Aug 23, 2025Frances Ruecker
French streamer Raphaël Graven, known as Jean Pormanove, died during a 298-hour Kick livestream in Nice, sparking outrage and a judicial probe. Reports allege he faced months of humiliation and abuse on air. Kick has banned co-streamers as investigations continue into violence, exploitation, and platform responsibility
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Aug 23, 2025Renner Stones
A stark warning about the looming “Epochalypse” or Year 2038 problem has emerged after restorers at the National Museum of Computing found legacy systems crashing when dates moved past 2037. Unlike Y2K, experts fear this overflow of Unix time could trigger unpredictable failures across machines and software.
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Aug 23, 2025Renner Stones
US President Trump secured a 10% stake in Intel, investing $8.9B from Chips Act funds to boost domestic chip production. The move makes the US a passive shareholder with no board rights. Intel CEO praised the deal, while analysts warned funding alone may not fix long-standing challenges
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Aug 22, 2025Renner Stones
In a new report, Google claims its AI, Gemini, uses a minimal amount of water, drawing criticism from a UC Riverside researcher. The researcher, Shaolei Ren, says Google's comparison is misleading because it compares on-site water consumption with his team's total water consumption, which includes water used for electricity generation. The debate highlights a lack of transparency and standardized.
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Aug 22, 2025Renner Stones
Data I/O, a key supplier to Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and major automakers, was hit by ransomware on Aug. 16, disrupting shipping, production, and communications. Some systems are back online, but many remain down. An investigation is ongoing, with no group yet claiming responsibility.
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Aug 22, 2025Renner Stones
Exclusive: APCS, a leading UK provider of criminal record checks, has disclosed a data breach linked to third-party developer Intradev. Customer letters confirm personal data, including IDs, may be exposed, though no financial info was taken. Authorities, including the ICO, are investigating as Intradev reviews the scope and source of the intrusion.
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