A judge in New Mexico has fined Meta $25 billion for its flouting of data privacy laws between 2010 and 2021, including its controversial passing of data to Cambridge Analytica. The action serves as a stark reminder to enterprises not to play fast and loose with data protection legislation, asContinue Reading
It seems clear by now that one of the most widely shared criticisms of the iPhone Duo picked up by many of those who got to take an early look at the device was a little unfair. They complained that there weren’t many third-party apps when they looked at the device. ButContinue Reading
RAID level RAID 0 (striping) RAID 1 (mirror) RAID 5 (single parity) RAID 6 (double parity) RAID 10 (striped mirrors) ZFS mirror RAIDZ1 RAIDZ2 RAIDZ3 Number of drives Drive sizes All the same Mixed Drive capacity TB GB Drive class Consumer (URE 1 in 10¹⁴) NAS / enterprise (URE 1Continue Reading
Planetary researchers at the University of Sydney have proposed a new way to classify the soils of Mars, along with a new word for them: areth (the name comes from Ares, the Greek name for Mars). The post Planetary Scientists Create Classification System and Map of Martian Soils appeared firstContinue Reading
Ever wondered what your Ubuntu desktop would look like if you were watching it on a chewed up VHS tape or an old monochrome CRT monitor? You probably haven’t, but a new GNOME Shell extension lets you find out anyway. The Shader Effects extension applies GPU-accelerated filters, things like scanContinue Reading
Matrix-based messaging tools are gaining traction among European governments that seek to gain greater control over sensitive communications data and lessen their reliance on US technology suppliers. The growing interest reflects a broader push toward open-source applications in Europe amid geopolitical uncertainty. Yet the costs and complexity of replacing establishedContinue Reading
OpenClaw, the AI digital assistant, is looking to establish itself as an essential tool for users — but if it is as profligate in its use of tokens as its creator, Pete Steinberger, then users could be in for some huge usage bills. Steinberger, now working for OpenAI, spent $10Continue Reading
Power conversion developer Hillcrest Energy Technologies has announced peer-reviewed test results comparing its zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) inverter technology with a conventional hard-switched silicon carbide (SiC) inverter. Hillcrest says that in side-by-side testing, ZVS reduced motor-terminal voltage overshoot by more than 90%, from 50% above the DC-link voltage to 4% above it.Continue Reading
Sponsored by Pickering Interfaces. EV battery management and braking systems need to respond safely when sensors fail or electrical faults occur. PXI-based fault insertion and sensor simulation let engineers recreate those conditions under software control, reducing manual patching and making electronic control unit (ECU) tests faster and easier to reproduce.Continue Reading
AI tools can deliver quick answers, but their responses may be incomplete, outdated or incorrect., AI tools can deliver quick answers, but their responses may be incomplete, outdated or incorrect., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
“The field has been looking for a win and I think this one is a big one,” said Dr. Hussein Tawbi of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston., “The field has been looking for a win and I think this one is a big one,” said Dr. Hussein Tawbi ofContinue Reading
By now, you must know that mainstream Linux desktop environments, and by extension, distributions, are moving away from X11. If you don’t know what an X11 session is, it is a desktop session that uses the X Window System, typically through the X.Org Server (Xorg). The server handles graphical outputContinue Reading
If you’ve followed It’s FOSS for a while, you probably have seen our previous coverage of ArmSoM devices. I reviewed the Sige7 a while back and came away impressed (cheeky headline and all). Earlier this year, we also covered the Sige6, the first Sige board to swap Rockchip for Allwinner.Continue Reading