GNOME Snapshot Can Now Read QR Codes, Flatpak 1.16 Brings More Features
It was a busy week in the GNOME space with many packages checking in their "48.alpha" releases for the GNOME 48 Alpha milestone. Plus there has been some additional exciting GNOME developments for the week...
2025-01-18 06:53
iOS 19 may introduce a completely redesigned Camera app UI
Although six months away, a leak supposedly reveals the redesigned Camera app interface that could be introduced with iOS 19. Read more...
2025-01-18 06:46
Year Of The BSD Desktop? There's Going To Be A BSD Desktop Conference At Least
Technical BSD conferences aren't quite as common as the many Linux conferences these days. For the BSD conferences that do happen they tend to be more general in nature than carrying a desktop focus. But being announced this week was GhostBSDCon 2025 a...
2025-01-18 06:42
KDE Developers Fixing "Record Amounts Of Bugs" Following Plasma 6.3 Beta
Following the recent KDE Plasma 6.3 Beta, there's been a lot of bug fixing happening ahead of the stable release due out next month for this open-source desktop...
2025-01-18 06:25
Secure AI? Dream on, says AI red team
The group responsible for red teaming of over 100 generative AI products at Microsoft has concluded that the work of building safe and secure AI systems will never be complete. In a paper published this week, the authors, including Microsoft Azure CTO...
2025-01-18 03:21
TikTok plans to go offline despite Biden deferring ban enforcement to Trump
In a Friday night bulletin, TikTok issued a statement on what it calls a “possible shutdown” after tomorrow. In short, TikTok does not plan to remain operational in the United States through the weekend despite the Biden White House deferring ban e...
2025-01-18 02:01
Sonnet announces new Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD Dock with integrated NVMe storage
Sonnet just announced its new Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD Dock, the first dock of its kind to ship. The Echo 13 includes four Thunderbolt 5 ports along with a host of other I/O. If you own a , or an M4 Pro or M4 Max MacBook Pro, you’ll be able to take ...
2025-01-18 02:00
TikTok plans to go offline Sunday despite Biden deferring divestment enforcement to Trump
In a Friday night bulletin, TikTok issued a statement on what it calls a “possible shutdown” after tomorrow. In short, TikTok does not plan to remain operational in the United States through the weekend despite the Biden White House deferring ban e...
2025-01-18 01:45
Hands-on graphics without X11 using NetBSD’s wscons
Now, if you have been following the development of EndBASIC, this is not surprising. The defining characteristic of the EndBASIC console is that it’s hybrid as the video shows. What’s newsworthy, however, is that the EndBASIC console can now run di...
2025-01-18 01:16
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Microsoft adds “AI” to Microsoft 364 and raises prices to pay for it
Up until now, if you were subscribed to Office 365 – I think it’s called Microsoft 365 now – and you wanted the various “AI” Copilot features, you needed to pay $20 extra. Well, that’s changing, as Microsoft is now adding these features to ...
2025-01-18 00:59
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Microsoft adds “AI” to Microsoft 365 and raises prices to pay for it
Up until now, if you were subscribed to Office 365 – I think it’s called Microsoft 365 now – and you wanted the various “AI” Copilot features, you needed to pay $20 extra. Well, that’s changing, as Microsoft is now adding these features to ...
2025-01-18 00:59
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Venture: cross-platform GUI tool for parsing and analyzing Windows event logs
Venture is a cross-platform viewer for Windows Event Logs (.evtx files). Built with the Tauri, it is intended as a fast, standalone tool for quickly parsing and slicing Windows Event Log files during incident response, digital forensics, and CTF compet...
2025-01-18 00:41
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Bluesky releases its annual moderation report for 2024
2024 saw Bluesky reach new heights. Now, the platform has released its moderation report, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how it handled content moderation. Read more...
2025-01-17 23:56
Google announces it’s going to intentionally violate EU law
Google has told the EU it will not add fact checks to search results and YouTube videos or use them in ranking or removing content, despite the requirements of a new EU law, according to a copy of a letter obtained by Axios. In a letter written to Rena...
2025-01-17 23:41
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Windows 11 is finally getting a battery percentage indicator
Windows 11 is finally getting a battery percentage indicator. The change was spotted in one of the latest preview builds. Read more...
2025-01-17 23:08
Read.cv announces acquisition by Perplexity as it begins winding down operations
Perplexity has acquired Read.cv, and Read.cv has informed users about what to expect as the platform begins winding down. Read more...
2025-01-17 22:52
9to5Mac Overtime 037: CES 2025 Impressions
Fernando and Jeff talk CES 2025, waxing poetic about the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, turning your iPhone into a GameBoy, and the LG UltraFine 6K Display. 9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observations in the Apple e...
2025-01-17 22:50
Microsoft Edge 132 is now available with improved price tracker and more
Microsoft Edge 132 is now available for everyone. The browser's latest feature update delivers price tracking improvements, bug fixes, and more. Read more...
2025-01-17 22:10
Apple TV+ has big opportunity to finally take off with Severance, here’s why
Apple TV+ is on the brink of a potential big cultural moment, with Severance season 2 receiving buzz that few Apple shows ever do. Here’s why that could lead TV+ to truly take off like never before. more…
2025-01-17 21:41
Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows 11 for everyone
Microsoft 365 app has been rebranded to Microsoft 365 Copilot. While the change feels unnecessary, it brings significant AI-driven updates and UI improvements. The post Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows 11 for everyone a...
2025-01-17 21:01