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[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech March 26 Tech Culture [Two mines in North Carolina are the world's only producer of the quartz necessary for semiconductor manufacturing](=.adGc9jnzs5FIiL0f-iq05aKhuEU3QqwTopOSW9huAMA) Spruce Pine is a small town about two hours drive northwest of Charlotte, NC. You can get to the general area via a number of ways, depending... =.cQToL5HI9ULP_luZMeGp8QVLFsPp1gXwbaQ6-T4LDAI Spruce Pine is a small town about two hours drive northwest of Charlotte, NC. You can get to the general area via a number of ways, depending... Opinion [What if Nvidia had acquired Arm?](=.42i4yLUK4Vk_54E0tzMQsoBvw7VnkaeqqIfdT5PN2Tg) Back in business school, I had secured an interview for a really great job. The interview was scheduled early in the morning, but I woke up early.... =.rtW-4pIZ8zIacPf_-0H_lZ_cp9-bAQcqKsu6j0vmVhc Back in business school, I had secured an interview for a really great job. The interview was scheduled early in the morning, but I woke up early.... Survey [Survey reveals almost half of all managers aim to replace workers with AI, could use it to lower wages](=.jZTU0RBds_zsWOf9fm6Lw-RDzpVCHSd3E8C3-HTNXe4) A report by Beautiful.ai, which makes AI-powered presentation software, surveyed over 3,000 managers about AI tools in the workplace, how they're being implemented, and what impact they... =.-1gIz3ivY_EczDl4y15ym3RTKiW_4_mQZMXv8gFAnuM A report by Beautiful.ai, which makes AI-powered presentation software, surveyed over 3,000 managers about AI tools in the workplace, how they're being implemented, and what impact they... Hardware [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Review: Quiet Release, Dodgy Name](=.Ys1s_c-erDkxvI0OrVBMpQ8CZWAYTP2svIFIE0CQ2es) The [GeForce RTX 3050 6GB](=.FI6vg60YEjye7LUjXdx969H7ZWh79Pz2WQ8NT7jazyU) is an interesting new release from Nvidia targeting the sub-$200 market. Now, the interesting part is not so much for its performance as it is for other angles. =.Us0LLSsfugzHxVWqcCJDsXe2UGHirr3mYqJ5GFxCNE4 =.JbFJ-62NqACUGPrw5maeatO_p76Pb8BLpHZDfIngAPQ The [GeForce RTX 3050 6GB](=.09KYcAcuw5B7sEu2Z8q7Aniij6AuoNyJ2CpIQVE5lLk) is an interesting new release from Nvidia targeting the sub-$200 market. Now, the interesting part is not so much for its performance as it is for other angles. =.eoNPdtsrZo2Yjt2HKSk2Ws93fZai_Mpr6IG2tZP3iB8 Tech + Politics [China bans purchase of Intel and AMD processors, Microsoft Windows for government computers](=.Z6a8kaA3gdcd74EGJDXzqzXHIQtLhTIMDSI0eHlVibs) The guidelines, unveiled on December 26, are now being enforced, writes the Financial Times. They order government agencies above the township level to include criteria requiring "safe... =.n0Tsb7AEdqQsJvESD6Uk2RaIz5BDq5XbulUcdt3CNYk The guidelines, unveiled on December 26, are now being enforced, writes the Financial Times. 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Tech Culture [Steve Wozniak says TikTok ban is governmental hypocrisy](=.-pFzl53lp_W6_0TA_qXzBHCH9n-VXEPRaxzd855rwew) Speaking in an interview with CNN, Wozniak was asked about Apple's walled garden, which the company has long claimed protects its users' privacy and security. =.sU2kx-t4_ZEMEWvN7jpKcLjW-ksBlTkhZQcyl8hVJPg Speaking in an interview with CNN, Wozniak was asked about Apple's walled garden, which the company has long claimed protects its users' privacy and security. Gaming [Blizzard just gave us a hint of how many World of Warcraft subscribers remain (and it's still in the millions)](=.tRPF999rsgy2i5xT4RuKLJA2kRAzBdK4Ul6tf4_XnTA) According to YouTube channel Bellular Warcraft, World of Warcraft currently has around 7.25 million subscribers. While the game appears to have recovered from the disaster following the... =.ACQlqL8XaP_2Ve5-g8M6hPk85-qH_zQPJUUDNkMTklw According to YouTube channel Bellular Warcraft, World of Warcraft currently has around 7.25 million subscribers. 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Tetris Reversed is... =.8Obja-sPlXicfzGmie8PYVgQzFOQEx4RfLhqima41w8 Most Tetris players focus on the top of the garbage heap while attempting to break it down by filling rows of blocks – simple. Tetris Reversed is... Gaming [This functional NES game doubles as an NES console](=.cAdCinoRVkhMC0UIkg-e0JN4zVhi2cpeGSNW_Pq3PMs) As James Channel explains, NES carts have a good bit of empty space inside – partly for aesthetics and also for future-proofing. The old copy of NES... =.SbxD2Q8nbKA912ZFaB7rUxorhRuWNHyAWXBeaiGW22s As James Channel explains, NES carts have a good bit of empty space inside – partly for aesthetics and also for future-proofing. The old copy of NES... Unboxing [Apple prepares in-box iPhone software update system for unboxing convenience](=.G_tGG4-wvxhWklQ5rl-ybC37BtAbizO4M395AoKP1-0) According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple started testing Presto in select retail stores late last year. 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[Unpatchable Apple Silicon vulnerability could leak encryption keys](=.pWnJV0WrIVk0KRArJ6O7EkZO64bj-ecNLghDoaMJ24Y) =.LAytuGjinyVh5d4belBLoundZnfTBRnornI3rJvHhBI A recently published paper describes a flaw primarily affecting Apple Silicon that allows attackers to circumvent end-to-end encryption through a side-channel attack on the company's devices. Anyone... [Can Snapdragon X Elite finally make Windows on Arm a gaming champ? Qualcomm thinks so](=.YzwcNIajyNkVWNfYEJau6m9hLTCF9LxJK-ZdhXsYFZU) =.uYPVCIWLHNvS40sUkK3Ok2YdnjZCbC1LTE14VMdDSAI According to Qualcomm engineer Issam Khalil, most existing x86 Windows games should "just work" on the Snapdragon X Elite without any porting required. That's a significant development... 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