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Reports are circulating that Bob Cringely has died. The news spread quickly among technology readers, where the veteran tech journalist and author long known for covering Silicon Valley and the personal computer industry is remembered and mourned. Details about his death, including the date, cause and circumstances, have not yet been made clear in early reports.
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A write-up surveying computer museums across the Netherlands is drawing renewed attention, cataloguing the places where Dutch computing history is preserved, from vintage mainframes to early home computers. Readers are sharing the piece as a guide for enthusiasts interested in seeing historic hardware in person and discussing which collections are worth visiting.
- 3Gemini Desktop may get full access to Mac files and apps●Gemini Desktop may get full access to Mac files and apps https:// fawkes.rocks/2026/10/04/gemini -desktop-may-get-full-a
Google's Gemini desktop assistant for macOS may be granted full access to a Mac's files and applications, according to a new report. The prospect of an AI assistant operating with such broad system-level permissions is raising questions about privacy, security and how much control users would retain over their own machines.
- 4Bob Cringely, Longtime Tech Journalist, Reported Dead●Bob Cringely Has Died https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49949438 # HackerNews # Tech # Obituary
Reports are circulating that Bob Cringely, the technology writer and commentator best known for his long-running PBS series 'Triumph of the Nerds' and his columns chronicling Silicon Valley, has died. The news is spreading across tech discussion forums, where readers are sharing memories of his decades of writing about the personal computer industry and figures like Steve Jobs.
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