The eight-bit Z80 is dead. Long live the 16-bit Z80!
Yes, they are harder to solder, but there’s way more potential Feature The Z80 has a long series of successor models – some compatible and some not. There are multiple options for hobbyist computer builders.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
TikTok ban could escalate US-China trade war, ex-White House CIO tells The Reg
Doing business in Beijing? ‘You need to do a what-if scenario’ interview It didn’t seem America’s divest-or-ban bill for TikTok was going to make it into law when we last spoke with former White House chief information officer Theresa Payton – but law it now is. …, Read MoreContinue Reading
Help! My mouse climbed a wall and now it doesn’t work right
Support chap learns users will try to solve problems in non-obvious ways On Call As another week drains down the plughole of history, it’s time for The Register to once again deliver a fresh instalment of On Call – our weekly reader-contributed tale of tech support torments and triumphs.…, ReadContinue Reading
Flaws in Chinese keyboard apps leave 750 million users open to snooping, researchers claim
Huawei is OK, but Xiaomi, OPPO, and Samsung are in strife. And Honor isn’t living its name Many Chinese keyboard apps, some from major handset manufacturers, can leak keystrokes to determined snoopers, leaving perhaps three quarters of a billion people at risk according to research from the University of Toronto’sContinue Reading
The Wrong Question to Ask About Climate Change
Remember when people weren’t even sure climate change was real? According to a new CBS News poll, 70 percent of Americans support the “U.S. taking steps to reduce climate change.” That’s a big number—so big, in fact, that you’d think political action would be guaranteed, and that we’d be wellContinue Reading
Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives
An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, Read MoreContinue Reading
South Korean police raid office of doctors’ group head over protracted strikes
South Korean police have searched the office of the hard-line incoming leader of a doctors association and confiscated his mobile phone, Read MoreContinue Reading
Here’s Everything To Know About The “Heartstopper” Season 3 Cast, Including Two Actors Who Aren’t Coming Back
There are also two notable stars of the show who aren’t returning for Season 3. View Entire Post ›, Read More from BuzzfeedContinue Reading
Politics Podcast: Good Or Bad Use Of Polling … Extended Cut
FiveThirtyEight More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN App | RSS | Amazon Music | Spotify This is a special end-of-meteorological-summer installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast. Galen Druke speaks with pollsters Kristen Soltis Anderson and David Byler in an episode made entirely of “good or bad use of polling” examples.Continue Reading
How Restarting Student Loan Payments Could Change Millions of Lives — And The Economy
Student Debt How Restarting Student Loan Payments Could Change Millions of Lives — And The Economy By Monica Potts Aug. 28, 2023, at 6:00 AM ABC News Photo Illustration When Congress voted in May to restart student loan payments this fall — and then the Supreme Court overturned President Biden’sContinue Reading
A year later, Florida businesses say the state’s immigration law dealt a huge blow
Carolina reviews the strawberry pints picked by farmworkers in a Sanchez Farm field in Plant City, Fla. on Feb. 28. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR hide caption toggle caption Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR Carolina reviews the strawberry pints picked by farmworkers in a Sanchez Farm field in Plant City,Continue Reading
Are US campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza going global?
From France to Australia, students are part of pro-Palestine protests as Columbia students continue encampments., EXPLAINER From France to Australia, university students are part of pro-Palestine protests as Columbia students continue encampments. Clashes between students and police officers have been reported all over the United States during intensifying university protests.Continue Reading
Ecuador spat: Trotsky to the shah, Mexico’s long history as home to exiles
Mexico has a tradition of granting asylum, but experts see political motive behind offers made under Lopez Obrador., With rifles, riot shields and helmets, the Ecuadorian police scaled the white concrete gate, burst through the embassy doors and arrested Jorge Glas, a former vice president accused of corruption. The AprilContinue Reading