion and despair, study finds | Social media | The Guardian

41% of People Believe Every Text “Needs” to Include an Emoji | DRGNews

Amazon is reportedly now tracking individual hours employees spend at the office in latest worker crackdown | TechRadar

Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees | Ars Technica

Internal Microsoft Email Shows DEI Leader Blasting Layoffs - Business Insider

Dirty diaper resold on Amazon ruined a family business, report says | Ars Technica

David Zaslav on Election: Next President Should Supports Deregulation

Facebook ads for Windows desktop themes push info-stealing malware

A New Development in the Debate About Instagram and Teens - The Atlantic

Meta Reportedly Unhappy With How Much Money Its VR Division Burns

Google Search ending ‘Notes’ experiment

Trump says ‘I’m for TikTok’ as potential US ban looms | Reuters

Did gay dating app Grindr crash during the RNC in Milwaukee?