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Good article from Graham Fisher of Broadcast 2040 in this week's Big Issue
Why Freeview should not be switched off.
See also,
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Patentstreit: Münchner Gericht untersagt Renault Verkauf von Clio und Mégane
Der Autobauer verletze ein Patent von Broadcom. Renault hat bereits angekündigt, gegen das Urteil vorgehen zu wollen.

Chonhar bridge damaged after alleged downing of Ukrainian drone, Russian-installed official says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/08/chonhar-bridge-damaged-after-alleged.html

Feeling chirpy: how listening to birdsong can boost your wellbeing https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/04/feeling-chirpy-how-listening-to-birdsong-can-boost-your-wellbeing

Martin Fowler's boardgame-related blog posts
https://martinfowler.com/boardgames/

Experts examine the potential effects of the end of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting: one sees opportunity and another sees a catastrophic event (Ivan L. Nagy/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/what-the-disso…

What the dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting means.
The parent organization of NPR and PBS, already defunded, is shutting down—and claims that’s for the best. But there are dangers ahead.

Source: Microsoft is in talks to design future custom chips with Broadcom, which would involve Microsoft switching its business from Marvell (Abram Brown/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/microsoft-discusses-custom-chips-broadcom

Microsoft Discusses Custom Chips With Broadcom
Microsoft is in talks to design future custom chips with Broadcom, which would involve Microsoft switching its business from Marvell, another maker of custom chips, according to one person involved in the discussions. Those discussions come amid intense demand for such chips as companies like Microsoft race to acquire more semiconductors and increase their AI products. Nvidia lords over the

US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by ⭐️a chorus of boos
when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympicsin Milan on Friday,
🔥although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
The reaction was shown on Canadian broadcaster CBC’s feed, with one commentator saying: “There is the vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha
– oops, those are not … uh … those are a lot of boos for him.
Whistling, jeering, s…

Neu entdeckter Asteroid rotiert in Rekordgeschwindigkeit
Das Vera C. Rubin Observatory hat bereits spektakuläre Bilder geliefert. Darauf haben Forscher einen Asteroiden gefunden, der schwindelerregend schnell rotiert.

Mini-PC: Asus stellt NUC 16 Pro mit RAM-Lüfter vor
Die neueste NUC-Generation bricht mit einer alten Tradition: Die Boards sind nicht mehr quadratisch.
https://www.heise.de/news/Mini-PC-Asus…