Mark Hachman

Leaks usually reveal dirt, yes, which is why they're so tasty.

In 2025, Microsoft Build was held May 19 to May 22, while Computex was May 20 to May 23 -- hypothetically allowing a tech masochist to fly and cover both major shows in person.

For 2026, the loophole has tightened: Build runs June 2-3, and Computex runs June 2 through June 5.

365 days in the year

Oh.
"Who should attend the event?
The event is designed for AI developers, technical leaders, and enterprise developers."

Guessing not a lot of Windows stuff.

Microsoft Build will be in San Francisco this year.

But man, there's a scene near the end where Arquette goes through some stuff and it still kinda haunts me.

We watched Boyhood last night. Linklater's dialogue is brilliantly unaffected, and it's a technical masterpiece, shot over a dozen years. It has a flat 100 on Metacritic.

It's slow, which isn't bad. Hawke is terrific. I'm not sure that Arquette deserved the Oscar... (1/2)

smdh

Your PC and phone might start carding you this year California signed into law new requirements for electronic devices like phones and PCs to ask for your age when you first log in—for safety's sake.

How old are you? No, seriously. Is that a rude question? I hope you don't think so, as your PC, phone, and handheld may begin to ask in a few months.
www.pcworld.com/article/3075...

Lenovo's coolest new ideas will stay concepts (for now) Lenovo is showing off a handful of interesting new devices at MWC 2026, but only conventional laptops and tablets will actually make it to market.

"Slap the button for AI" is certainly a weirder Lenovo concept than even the bizarre folding gaming tablet thingy that debuted last week. www.pcworld.com/article/3075... via @michaelcrider.bsky.social

AMD punts Ryzen AI 400 to business desktops and laptops AMD's Ryzen AI 400 processor has officially launched for laptops and desktops, but AMD is officially branding it as the Ryzen AI Pro 400 for commercial customers. Will a consumer version ever emerge?

This is a little disappointing. So far, AMD has assigned its next-gen Ryzen AI 400 chips (both desktop and mobile) to its business line. And we have another AI "GPU," too.
www.pcworld.com/article/3073...

No droughts at least!

We have one ICE car and made sure to fill that sucker up today.

The rest of the country has moved on to summer, Brad. Catch up.

Nope. Nope nope absolutely not.

US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation

Unaccompanied children as young as 13 who are pregnant, often from rape, are being moved to Texas so the Trump administration can avoid getting them access to abortion, critics say. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Right! And the best companies I've ever worked for were private. When the founder died and the family wanted to cash out is when things went south.

The system that enforces it, unfortunately. If a CEO underperforms, the board forces them out. And the board has fiduciary responsibility to the shareholders, whose influence favors large funds who answer to _their_ shareholders.

Trump wants his "We killed bin Laden" moment.

Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were many signs indicating Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "is no longer", without explicitly confirming his death.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead and his body has been found, a senior Israeli official tells Reuters.

The public markets, by nature, encourage wealth extraction. The only way out is to support privately-held endeavors -- and when you think about it, bands and indie game developers are essentially private.

CDs and DVDs are legacy devices that just so happen to synergize with this, IMO.

Content you own is certainly something consumers can embrace, and game designers can certainly head in the "fun" direction, too. But I'm just not sure that it's that easy to avoid the profit motive, otherwise. The system just isn't set up for it.

'Completely bowled us over': The horror show drawing thousands to SF theater Shows are already extended due to "overwhelming demand."

As everybody freaks out about losing their jobs to AI, I honestly think live theater could have a massive comeback as a reaction. It's live, it's real, it (can be) familiar. And no AI is doing stage magic in front of you.

www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

A good day to own an EV

Nine months ago, the United States "completely and totally obliterated" Iran's nuclear program.

Tonight, we're attacking Iran to disrupt their nuclear program.

A sizable percentage of this country thinks that's normal.

Did we even bother with a justification for this war in Iran this time?

Innocents dying, again, to satisfy the egos of old men.

RIP Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and other great SF.

Hang on, @mikemuch.bsky.social. People get to retire in this business????

Notes from a small AI land AI has stepped into a new role, with daunting implications for content creators.

Inevitable

www.computerworld.com/article/4138...

The dire state of desktop PCs: 'If you want performance, you have to pay for it' AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm all have rather anemic desktop processor roadmaps in place for 2026. Combine that with the horrific conditions for RAM and storage, and things do not look good.

An alt headline for this would be: "This is the worst year for desktop PCs, ever." Because it really is

www.pcworld.com/article/3070...

Google Nano Banana 2 seems to have trouble distinguishing a prompt for a new image with a request to edit a previous image.

I had asked for an image of a user downloading RAM, and got the desktop. Then I asked for a new image of a PC sitting in the desert. It gave me this.