202 Flows Edition <div><br /> </div> <h2>Top Story</h2> <div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/11/nightmare-eclipse-drops-claimed-bitlocker-bypass-for-microsoft-windows/5254371]It's been an entire day since there was a critical Microsoft vulnerability so here we are again.[/url]&nbsp; (The Register)<br /> <br /> It's BitLocker again this time, which not many people care about because a major problem is with it being <span style="font-style: italic;">too </span>secure; encrypting your entire computer without ever prompting you to set up a decryption key.&nbsp; Built-in ransomware.<br /> <br /> Anyway, the hack allows you to access an encrypted PC if it has run a Windows Defender offline scan...&nbsp; Ever.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maine-breach-portal-abused-to-publish-fake-data-breach-disclosures/]Meanwhile Maine's security breach disclosure portal suffered a security breach.[/url]&nbsp; (Bleeping Computers)<br /> <br /> Clever hackers found a way to post fake but official-looking security breach notices.&nbsp; You can probably see where that could lead.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div> <div><br /> </div> <h2>Tech News</h2> <div> <ul> <li>Running a little late because my boss really wanted the Australian team (including me) to pass a new feature to the QA team in the US before the end of the day.&nbsp; I wasn't sure but said I'd give it a try.<br /> <br /> It worked flawlessly the first time.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>xAI is offering 66% off for three months for their SuperGrok upgrade if you want to play with it down from $30 per month to $10.&nbsp; I find Grok very useful for correlative searches that used to require lots of manual digging in Google, and before that an entire wall of paper manuals, so I'm giving it a try.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/openai-mulls-slashing-prices-ahead-of-competition-from-anthropic-wsj.html]OpenAI is also considering cutting prices.[/url]&nbsp; (CNBC)<br /> <br /> Smells like IPO season.<br /> <br /> Worth noting is that xAI (part of SpaceX) is now profitable.&nbsp; OpenAI is very definitely not.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.engadget.com/2191897/xbox-ceo-says-current-margins-cannot-continue-in-public-letter-to-staff/]Xbox is hosed says Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty.[/url]&nbsp; (Engadget)<br /> <br /> Not mentioned: Who hosed it.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>I haven't seen an official announcement [url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/memory-famine-compels-gpu-vendors-to-re-release-2020-graphics-cards-geforce-rtx-3060-and-geforce-rtx-3050-return-to-asian-market]but RTX 3060 and 3050 cards are popping up again[/url].&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> The 3060 is a decent card.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/euro-office-is-here-libreoffice-supporters-arent-happy/]Technocommunists are eating each other over in Europe.[/url]&nbsp; (ZDNet)<br /> <br /> Again.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/louis-rossman-threatens-to-take-samsung-to-court-over-dead-4tb-990-pro-ssd-after-ssd-maker-failed-to-replace-the-drive-under-warranty]Luis Rossman is suing Samsung over SSD warranties.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> As the article notes, one of Rossman's 4TB Samsung 990 Pro drives failed.&nbsp; he sent it back, and they...&nbsp; Sent the dead drive back to him, saying it was fine.<br /> <br /> He runs a high-end computer repair shop so he has the tools to hand to prove it was not fine.<br /> <br /> Samsung offered him a refund - of the original price.&nbsp; The drive now costs three times as much.<br /> <br /> But none of that is why he's suing them.&nbsp; They offered him a refund, claiming they don't have the drive in stock to provide a warranty replacement.<br /> <br /> But the drive is literally in stock right this moment.&nbsp; Samsung just didn't <span style="font-style: italic;">want </span>to honour the warranty.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <h2>Musical Interlude</h2></div> <div>[ytlite=od7-fyGa9DQ]</div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: That never happens.</span></div>