Apple agrees to French content quotas, commits to ongoing Apple TV+ production in France
Apple has officially agreed to content quota obligations as set out in a 2021 France decree, via Deadline, which means it must invest 20% of Apple TV+ revenues in France to create French and European content. This effectively commits Apple to create Fr...
2025-01-25 14:15
Windows 11 is getting a quirky new way to share files
Microsoft is working on a quirky new way to share files in Windows 11. If you run one of the recent preview builds, you can test that method right now. Read more...
2025-01-25 13:12
Meta AI now offers a document editor to help with your writing
The Meta AI web client now includes a text editor with AI-powered features such as rewrite, image creation, and a chat pane that can directly make the edits you want for your document. Read more...
2025-01-25 11:56
When a sole maintainer steps down, Linux drivers become orphans
The Linux kernel has become such an integral, core part of pretty much all aspects of the technology world, and corporate contributions to the kernel make up such a huge chunk of the kernel’s ongoing development, it’s easy to forget that some parts...
2025-01-25 11:29
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Infomaniak Platinum Sponsor of DebConf25
We are pleased to announce that Infomaniak has committed to sponsor DebConf25 as a Platinum Sponsor. Infomaniak is Switzerland’s leading developer of Web technologies. With operations all over Europe and based exclusively in Switzerland, the company...
2025-01-25 11:22
Android 16 Beta 1 has started rolling out for Pixel devices
Basically, this seems to mean applications will no longer be allowed to limit themselves to phone size when running on devices with larger screens, like tablets. Other tidbits in this first beta include predictive back support for 3-button navigation, ...
2025-01-25 11:03
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Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-29 to simulate Moon's gravity this week - TWIRL #198
We have a week of diverse launches coming up, but the most notable will probably be the New Shepard mission from Blue Origin, which will simulate lunar gravity. Read more...
2025-01-25 09:46
Weekend PC Game Deals: Rockstar specials, RTS fests, and free art puzzles
This weekend's PC game deals include a freebie to solve an artist's dilemma, a trio of free events to try out, discounts from Rockstar, RTS entries, and much more. Read more...
2025-01-25 09:30
ISD: A New Interactive Way For systemd Management
ISD is a new open-source project aiming to provide a more "Interactive SystemD" for simplifying management of Linux systems with systemd...
2025-01-25 09:28
"We want our Xbox hardware to win," Xbox CEO Phil Spencer talks moving games to PlayStation and the future of Xbox consoles
In a new interview, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer described Microsoft's efforts to bring in more success to Xbox, even if it includes PlayStation.
2025-01-25 07:49
"We want our Xbox hardware to win," Xbox CEO Phil Spencer talks moving games to PlayStation, and the future of Xbox consoles
In a new interview, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer discussed a wide range of topics pertaining to the future of Microsoft's gaming future.
2025-01-25 07:49
Much Faster Suspend & Resume For Some Systems With Linux 6.14
Alongside the power management and thermal driver updates this week for the ongoing Linux 6.14 kernel cycle were also the ACPI updates. The ACPI pull request was worth calling out on its own thanks to a change that will allow for faster suspend and res...
2025-01-25 07:19
Intel THC, Wacom PCI Device & SteelSeries Arctis 9 Support Land In Linux 6.14
All of the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem updates have been merged for the ongoing Linux 6.14 merge window...
2025-01-25 07:01
SUSE's New "Agama 11" Installer Preps For SLES 16 Beta / openSUSE Leap 16
The SUSE/openSUSE Agama Installer is a modern web UI driven installer for the SUSE/openSUSE Linux distributions. It's modern, sports a cleaner UI and underlying architecture, and supports more features. The Agama 11 installer update was released this w...
2025-01-25 06:46
Linux 6.14 Drops EFI's Long Obsolete UGA Protocol
The EFI updates have been merged for the Linux 6.14 kernel. The EFI updates this cycle aren't the most exciting but the kernel has finally bid farewell to the long obsolete UGA graphics protocol support...
2025-01-25 06:35
KDE Plasma 6.4 Begins Seeing Early Feature Work, Plasma 6.3 Sees More Fixes
This week saw an updated KDE Plasma 6.3 beta release and more bug fixing taking place there while also beginning to see early feature work toward the follow-on Plasma 6.4 desktop...
2025-01-25 06:15
Dell Inspiron 5441 Windows 11 laptop drops to $599.99 - Save $200!
You can pick up the Dell Inspiron 5441 at its lowest-ever price of just $599.99. At this price, you save $200. Get yourself ready for the retirement of Windows 10 now. Read more...
2025-01-25 06:04
Ninja Gaiden 4 on Xbox started talks "six or seven years ago," says Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer
Ninja Gaiden 4 is an upcoming game from Xbox, Team Ninja, and PlatinumGames, and the game started talks "six or seven years ago," per Phil Spencer.
2025-01-25 01:46
Forza Horizon 5 is getting its likely final update packed with new content
Forza Horizon 5 is getting another content update next week, but it appears that it might be the last one of its kind. Read more...
2025-01-24 23:44
Bun 1.2 squashes Node.js compatibility bugs
Bun 1.2, an update to the all-in-one runtime and toolkit for building, running, and testing full-stack JavaScript and TypeScript applications, has arrived, boasting dramatic improvements in Node.js compatibility. The new version also adds a built-in A...
2025-01-24 23:26