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+27Rocket company develops massive catapult to launch satellites into space without using jet fuel: '10,000 times the force of Earth's gravity'
SpinLaunch is developing a large rotating arm that uses kinetic energy to fling 440-pound satellites into low orbit.
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+39Canonical 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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+22CrowdStrike meets Murphy's Law: If it can go wrong, it will
And boy, did last Friday's Windows fiasco ever prove that yet again
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+32Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing
PC Manager app is only available in some regions, but could come to the US eventually
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+15How to get Windows 11 cheap (or even for free)
Unlike taxes, paying full price for Windows isn't inevitable. In fact, depending on your circumstances (and how much effort you're willing to apply), you could pay nothing for it.
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+29Robocaller behind AI Biden deepfake faces charges and hefty FCC fine
A political consultant who admitted to using a deepfake of President Joe Biden's voice in a robocall scheme is facing dozens of charges, as well as a $6 million FCC fine.
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+36Ubuntu 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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+33The best indoor TV antenna of 2024: Expert tested
These are the best antennas I've tested that give you a cheap and easy way to watch free live TV.
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+31Are all Linux vendor kernels insecure? A new study says yes, but there's a fix
All vendor kernels are plagued with security vulnerabilities, according to a CIQ whitepaper. Will the Linux community ever accept upstream stable kernels?
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+34Homegrown Chinese CPUs are catching up to AMD and Intel — Loongson 3B6600 and 3B7000 allegedly match Intel 10th Gen CPU performance
Some of its iGPU features are likely not as strong!
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+344 ways to connect to the internet for less after the Affordable Connectivity Program expires
Millions of poor, rural internet users are about to face higher Wi-Fi bills. Here's what they can do.
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+41German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice
Why? Schleswig-Holstein cites cost, security, and digital sovereignty - though not necessarily in that order.
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+31Three Reasons DevOps Should Consider Rocky Linux 9.4
The new version of Rocky Linux includes security improvements, better cloud images, and the latest developer tools.
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+39OpenTofu Denies Hashicorp's Code-Stealing Accusations
The legal battle between the faux-open-source HashiCorp and the open source OpenTofu heats up.
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+21New OpenTofu Release Challenges Terraform's Dominance
OpenTofu 1.8 introduces early variables/locals evaluation, which was the most highly anticipated feature of the release, among other requested features.
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+40This backdoor almost infected Linux everywhere: The XZ Utils close call
For the first time, an open-source maintainer put malware into a key Linux utility. We're still not sure who or why - but here's what you can do about it.
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+34Microsoft Exec Says AI Is ‘a New Kind of Digital Species’
Microsoft's AI chief executive Mustafa Suleyman said AI is the “fastest and most consequential wave” of creation ever.
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+30Where are floppy disks today? Planes, trains, and all these other places
No, really! Floppy drives still live on in many surprising places, and not just the homes of die-hard techies.
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+18Teen Builds His Own Nuclear Fusion Reactor At College
Cesare Mencarini’s recent extended project qualification (EPQ) earned him an “A” for his studies in the United Kingdom—and became, it is believed, the first nuclear reactor built in a school environment.
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+31Apple's worst ad ever?
For a marketing company that doubles as a tech company, Apple's latest iPad Pro is incredibly tone-deaf.