Nesting Countries Edition <div><br /> </div> <h2>Top Story</h2> <div> <ul> <li>[url=https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/30/what-a-joke-github-copilots-new-token-based-billing-spurs-consternation-among-devs/]GitHub Copilot users are aghast at the exponentially higher costs they are facing starting tomorrow with the introduction of usage-based billing.[/url]&nbsp; (Tech Crunch)[quote]"What a joke," one Redditor <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1tq9bea/bye_bye_copilot_new_pricing_looks_to_be_a_joke/">recently wrote</a>, claiming that, while they currently only pay around $29 per month, the new rate will balloon their costs to nearly $750 a month.[/quote]He posted this with a screenshot of his estimated bill...&nbsp; From a visibly unactivated version of Windows.[quote]Another <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1tqca76/comment/oofol56/?screen_view_count=25">user posted</a>&nbsp;"WOW, didn’t expect new pricing model to be this ridiculous," sharing a screenshot that appeared to show that their costs had shot up from around $50 to some $3,000.[/quote]Both of them posted to Reddit, and both got dunked on for being obviously incompetent vibe-coders.<br /> <br /> I use Claude Code.&nbsp; My company pays for the 5X plan, and I rarely hit the 1X mark.&nbsp; The people who do hit the limit are either experimenting - fair enough - or trying to tell the AI to generate an entire application with a single prompt, which just doesn't work.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <h2>Tech News</h2></div> <div> <ul> <li>[url=https://wccftech.com/nvidia-computex-2026-what-to-expect/]What to expect from Nvidia at Computex.[/url]&nbsp; (WCCFTech)<br /> <br /> A new Arm-based laptop chip.&nbsp; Which would be great if anybody could afford a new laptop.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://wccftech.com/amd-computex-2026-what-to-expect/]What to expect from AMD at Computex.[/url]&nbsp; (WCCFTech)<br /> <br /> A new x86-based laptop chip, specifically Medusa Halo, the successor to the Ryzen AI Max 395+.&nbsp; Up to 24 CPU cores and a bigger GPU upgraded from RDNA 3.5 to RDNA 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Which would be great if anybody could afford a new laptop.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://wccftech.com/intel-computex-2026-what-to-expect/]What to expect from Intel at Computex.[/url]&nbsp; (WCCFTech)<br /> <br /> Updated handheld gaming things, using the new Panther Lake chips with the B390 graphics core, which is actually faster than AMD's mainstream integrated graphics.&nbsp;&nbsp;Which would be great if anybody could afford a new handheld gaming thing.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://liliputing.com/msi-claw-8-ex-ai-is-a-gaming-handheld-with-intel-arc-g3-extreme/]MSI's Claw 8 EX AI, for example.[/url]&nbsp; (Liliputing)<br /> <br /> It has a 1920x1200 8" 120Hz display, up to 32GB of RAM, and an M.2 2280 slot for storage, along with Intel's new Arc G3 which is a low-power edition of the Panther Lake laptop chip with Arc B390 graphics.<br /> <br /> Don't expect it to be cheap though.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://blog.prusa3d.com/our-new-open-source-colormix-model-in-prusaslicer-and-easyprint_136079/]You can now print 3D objects in colour on your colour 3D printer.[/url]&nbsp; (Prusa)<br /> <br /> Well, that's novel.<br /> <br /> What they're doing here is taking an existing multi-colour 3D printer (ideally you want a 5-colour model) and then feeding it CMYKW filament spools and printing your model in halftone using a 0.1mm screen.<br /> <br /> That's not very high resolution but it helps that it's 3D so you get some colour from the obscured layers as well as from adjacent dots.<br /> <br /> Really have to wonder what it does to performance though.&nbsp; 3D printers are slow enough as it is.<br /> <br /> You can use it with existing filament, not just the new CMYKW spools designed specifically for the purpose, but you'll need to recalibrate the colour model.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div> <h2>Musical Interlude</h2> <div>[ytlite=sB6HY8r983c]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Eight nations though and all bets are off.</span></div>