Per title… I’ve been pushing the “upgrade” from Win 10 out 11 for at least a few more years to “hopefully never.” Last night I was installing TurboTax 2025 and it only works with Win 11. I absolutely need TTax to work. I typically do a clean install for a new OS but the laptop […]
Wirex and Stellar activate onchain Visa settlement using USDC and EURC for over seven million Wirex users. Wirex announced on November 18, 2025 that, in partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation, it has gone live with dual‑stablecoin settlement using USDC and EURC on the Stellar blockchain, integrated directly with Visa to settle card transactions onchain […]
This post is brutally honest. You may not like it. x86 on the consumer side is becoming irrelevant. It’s so soundly beaten by ARM that it’s not funny. Let’s suppose Intel’s chips have the same performance and power efficiency of the M4 series. You guys would be calling for AMD’s funeral. Heck, even a 20% […]
Set your future hardware price expectations accordingly, it’s going to suck for a long time. Yeah, I have my doubts that GPU pricing is ever going to go back to the “old normal” any time soon, or even in my lifetime (I’m in my late 40s). Best find the deals that you can. A lot […]
Mastercard expands Crypto Credential to self‑custody wallets using Polygon to enable verified, username‑style aliases. Mastercard, Polygon Labs, and Mercuryo announced on November 18, 2025 that Mastercard Crypto Credential will extend to self‑custody wallets, with Polygon chosen as the initial blockchain network and Mercuryo as the first issuer to onboard verified users and create alias‑based credentials. […]
Intel’s upcoming Z370 chipsets, for its Coffee Lake-based processors which are schedule to start rolling out in August, will not feature integrated Wi-Fi and USB 3.1. Intel originally planned to release the Coffee Lake platform in 2018 with the 300-series chipsets to feature Wi-Fi (802.11ac R2 and Bluetooth 5.0) and USB 3.1 Gen2 , but […]
Set your future hardware price expectations accordingly, it’s going to suck for a long time. Yeah, I have my doubts that GPU pricing is ever going to go back to the “old normal” any time soon, or even in my lifetime (I’m in my late 40s). Best find the deals that you can. A lot […]
Revolut integrates with Polygon Labs to enable near‑instant USDC, USDT and POL remittances for UK and EEA customers. Polygon Labs announced on November 18, 2025 that Revolut — Europe’s largest fintech with over 65 million users across 38 countries — has integrated Polygon to power stablecoin remittances in USDC and USDT, and POL transfers, within […]
This post is brutally honest. You may not like it. x86 on the consumer side is becoming irrelevant. It’s so soundly beaten by ARM that it’s not funny. Let’s suppose Intel’s chips have the same performance and power efficiency of the M4 series. You guys would be calling for AMD’s funeral. Heck, even a 20% […]
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