Bitcoin Mining Is No Longer Worth it

Bitcoin Mining Is No Longer Worth it

After a dip that coincided with when the stock market crashed (remember when Bitcoin was supposed to be a hedge against market volatility?), the cryptocurrency is pushing back up toward its all-time high. Despite that, it seems that mining for the cryptocurrency is no longer worth it, even for some larger mining operations. According to … Read more

Major blow for cheap handhelds as Anbernic no longer ships to the US

Major blow for cheap handhelds as Anbernic no longer ships to the US

TL;DR Handheld maker Anbernic has announced that it has suspended shipments to the US from China. Anbernic cited tariff changes as the reason for the decision. The company says customers can still get shipments from its US warehouse for now. The US tariff war with China, along with changes in duties, means that products from … Read more

Google No Longer Supports Android 12 or Android 12L

Google No Longer Supports Android 12 or Android 12L

If you have a smartphone running Android 12 that can’t upgrade past that version, I have some bad news: Google is dropping support for your phone. RIP Android 12 As spotted by Android Authority, Google is no longer seeding security updates for devices running Android 12 and Android 12L. The company omitted the Android version … Read more

You’ll have to wait a little bit longer than expected to play Dune: Awakening

You’ll have to wait a little bit longer than expected to play Dune: Awakening

Hold your ornithopters, folks; Dune: Awakening was just delayed until June 10. Funcom released a statement explaining the decision, stating that due to feedback from beta testers, the company is pushing the launch date back by three weeks so they have “the time needed to make improvements that will lead to a better gameplay experience … Read more

Disarming Lebanon’s Hezbollah No Longer Inconceivable: Analysts

Disarming Lebanon’s Hezbollah No Longer Inconceivable: Analysts

The once unthinkable disarmament of Hezbollah could finally be within reach, as the United States pushes Lebanon to act and applies pressure to the group’s backer Iran over its nuclear programme, analysts said. Hezbollah was left badly weakened by more than a year of hostilities with Israel, beginning with the group’s campaign of rocket fire … Read more

Are President Trump’s Political Chances Longer Than Roman Emperor Heliogabalus (218-222 Ad)? Is Kirill Dmitriev Aiming to Succeed President Putin by Playing the American Card?, by John Helmer

Are President Trump’s Political Chances Longer Than Roman Emperor Heliogabalus (218-222 Ad)? Is Kirill Dmitriev Aiming to Succeed President Putin by Playing the American Card?, by John Helmer

According to the official White House schedule, President Donald Trump doesn’t start his day until lunchtime when he sits down with his political heir, Vice President J.D. Vance, at 12:30. He has more lunches with Vance than he receives briefings from his secret services on the threats of his enemies. Trump knows to keep his … Read more

It’s been six years since I played Silksong, and I’m OK waiting a little longer

It’s been six years since I played Silksong, and I’m OK waiting a little longer

It was Tuesday June 25, 2019. San Francisco became the first US city to (temporarily) ban the sale of vapes, SpaceX successfully launched and deployed 24 satellites and I sat in Nintendo’s UK office on the outskirts of London, playing a demo of a game that still isn’t out. However, according to yesterday’s Switch 2 … Read more

Report: Security is no longer the top challenge in cloud native environments

Report: Security is no longer the top challenge in cloud native environments

Security used to be the biggest challenge companies implementing cloud native technologies faced, but according to a new report from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), that is no longer the case. The CNCF’s 2024 Cloud Native Survey, which surveyed 750 members of the CNCF community, revealed that cultural changes are now the top challenge, … Read more