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It's baaack! Microsoft and IBM open source MS-DOS 4.0
How did the operating system so bad it likely steered users to Linux 35 years ago come to be open-sourced now? Here's what happened.
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Ubuntu 24.04: This great new Linux distro isn't just fast - it's a fortress
I'm running Canonical's latest release - aka 'Noble Numbat' - and find this distro's performance and security improvements make it an outstanding OS for everyone and every job.
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FCC restores net neutrality- here's what it means for the internet
The FCC votes 3-2 to reinstate rules ensuring equal treatment for all internet traffic. But that doesn't mean the issue is settled.
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Generative AI could soon decimate the call center industry, says CEO
The grim prediction comes from K Krithivasan, head of Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The second-largest company in India by market cap, it has more...
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IBM Confirms: It's Buying HashiCorp
Everyone knew HashiCorp was attempting to find a buyer. Few suspected it would be IBM.
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HHS Strengthens Privacy of Reproductive Health Care Data
The new directive prohibits data disclosure when law enforcement agencies want to investigate people, healthcare providers, or others seeking reproductive care that is lawful where the care is given.
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Canonical Unveils 12 Years of Support for Ubuntu LTS
Want to keep running Ubuntu Linux for over a decade? Canonical can help.
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Live updates: Pro-Palestinian protests at USC, Columbia University, college campuses nationwide
Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at major US universities, prompting some officials to take extraordinary steps to confront the growing crisis. Follow for live news updates.
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France urged to repay billions of dollars to Haiti for independence ‘ransom’
Coalition of civil society groups says Paris should return harsh reparations imposed on Caribbean state two hundred years ago
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Valkey is Rapidly Overtaking Redis
Redis is taking it in the chops, as both maintainers and customers move to the Valkey Redis fork.
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Linus Torvalds takes on evil developers, hardware errors and 'hilarious' AI hype
While all is 'calm and steady and boring' with the next kernel, Linux creator Torvalds tells an Open Source Summit crowd exactly how he feels about almost everything else.
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Nearly 300 bodies found in mass grave at Gaza hospital, authorities say | CBC News
More bodies were recovered on Monday from what Gaza Civil Defence workers said were mass graves on the site of Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, the biggest in southern Gaza, raising the number of bodies found over the past week to 283. Israel says it was forced to battle inside that and other hospitals because Hamas fighters operated there, which medical staff and Hamas deny.
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OpenSSF warns of Open Source Social Engineering Threats
What are the trust best practices? We honestly don't know yet. But, if we're to trust our open source projects, we must figure it out.
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Meet the System Package Data Exchange: SPDX 3.0, with Profiles
The latest version of the newly renamed System Package Data Exchange (SPDX) was announced Tuesday at Open Source Summit North America.
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NASA Selects New Crew for Next Simulated Mars Journey - NASA
NASA has selected a new crew of four volunteers to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Man notices ancient human jawbone embedded in parents' tile floor
A Reddit user got the surprise of a lifetime when they noticed a human-like jawbone embedded in the new travertine flooring at their parents' house.
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Will the ‘cancel culture’ crowd speak up about the silencing of Asna Tabassum? Don’t hold your breath
The University of Southern California canceled its valedictorian’s planned speech after pro-Palestinian posts. It’s no surprise
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The Commonhaus Way to Manage Open Source Projects
Commonhaus is taking a laissez-faire approach to open source group management.
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Israel Conflict Spreads to 16 Nations as Biden Admin Says There’s No War
Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel highlight an America-led regional war spanning Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and others.
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Roku: Credential Stuffing Attacks Affect 591,000 Accounts
Almost 600,000 Roku customers had their accounts hacked through two credential-stuffing attacks several weeks apart.