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“The control you have over what information Twitter shares with its business partners has changed. Specifically, your ability to control mobile app advertising measurements has been removed, but you can control whether to share some non-public data to improve Twitter’s marketing activities on other sites and apps. These changes, which help Twitter to continue operating as a free service, are reflected now in your settings,” Twitter wrote in the notification. … [Read more...] about Twitter is sharing more data with advertisers and you can no longer opt out

For disassembly, Matt first used the GameBit screwdriver to open up the GameCube, easily removed the controller port and back panel, unscrewed 12 Phillips head screws to take out the combined side fan and power button. Then, with a bit more unscrewing, he was able to take out the disk drive, mainboard, power supply and a “few more metal pieces.” For the most part, Matt reported this was the easier part of the project, though he noted that the GameCube’s original heatsink had “a ridiculous amount of thermal paste.” … [Read more...] about PC Builder Mods a GameCube Into an AMD-Powered Gaming Desktop

The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition is a special-edition graphics card that Nvidia created to commemorate Cyberpunk 2077. Besides the makeover, the graphics card shares identical specifications to the Founders Edition. What makes the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition a rare collector's item is that there are only 200 of them in the wild. Nvidia only gave away 77 of them so it's unknown where the remaining samples are hidden. The chipmaker didn't sell them to the public or even send any out for review. … [Read more...] about GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition GPU Now Auctioning For $4,200

In addition, Google is rolling out the Chrome OS 81 update for Chromebooks which comes with a host of improvements for the operating system’s tablet mode. It brings Android 10-style navigational gestures that let you move around the OS through a bunch of swipes. It also enables the picture-in-picture view for all Play Store apps which means whenever you minimize a video app with an active playback like YouTube, it will continue to play the media in a floating window. … [Read more...] about Google Chrome’s new Tab Groups will bring some order to your tab chaos

Using a touch screen interface and seemingly housed inside a repainted Silverstone PC case, the Maingear LIV will include redundant power supplies, have a quick 1.5 second activation time, feature alarms that activate in emergency situations like low lung pressure and notably, “can be produced at scale for approximately a quarter of the price of traditional ventilators.” It will also come with dedicated software, which includes preset standard values for untrained operators and more fine control options for expert caretakers. … [Read more...] about PC Vendor Maingear to Manufacture Low-Cost Ventilators