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Microsofthas provided yet another update on the state ofMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024. Jorg Neumann, head ofMSFS,reports on Xthat the game is still seeing availability and bandwidth issues due to extraordinarily high player counts. This time, the global user base has exacerbated the outgoing problems, with Microsoft revealing that more users are coming online from around the world to play the game. Microsoft apologizes for the frustrating experience its issues are causing players....

Continuing on the march to bringingcomputer experiences of the pastinto the modern computing world, one maker has developed a DECstation emulation built into a credit card-sized single-board computer. This is possible because theRaspberry Pi RP2040 microcontrollercan emulate the late ‘80s high-end workstation. The minicomputer in question was once considered one of the best, most powerful options of its time. It ranDEC’s version of Unix and X-Windows, Ultrix and DECWindows. The creator says the project emulates a DECstation 3000, but I suspect it may actually be a DECstation 3100....

The last 12 months haven’t been the best time for new computer hardware and peripherals as most changes have been quite incremental. The fastest CPU and graphics card are the same makes and models as they were 14 months ago and there haven’t been any new gadget categories that changed the way we work and play. The lack of overall progress this year makes every standout product shine that much brighter....

President Donald Trump has released a new 20-page document outlining his strategy for keeping American AI technology at the global forefront. The White House calls it America’s AI Action Plan [PDF], and it focuses on three policy goals: accelerating AI innovation by removing red tape and regulation, building up American AI infrastructure, and encouraging the use of American AI technology among allies and nations friendly to the U.S The document combines a series of policy recommendations for executive branch agencies with a call for input from stakeholders to identify rules that “hinder AI innovation and adoption,” allowing relevant government bodies to address them....

Spurred by the Higher Education Opportunity Act, which includes anti-piracy measures, American colleges and universities are required to enforce those measures. However, as noted byTorrentFreak, it would seem that most policies around these applications are pretty outdated. The anti-piracy messaging at American universities still refers to the likes of LimeWire, Kazaa, and BearShare —a.k.a. a whole litany of dead filesharing applications. So, does this mean you’re free to run your filesharing applications on college campuses across the United States?...

While theMacBook Air with M3may be the latest and greatest, the M1 MacBook Air lives on. Apple stopped selling the M1 Air with its newest release, but now Walmart is carrying the torch, selling new M1 Airs for $699. The systems can bepurchased from Walmart.com, though apress releasesays the discounted Air will be available in “select Walmart stores.“Walmart only has one configuration available: the former base model. This model has an 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD....

Western Digitalhas introduced its highest-capacity hard disk drive for network-attached storage (NAS) systems—theWDRed Pro 26TB—and several direct-attached storage (DAS) systems aimed at creative professionals. These DAS offer capacities of up to 208TB and employ one to eight hard drives. Western Digital’s WD Red Pro 26TB hard drive (WD260KFGX) is based on the company’s latest 11-platter helium-sealed platform with a 7200 RPM spindle speed and the OptiNAND technology. The drive leverages Western Digital’s 2nd Generation energy-assisted perpendicular magnetic recording (ePMR 2) platform and uses conventional magnetic recording (CMR) for predictable performance in all workloads....

Open-source mini display project WebScreen launched onGitHubthis week with a pre-launchCrowd Supplypage. WebScreen, equipped with a webcam-style mount to attach to your existing monitor (as well as its own webcam mount on top in case you still want to use one of those), is a 240 x 536 (roughly ~21:9) AMOLED display powered by an ESP32-S3 microcontroller. The total size of the unit, including some bezels for the mini display, is a hyper-compact 2....

If you see the error message “Error Code 1020″when you attempt visiting a website that uses Cloudflare security for protection, it indicates that the website is restricting your access to protect itself. This issue can happen if you somehow trigger the restriction rules on the Site’s Cloudflare firewall or if the Site owner is blocking a range of IPs. In the first situation, the web server might actually have banned your IP, or there may be some issues with the website’s firewall rules....

Windows Update has been a part of the Windows Operating system for decades but it wasn’t until recently thatMicrosofthas expressed any interest in expanding the platform to support individual application updates. An announcement was recently shared by Annie Chen from Microsoft, explaining that the newWindows Update orchestration platformwill make it possible for Devs to implement software updates using the Windows Update platform and corresponding tools. In the announcement, Chen provides Visual Studio as an example of a given application that must be updated independently....

The Game Boy Camera, a 16-kilopixel (yes, you read that right — 16,000 pixels) digital camera cartridge that attaches to the Game Boy, now works with PCs via theGB Operatordock made by Epilogue. This sleek device connects to Windows, macOS, and Linux devices via USB-C and the Playback software, allowing you to play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance titles from your existing cartridges. Hello from the team in glorious 16 kilopixels 👋🏻!...

A collaborative effort between Arm China, CIX, and Radxa has produced what is claimed to be the world’s first open-source Armv9 motherboard. The newRadxa Orion O6might be more accurately described as an SBC (single-board computer), with its SoC and the RAM quota chosen at purchase soldered in place. The Radxa Orion O6 is a pretty significant (Mini-ITX) SBC. As such, it is packed with interfaces, ports, and expansion options (except for RAM) and has a rather powerful SoC (System on Chip)....

Discord Lagging is pretty annoying, and it’s not rare as well. So, if you face constant issues conversating with your buddies on discord, or if your screen-share suddenly drops frames out of nowhere, here’s how you can fix it. How to Fix Discord Lag Check if Discord Servers are Facing Issues There’s not a lot one can do when Discord itself is having problems. To see if its something server-side that is causing the lag, follow these steps:...