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Apple CEO Tim Cook to attend Trump’s inauguration next week
Earlier this month, Apple CEO Tim Cook donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Now, Bloomberg reports that Cook is set to attend Trump’s inauguration next week. more…
2025-01-15 20:07
GitHub Availability Report: December 2024
In December, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. The post GitHub Availability Report: December 2024 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
2025-01-15 20:00
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Ubuntu Patches Major Security Vulnerabilities in Rsync
Doing anything right now? Oh, you’re reading this – appreciated – but once you’re done go and install the pending update to Rsync, pushed out to all supported versions of Ubuntu desktop and server this week. Rsync is a command-line tool preinst...
2025-01-15 20:00
Mail & Calendar is dead, left inoperable by Microsoft, but this clone of the app lives
Microsoft has made its Mail & Calendar app on Windows inoperable. A third-party app called Wino Mail attempts to fill the gap left by Microsoft.
2025-01-15 19:11
Apple customers use their iPhone more than iPad, says report
A new report suggests Apple customers prefer using iPhones over iPads most of the time. This appears to be the case even for applications that seem ideal for the iPad. Read more...
2025-01-15 19:08
North Korean IT Worker Fraud Linked to 2016 Crowdfunding Scam and Fake Domains
Cybersecurity researchers have identified infrastructure links between the North Korean threat actors behind the fraudulent IT worker schemes and a 2016 crowdfunding scam. The new evidence suggests that Pyongyang-based threamoret groups may have pulled...
2025-01-15 19:02
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Offer: Volunteer labor for your open source project
OSNews Sponsor OS-SCi is educating the next generation FOSS engineers, and as part of their coursework, they’re looking for worthy open source projects to which they can contribute their time and effort. In addition to the work they provide during th...
2025-01-15 18:48
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"Sorry, Bill": Android co-founder says Bill Gates is responsible for "the greatest mistake of all time," costing Microsoft $400 billion
Bill Gates revealed his greatest mistake of all time made Microsoft miss its opportunity with Android, partly due to mismanagement and antitrust-related issues. However, Android co-founder Rich Miner says Bill Gates is more responsible than he's lettin...
2025-01-15 18:34
Goldman Sachs CEO confirms Apple Card partnership could end sooner than planned
Apple and Goldman Sachs have had a fraught Apple Card relationship, which has widely been reported to be ending soon. Now, Goldman’s CEO has confirmed the possibility of a premature conclusion to the Apple partnership during a recent earnings call. m...
2025-01-15 18:26
Is Avowed on Xbox Game Pass?
Avowed is shaping up to be one of 2025's most exciting new RPG titles, but will it come to Game Pass? Here's what you need to know.
2025-01-15 18:16
Save $200 on Dell's exquisite 32-inch Alienware AW3225QF 4K OLED monitor with superfast 240Hz refresh rate
Save $200 on this 32- inch Alienware AW3225QF OLED gaming monitor.
2025-01-15 18:11
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RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 specs reportedly leaked — up to 4,096 SPs, 16GB VRAM, and 2.9 GHz boost
The RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 both allegedly offer 16GB of memory alongside 4,096 and 3,584 shaders respectively.
2025-01-15 18:05
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Vertex AI RAG Engine: A developers tool
Vertex AI RAG Engine, a managed orchestration service, streamlines the process of retrieving and feeding relevant information to Large Language Models. This enables developers to build robust, grounded generative AI apps that ensure responses are factu...
2025-01-15 18:00
Save 50% on a year of CCleaner Professional for up to 3 PCs
Optimize speed, ensure privacy, and stay up-to-date with the world's favorite PC cleaning and optimization tool. Read more...
2025-01-15 18:00
Documenting and explaining legacy code with GitHub Copilot: Tips and examples
Learn how to document and explain legacy code with GitHub Copilot with real-world examples. The post Documenting and explaining legacy code with GitHub Copilot: Tips and examples appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
2025-01-15 18:00
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Google Cloud Researchers Uncover Flaws in Rsync File Synchronization Tool
As many as six security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the popular Rsync file-synchronizing tool for Unix systems, some of which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a client. "Attackers can take control of a malicious server and rea...
2025-01-15 17:56
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Microsoft expands Xbox repairability program to include uBreakiFix for Series X|S repairs
Microsoft has appointed uBreakiFix its first Xbox Authorized Service Provider, which will offer in-person Xbox Series X|S repairs. Read more...
2025-01-15 17:44
Benchmarking Blackwell and RTX 50-series GPUs with Multi Frame Generation will require some changes, according to Nvidia
We do a lot of benchmarking, and Nvidia is bringing some new features to its RTX 50-series GPUs that require changes in how to collect performance data. Here's what you need to know about Nvidia's "best practices" as well as our plans for future testin...
2025-01-15 17:39
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Start11 v2.5 brings vertical taskbars to Windows 11
If you miss your vertical taskbar in Windows 11, Start11 v2.5 is here to give you what Microsoft stubbornly refuses to give. Read more...
2025-01-15 17:18
CarPlay 2 deserves a reboot for the masses, here’s what that looks like
Apple’s next generation of CarPlay, often referred to as CarPlay 2, is still nowhere to be found despite a 2024 deadline. Here’s why it’s time for Apple to take a radically new approach and reboot CarPlay 2. more…
2025-01-15 17:06