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Dropcam co-founder Greg Duffy reportedly joins Apple in undisclosed role : "The co-founder and former CEO of the network-connected security camera producer Dropcam, Greg Duffy, has reportedly been hired by Apple for an undisclosed position, with added speculation he could be heading up an unannounced project within the company" What could it be?

Googlers reveal code they use for mass Windows deployments • The Register : "Glazier, which landed at GitHub yesterday, helps its sysadmins automate Microsoft Windows installations." Interesting. I used to be an expert in Windows XP, now I can barely figure out how to install Windows. So complicated. Copy-protection. An OS concept that has come and gone. Linux will eat everything in it's path.

UK, you Cray. Boffins flex ARM in 'first-of-its-kind' bonkers HPC rig • The Register : "A fellowship of four UK universities, along with HPC veteran Cray and the Met Office have been handed £3m to build a 10,000+ ARM core supercomputer. The project could settle whether ARM-based supercomputers can beat Xeon ones on cost while offering the right performance." Your mother smelled of hot elderberries and smoking Pentiums.

Drone biz Lily Robotics takes $34m in pre-orders, ships nothing, shuts down, gets sued by San Francisco DA • The Register : ""In fact, none of the video in the Promotional Video was shot by a Lily Camera," the complaint says. "Most notably, the POV footage used in the promotional video was filmed using a professional camera drone called the DJI Inspire."" Hahahas are in order. This is Silicon Valley.

Apple celebrates 10 years since Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone : "This Monday, Jan. 9, will mark exactly 10 years to the day since the first iPhone was unveiled at the Macworld 2007 expo by Steve Jobs. Apple acknowledged the milestone a day early, on Sunday, with Tim Cook promising: "The best is yet to come."" So long, old friend.

Nvidia announces GeForce Now gaming service for Mac, $25 for 20 hours of play time : "Computer graphics giant Nvidia on Wednesday announced the upcoming Mac and PC launch of GeForce Now, a cloud-based game streaming platform previously limited to the company's Shield tablet and TV devices. " Things that go hmmm in the night.

Intel launches new Kaby Lake chips suited for Apple's MacBook Pro, iMac : "Intel has rounded off its Kaby Lake processor line with new quad- and dual-core high-performance chips for mobile and desktop, with some of the new offerings suitable for a future iMac and Mac Pro refresh, though it's unlikely the just-refreshed MacBook Pro will see Kaby Lake in the short term." What lake is it?