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Rewriting the Rules for Mobile: Open Source, Open Possibilities
In the course of conducting research to explore the intersection of open source innovation and the digital transformation of industries, it’s always exciting to witness major shifts. Today, the mobile sector is on the cusp of a pivotal transformatio...
2025-08-22 16:29
OpenZFS 2.4-rc1 Brings Linux 6.16 Compatibility, Better Encryption Performance With AVX2
The first release candidate of OpenZFS 2.4 is now available for testing of this ZFS file-system implementation for Linux and FreeBSD systems...
2025-08-22 16:26
High Tide (Linux Tidal Client) Adds Gapless Playback, Replay Gain
High Tide, a GTK4/libadawaita app for music streaming service Tidal, has been updated with a bunch of fixes and minor new features. It’s also seen a major version bump, jumping from v0.1.8 to v1.0.0. Given the amount of churn between those two versio...
2025-08-22 16:20
9to5Mac Daily: August 22, 2025 – TechWoven, more new Apple product rumors
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2025-08-22 16:18
Next year, the iPhone is going ultra-premium with its fall lineup
Recently, Apple’s iPhone lineup has consisted of the same four models each year, but that’s about to change. Next month, a thinner iPhone 17 Air will shake things up, but next year an even bigger shift is coming, with Apple offering its highest-end...
2025-08-22 16:12
Trump mulls allocating $2B of CHIPS Act funds to boost U.S. critical minerals supply chain — move aims to reduce American dependence on China for its rare-earth needs
The White House wants to use the already existing CHIPS Act funds to invest in rare-earth mining.
2025-08-22 16:10
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Automation Is Redefining Pentest Delivery
Pentesting remains one of the most effective ways to identify real-world security weaknesses before adversaries do. But as the threat landscape has evolved, the way we deliver pentest results hasn't kept pace. Most organizations still rely on tradition...
2025-08-22 16:00
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If I were starting again with Apple kit, I’d own less of it
My colleague Michael Burkhardt posed an interesting question earlier in the week: if you had to start again with your Apple kit, what would you buy? There’s already one Apple product category I no longer use, and a second one I use only on a technica...
2025-08-22 16:00
Deals: Amazon Labor Day sale, most affordable 24GB M4 MacBook Pro $300 off, Apple Watch Ultra 2 $150 off, more
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are kicking off with the now live where you’ll find plenty of big-time Apple gear deals. All of the details you need on that are right here, but we are also once again tracking the 24GB/512GB M3 MacBook Air for $4...
2025-08-22 15:45
Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass app Flyoobe gets default browser options
A popular tool used to customize the Windows out-of-the-box experience (OOBE) and "debloat" the OS has received a major upgrade with lots of new features. Read more...
2025-08-22 15:26
Firefox is finally getting a feature users have been begging to have for ages
Another feature users have been waiting on for years is finally arriving in Firefox, narrowing the gap with other major browsers. Read more...
2025-08-22 15:10
IT worker jailed four years for activating killswitch that crippled company systems
In a case that is surprising for many reasons, an IT worker has been sentenced to jail for deploying a killswitch that activated after he was fired from his firm. Read more...
2025-08-22 14:54
Dev plants kill switch in ex-employer's network that crashed servers and deleted files, gets four years in the slammer — kill switch triggered by dev's removal from Active Directory when fired
A software engineer called Davis Lu was sentenced to four years in prison for creating a kill switch in his former employer's network.
2025-08-22 14:49
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You can now edit Google Drive videos in your browser with Google Vids
Google is adding a new Drive feature that lets you edit videos directly in Vids, its Gemini-powered video creation app. Read more...
2025-08-22 14:34
Report: TikTok letting go of hundreds of UK moderators for AI systems
TikTok is preparing to cut potentially hundreds of jobs in the UK, as the company moves to replace more of its human moderators with AI. Read more...
2025-08-22 14:18
Surface Pro 12-inch, aka the "Windows iPad," just dropped to its best price ever — and so did its must-have keyboard
The Surface Pro 12-inch just hit its lowest price ever, and its must-have keyboard is also discounted, saving you a total of $222.87.
2025-08-22 14:06
Apple planning simplified version of the Camera Control for iPhone 18
Earlier this week, a random report from an account with zero track-record claimed that the iPhone 18 will drop the Camera Control button. We were skeptical of the rumor at the time, and now a new leak from a more reliable source has the full context. ...
2025-08-22 14:03
Pre-order the new Google Pixel 10 smartphones and get a free Amazon Gift Card up to $300
The new phones boast significant performance improvements and introduce several new AI features, and are currently available for pre-order on Amazon US with gift card deals. Read more...
2025-08-22 14:00
Here’s everything new Apple TV+ has coming in September
Apple TV+ has been having its best year ever, and shows no signs of letting up. The fall lineup on Apple TV+ is easily the streamer’s strongest to date, and it all kicks off in September. Major returning series like Slow Horses and The Morning Show a...
2025-08-22 13:45
FFmpeg 8.0 “Huffman” Released with AV1 Vulkan Encoder, VVC VA-API Decoding
FFmpeg 8.0 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with AV1 Vulkan encoder, VVC VA-API decoding, and more. Here's what's new! The post FFmpeg 8.0 “Huffman” Released with AV1 Vulkan Encoder, VVC VA-API Decoding appeared first...
2025-08-22 13:42