June 27, 2021

This Week in Tech 829: You Don't Even Get a Beanie Baby!

2 hours 25 minutes

Windows 11 unveiled - can your PC run it? China bans Bitcoin and other crypto mining, gig app for open-source intel gathering, and more.

Microsoft makes Windows 11 official, and it's coming this fall.

Microsoft will let devs keep every penny their Windows app makes — unless it's a game.

Fret not, you can sideload Android APKs directly onto Windows 11.

Will your PC run Windows 11? Even Microsoft can't say for sure.

Windows 11 will integrate Chat from Microsoft Teams in the Taskbar.

New GitHub app details precisely why your PC cannot upgrade to Windows 11.

DirectStorage on Windows 11: Next-gen gaming performance, with PC requirements.

"I'm totally screwed." WD My Book Live users wake up to find their data deleted.

Tech giants, fearful of proposals to curb them, blitz Washington with lobbying.

This year's Prime Day broke sales records.

Apple says allowing sideloading on iPhone would expose users to serious privacy and security risks.

Google delays Chrome's cookie-blocking privacy plan by nearly 2 years.

Sundar Pichai faces internal criticism at Google.

App taps unwitting users abroad to gather open-source intelligence.

John McAfee was not suicidal, says widow of antivirus software magnate.

Real estate mogul Frank McCourt has a $100 million plan to replace Facebook.

Court rules for high school cheerleader in First Amendment dispute over Snapchat profanity.

China to shut down over 90% of its Bitcoin mining capacity after local bans.

South African brothers vanish, and so does $3.6 billion in Bitcoin.

UK watchdog bans cryptocurrency exchange Binance.

If you're thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States.

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/

1-800-273-8255

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June 27, 2021

This Week in Tech 829: You Don't Even Get a Beanie Baby!

2 hours 25 minutes

Windows 11 unveiled - can your PC run it? China bans Bitcoin and other crypto mining, gig app for open-source intel gathering, and more.

Microsoft makes Windows 11 official, and it's coming this fall.