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GNOME 48 Desktop Introducing An Official Audio Player: Decibels
The modern GNOME desktop hasn't had a core application to playback audio files although many different audio/multimedia players exist. But now for the upcoming GNOME 48 desktop release, there is now a promoted core app for audio playback: Decibels...
2025-01-14 12:19
Modder tests if waiting 14,272 years will beat the classic Oregon Trail game
Modders create an Oregon Trail Time Machine to determine if the game can be beaten by waiting impossible spans of tim
2025-01-14 12:17
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OpenVINO with Generative AI
The openSUSE Innovator initiative and the Intel Innovator program play a crucial role in ensuring that the openVINO repository remains up to date for the openSUSE Linux distribution community, which I continually to strive to help. OpenVINO (Open Visua...
2025-01-14 12:00
First US plant to make Apple chips almost ready for mass production – Nikkei
The first US plant to make A-series chips for Apple devices is expected to begin mass production as early as this quarter, says a new report. It implies that test production by TSMC has already begun, with Apple said to be in the final stage of verifyi...
2025-01-14 11:58
A secret UI project resurfaces from the 'Microsoft Graveyard' to spruce up Edge with a modern Windows 11 aesthetic
Microsoft is working on a new project called Phoenix. The project will revamp Microsoft Edge's look and feel to align with Windows 11's modern appeal and aesthetics.
2025-01-14 11:02
GCC Developers Consider Deprecating ARM64 ILP32 Support
ARM64 ILP32 is the Armv8 architecture with a 32-bit ABI rather than 64-bit -- akin to the "x32" x86 effort that never really took off on Linux. ARM64 ILP32 support never ended up making it into the mainline Linux kernel or GNU C Library but did appear ...
2025-01-14 11:01
Apple @ Work Podcast: Mac mini M4 comes to the data center
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & pro...
2025-01-14 11:00
Nvidia ARM SoC for Windows machines reportedly debuting in Q4, featuring N1X, with N1 to follow in early 2026
Nvidia is gunning for the Windows PC ecosystem, competing with Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm
2025-01-14 11:00
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The UK competition watchdog has just launched another investigation into Google
The UK's competition watchdog, the CMA, has launched another investigation into Google's search and ad businesses. It'll conclude by October. Read more...
2025-01-14 10:56
Your data applications, contained and maintained
Introducing trusted open source database containers  It’s time to stop proclaiming that “cloud native is the future”. Kubernetes has just celebrated its 10 year anniversary, and 76% of respondents to the latest CNCF Annual Survey reported that t...
2025-01-14 10:40
Is software engineering dead in the water? Mark Zuckerberg says mid-level AI engineers might claim coding jobs from professionals at Meta in 2025
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently indicated AI might claim coding jobs from engineers in 2025. He admitted the approach might be expensive but it'll get more efficient over time with the mid-level AI engineers writing code for apps and AI.
2025-01-14 10:38
Intel IPU6 Web Camera Support Still Poses A Challenge For Linux Laptops
Back in 2022 there were Linux kernel developers like Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman recommending that Intel Alder Lake laptops be avoided. This was due to the Intel web camera support in those new-at-the-time laptops yet to be properly up...
2025-01-14 10:11
iApologize: 6 times Apple said sorry to the public
It's not every day that Apple apologizes for unlucky accidents with its products. However, there have been times when the company stepped forward to acknowledge problems and apologize to the public. Read more...
2025-01-14 10:00
The journey towards a knowledge graph for generative AI
How does the journey to a knowledge graph start with unstructured data—such as text, images, and other media? The evolution of web search engines offers an instructive example, showing how knowledge can be extracted from unstructured sources and ref...
2025-01-14 09:00
The cloud cost wake-up call I predicted
For years, I’ve cautioned organizations about the hidden downsides of cloud computing. Ironically, I’m “Dave the cloud guy” who warns enterprises about the cloud. The benefits of the cloud’s agility, scalability, and innovation can quickly b...
2025-01-14 09:00
New Teams Preview feature lets you pop out Chat, Copilot and Notes panes
Microsoft is rolling out a new preview feature for Teams that lets you pop out Chat, Notes, and Copilot side panes. Read more...
2025-01-14 08:58
CISA Adds Second BeyondTrust Flaw to KEV Catalog Amid Active Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a second security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing e...
2025-01-14 08:51
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How to build your first model using DSS
GenAI is transforming how we approach technology. This blog explores how you can use Canonical’s Data Science Stack (DSS) to set up your environment and dive into Hugging Face’s new self-paced course on LLMs. Learn how to build your first model and...
2025-01-14 08:29
Microsoft is rolling out Unified Contacts between these two popular apps
Microsoft is rolling out contact syncing between two of its most popular apps, Teams and Outlook. This will make managing contacts easier. Read more...
2025-01-14 07:58
Users are flocking to another Chinese social media app as the TikTok ban looms
With TikTok facing a potential ban on January 19, 2025, due to its ties to China, this looming threat has sparked the rise of another Chinese social media app among Americans. Read more...
2025-01-14 07:44