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## ['Google's No-Click Searches -- Good Or Evil?' ](https://onehack.st/t/googles-no-click-searches-good-or-evil/190515)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/googles-no-click-searches-good-or-evil/190515 "2021-06-20T22:29:54Z")

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“That Google is the dominant force in web and mobile search won’t surprise you,” write a columnist at Forbes. “What might, though, is that roughly two thirds of the searches on Google never leave the search results pa…

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## [Google Backs Linux Project To Make Android, Chrome OS Harder To Hack ](https://onehack.st/t/google-backs-linux-project-to-make-android-chrome-os-harder-to-hack/190109)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-backs-linux-project-to-make-android-chrome-os-harder-to-hack/190109 "2021-06-17T23:02:20Z")

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Google said Thursday it’s funding a project to increase Linux security by writing parts of the operating system’s core in the Rust programming language, a modernization effort that could bolster the security of the in…

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## [Microsoft is Bringing Next-Gen Xbox Games To the Xbox One With xCloud](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-is-bringing-next-gen-xbox-games-to-the-xbox-one-with-xcloud/189933)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-is-bringing-next-gen-xbox-games-to-the-xbox-one-with-xcloud/189933 "2021-06-16T22:12:21Z")

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Microsoft will let Xbox One owners play next-gen Xbox games through its xCloud service. The news was buried in a blog post recapping Microsoft’s Xbox + Bethesda showcase, with the com…

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## [Windows 11 Screenshots Leak, Show New Start Menu and More](https://onehack.st/t/windows-11-screenshots-leak-show-new-start-menu-and-more/189727)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-11-screenshots-leak-show-new-start-menu-and-more/189727 "2021-06-19T19:35:01Z")

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Screenshots of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 operating system have appeared online today. Originally published at Chinese site Baidu, the screenshots show off the new Windows 11 user interface and Start menu. The UI…

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## [Why Quantum Computers Won't End Up Cracking Bitcoin Wallets](https://onehack.st/t/why-quantum-computers-wont-end-up-cracking-bitcoin-wallets/189493)

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**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-quantum-computers-wont-end-up-cracking-bitcoin-wallets/189493 "2021-06-14T17:30:32Z")

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“Within a decade, quantum computers could be powerful enough to break the cryptographic security that protects cell phones, bank accounts, email addresses and — yes — bitcoin wallets,” writes CNBC. But fortunately, t…

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## [Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 in 2025](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-will-end-support-for-windows-10-in-2025/189312)

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**Author:** [@11138](https://onehack.st/u/11138)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-will-end-support-for-windows-10-in-2025/189312 "2021-06-14T10:03:41Z")

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With a new version of Windows, potentially called Windows 11, scheduled to launch by the end of this month, Microsoft has announced that support for Windows 10 will end on 14 October 2025. This includes the Windows 10…

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## [Google Announces Bold New Changes To Chrome OS Release Cycle](https://onehack.st/t/google-announces-bold-new-changes-to-chrome-os-release-cycle/189136)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-announces-bold-new-changes-to-chrome-os-release-cycle/189136 "2021-06-12T14:45:48Z")

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## [Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA](https://onehack.st/t/hackers-steal-wealth-of-data-from-game-giant-ea/188858)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hackers-steal-wealth-of-data-from-game-giant-ea/188858 "2021-06-10T22:57:28Z")

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Hackers have broken into gaming giant Electronic Arts, the publisher of Battlefield, FIFA, and The Sims, and stole a wealth of game source code and related internal tools, Motherboard reported Thursday. From the repor…

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## [Swift Playgrounds For iPadOS 15 Lets You Build Apps On the iPad, Submit Them To the App Store](https://onehack.st/t/swift-playgrounds-for-ipados-15-lets-you-build-apps-on-the-ipad-submit-them-to-the-app-store/188454)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/swift-playgrounds-for-ipados-15-lets-you-build-apps-on-the-ipad-submit-them-to-the-app-store/188454 "2021-06-09T02:13:54Z")

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For the first time, you can code, iterate and build apps on the iPad itself. 9to5Mac reports: Using Swift Playgrounds on iPadOS 15, customers will be able to create iPhone and iPad apps from scratch and then deploy t…

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## [Mozilla Launches Ideas Platform To Improve Communication With Its Userbase ](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-launches-ideas-platform-to-improve-communication-with-its-userbase/188452)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-launches-ideas-platform-to-improve-communication-with-its-userbase/188452 "2021-06-08T12:34:13Z")

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AmiMoJo writes: Mozilla Ideas is a new platform by Firefox-maker Mozilla to improve communication with the Firefox userbase. At its core, Ideas works similarly to Uservoice and other services of its kind. Firefox use…

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## [Windows 10 Notifies Users They Should Make Bing Their Browser's Default Search Engine](https://onehack.st/t/windows-10-notifies-users-they-should-make-bing-their-browsers-default-search-engine/188251)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-10-notifies-users-they-should-make-bing-their-browsers-default-search-engine/188251 "2021-06-07T14:17:14Z")

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https://www.zdnet.com/a/hub/i/r/2021/03/31/aa655cf0-7ff3-494e-857e-393312658cb3/resize/1200xauto/f648f014aa86f1913a13b6f04a4635df/windows-10-key.jpg Today ZDNet’s “Technically Incorrect” columnist Chris Matyszczyk discu…

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## [Why It's a Big Deal That No One Cares about the Next Version of Windows](https://onehack.st/t/why-its-a-big-deal-that-no-one-cares-about-the-next-version-of-windows/188125)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-its-a-big-deal-that-no-one-cares-about-the-next-version-of-windows/188125 "2021-06-06T13:07:42Z")

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The New York Times’ “On Tech” newsletter observes that Microsoft releasing a new version of Windows is now “basically a nonevent.” “This shows technology has evolved from a succession of Big Bang moments to something…

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## [Google Releases 'Open Source Insights' Dependency Visualization Tool](https://onehack.st/t/google-releases-open-source-insights-dependency-visualization-tool/188124)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-releases-open-source-insights-dependency-visualization-tool/188124 "2021-06-06T12:35:10Z")

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From today’s edition of Mike Melanson’s “This Week in Programming” column: If you’ve been using open source software for any amount of time, then you’re well aware of the tangled web of dependencies often involved in…

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## [Apple, Mozilla, Google, Microsoft Form Group To Standardize Browser Plug-Ins](https://onehack.st/t/apple-mozilla-google-microsoft-form-group-to-standardize-browser-plug-ins/187936)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apple-mozilla-google-microsoft-form-group-to-standardize-browser-plug-ins/187936 "2021-06-05T20:39:34Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from AppleInsider: The new WebExtensions Community Group will try to forge a common architecture for future web extensions, and is inviting develo…

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## [Google To Warn of Chrome Extensions From New or Untrusted Developers](https://onehack.st/t/google-to-warn-of-chrome-extensions-from-new-or-untrusted-developers/187790)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-to-warn-of-chrome-extensions-from-new-or-untrusted-developers/187790 "2021-06-04T14:56:54Z")

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Google says it will scan the extensions users install in their Chrome browsers and warn users if they are adding an extension from a new or untrusted developer. From a report: The new extension scanning feature will …

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## [eBay Sellers Can No Longer Use PayPal Under New Terms ](https://onehack.st/t/ebay-sellers-can-no-longer-use-paypal-under-new-terms/187399)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ebay-sellers-can-no-longer-use-paypal-under-new-terms/187399 "2021-06-02T12:33:49Z")

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New terms of use for eBay have come into effect which mean the online auction house will now pay sellers directly rather than through PayPal. The BBC reports: PayPal was acquired by …

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## [One Startup's Quest to Take on Chrome and Reinvent the Web Browser](https://onehack.st/t/one-startups-quest-to-take-on-chrome-and-reinvent-the-web-browser/186930)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/one-startups-quest-to-take-on-chrome-and-reinvent-the-web-browser/186930 "2021-05-31T11:42:48Z")

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https://www.protocol.com/media-library/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNjQzNzM0Ny9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY4MTk5Njk5MH0.n7CdXgGAInHptMYmfnUo-Jse0UMpP62rdXaXcioC…

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## [Coalition Including Microsoft, Linux Foundation, GitHub Urge Green Software Development](https://onehack.st/t/coalition-including-microsoft-linux-foundation-github-urge-green-software-development/186739)

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**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/coalition-including-microsoft-linux-foundation-github-urge-green-software-development/186739 "2021-05-30T12:06:22Z")

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“To help realize the possibility of carbon-free applications, Microsoft, the consultancies Accenture and ThoughtWorks, the Linux Foundation, and Microsoft-owned code-sharing site, GitHub, have launched The Green Softw…

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## [AI Could Soon Write Code Based On Ordinary Language](https://onehack.st/t/ai-could-soon-write-code-based-on-ordinary-language/186485)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ai-could-soon-write-code-based-on-ordinary-language/186485 "2021-05-29T11:06:04Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: On Tuesday, Microsoft and OpenAI shared plans to bring GPT-3, one of the world’s most advanced models for generating text, to programm…

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## [Epic Games Launches Unreal Engine 5 Early Access, Shows Massive 3D Scenes](https://onehack.st/t/epic-games-launches-unreal-engine-5-early-access-shows-massive-3d-scenes/186255)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/epic-games-launches-unreal-engine-5-early-access-shows-massive-3d-scenes/186255 "2021-05-28T13:07:56Z")

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After years of work, Epic Games is launching early access for game developers for Unreal Engine 5, the latest version of the company’s tools for making games with highly realistic 3D animations. VentureBeat…

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## [Microsoft Says 'Next Generation of Windows' Coming Soon](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-says-next-generation-of-windows-coming-soon/185734)

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**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-says-next-generation-of-windows-coming-soon/185734 "2021-05-26T08:29:46Z")

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, at the company’s developer conference today: Across all the opportunities I’ve highlighted today, Windows is implicit. It’s never been more important. Wi…

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## [Malware Caught Using a macOS Zero-Day To Secretly Take Screenshots](https://onehack.st/t/malware-caught-using-a-macos-zero-day-to-secretly-take-screenshots/185443)

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**Author:** [@Ze380y](https://onehack.st/u/Ze380y)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/malware-caught-using-a-macos-zero-day-to-secretly-take-screenshots/185443 "2021-05-25T00:56:23Z")

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TechCrunch reports: Jamf says it found evidence that the XCSSET malware was exploiting a vulnerability that allowed it access to parts of macOS that require permission – such as acce…

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## [What Python Creator Guido van Rossum Thinks of Rust, Go, Julia, and TypeScript ](https://onehack.st/t/what-python-creator-guido-van-rossum-thinks-of-rust-go-julia-and-typescript/185190)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/what-python-creator-guido-van-rossum-thinks-of-rust-go-julia-and-typescript/185190 "2021-05-23T23:52:22Z")

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Python’s creator Guido van Rossum shared his opinions on other programming languages during a new hour-long interview with Microsoft’s principle cloud advocate manager. Some of the highlights: Rust: “It …

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## [Apple Wants Users To Trust iOS, But It Doesn't Trust iOS Users ](https://onehack.st/t/apple-wants-users-to-trust-ios-but-it-doesnt-trust-ios-users/184755)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apple-wants-users-to-trust-ios-but-it-doesnt-trust-ios-users/184755 "2021-05-21T22:47:05Z")

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Apple’s software engineering head Craig Federighi had a tricky task in the Epic v. Apple trial: explaining why the Mac’s security wasn’t good enough for the iPhone. From a report: Ma…

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## [Opera Brings Its Gaming Browser To Mobile](https://onehack.st/t/opera-brings-its-gaming-browser-to-mobile/184512)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/opera-brings-its-gaming-browser-to-mobile/184512 "2021-05-21T00:11:50Z")

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Do gamers need a dedicated browser? Opera sure thinks so. Two years after launching Opera GX, a browser aimed at gamers, on desktop, the company has started to beta test Opera GX on iOS and Android. From a report: So…

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## [Microsoft is Finally Retiring Internet Explorer in 2022](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-is-finally-retiring-internet-explorer-in-2022/184257)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-is-finally-retiring-internet-explorer-in-2022/184257 "2021-05-20T01:33:42Z")

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Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer next year, after more than 25 years. The aging web browser has largely been unused by most consumers for years, but Microsoft is putting the final nail in the Internet E…

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## [Microsoft Says Windows 10X Isn't Happening](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-says-windows-10x-isnt-happening/183987)

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**Author:** [@Ze380y](https://onehack.st/u/Ze380y)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-says-windows-10x-isnt-happening/183987 "2021-05-19T00:16:01Z")

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Microsoft today acknowledged that the company isn’t going to release its Windows 10X operating system variant, as reported more than a week ago. Mary Jo Foley, writing at ZDNet: Don’…

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## [Microsoft Teams Launches For Friends and Family With Free All-Day Video Calling](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-teams-launches-for-friends-and-family-with-free-all-day-video-calling/183678)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-teams-launches-for-friends-and-family-with-free-all-day-video-calling/183678 "2021-05-17T22:54:02Z")

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Microsoft is launching the personal version of Microsoft Teams today. After previewing the service nearly a year ago, Microsoft Teams is now available for free personal use amongst fr…

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## [The Bizarre Story of the Man Who Invented Ransomware in 1989](https://onehack.st/t/the-bizarre-story-of-the-man-who-invented-ransomware-in-1989/183482)

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**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-bizarre-story-of-the-man-who-invented-ransomware-in-1989/183482 "2021-05-17T06:10:05Z")

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https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210514101724-01-eddy-williems-ransomware-exlarge-169.jpg Slashdot reader quonset writes: To this day no one is sure why he did it, but in 1989 a Harvard-taught evolutionary biolog…

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## [Is Computer History Also a History of Physical Pains? ](https://onehack.st/t/is-computer-history-also-a-history-of-physical-pains/183232)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 5:32am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/is-computer-history-also-a-history-of-physical-pains/183232 "2021-05-16T05:32:37Z")

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“Decades before “Zoom fatigue” broke our spirits, the so-called computer revolution brought with it a world of pain previously unknown to humankind,” argues Laine Nooney (in a condens…

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