China's rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink has the potential to challenge its reach by 2030, says report
SpaceSail is forging international partnerships to strengthen its presence, emerging as a competitor to Elon Musk's Starlink.
2025-02-24 14:20
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Canonical Rolling Out Improved CLA Process For Ubuntu Contributions
Canonical's Contributor License Agreement (CLA) used for various projects they develop around Ubuntu Linux isn't changing itself, but the process for signing the CLA is being improved upon...
2025-02-24 14:17
Leaked RTX 5070 benchmarks show mixed results against RTX 4070 Super, 18% slower than RTX 5070 Ti
Leaked benchmarks of the $549 RTX 5070 depict patchy performance versus the RTX 4070 Super.
2025-02-24 13:45
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Meta community notes open to contributors, as Musk threatens to ‘fix’ them on X
Meta community notes are expected to launch within the next couple of months, after the social network announced it would be ending its own fact-checking program because facts are so 2015. You can now apply to be a contributor to these, signing up on o...
2025-02-24 13:40
Intel ‘Value Pack’ CPUs roll out in South Korea — PC DIYers can save $7 with no-frills packaging
South Korean authorized Intel distributors introduced a more affordable Intel Core i4-14600K/KF value pack.
2025-02-24 13:20
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Intel Linux Driver Preparing VRSR Support For Battlemage GPUs
To help with idle/suspend scenarios use for Intel Arc B-Series "Battlemage" graphics processors, a set of patches were posted today for the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver for enabling VRAM Self Refresh "VRSR" support...
2025-02-24 13:18
Here’s the complete iPhone 17 line-up according to three high-profile leakers
While there have been some differences of opinion between leakers in the past, three high-profile ones have all endorsed the same CAD drawing of the complete iPhone 17 line-up. The drawing shows the three completely different camera layouts expected fo...
2025-02-24 12:52
This Windows 11 battery app just got a major upgrade, including more support for the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7
Battery Flyout is a handy app for Windows 11 that shows detailed battery information through the system tray. The app just received a major update that improves support for PCs powered by Snapdragon.
2025-02-24 12:32
Nvidia RTX 5080 suffers from similar missing ROP defect as 5090 and 5070 Ti: Report
Some GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards miss eight ROPs, according to a Reddit post.
2025-02-24 12:03
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Satya Nadella admits Microsoft missed an opportunity as ChatGPT and Copilot gain popularity — even OpenAI's Sam Altman "doesn't do Google searches anymore"
A new study suggests users are rapidly ditching conventional search tools like Google in favor of AI-powered tools like ChatGPT, citing better accuracy and relevance.
2025-02-24 12:01
Apple made this change to avoid appearing to approve iPhone porn apps
A technicality had previously given the impression that Apple approved of a porn app being made available to iPhone users in the EU via a third-party app store. That lead to some misleading headlines, but Apple has now solved the problem by changing th...
2025-02-24 12:01
SoftBank could steal Microsoft's title as the exclusive cloud provider and largest investor to OpenAI as $500B "Stargate" projects a $20B loss by 2027
A report suggests a rift between Microsoft and OpenAI, further indicating that the latter may be drifting away from Microsoft and leaning on SoftBank.
2025-02-24 12:00
Jolla Releases Sailfish OS 5.0 With WireGuard VPN, Updated Android Compatibility
For those intrigued by Jolla's Linux-based Sailfish OS mobile phone operating system, Sailfish OS 5.0 is officially out today as the latest iteration of this software stack...
2025-02-24 12:00
As Trump tariffs loom, Apple pledges more than $500bn in US investment, new Texas factory
Apple has today announced that it is committed to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including 20,000 U.S. jobs and a new factory in Houston, Texas. The $500 billion headline figure is not all new, with much of...
2025-02-24 11:09
Intel Announces Xeon 6500P + Xeon 6700P Processors
After launching the Intel Xeon 6900P "Granite Rapids" processors last September, today Intel is expanding the family with the launch of the Xeon 6500P and Xeon 6700P server processors.
2025-02-24 11:00
Intel Announces Xeon 6300 Series - Tops Out At 8-Core Xeon 6369P For $545 USD
In addition to announcing the Xeon 6500P and Xeon 6700P processors along with the Xeon 6 SoC (Granite Rapids D), the Xeon 6300 series are also making a quiet debut today. The Xeon 6300 series is in effect the continuation of the Xeon E series but with ...
2025-02-24 11:00
You can now use AirPods Pro as hearing aids in the UK
As previously reported in January, the can now be used as hearing aids in the United Kingdom, having now received government approval for over-the-counter hearing aid devices. AirPods Pro 2 can address mild to moderate hearing loss. With an iPhone and ...
2025-02-24 10:32
Intel Preps New Performance Optimizations & Features For Linux 6.15 Graphics Driver
In addition to AMD beginning to queue graphics driver improvements for Linux 6.15, Intel open-source engineers are doing the same and this morning sent out their initial feature pull request to DRM-Next of the i915/Xe kernel graphics/display driver imp...
2025-02-24 10:14
The 3F's framework, Conviviality, and our relationship to dependencies
The 3F's framework, Conviviality, and our relationship to dependencies As usual, FOSDEM 2025 was associated with a bunch of fringe events happening before and after the crowded conference. Among them this year was the FOSS license and security complian...
2025-02-24 10:05
The 3F's framework, Ivan Illich, and our relationship to dependencies
The 3F's framework, Ivan Illich, and our relationship to dependencies As usual, FOSDEM 2025 was associated with a bunch of fringe events happening before and after the crowded conference. Among them this year was the FOSS license and security complianc...
2025-02-24 10:05