Topic: technology obsolescence
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AcuRite Explains Why It Shut Down Customers' Beloved App
AcuRite is discontinuing the My AcuRite app after May 30 due to obsolete technology, requiring users to switch to the newer AcuRite NOW app launched in June 2025. The transition has frustrated users because the new app lacks features like renaming sensors and displaying decimal temperatures, thou...
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Microsoft Expands FAT32 File Size Limit
Microsoft has removed the artificial 32 GB formatting limit for FAT32 in Windows 11, allowing users to create volumes up to 2 TB through its native tools. The 32 GB restriction was a decades-old user interface default, not a technical limitation of the FAT32 specification itself. Despite this upd...
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Rivian's AI-Powered Self-Driving Strategy Revealed
Rivian's new AI-driven "Large Driving Model" shows promising but imperfect autonomous driving, handling basic navigation but still requiring safety driver interventions in complex situations. The company pivoted from a rules-based system to a data-driven AI approach in 2021, with significant prog...
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TiVo Won the Legal War But Lost the Streaming Battle
TiVo popularized the DVR and introduced now-standard features like pausing live TV, though it didn't invent the technology, and its innovations were protected by the Time Warp patent. The company aggressively defended its patents through successful lawsuits against major industry players, generat...
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Logitech's $100 Pop Buttons Will Stop Working on Oct. 15
Logitech will discontinue support for its Pop smart switches on October 15, 2025, rendering them non-functional and contributing to electronic waste due to planned obsolescence. The Pop switches, launched in 2016, allowed users to control smart home devices via programmable buttons and a dedicate...
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