Daily Tech News 8 September 2023

• Grindr has found a simple way to rid itself of an entire useless 45% of its workforce: Tell them to show up to work. (New York Post)
  
  The company requires workers to actually appear two days a week, which led to mass resignations, saving the company millions and immediately weeding out the troublemakers.
  

• Framework has cut the prices for its 11th generation Intel motherboards - available as spare parts - by more than 50%. (Liliputing)
  
  The 1135G7 board is now available for $199 - down from $449 - making it an interesting DIY option.
  
  But this comes without memory, storage, IO, or a case. You can configure it any way you want, with four ports configurable as USB-A, USB-C, DisplayPort, HDMI, or 2.5Gb Ethernet (though you'll need at least one USB-C port for power) but once you've done that and added a case it will cost about the same as an 1135G7 NUC.
  
  Models with the 1165G7 and 1185G7 are available at $299 and $399 but are probably not worth considering. The 1185G7 is only 6% faster than the cheapest model.
  
  
  
• MediaTek has announced tape-out of its first 3nm mobile processor. (Notebook Check)
  
  It sounds like this is simply a shrink of the company's current high-end processor, but it's 18% faster and uses 32% less power, so it's a pretty good shrink.
  
  
  
• Artists have signed an open letter saying that generative AI is good actually. (Tech Crunch)
  
  This is an interesting contrast to the writers who are up in arms over generative AI, because AI can generate attractive art (so long as you don't have even slightly exacting requirements), but cannot produce worthwhile writing at all.
  
  But neither can most writers.
  
  
  
• X's new terms of service insist the company is called X! (The Verge)
  
  "We are not obsessed!" added a Verge staff writer, using sign language because they were holding their breath.
  
  
  
• BMW has given up on its plans to charge subscription fees for heated seats after a pitchfork-wielding mob burned down their third factory in the space of a week. (The Drive)
  
  "We had no idea that people wouldn't embrace this offering that came with only the best of possible intentions," said a BMW spokesman hiding under a desk. "Lol. Don't write that down."
  
  
  

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