Mark Hachman
@markhachman.bsky.social
PCWorld tech reporter, splitting time between PC tech, chips, and Microsoft. Nerd, college football and MLB fan, Domer. I like puns.
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
It was a bit gory for my 8th-grader, but Prey is such a marvelous movie and can almost stand by itself.
February 8, 2026 at 6:24 AM
It was a bit gory for my 8th-grader, but Prey is such a marvelous movie and can almost stand by itself.
This seems awfully small.
Democratic Socialists of America — We are at 100,000 members!
🌹 dsausa.org/join
🌹 dsausa.org/join
February 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This seems awfully small.
One of the things that's tough to do with laptop testing _on a deadline_ is real-world use. I've been working at the car dealership with the Asus Zenbook Duo (Panther Lake).
Office work, single screen, but with WiFi and a VPN active. Windows is estimating about a 9 hour battery life, 1.5 hours in.
Office work, single screen, but with WiFi and a VPN active. Windows is estimating about a 9 hour battery life, 1.5 hours in.
February 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
One of the things that's tough to do with laptop testing _on a deadline_ is real-world use. I've been working at the car dealership with the Asus Zenbook Duo (Panther Lake).
Office work, single screen, but with WiFi and a VPN active. Windows is estimating about a 9 hour battery life, 1.5 hours in.
Office work, single screen, but with WiFi and a VPN active. Windows is estimating about a 9 hour battery life, 1.5 hours in.
Man, that first ep of the rebooted Muppet Show is solid. Nails the vibe and Sabrina Carpenter is terrific.
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Man, that first ep of the rebooted Muppet Show is solid. Nails the vibe and Sabrina Carpenter is terrific.
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so for everyone who’s got an “I bought this before Elon was bad” bumper sticker, did you buy your Tesla in 2012
“What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?” Mr. Musk asked in a email to Mr. Epstein on Nov. 25, 2012. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Musk and Epstein Exchanged Emails About Visiting One Another, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
so for everyone who’s got an “I bought this before Elon was bad” bumper sticker, did you buy your Tesla in 2012
Qualcomm says near-term handset outlook is constrained by RAM shortages. Reports net income down 6% (GAAP) to $3.004B on revenue of $12.25B, up 5% year over year.
February 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Qualcomm says near-term handset outlook is constrained by RAM shortages. Reports net income down 6% (GAAP) to $3.004B on revenue of $12.25B, up 5% year over year.
If you're shopping PC storage like you buying rolled oats in the bulk foods section, this new site is what you're looking for:
www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
New PC storage shopping site only cares about price per gigabyte
A new shopping site for storage, BuyPerUnit, takes a different approach to buying SSDs or hard drives: it focuses solely on the amount you'll pay by gigabyte or terabyte.
www.pcworld.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
If you're shopping PC storage like you buying rolled oats in the bulk foods section, this new site is what you're looking for:
www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
Copilot is fine as a search engine thing. But when you ask it to do anything more...
www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
Microsoft Copilot claims it can set reminders. My phone never buzzed
Copilot now says that it can schedule a reminder and send it to your phone. But it can't actually do this, among the most basic of tasks.
www.pcworld.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Copilot is fine as a search engine thing. But when you ask it to do anything more...
www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
Intel began as a DRAM supplier. Now the company is getting back into a DRAM partnership, helping create an alternative to HBM memory for AI. www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
Intel is helping develop a new type of DRAM aimed at AI
Intel said that it's working with a Japanese DRAM company, Saimemory, to use available DRAM effectively by stacking it vertically.
www.pcworld.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Intel began as a DRAM supplier. Now the company is getting back into a DRAM partnership, helping create an alternative to HBM memory for AI. www.pcworld.com/article/3052...
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One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
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🤔 It’s definitely not suspicious at all to have people point out your common Twitter sign off is in the Epstein files and ten completely delete your yacht’s logs right?
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
🤔 It’s definitely not suspicious at all to have people point out your common Twitter sign off is in the Epstein files and ten completely delete your yacht’s logs right?
Autonomous robots means fewer human workers and fewer human workers means it's okay to get rid of people and that's what the government is doing
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Autonomous robots means fewer human workers and fewer human workers means it's okay to get rid of people and that's what the government is doing
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Wild: (Microsoft) Xbox Live banned Epstein for being a sex offender in 2013, but Microsoft founder Bill Gates kept making appointments with him
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Wild: (Microsoft) Xbox Live banned Epstein for being a sex offender in 2013, but Microsoft founder Bill Gates kept making appointments with him
Just reviewed my hotel folio for the Las Vegas Harrahs for CES 2026 in early January.
Jan. 3rd room price: $34.56
Resort fee: $56.61
Jan. 7th room fee: $345.60
Resort fee: $56.63
Man. Coming AND going.
Jan. 3rd room price: $34.56
Resort fee: $56.61
Jan. 7th room fee: $345.60
Resort fee: $56.63
Man. Coming AND going.
January 30, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Just reviewed my hotel folio for the Las Vegas Harrahs for CES 2026 in early January.
Jan. 3rd room price: $34.56
Resort fee: $56.61
Jan. 7th room fee: $345.60
Resort fee: $56.63
Man. Coming AND going.
Jan. 3rd room price: $34.56
Resort fee: $56.61
Jan. 7th room fee: $345.60
Resort fee: $56.63
Man. Coming AND going.
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NEW: Elon Musk has insisted that Jeffrey Epstein invited him to the notorious island and he declined. But new emails show the opposite -- Musk was practically begging to party with Epstein in the Caribbean, years after Epstein's sex convictions were public knowledge
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Begging to Visit His Notorious Island
Newly released documents show how Elon Musk extensively communicated with Jeffrey Epstein to plan parties and trips to his island.
futurism.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: Elon Musk has insisted that Jeffrey Epstein invited him to the notorious island and he declined. But new emails show the opposite -- Musk was practically begging to party with Epstein in the Caribbean, years after Epstein's sex convictions were public knowledge
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
This is nonsense. Genie doesn't allow you to create game worlds; it allows you to create procedurally generated environments which are just kinda okay at this point.
Anyway, no "major" game developer should feel threatened by this.
Anyway, no "major" game developer should feel threatened by this.
Shares of major gaming companies plunge after Google released Project Genie, which lets users create interactive worlds; Unity is down ~21% and Take-Two ~10% (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This is nonsense. Genie doesn't allow you to create game worlds; it allows you to create procedurally generated environments which are just kinda okay at this point.
Anyway, no "major" game developer should feel threatened by this.
Anyway, no "major" game developer should feel threatened by this.
Catherine O'Hara died. Man, what a loss for comedy. From the Christopher Guest movies to Schitt's Creek to The Studio, she had a fantastic career.
January 30, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Catherine O'Hara died. Man, what a loss for comedy. From the Christopher Guest movies to Schitt's Creek to The Studio, she had a fantastic career.
A substantial portion of my company is out today for the general strike.
January 30, 2026 at 6:34 PM
A substantial portion of my company is out today for the general strike.
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The hidden cost of cashback: How shopping extensions track you—and how to limit it
www.pcworld.com/article/3043...
www.pcworld.com/article/3043...
The hidden cost of cashback: How shopping extensions track you—and how to limit it
it’s popular to use cashback sites. But you should know what data you’re giving up in exchange—and how to minimize it.
www.pcworld.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The hidden cost of cashback: How shopping extensions track you—and how to limit it
www.pcworld.com/article/3043...
www.pcworld.com/article/3043...
There is an online push to make Melania: Devourer of Men the first result when "Melania" is searched for.
www.amazon.com/Melania-Devo...
www.amazon.com/Melania-Devo...
Melania: Devourer of Men
Melania: Devourer of Men - Kindle edition by Boehninger, J.D.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Melania: Devourer of Men.
www.amazon.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 AM
There is an online push to make Melania: Devourer of Men the first result when "Melania" is searched for.
www.amazon.com/Melania-Devo...
www.amazon.com/Melania-Devo...
Vivaldi's browser now has tab tiles, which is a surprisingly interesting way of organizing your desktop. Worth checking out IMO. www.pcworld.com/article/3047...
Vivaldi browser tab tiles: like Windows Snap, for your browser
Vivaldi debuts version 7.8 of its web browser, with the ability to save and pin tabs to a tile, much like the "snap" feature within Windows. You can also dedicate tabs to a single site, too.
www.pcworld.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Vivaldi's browser now has tab tiles, which is a surprisingly interesting way of organizing your desktop. Worth checking out IMO. www.pcworld.com/article/3047...
I don't cover stock prices, but Microsoft's apparent over reliance on OpenAI has sent the stock plunging by 12 percent in a single day. Damn. Market still open.
January 29, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I don't cover stock prices, but Microsoft's apparent over reliance on OpenAI has sent the stock plunging by 12 percent in a single day. Damn. Market still open.
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Put the number for your local Rapid Response Network in your phone now, before you need them.
Do not boost or post rumors. See something? Report it to the RRN. Hear something? Check in with RRN social channels.
See a rumor posted? Admonish the poster and point them in the right direction! #ICEOut
Do not boost or post rumors. See something? Report it to the RRN. Hear something? Check in with RRN social channels.
See a rumor posted? Admonish the poster and point them in the right direction! #ICEOut
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Put the number for your local Rapid Response Network in your phone now, before you need them.
Do not boost or post rumors. See something? Report it to the RRN. Hear something? Check in with RRN social channels.
See a rumor posted? Admonish the poster and point them in the right direction! #ICEOut
Do not boost or post rumors. See something? Report it to the RRN. Hear something? Check in with RRN social channels.
See a rumor posted? Admonish the poster and point them in the right direction! #ICEOut