Absolute Insanity: Age Verification for OS Accounts Coming to Ubuntu
California recently passed a law that requires age verification for operating system accounts. And Ubuntu is preparing to comply.
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Prompt It Again, Sam: The Three Reasons Microsoft Decided to Ditch OpenAI and Run Its Own Models.
Bad news for OpenAI: its former partner and funding source will instead shortly become a very well-funded competitor.
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So How Has Dropbox's Buyback Strategy Fared? A Followup to Our March 2025 Article
Dropbox offers a great product that "just works" and I've been a very happy customer since 2008. But how much longer can they survive? An update on our March 2025 article.
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When It Comes to AI, Are You a Maximalist, a Skeptic, or a Gartner Analyst?
We're in an AI bubble, right? I can't go to my YouTube app without seeing someone selling that message. What about the tech itself?
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India Throws Its Weight Around and Makes Increasingly Crazy Demands of Big Tech
If you follow tech news, it seems like every day now, the government of India is teasing crazy new regulatory schemes aimed at Big Tech.
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I Didn't Know It Could Do That! Cool Google Sheets Tricks You Haven't Seen Before
Want to convert percentages to fractions? Add Roman numerals? You'd be surprised some of the things Google Sheets can do!goog
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Self-Hosted Photos, New Uptime Monitors, AI-Powered Notebooks: Fun New Apps Now Available on PikaPods!
We've covered PikaPids many times in the past. They're a provider who offers over 100 apps with easy, nearly one click hosting. You sign up, deposit some funds, and start deploying. Each app is running in its own Docker container, private to you. They're cheap and frankly they're addictive. Let's look at their newest offerings.
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Figma Spends $300K a Day on AWS and Signed a 5-Year Contract for $545 Million - Is That Too Much?
Figma is spending a boatload on AWS every month. Is this the best use of 15% of their revenue?
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Is Meta Discontinuing the Free LLaMA Model Series? News Reports Suggest LLaMA Drama
If you love Meta's free series of AI models (LLaMA), sorry to inform you that its days may be numbered. Meta is considering "de-investing" in LLaMA as it overhauls its AI strategy.
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Will Dropbox Survive to 2030, or Is the End in Sight?
Dropbox offers a great product that "just works" and I've been a very happy customer since 2008. But how much longer can they survive? The numbers are a bit frightening.
Read MoreGoogle Summer of Code 2025 is Almost Here! Check Out What BorgBase Needs and How You Can Earn a Nice Stipend
Google's Summer of Code 2025 is opening up for applications in a couple weeks. You can early up to $6,600 in stipends and contribute to open source projects. One you might want to consider if BorgBase, a community favorite.
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How Will the 2024 Election Results Affect Tech?
Old faces are returning and new face are taking the reins of power. What does the new administration mean for technology?
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Google is Building a Datacenter in...um, Where...?!?
Google is building a new datacenter in...well, I wouldn't have guessed this city.
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Google Says AI Is a Lot More Important Than Saving the Planet
Google is going gangbusters for green...right? They were, until the next shiny thing came along.
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Google's Hamina Datacenter is Captain Planet's Fetish and is Growing Massively
Google's Hamina, Finland datacenter is a pioneering green datacenter, leveraging the chilly Gulf of Finland waters to keep it cool without climate-intensive chillers. Let's take a quick look at this datacenter now that Google has announced that they're making a substantial new investment into this former paper mill.
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Protest Against Your Employer and Get Terminated. Well, Duh. Google Axes Anti-Google Employees
Turns out that if you protest against your employer, engage in demonstrations, participate in sit-ins, etc., your employer may terminate you. Gee, who could POSSIBLY have expected that?
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Amazon to Spend $150 Billion on Datacenters in the Next 15 Years, Getting Creative on Powering Them
Amazon is planning to spend $150 billion on datacenters over the next 15 years. Finding electricity to power them is getting increasingly difficult, so the online giant is getting increasingly creative in finding juice to power all those VMs.
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HOT TAKE: DOJ's Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple is Dead on Arrival
I'm not an anti-trust lawyer, so naturally I'm going to give you my opinion on the US Department of Justice lawsuit filed against Apple today.
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Oracle Cloud Launches in Colombia, While AWS/GCP/Azure Lag in South America
Oracle cloud recently announced they're setting up shop in Columbia, their third South American location. Let's take a quick look at the South American hosting situation.
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How to Sell Out to Microsoft and Make Easy Money - $450 and Counting for Me
I've sold out to Microsoft...at least for search. For over a decade, Microsoft has dropped a steady drip of Amazon gift cards to me. Here's how you can get on the gravy train.
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August is International "Providers Drop Unlimited Storage" Month. The Latest? Microsoft's OneDrive
All those unlimited cloud storage plans you've been stuffing full of Linux ISOs are coming to an end. The latest? Microsoft.
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How SquareSpace Badly Overpaid for Google Domains
SquareSpace bought Google's domain business, but at a very high price. Are they really going to make a worthwhile profit on their $18-per-domain investment? Probably not.
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Maybe “the Cloud” Isn’t so Cutting-Edge after all...
For as long as it's existed, people have questioned if cloud computing isn't a fancy name for something...well, less fancy. Also, a very cool map of submarine cables.
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Get paid $3000+ by Google to Work on Borg-related Open Source Projects!
Would you like to contribute to a cool open source project and get paid for doing so? BorgBase is participating in Google's Summer of Code and not only can you get some of Google's cash, but rewards from BorgBase as well. Plus fun, recognition, satisfaction, and glory!
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What's Wrong with Google? According to an Insider, These Four Things
According to an insider's recent essay, Google suffers from "(1) no mission, (2) no urgency, (3) delusions of exceptionalism, and (4) mismanagement."
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Microsoft Injecting Ads on Google.com Pages Disparaging Chrome
If you're using Microsoft Edge, you can't trust what it's showing you because Microsoft is injecting ads into competitor sites, suggesting that you can't trust other browsers and companies.
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LowEndLOLs: "Incognito Mode"
Private browsing aka incognito mode has been around since 2005, depending on your browser. But its purpose has grown a little over the years...
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H1-B Visas: Indentured Servitude for 195 Years?
Companies can bring foreign nationals over to work in the US on various programs, most prominently in this discussion, the H1-B visa. It's designed for situations where the US lacks engineers, scientists, or technical specialists in critical skills. But at its worst, the program is a form of modern-day indentured servitude.
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