Lunduke's Week in Tech - Aug 23, 2025
Date:
Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:56:01 GMT
Description:
USA Owns Intel & Microsoft's Intifada Problem (Plus: UK Says Email Causes Drought)
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Another week, another round of absolutely insane stories within the Tech Industry. The USA becomes the majority shareholder of Intel and Microsoft Intifada stories really jump out at me as the most wild of the week.
But, shoot, the UK says Email causes drought story was pretty nuts too. Theyre all below.
And next week is already shaping up to be even crazier. Were expecting the final ruling in the remedy phase of USA v. Google next week. Plus a few
other stories that have been percolating.
I do believe a statement of Buckle up, Buttercup is in order. USA Owns 10% of Intel
This story broke at the very end of the week and, I tell ya, I did not have US Government is given 10% of Intel stock, making it the largest shareholder, without even paying for it on my 2025 Bingo card.
Crazy. With some potentially wild consequences. This story requires a lot more digging. Im checking in with a few Intel sources to get the inside scoop. The Microsoft Intifada
This one really hits deep into the non-Tech political news. But it is all about Microsoft and Microsoft employees with a potential boil over to other parts of the Tech industry so it definitely deserves to be covered here.
A group of Microsoft employees have declared themselves the Microsoft Worker Intifada and are vowing to make life hard for Microsoft, with escalating events, until Microsoft cuts all ties with Israel.
Their first event, on Tuesday, was a bit of a dud ( Article , Podcast & Video ). They occupied a Microsoft Main Campus plaza, made a bit of a mess, then quickly folded at the first sign that they might face arrest.
But their second event, on Wednesday (at the same location on Microsoft campus), turned very ugly ( Article ). 18 arrests . Massive vandalism. Fake blood (red paint) and fake dead bodies. They ransacked a farmers market to steal material to build a barricade, got rowdy, and made a point of shouting anti-Jewish slurs at people walking by.
And their third event, on Thursday, went even further with the anti-Jewish stuff ( Article ). Posters celebrating the murder and disemboweling of Jews.
Repeated chants, in Arabic, of Go away, Jews!. This wasnt an event protesting political policies of a country. This was a wide-ranging event focused on attacking and opposing anything Jewish including Jewish Microsoft employees. No arrests at the third event.
It remains to be seen what actions Microsoft will take regarding all of this.
Obviously, Ive asked. But radio silence from them. Other Stories This Week
There were some other pretty insane stories this week.
Article: MS Office for PowerPC Windows NT Found!
Podcast & Video: MS Office for PowerPC Windows NT Found!
Article: UK: WiFi Causes Climate Change, & Email Causes Drought
Podcast & Video: UK: WiFi Causes Climate Change, & Email Causes Drought
Article: Funny Programming Pictures Part LXIX
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