Ethereum merge, GPU demand shifts, Adobe's Figma deal, GTA 6 hack

• Ethereum activates The Merge as it shifts to proof of stake.
• No One Is Profitable': GPU Mining Faces Dark Days After Ethereum Merge.
• GeForce GPUs are 80% of EVGA's revenue—but it's cutting ties with Nvidia anyway.
•  Farthest Frontier on Steam.
• Nvidia is about to make a big announcement during a difficult time.
• Some iPhone 14 Pro customers are getting their preorders delayed by Apple.
• The iPhone 14 Index: How much of a yearly salary you need to spend to afford an iPhone 14 around the world.
• Adobe (ADBE) Agrees to Buy Figma in $20 Billion Software Deal.
• The career rise, fall, and return of Adam Neumann, the controversial WeWork cofounder who is back with another real-estate startup.
• iPhone 14 is eSIM-only in the US.
• We Spoke With the Last Person Standing in the Floppy Disk Business.
• Floppy Disks Are Still Used for 1,900 Government Procedures In Japan. They Must Go, Its Digital Minister Says.
• Apple adds souped-up period and ovulation tracking to Apple Watch Series 8.
• Google cancels half the projects at its internal R&D group Area 120.
• Massive GTA 6 gameplay video leak depicts male and female playable characters.
• Google loses appeal over illegal Android app bundling, EU reduces fine to €4.1 billion.
• Fifth Circuit rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation.
• Why Do All These 20-Somethings Have Closed Captions Turned On?

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