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Remember Wubi from the 2000s? For people who were afraid of going into BIOS and booting from CD/DVD/USB, Wubi provided an easy way to install Ubuntu Linux straight from Windows. This concept has made a comeback in the form of Libertix although the core idea remains the same: install LinuxContinue Reading

A sunshade to help protect the Earth from climate change could be built within the next 20 to 40 years, a new study argues., A sunshade to help protect the Earth from climate change could be built within the next 20 to 40 years, a new study argues., from NewsnationContinue Reading

Sheriff Dallas Baldwin initiated the audit after hearing about other instances of agencies misusing Flock Safety’s technology., Sheriff Dallas Baldwin initiated the audit after hearing about other instances of agencies misusing Flock Safety’s technology., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading

Automated hands-free EV charging is a vital enabling technology for autonomous vehicles. Some favor a wireless solution, but others see a conductive solution as more efficient and more dependable. Austria-based Easelink‘s Matrix Charging system uses a connector on the underside of the car and a ground-mounted charging pad. Easelink isContinue Reading

Hot off the back of price rises it announced in October, the Raspberry Pi Foundation today said the cost of its Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computers is going up again. From November 2026, the Raspberry Pi 5 with 16 GB RAM rises by $80, now priced at $385 from approvedContinue Reading

After many months of discussion, Apple has figured out a way to bring Apple Intelligence to China, working with Alibaba’s Qwen model on some features. Apple Intelligence will soon be made available as a developer beta and will ship to Chinese customers in December with iOS 27.3. China’s Ministry of IndustryContinue Reading

Edelson says federal action is unlikely, leaving state attorneys general and private lawyers to take on AI companies., Edelson says federal action is unlikely, leaving state attorneys general and private lawyers to take on AI companies., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading

According to Flock, nearly 100,000 cameras are in place across more than 6,000 communities in 49 states., According to Flock, nearly 100,000 cameras are in place across more than 6,000 communities in 49 states., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading

Okay, killed by Ubuntu is an exaggeration, as Ubuntu is not the only Linux distro doing this. Still, the big news is that Linux Mint is bringing hibernation back. In a recent blog post, the Mint team previewed a new Sleep Modes page in the System Administration tool. It’s meantContinue Reading

At least that’s what VLC thinks when protesting the new French law. France’s National Assembly has voted in favour of a new “internet tax” that would charge companies for every gigabyte of data they send to users in France. The idea is to make Netflix, Google, Meta and the restContinue Reading

Microsoft ended mainstream Windows 10 support a year ago, but PC upgrades to Windows 11 have ground to a halt, analysts said. Relief may not come until 2028 or even 2029, as high CPU prices, which analysts call “chipflation,” and high memory prices, widely known as the “RAMpocalypse” or “RAMageddon,”Continue Reading