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What Ever Happened to Netscape?

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FEATURE By Cal Jeffrey and Julio Franco, TechSpot Tech Culture Hotness 479k

It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at the throbber animation while a single web page loaded.

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Industry Hardware

In a shocking move, Arm cancels Qualcomm's license to manufacture Snapdragon chips

Qualcomm is almost entirely dependent on those licenses for its products
What just happened? The long-simmering battle between British chip designer Arm and American semiconductor superstar Qualcomm has just reached a boiling point. Arm has now given Qualcomm notice that it is terminating the license allowing Qualcomm to create its own chips based on Arm's intellectual property.
Full story By Zo Ahmed, 48 comments Hotness 121k
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Software Hardware

Linus Torvalds is "fed up" with making kernel changes to address faulty hardware

"Let's put the onus on where the blame lies ... bad hardware"
A hot potato: Linus Torvalds is sick and tired of trying to "fix" Linux to work on Intel's faulty processors. In his view, Linux isn't broken, so why should he (and other FOSS developers) fix anything? Intel is the one with the problems. He vented his ire in a thread recently.
Full story By Cal Jeffrey, 25 comments Hotness 52k
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Hardware Industry

Samsung speeds up development of a new breed of memory that combines RAM and SSD properties

Forward-looking: Samsung is working to accelerate the development of a promising new memory technology called Selector-Only Memory. The latest tech combines the non-volatility of flash storage and DRAM's lightning-fast read/write speeds, making it a potential game-changer. Furthermore, manufacturers can stack the chips for higher densities.
Full story By Zo Ahmed, Hotness 35k
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Microsoft Tech Culture

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's compensation rises 63% to $79 million despite his request for a pay cut

When your pay simultaneously goes up and down
What just happened? In a scenario that the vast majority of us will never experience, Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has seen his take-home pay increase 63% compared to last year despite the CEO requesting the amount he receives be reduced. While Nadella's salary was cut by 50%, other forms of his compensation increased significantly, bringing his total to $79.11 million in fiscal 2024, up from $48.51 million a year earlier.
Full story By Rob Thubron, 12 comments Hotness 24k