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Desperate PC DIYer appeals for help after spending $20,000 on a build that doesn't work despite returning multiple parts – misfortune began with a failed BIOS update attempt
A 3D graphics pro has been having great difficulty with a pricey PC build and seems to be running out of options.
2025-06-30 12:12
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How to get a job at Canonical
If you’re interested in applying for a role at Canonical, it can help to have some insider guidance. A lot has been written on social media about Canonical and our hiring processes. Some of it is even true. I share responsibility for what we do, beca...
2025-06-30 11:57
Ubuntu Debcrafters Team Formed To Help Ensure The Health Of The Ubuntu Archive
Jon Seager as the VP of Engineering at Canonical today publicly announced the formation of their "Debcrafters" global team to help ensure the health of the Ubuntu Archive...
2025-06-30 11:56
Spotify Discover Weekly turns 10 with new controls for fine-tuning your music finds
Spotify is celebrating the tenth birthday of Discover Weekly. To mark the occasion, it's giving Premium members more control over Discover Weekly playlists with genre options. Read more...
2025-06-30 11:40
China could be the world's top semiconductor foundry hub by 2030 — despite US curbs, nation to hold 30% of global installed capacity, surpassing Taiwan
China is projected to become the biggest manufacturer of semiconductors by 2030, but how advanced will these chips be?
2025-06-30 11:33
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Ex-Microsoft executive: Xbox strategy is chaotic and company's console business is dead
A former Microsoft executive has voiced her displeasure at the current state of Xbox, noting that the company's console business is effectively dead and its strategy doesn't make a lot of sense. Read more...
2025-06-30 11:20
Apple’s insanely complex App Store terms could point to 20% commission globally
Apple last week announced an insanely complex set of changes to its App Store terms in the EU, and hidden in the small–print is one sign that the company might be reducing its standard commission from 30% to 20%, and that it may make this change glob...
2025-06-30 11:07
"Using AI is no longer optional" — Did Microsoft just make Copilot mandatory for its staff as a critical performance metric?
Microsoft is ramping up its efforts in the AI landscape by reportedly pushing its staffers to use internal AI tools more in their workflows.
2025-06-30 11:02
I spent two months using the massive Area-51 gaming rig — both a powerful beast PC and an RGB beauty queen
Alienware's Area-51 Gaming Desktop is a powerful RTX 5090 PC, and it finally ditches proprietary parts for better upgrades, but things could still be improved.
2025-06-30 11:00
$650 buys lucky eBay shopper two Nvidia RTX 3090 GPUs instead of the 3080s they ordered — scoops Dell OEM cards worth thousands for a fraction of the price
This PC builder bought two RTX 3080 GPUs on eBay, but ended up receiving two RTX 3090 cards instead.
2025-06-30 10:33
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You should probably lower your expectations of Apple's first foldable iPhone
Apple will launch its first-ever foldable iPhone next year, but you shouldn't expect the device to stand out from the crowd with fancy specs. Read more...
2025-06-30 10:22
The Best Boring Benchmarks: Rocky Linux 10 & AlmaLinux 10 Performance Against RHEL 10
AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux remain two of the most popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivatives that are maintained by the open-source community. With the recent Rocky Linux 10 GA release that followed the recent AlmaLinux 10 release for re-basing agains...
2025-06-30 10:20
This gimbal-tracking webcam has TWO cameras and a great price — but it may not be "private" enough
The EMEET PIXY is a unique gimbal-tracking webcam with two camera sensors, and it's packed with features at an absurdly good price... but with some problems.
2025-06-30 10:00
Raspberry Pi launches $4 Radio Module 2 for easy wireless integration
Raspberry Pi has launched its latest component, the Radio Module 2. This bit of kit comes in at just $4 and helps get connectivity to Raspberry Pi's microcontrollers. Read more...
2025-06-30 09:20
Three steps to boost Amazon S3 data security
The amount of data in modern systems has skyrocketed beyond what traditional security tools can handle. As organizations embrace AI to boost productivity, security teams face mounting pressure to protect sensitive information across sprawling cloud in...
2025-06-30 09:00
Rewriting infrastructure as code for the AI data center
Generative AI has officially entered the infrastructure as code (IaC) trenches. What started as a bottom-up phenomenon — developers using ChatGPT and Copilot to avoid Googling Terraform syntax or getting bogged down in endless StackExchange threads ...
2025-06-30 09:00
Cloud finally gets some new competition
For more than a decade “cloud” has really meant three names: Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. Yet 2025 is proving that the market is no longer a closed club. Cloudflare and Oracle, two companies with wildly different histories, are pressing legitima...
2025-06-30 09:00
I FINALLY got my hands on my most anticipated gaming laptop of 2025 — and it's a 14-inch monster
ASUS updated the ROG Zephyrus G14, its compact 14-inch gaming laptop, with new hardware for 2025, and I've gone hands-on before my full review.
2025-06-30 09:00
KDE Improving Its Clock With Wayland Picture-In-Picture Protocol
KDE developers are improving its clock "KClock" app with leveraging the experimental Wayland picture-in-picture protocol support...
2025-06-30 08:55