Out Of Ink Edition
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<h2>Top Story</h2>
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<li>[url=https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/spacex-ipo-closes-up-19-and-delivers-the-worlds-first-trillionaire/]Welcome to Earth Delos D. Harriman, our new-minted trillionaire![/url] (Tech Crunch)<br />
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May I say how delightful it is to watch the wailing of the worst people on the planet at your good fortune?<br />
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(I didn't invest; all my ready cash is tied up in RAM and SSDs. Which to be fair is looking like the soundest investment I have made in <span style="font-style: italic;">years</span>.)<br />
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<li>[url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-ipo-makes-elon-musk-worlds-first-trillionaire-2026-06-11/]Critics meanwhile accuse Musk of... Running the companies he runs.[/url] (Reuters)<br />
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You can't make everybody happy, but with some effort you can make everybody miserable.</li>
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<h2>Tech News</h2>
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<li>[url=https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/12/microsoft-has-mostly-repaired-flaw-in-surface-hardware-that-allowed-unprotected-devices-to-be-bricked-by-a-single-packet/5253895]Microsoft has "mostly" repaired a flaw that allows Microsoft software to permanently brick Microsoft hardware.[/url] (The Register)<br />
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In this case, Copilot running on a Surface trying to adjust the screen backlight.<br />
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<li>[url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/sam-bankman-fried-loses-bid-overturn-crypto-fraud-conviction-2026-06-12/]Sam Bankman-Fraud will remain in prison.[/url] (Reuters)<br />
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A three-judge panel just stopped laughing and rejected his appeal.<br />
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<li>[url=https://liliputing.com/lenovo-introduces-an-ai-mini-pc-with-arm-inside-for-the-chinese-market/]Lenovo has introduced the AI Host, an Arm-based mini-PC for the Chinese market.[/url] (Liliputing)<br />
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With eight Arm A720 cores backed by four lower power A520 cores (it's not a Qualcomm chip so it tells you that up front) it's no speed demon. It delivers about half the performance in both single and multi-threaded tasks of AMD entry level laptop 5600U chip from 2021.<br />
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<li>[url=https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/06/12/amazon-owns-up-to-using-25bn-gallons-of-h2o-in-its-bit-barns-last-year/5254748]Amazon datacenters "used" 2.5 billion gallons of water last year.[/url] (The Register)<br />
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The water came out of the process untouched and slightly warmer. A bit like beer.<br />
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<li>[url=https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/mistral-is-rumored-to-be-raising-e3b-at-e20-valuation/]French AI company Mistral is seeking to raise $3 billion on a $20 billion valuation.[/url] (Tech Crunch)<br />
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I'm not saying someone should buy it to spite Europe, just that if someone did it would be funny.<br />
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<li>[url=https://wccftech.com/nintendo-losing-palworld-lawsuit/]Nintendo's lawsuit against indie hit Palworld looks doomed.[/url] (WCCFTech)<br />
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Not only have Nintendo's patents faced unwelcome re-examination, but even if Nintendo should win, damages are capped at $30,000. No, I didn't lose a few zeroes there.<br />
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<li>[url=https://www.ign.com/articles/palworld-is-finally-getting-its-full-10-release-coming-in-july]Palworld itself is reaching 1.0 on July 10.[/url] (IGN)<br />
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Despite facing headwinds from Nintendo's legal team, Palworld has sold around 25 million copies in early access, on a development budget of around $7 million.<br />
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Company PocketPair raised the money in-house, leaving the once struggling developer awash with cash.</li>
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<h2>Musical Interlude</h2>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: You broke <span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">three</span> moa eggs?</span></div>