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Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen recounted how the original 1990 Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows boxes were printed before Tetris licensing was finalized, so a sticker was added once the deal closed, making the stickered versions rare collectibles. He also noted that early Windows 95 anti-piracy holograms featured a shirtless child, later replaced with a clothed version, making the original a collector's item.

Jen Abel, co-founder of JJellyfish and GM of enterprise sales at State Affairs, breaks down the full enterprise sales cycle as ~15 steps rather than the standard five-stage CRM pipeline, which she argues is merely a forecasting tool. She covers the 'pincer model' for simultaneous executive and N-minus-one outreach, crafting 2-3 sentence messages that sell 'alpha' not features, running intelligence-gathering intro calls before demos, structuring 2-3 day pilots with jointly defined success criteria, and navigating pricing, procurement, and redline negotiations.

The FCC retroactively revoked certification for the HoverAir Versa, a 230g modular pocket gimbal camera that transforms into a self-flying drone, just three days after launch. The agency closed a foreign UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) loophole that had allowed the device to be sold.

Tom's Hardware reviewed the TP-Link Deco 7 Pro BE13000, a Wi-Fi 7 mesh router priced at $498 (Newegg) / $538.99 (Walmart). The verdict: competitive hardware pricing and class-leading 6 GHz wireless performance, but several features are locked behind additional subscription payments that competing routers include for free.

A group is organizing a one-week PlayStation blackout from August 23 to 30, urging players to turn off consoles or log out of PSN to protest Sony's reported plan to end physical game production. The article is primarily a consumer gaming protest story with no technical, developer, or startup detail.

A humanoid robot named Tiangong Ultra reportedly ran a 100m sprint in 9.39 seconds at 23.8 mph before crashing into padded walls, as shown in video footage. The story is primarily a hardware novelty item with limited technical detail beyond the speed and crash.

A startup is deploying drones to disperse clouds over solar farms, claiming a chemical-free approach that delivers up to 30% more power output at a cost of $30–$60 per hour. The company also states a longer-term ambition to reduce severe storm and hurricane intensity.

Vivo Malaysia is launching the V80 Lite 5G on 3 September 2026, featuring a 10,000mAh battery using fourth-generation silicon anode technology and Magic Cube Battery Packaging. The phone includes a 6.83-inch 1.5K OLED panel, reverse charging, a 3.8K VC cooling system, and is rated for stable operation up to 45°C. Pre-booking costs RM5, pre-orders open 6pm on 3 September, and first-day sales begin 12 September.

Tom's Hardware reviews the Asus ROG Strix XG32UQWMS, a 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor featuring a Tandem OLED panel and dual-refresh modes. The reviewer awards it Editor's Choice, praising its frame rate boost and ELMB features, noting it is expensive but a strong value among large OLEDs.

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A shopper found a PNY RTX 5080 listed at Walmart for $702, roughly $800 below current retail prices, likely due to a pricing error or clearance anomaly. The article is a consumer deal-spotting piece with no technical detail beyond the price.

Local US officials face death threats and gunfire over AI data center projects, with more than 500 towns restricting builds and councils closing public comment. The article reports escalating violence and intimidation against opponents of data center construction across the United States.

A developer reports that Qwen 3.8 27B completed a reverse-engineering task in 30 minutes that they assumed required a frontier-scale model. The article is a first-hand account of a smaller open-weight model handling a complex reasoning job previously associated with GPT-4-class models.

An enthusiast retrofitted a GTX 1080 Ti (a 2017-era GPU) with a dual-tower CPU cooler, achieving up to 32°C lower temperatures, 30W power savings, and 9% higher FPS. The mod demonstrates that thermal headroom directly impacts performance and power draw on older GPUs.

Maxell is reissuing its 1970s UD-60U cassette tapes in partnership with Disk Union, using the original ferric magnetic formula. The tapes are noted as potentially suitable for vintage computer data drives such as the Commodore 64 Datassette.

The world's first webcam, a 128x128 grayscale feed monitoring a Cambridge University coffee pot, was switched off 25 years ago. It predates the World Wide Web and was built so researchers could check if coffee was brewed before walking to the pot.

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The author of pgrust details how they built a JIT compiler that compiles code in ~5μs, fast enough to JIT compile every SQL query rather than a subset. They attribute the feasibility of directly targeting assembly—historically a 'black art'—to AI assistance, and walk through building a toy regex JIT engine in Rust as a demonstration.

Porsche has launched the Cayenne Electric in Malaysia as a CBU import from Slovakia, with six variants priced from RM699,000 to RM999,999. The AWD electric SUV offers up to 845hp (Turbo), a Push-to-Pass function adding 174hp for 10 seconds, and over 600km of range, making it Porsche's third fully electric model in Malaysia after Taycan and Macan.

A blog post from OS/2 Museum details how removing a heatsink from an AMD Athlon XP processor tore off a chunk of silicon, likely due to a pre-existing micro-crack. The author notes that around 2000, both Intel and AMD used fragile flip-chip PGA packaging with exposed silicon for cooling, which was prone to mechanical damage during heatsink installation before both companies moved to lidded or LGA designs.

T.R. Napper argues the one non-negotiable rule for writers is to read widely and constantly, pushing back on aspiring writers who claim they're too busy. He points out that anyone with hours of daily phone screen time has time to read, and that every book—good, bad, or mediocre—teaches the craft.

MartyPC is a cross-platform emulator of early PCs (IBM PC 5150, PC/XT 5160, IBM PCjr, Tandy 1000) written in Rust, currently at v0.5.0. It runs in the browser via Web Edition at martypc.net, with source on GitHub under developer dbalsom.

Flipkart Minutes, launched August 2024, has grown to 1.1-1.2 million daily orders from ~400,000 in November, closing the gap with Swiggy's Instamart at ~1.4 million daily orders. Blinkit still leads at 3.4-3.6 million daily orders, followed by Zepto at 2.4-2.6 million. Flipkart's growth is driven by aggressive dark-store and delivery infrastructure expansion.

T.R. Napper's 2015 essay celebrates the visual artistry of Blade Runner, collecting fan art and production design imagery while reflecting on Ridley Scott's frame-by-frame approach to beauty and Syd Mead's retro-futurist design work. The piece is a nostalgic appreciation of the film's enduring aesthetic influence 35 years on.

Harvard Business School's $699, eight-week HBS Foundry startup bootcamp uses AI avatars built by HeyGen to give entrepreneurs feedback during practice pitches and board meetings, supplementing weekly live instructor sessions. Project director Katharina Rings said students rejected an earlier chatbot-style trial in favor of a more guided avatar experience, and instructor Jeff Bussgang acknowledged his digital copy was 'creepy' but said students loved it.