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Civilization VII proves the legendary series needed some changes, but it's my favorite way to dominate the world
After more than 50 hours of playtime, I'm finding it easy to recommend Civilization 7 to friends and readers. Here's what I found after 50 hours of play.
2025-02-03 14:00
Zero-click WhatsApp spyware targeted 90 journalists, says Meta
A zero-click WhatsApp spyware attack was made against 90 journalists and other “civil society members,” said Meta, which managed to detect the incident. A zero-click attack means that victims don’t need to tap on a link or take any action in orde...
2025-02-03 13:50
Mozilla Firefox 135 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Mozilla Firefox 135 open-source web browser is now available for download with XZ packaging on Linux and other Linux changes. Here's what's new! The post Mozilla Firefox 135 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New appeared first on 9to5Lin...
2025-02-03 13:44
Fwupd 2.0.5 Firmware Updater Adds Support for More ELAN Fingerprint Readers
Fwupd 2.0.5 open-source Linux firmware updater utility is now available for download with support for more ELAN Fingerprint readers and other changes. Here’s what’s new! The post Fwupd 2.0.5 Firmware Updater Adds Support for More ELAN Fingerprint R...
2025-02-03 13:39
If you bought an RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 before stock ran out, you need to grab this NVIDIA driver
NVIDIA launched its RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 last week. If you bought one of the GPUs, you need to download and install this driver from NVIDIA.
2025-02-03 13:30
Apple Music Replay 2025 playlist now available
The new Replay playlist is now available on Apple Music. Users are noticing today that the Replay 2025 playlist is now showing up in their libraries. Apple Music Replay continuously aggregates your top songs, albums, and artists. The playlist updates t...
2025-02-03 13:24
Microsoft Defender VPN on Mac and iPhone will stop working on Feb 28
If you’re using the Microsoft Defender VPN on Mac or iPhone as part of your Microsoft 365 subscription, there’s bad news. The company has revealed in a support document that the privacy feature will cease to work at the end of this month … more…
2025-02-03 13:21
OpenAI's Sam Altman to meet with Samsung's Lee Jae-Young in Seoul to discuss AI and chips
After being acquitted in the merger's case, Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-Young is set to meet with OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman during the latter's South Korea visit. Read more...
2025-02-03 13:20
Three New Intel Battlemage Device IDs Added To Open-Source Linux Driver
Three more PCI device IDs were added today to the Intel open-source Mesa 3D graphics driver code for Battlemage that could be for future higher-end products or along the lines of Data Center GPU Flex Series or other products...
2025-02-03 13:20
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth gets a Steam Deck hotfix and other emergency stability fixes on PC
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has received a quick hotfix for the PC version, improving overall performance and fixing some undesirable graphics settings when playing it on Steam Deck.
2025-02-03 13:07
Ultra Wideband smart door locks are coming – here’s why you’ll want one
If you own an iPhone 11 or later, it includes some tech which does very little right now but is set to quickly become an extremely useful feature: Ultra Wideband (UWB). Smart door locks incorporating UWB tech are now starting to hit the market, and the...
2025-02-03 13:01
Microsoft CFO urges employees to "focus" amid recent AI developments like OpenAI's $500 billion Stargate project — but Satya Nadella says DeepSeek is good for business
Amy Hood urged employees to remain focused and build toward the company's AI goals, while CEO Satya Nadella says DeepSeek is good for business.
2025-02-03 13:00
"Woefully unjustified": Meta's AI lead scientist blasts market reactions to DeepSeek's cost-efficient model following NVIDIA's $600 billion valuation drop
Meta's lead AI scientist, Yann Lecun, says there's a "major misunderstanding" about the billion dollars invested in AI.
2025-02-03 13:00
Alpine Linux In An Infrastructure Crisis With Equinix Metal Sunsetting
Last week I wrote about the crisis plaguing X.Org / FreeDesktop.org with losing out on their cloud/server infrastructure due to losing out on their free server resources provided by Equinix at the end of April. It's not only FreeDesktop.org and all tho...
2025-02-03 13:00
7 essential plugins for the Steam Deck to make the best handheld even better
The Steam Deck is incredible, but thanks to Decky Loader plugins, it can be even better. Here are the 7 I recommend the most.
2025-02-03 12:59
DeepSeek will help you make a bomb and hack government databases
Tests by security researchers revealed that DeepSeek failed literally every single safeguard requirement for a generative AI system, being fooled by even the most basic of jailbreak techniques. This means that it can trivially be tricked into answering...
2025-02-03 12:35
Apple makes Swift Build open source; Swift Playgrounds slightly renamed
Over the weekend, Apple announced that it is making Swift Build open source. This is the build engine used by both Xcode and for the company’s internal projects. Apple has also made a tiny name change to Swift Playgrounds, the app that helps people l...
2025-02-03 11:54
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2025-02-03 11:42
Faux Bus Proposed For The Linux Kernel To Better Deal With Simple Devices
Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman is proposing "Faux Bus" as a new "fake" bus solution for simple devices...
2025-02-03 11:20
Everything we know about the Apple iPhone SE 4 so far
Here's a roundup of all rumors and speculations about the Apple iPhone SE 4 prior to its potential launch in April 2025. Read more...
2025-02-03 11:10