Daily Tech News 11 July 2026

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• Commies to the left of me, commies also to the left of me: Meta faces fines in the trillions of dollars from Europe and a cartel of US states unless they make their platform worse. (Ars Technica)
  
  These people need meteor strikes. Now:

  That figure is likely uncomfortably "close to Meta's market capitalization of around $1.5 trillion," Reuters noted. But California Attorney General Rob Bonta seems to agree it's appropriate, alleging in a statement to Reuters that "Meta has prioritized profits over the safety of kids and fueled the mental health crisis we see impacting a generation of American children."

  What generation of American children? The ones you didn't manage to murder or mutilate?

  As Meta seemingly continues treading water - pointing to screen-time notifications that kids can easily dismiss or default settings that may be changed - the financial pressure to do more to protect kids could threaten its AI ambitions at a crucial time.

  Everything not forbidden is forbidden. Everything not compulsory is compulsory.
  
  
  
• Don't you tilt your head at me! (The Register)
  
  We see you! Don't think we don't just because we're passed out in the gutter blitzed on fentanyl!
  
  

Tech News

• Taiwanese Nanya, the fourth or fifth of the Big Three memory makers, is planning to hike capital investment to $6.2 billion next year. (Tom's Hardware)
  
  That's four times the amount allocated for this year, which was in turn four times the amount spent last year.
  
  Supporting this are modest increases in quarterly revenue and profits year-on-year... A mere 684% and 1324% respectively.
  
  70% of Nanya's sales are still of older DDR4 RAM, but in this market every bit helps.
  
  
  
• New Japanese chipmaker Rapidus is looking to hit the ground running next year as well with the launch of its 2nm fabs. (Tom's Hardware)
  
  Until a consortium of Japanese companies joined forces to create Rapidus in 2022, the country's leading chip factories were using a creaky 40nm process - great for high-volume low-cost automotive microcontrollers but paleolithic compared to modern laptop and phone chips.
  
  Rather than merely trying to pick up the pace, they have chosen to leapfrog the past two decades entirely.
  
  
  
• If you always wanted an Apple Lisa but weren't haunting the right landfill in 1989 when thousands of unsold units were dumped, now is your chance. (The Register)
  
  A complete FPGA-emulated Lisa motherboard is now available for $350.
  
  And the operating system is free. Apple released that as almost open source in 2023.
  
  
  
• Nvidia's off again-off again 5000 Super series is... On? (WCCFTech)
  
  Not soon and not cheap, but not not.

• The game behind the anime series that launched a thousand nice boat memes, School Days, is receiving a new English language dub.
  
  Among the voice talents are Mint Fantome and Phoebe Chan of idol group Densetsu.EXE, formerly known as Nijisanji's Pomu Rainpuff and Prism Project's little blue forg Ami Amami respectively.
  
  
  
• Meanwhile there's yet another new Tenchi Muyo outing, Tenchi Galaxy, on the way, with the dub cast adding the talents of Hololive English Advent's devilish diva, Nerissa Ravencroft.

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at July 11, 2026 04:32 AM (6wpGE)

2 Indeed.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 11, 2026 04:33 AM (BLOW1)

3 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at July 11, 2026 04:34 AM (vcWod)

4 Disclaimer: No, it definitely says "forg".
****

Eh, anime. And Japanese.

Posted by: clarence at July 11, 2026 04:38 AM (vcWod)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 11, 2026 04:40 AM (L1JuH)

6 Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson

Beautiful!

Posted by: m at July 11, 2026 04:54 AM (6wpGE)

7 According to the online weather forecasters the west will be hot and east will be cool for the rest of the summer. My a/c has been off for almost a week, unusual for mid summer. That damn climate change, I guess no one really knows what is going on with the weather. Is Europe still hot with bodies piled up on street corners like I read when the temp reaches 90F.

Posted by: colin at July 11, 2026 04:55 AM (CiQE7)

8 Disclaimer: No, it definitely says "forg".

wut

Don't you
Forg[et about me]

Posted by: m at July 11, 2026 04:56 AM (6wpGE)

9 These big settlements are just government theft.

My mother died from emphysema caused by smoking. There was a big tobacco settlement that included our state. Did my mother see any benefit? She did not.

In a class action suit, at least the represented class gets some benefit even though it's small.

In positive news, the extension of the house to meet the increasing population demand is going well.

Good morning.

Posted by: meh at July 11, 2026 04:56 AM (kK7U2)

10 >>>Prism Project's little blue forg

Oh. I see.

Posted by: m at July 11, 2026 04:58 AM (6wpGE)

11 Is Europe still hot with bodies piled up on street corners like I read when the temp reaches 90F.

Posted by: colin

>How does that even happen (I mean the dead people)? This whole weekend will be +100F. It also gets to be -30F here every winter. I'm in the Rockies but it seems most of the bodies are in Chicago.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 11, 2026 05:04 AM (KttFr)

12 But it's a dry heat in the Rockies, Reverend. Bone dry.

Posted by: meh at July 11, 2026 05:06 AM (zZxsY)

13 7 According to the online weather forecasters the west will be hot and east will be cool for the rest of the summer. My a/c has been off for almost a week, unusual for mid summer. That damn climate change, I guess no one really knows what is going on with the weather. Is Europe still hot with bodies piled up on street corners like I read when the temp reaches 90F.
Posted by: colin


It will be 100 degrees on Wednesday here in Babylon DC. Weather forcasters are no more accurate than your average druid circa 82AD

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 11, 2026 05:10 AM (L1JuH)

14
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 11, 2026 05:12 AM (AMvSw)

15 >>>But it's a dry heat in the Rockies, Reverend. Bone dry.

Posted by: meh

>Yes, I'm becoming a little desiccated but I stay hydrated and limit my exposure to the air fryer.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 11, 2026 05:13 AM (KttFr)

16 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 11, 2026 05:16 AM (Ia/+0)

17 Hypothetical scenario:

Let's say you're super old; can't walk well; live in an apartment by yourself; have lost contact with relatives. And have no A/C. And the heat is too much.

Posted by: m at July 11, 2026 05:17 AM (6wpGE)

18 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at July 11, 2026 05:18 AM (V0/Sp)

19 "decimate?" I don't that word means what Mr. Trump think it means.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 11, 2026 05:21 AM (qFwJc)

20 "I'm Ami Amami, your rainy frog idol!"

--YouTube - Ami Amami

Posted by: m at July 11, 2026 05:23 AM (6wpGE)

21 I have so much to do today

Posted by: Skip at July 11, 2026 05:24 AM (Ia/+0)

22 >>> Hypothetical scenario:

Bleak

Posted by: fluffy at July 11, 2026 05:25 AM (V0/Sp)

23 FoxNews

Trump warns US would 'decimate and destroy' Iran over assassination attempt

The president posted the warning on Truth Social after Israeli intelligence allegedly flagged a new Iranian plot against him

Posted by: m at July 11, 2026 05:26 AM (6wpGE)

24 the meaning of "decimate" has moved on since Roman times:

1 kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of

2 (historical) kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group

Posted by: m at July 11, 2026 05:29 AM (6wpGE)

25 To be fair, I don't think Trump plans to kill even 10% of the overall population of Iran. Just 100% of the IRGC.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 11, 2026 05:32 AM (BLOW1)

26 G'morning pixel people! I read comments, might stay awake to await the arrival of my new ASUS ROG Strix G18. Nah, gonna pop back in bed and sleep because it's going to be a busy day hunting and loading software.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 11, 2026 05:34 AM (Q/FnY)

27 Its a shame that western nations forgot what the purpose of total war is.

Posted by: Skip at July 11, 2026 05:35 AM (Ia/+0)

28 Truth Social @RealDonaldTrump

1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME! Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran -
PRAISE BE TO ALLAH! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Posted by: m at July 11, 2026 05:35 AM (6wpGE)

29 25 To be fair, I don't think Trump plans to kill even 10% of the overall population of Iran. Just 100% of the IRGC.
Posted by: Pixy Misa

That would be great. They should put up Reaper drones into orbit 24/7 and wait for them to poke their turbans out.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 11, 2026 05:40 AM (Q/FnY)

30 ooh, tech-related (the second entry in the list)

Decimation, Decimate, or variants may refer to:

- Decimation (punishment), punitive discipline
- Decimation (signal processing), reduction of digital signal's sampling rate
- Decimation (comics), 2006 Marvel crossover spinoff House of M
- Decimate (game show), 2015 BBC television
- The Decimation, an event in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Posted by: m at July 11, 2026 05:40 AM (6wpGE)

31 ...the financial pressure to do more to protect kids could threaten its AI ambitions at a crucial time...

Hint: It's NOT about protecting the kids; it IS about more Gov't intrusion into your privacy.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 11, 2026 05:41 AM (l3cgK)

32 Hint: It's NOT about protecting the kids; it IS about more Gov't intrusion into your privacy.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Knowing California Attorney General Rob Bonta, it's all about the money, they only want to mutilate and kill kids,

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 11, 2026 05:45 AM (Q/FnY)

33 >>>it's going to be a busy day hunting and loading software.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen?

>My biggest obstacle was getting my old wireless laser printer to work. Great printer, shitty software driver suite. Nothing comes easy.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 11, 2026 05:46 AM (KttFr)

34 32 Hint: It's NOT about protecting the kids; it IS about more Gov't intrusion into your privacy.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Knowing California Attorney General Rob Bonta, it's all about the money, they only want to mutilate and kill kids,

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 11, 2026 05:45 AM (Q/FnY)

Throughout Europe and now the US, there are concerted efforts to pass laws making it compulsory to verify your age, even to log onto your own computer. How does one verify their age?...
This is just another con by Gov't to control us even more. They always try "But it's for the chillin's!".
Hint: When Gov't says they're passing legislation or doing something for the children, it's NEVER about the children.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 11, 2026 05:51 AM (l3cgK)

35 Evening and morning, Saturday toilers and early risers!

2 (historical) kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group
Posted by: m at July 11, 2026

***
And feed the remaining nine-tenths on barley, which was also considered a punishment. Of course you'd probably be so glad to be not dead that you'd be happy to have dead rat.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 11, 2026 05:55 AM (wzUl9)

36 >>>How does one verify their age?...
This is just another con by Gov't to control us even more. They always try "But it's for the chillin's!".
Hint: When Gov't says they're passing legislation or doing something for the children, it's NEVER about the children.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

>Total bullshit. Age verification for children but voter ID is a bridge too far. I hate these people.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 11, 2026 05:56 AM (KttFr)

37 "C'mon, you maggots! Do you want to live forever?"

"Uh -- YEAH!!! I DO!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 11, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)

38 On the theme of songs with movie tie-ins, I present a Beatles cover that was recorded for the Pleasantville (199 soundtrack, and the music video was shot in the diner used in the movie:

Fiona Apple - Across the Universe (Official HD Video)
https://youtu.be/CmlnO1EwCT4

There are two anachronisms here. A metafictional discord is that in Pleasantville, the siblings (spoiler!) were sucked into a 1950s TV show, and the real original "Across The Universe" wasn't released by the Beatles until 1969 (recording and re-recording started in '6. A publishing quirk is that snippets of "Mrs. Robinson" made it into The Graduate (1967) a year before the song was even released on Simon & Garfunkel's fourth album, Bookends (196.

However, both songs sound like they could fit in that earlier milieu, and in fact both sound like they could be Beatles songs, even though only one is. The world is a strange place, my friends.

Posted by: SciVo at July 11, 2026 05:57 AM (Sy6m/)

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