Daily Tech News 3 June 2026

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Windows has a fever and the only cure is more Linux. (The Verge) (archive site)

Seriously, though. Microsoft is planning to fix problems with Windows by embedding more Linux into its operating system.

It seems there might be an easier way to achieve that.
Also, Microsoft, fire your designers. (Notebook Check)

Now.

All of them.

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Laptops based on Nvidia's new RTX Spark N1X CPU will start at $2900. (WCCFTech)

And go up from there.

Models using the low-end N1 CPU will start at $1800.

Do not send to ask for whom the bell tolls, Nvidia.
Intel says that "something has to give" with memory prices. (Tom's Hardware)

And that they're not planning to stop production of older CPUs that use DDR4 memory, not while there's still demand.
AMD meanwhile had to re-engineer its DDR4-friendly 5800X3D to bring it back into production. (Tom's Hardware)

TSMC has changed its die-stacking technology (the X3D part in the name) so they couldn't simply restart production of the chip with the same process as before. The CPU chiplet remains the same, but it needs to be packaged differently.
Phison showed off a PCIe 6.0 SSD controller that supports transfer rates of 28GB per second and 6.8 million IOPS. (Tom's Hardware)

While drawing just 7W of power. Which would be a lot for a consumer model, but no more than early PCIe 5.0 controller chips.
A perfect companion for your new 5800X3D, Nividia's RTX 3060 is back as well.> (WCCFTech)

Only in China so far. Priced at $325.
The European Parliament has ditched Google Search for French competitor Qwant. (Politico)

I'm usually more than ready to dump on European idiocy, but Google makes it easier every day to break up with them, even for those of us who are not European idiots.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Poit.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 04:31 AM (6wpGE)

2 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 03, 2026 04:32 AM (D0X9e)

3 Packing the car and on our way up north to vacation home.

Maybe l8r. Maybe 2morO.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 03, 2026 04:32 AM (D0X9e)

4 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at June 03, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)

5 Guten morgen, horde

Posted by: clarence at June 03, 2026 04:39 AM (c1D+3)

6 Also, Microsoft, fire your designers. (Notebook Check)

Pixy, Notebook Check took me about 5 minutes to "customise choices" about Vendor Consent and Vendors, and I didn't even tackle Legitimate Interest.

I went here instead:

https://archive.is/XYcqu

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 04:44 AM (6wpGE)

7 Putting more Linux in Windows?

I suppose that's one way of getting users comfortable with the idea of ditching Windows entirely.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at June 03, 2026 04:45 AM (/HDaX)

8 Going on memory here. During discovery of some lawsuit, it was found that M$'s tp/ip stack had been lifted verbatim (including the copyright notice) from (I think) BSD Unix. So, using Linux to fix windblows is not much of a reach.

Posted by: clarence at June 03, 2026 04:52 AM (c1D+3)

9 Do Re Mi - Adultery

I'll mail this to you someday
Perhaps it isn't fair
I will find a precious thing, for you and I to share

aagghh
--grammar-not-see

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 04:56 AM (6wpGE)

10 Long commute
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at June 03, 2026 04:57 AM (Ia/+0)

11
Why am I still awake? Good. Night!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 03, 2026 05:03 AM (n7rxJ)

12 There once was a lady so large
Her beam was wide as a barge
One day, an unsavory goon
Cried out, that's no moon
And died under the return barrage

fin

Posted by: clarence at June 03, 2026 05:07 AM (c1D+3)

13
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at June 03, 2026 05:11 AM (AMvSw)

14 Disclaimer: Poit.

Rejoinder: Narf!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 03, 2026 05:12 AM (O7YUW)

15 urban dictionary

Poit

A nonsensical exclam[a]tory used in many cartoons, in many situations. ...
Brain: "Poit... What is poit? Do you mind telling me that?"
Pinky: "Well... it's a lot like 'Narf or Zort..."

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 05:18 AM (6wpGE)

16
https://www.urbandictionary.com

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 05:19 AM (6wpGE)

17 "Intel says 'something has to give' with memory prices"

Something will give. It has to:
https://isaiprofitable.com/

The link above shows profit and loss of Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Mistral AI, Cohere AI, Deepseek, and nVidia.

The only profitable company right now in that list is nVidia, and that's because they're making the chips and cards and selling them to the rest. The others? All massively in the red.

Then you've got GitHub Copilot massively increasing the cost of using their services, so much so that developers are talking about leaving the platform in droves. The important thing though is that we've reached the critical moment when the prices are about to reflect what has been spent on the thing, and if it can't provide value commensurate to the price, then...

*POP* goes the bubble.

Faster, please.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 03, 2026 05:23 AM (O7YUW)

18 11
Why am I still awake? Good. Night!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 03, 2026 05:03 AM (n7rxJ)

Good. Night, indeed!

Posted by: Scott Penis for CA-11 at June 03, 2026 05:24 AM (Sy6m/)

19 {le sigh}

/sock off

Posted by: SciVo at June 03, 2026 05:26 AM (Sy6m/)

20 Greetings and good morning, one and all! It's a pleasant day so far here in the GPROMD, at least my handlers insist that it is.

Today we have a contractor coming over to inspect our roof to see if any work needs to be done. Because having a house means your money is no longer yours.

And I'm plotting with mom to fly me out the week after Father's Day. Mom was pointing out that they don't do much other than go to doctor appointments and the commissary. I pointed out that I'd rather see dad while he's still functional.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2026 05:37 AM (RjOoY)

21 Evening and morning, Woden's Day late toilers and early risers!

I'm surprised to see I made the Top Ten Commenters list for the week ending 5/31. I dunno why it's considered to be a badge of shame; I consider it a testimony to how much all of you stimulate my Inner Snarker. (Wasn't there a character on Get Smart called "Snarker"? Or "Shtarker"? Probably that's an insult in Yiddish.)

Anyway! 78 vicious degrees outside, I refuse to look at the heat index, and I need to go work out in it. Howz about you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 03, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)

22 I am not surprised Amazon loses money. There is no way 120$/yr for Prime covers shipping. Throw in video streaming, rockets and their pharmacy?
El oh fucking el.

Posted by: Accomack at June 03, 2026 05:39 AM (GbONR)

23 I thought this was an interesting story about Sir Edward Shackleton and his trip to Antarctica and the power of music in scripture passage for the devotional . The passage is
1st Samuel 16:15-25:
and is followed by some additional insights:

https://tinyurl.com/3vjbs7x6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 03, 2026 05:42 AM (lQ+/f)

24 @21/Wolfus: "Howz about you?"

I also need to go to work. Getting ready now while I keep an eye here.

How are the furry thugs doing this morning?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 03, 2026 05:42 AM (O7YUW)

25
I also need to go to work. Getting ready now while I keep an eye here.

How are the furry thugs doing this morning?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 03, 2026

***
Wandering about. Stirling is posing on the edge of the kitchen counter. Dagny is out, I know she's not locked in a closet because I saw her, but I've no idea where she is right now.

If the house thing happens, they are in for a terrific disruption as we move -- and then they will discover a whole new wide world of the indoors.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 03, 2026 05:48 AM (wzUl9)

26 18
Posted by: Scott Penis for CA-11 at June 03, 2026 05:24 AM (Sy6m/)

19 {le sigh}
Posted by: SciVo at June 03, 2026 05:26 AM (Sy6m/)

!!!

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 05:48 AM (6wpGE)

27 And here's a picture by Rembrandt of David playing before Saul related to the devotional passage:

https://tinyurl.com/yf6wzpv6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 03, 2026 05:48 AM (PFs9e)

28 Posted by: Scott Penis for CA-11

The Penis mightier than The Sword.

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 05:50 AM (6wpGE)

29 Last night I dreamed of my late cat Arizona, the big red tabby-with-white Coon mix. Actually it was not him, but a successor (that I've never had in real life) who looked very much like him.

I was driving in a city unfamiliar to me, along a two-lane avenue that suddenly came to an end at a mini-park. I followed other people on foot around the park, and found myself in a house with a young married couple. I could read her thoughts: She was tired of her husband and his attempts at wit. Suddenly a roach flew into the house, and Arizona II chased it outside and killed it. I was combing a couple of burrs out of his thick long coat when I woke up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 03, 2026 05:52 AM (wzUl9)

30 And here are some vocal groups from BYU singing, " I will walk with Jesus":

https://tinyurl.com/mr2e7a87

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 03, 2026 05:56 AM (ix8EF)

31 CBS News has fired “60 Minutes” longtime correspondent Scott Pelley after a tense meeting with new Executive Producer Nick Bilton and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss on June 2.

1. "Oh no! pause Anyway..."

2. I'm happy to see that even long time veterans who are holy names in journalism are being given notice that they are replaceable.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2026 05:57 AM (RjOoY)

32 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 03, 2026 05:59 AM (VyBeY)

33 Old time hymn from 1878-" Breathe on me breath of God":

https://tinyurl.com/yh5r74dk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 03, 2026 06:02 AM (ix8EF)

34 31 CBS News has fired “60 Minutes” longtime correspondent Scott Pelley after a tense meeting with new Executive Producer Nick Bilton and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss on June 2.

1. "Oh no! pause Anyway..."

2. I'm happy to see that even long time veterans who are holy names in journalism are being given notice that they are replaceable.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2026 05:57 AM (RjOoY)

He has put out a very lengthy statement about his wonderfulness.

https://xcancel.com/DylanByers

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 06:08 AM (6wpGE)

35 ASUS announced Snapdragon X2 Elite mini PC. Remarkably they don't look like a buffet line hot plate.

https://tinyurl.com/4ehnckkv

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 03, 2026 06:11 AM (glnUu)

36 35 ASUS announced Snapdragon X2 Elite mini PC. Remarkably they don't look like a buffet line hot plate.

https://tinyurl.com/4ehnckkv
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 03, 2026 06:11 AM (glnUu)

Hahahahaha. Or a waffle iron.

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 06:12 AM (6wpGE)

37 Pelley gone? About time.

Posted by: WisRich at June 03, 2026 06:12 AM (mMoRd)

38 He has put out a very lengthy statement about his wonderfulness.

"Sir, this is a Wendy's."

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2026 06:12 AM (RjOoY)

39 @25/Wolfus: "If the house thing happens, they are in for a terrific disruption as we move"

Oh yes. And you will hear the piteous howling and yowling as the kitties sing you the song of how their people are being disrupted and forced on a long journey away from their familiar sun puddles, food, and napping spots. It's a long song (about 30 to 45 minutes at the beginning of each day you'll be driving) and you'll come to know ALL the verses.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 03, 2026 06:13 AM (O7YUW)

40 Yesterday at the nursing home Bible study there was a dear woman, P, who was telling me about making pizza with her dad. It was a treasured memory for her from possibly 75 or more years ago .

This is a nice story about a man who recalled making spaghetti sauce with his grandmother:

https://tinyurl.com/8p4ysave

P.S. if the praying types could please pray for P., I would be grateful She is having trouble with her eyes and had to have surgery.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 03, 2026 06:15 AM (rZCVI)

41 35 ASUS announced Snapdragon X2 Elite mini PC. Remarkably they don't look like a buffet line hot plate.

https://tinyurl.com/4ehnckkv
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 03, 2026 06:11 AM (glnUu)

=

https://archive.is/q5899

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 06:16 AM (6wpGE)

42 /Wolfus: "If the house thing happens, they are in for a terrific disruption as we move"

Oh yes. And you will hear the piteous howling and yowling as the kitties sing you the song of how their people are being disrupted and forced on a long journey away from their familiar sun puddles, food, and napping spots. It's a long song (about 30 to 45 minutes at the beginning of each day you'll be driving) and you'll come to know ALL the verses.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 03, 2026

***
They don't cry much when going to the vet -- but that is an eyeblink compared to relocation. Both are pretty quiet most of the time. The late Marie-Antoinette was a talker, and I expected her to cry during long drives, but she settled right down when we were coming back from CO and adapted as she always did. So who knows.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 03, 2026 06:17 AM (wzUl9)

43 CBS News has fired “60 Minutes” longtime correspondent Scott Pelley after a tense meeting with new Executive Producer Nick Bilton and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss on June 2.

1. "Oh no! pause Anyway..."

2. I'm happy to see that even long time veterans who are holy names in journalism are being given notice that they are replaceable.
Posted by: NR Pax

MSLSD interrupted their primary election day coverage for a 30 minute hate session on Donald Trump for causing this. When they read Pelley's resignation letter in full, the only thing missing was a can I get an amen soundtrack. It was amusing. And, yes, Rachel Maddow still looks like a weird dude.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 03, 2026 06:17 AM (glnUu)

44 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Splap.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 03, 2026 06:18 AM (amcLV)

45 MSLSD interrupted their primary election day coverage for a 30 minute hate session on Donald Trump for causing this.

And they will sputter impotently when you try to get them to point out exactly how Orangemanbad caused him to get fired.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2026 06:20 AM (RjOoY)

46 43 MSLSD interrupted their primary election day coverage for a 30 minute hate session on Donald Trump for causing this. When they read Pelley's resignation letter in full, the only thing missing was a can I get an amen soundtrack. It was amusing. And, yes, Rachel Maddow still looks like a weird dude.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 03, 2026 06:17 AM (glnUu)

Stephen L. Miller
@redsteeze
5h
So every single high profile Democratic Party operative is coming to the hissy fit defense of firing Scott Pelley and they don't even realize this proves the entire point?

Not a single one of them is conscious about this?

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 06:20 AM (6wpGE)

47 Oh, impotent sputtering is TIGHT!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 03, 2026 06:20 AM (amcLV)

48 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at June 03, 2026 06:21 AM (Hbeqj)

49 35 ASUS announced Snapdragon X2 Elite mini PC. Remarkably they don't look like a buffet line hot plate.

Hahahahaha. Or a waffle iron.
Posted by: m

Or a pizza pan.
https://tinyurl.com/cm9nj93h

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 03, 2026 06:27 AM (glnUu)

50 CBS News has fired “60 Minutes” longtime correspondent Scott Pelley after a tense meeting with new Executive Producer Nick Bilton and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss on June 2.

***

The 22 people who care can't wait for the debut of The Scott Pelley Podcast.

Posted by: Biergood at June 03, 2026 06:28 AM (PwgSL)

51 mornin yall. Is Pelly the one with a head like a thumb?

Posted by: fd at June 03, 2026 06:34 AM (vFG9F)

52 @46. Not a single one of them is conscious about this?

No. Because they are stupid. They are stupid people.

Posted by: Case at June 03, 2026 06:40 AM (4Pn+V)

53 “ No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”

1 Corinthians 10:13

Posted by: Marcus T at June 03, 2026 06:41 AM (wNud8)

54 52 @46. Not a single one of them is conscious about this?

No. Because they are stupid. They are stupid people.
Posted by: Case at June 03, 2026 06:40 AM (4Pn+V)

There's a lot of great snark like yours in the @redsteeze comments! Like:

Worle’s World
@_evan_worle
4h
Replying to @redsteeze
This is such a great example of how politicos and journo’s think they are above the rules that normal Americans accept.

“I should have total job security after publicly defenestrating my boss” Dear Lord.

I hate these people so much.

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 06:45 AM (6wpGE)

55 moar:

H
@vengeroo
3h
Replying to @redsteeze
You mean the same people who invented the phrase “accidental tattoo” to defend the nazi guy in Maine are bending reality once again? 😱

Posted by: m at June 03, 2026 06:46 AM (6wpGE)

56 Good morning morons

Is Tehran burning? Is L.A.?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 03, 2026 06:47 AM (RIvkX)

57 Hilton + Bianco = 39%

Becerra + Steyer + Porter + Mahan = 44%

Hilton does have a chance to beat Becerra in November.

Congratulations Steve Hilton the next Governor of California!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 03, 2026 06:52 AM (RIvkX)

58 51 mornin yall. Is Pelly the one with a head like a thumb?
Posted by: fd at June 03, 2026 06:34 AM (vFG9F)

*shifty eyes* Yes. *shifty eyes*

Posted by: Brian Stelter at June 03, 2026 06:53 AM (n9eFH)

59 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 03, 2026 06:53 AM (u82oZ)

60

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at June 03, 2026 06:54 AM (ubYJ0)

61 San Franpsycho

From your lips to inform god's will. This is some good news.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 03, 2026 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

62
The European Parliament has ditched Google Search for French competitor Qwant.

It's the new Minitel!!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 03, 2026 06:54 AM (O0L8i)

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