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Apple thought about ripping off Tetris
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At least on a prototype

Fruity cargo cult Apple saw the success of the computer game Tetris and said “we will be having some of that” and bashed out a clone.

Microsoft announces that VBScript will sleep with the fishes
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End of an error

Software king of the world, Microsoft has confirmed that VBScript will be discontinued in the latter half of 2024 in a move that marks the end of an era for programmers.

20 per cent of Rust Crates have 'Unsafe' Keyword
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Rust Foundation admits it… sort of

The Rust Foundation has been doing its best to reveal a security issue with Rust while at the same time telling the world how wonderful it is.

Apple fanboy murdered five
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Relied on Apple’s tech to find his shiny gadget -- what could go wrong?

An Apple fanboy who believed it was his right to execute people who he wrongly believed stole his iPhone killed a family of five based on the “evidence” of Apple’s Find My Phone app.

"Independent" Snapdragon X Elite benchmarks arrive
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Look pretty good

A consultant paid by the software king of the world, Microsoft, has been benchmarking Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite, and it has come out pretty well.