I don’t pay for storage upgrades—this is what I do when Linux is running out of space
2026-01-16
Free strategies to reclaim and organize Linux storage effectively…Read MoreContinue Reading
The RTX 5070 Ti is effectively dead, and the GPU market is worse for it
2026-01-16
The headline story is that Nvidia has essentially killed off the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti from the market. Asus, the largest Nvidia AIB partner, explicitly told us this model is currently facing a supply shortage and, as a result, has been placed into end of life status…Continue Reading
Report Says AI That Hallucinated A Cop Into A Frog Is Making Utah Streets ‘Safer’
2026-01-16
AI can be useful. But so many people seem to feel it’s nothing more than an unpaid intern you can lean on to do all the work you don’t feel like doing yourself. (And the less said about its misuse to generate a webful of slop, the better.) Like everyoneContinue Reading
EVgo to install thousands of EV fast charging stalls at Kroger stores
2026-01-16
EV charging provider EVgo has committed to a massive deployment of EV charging sites at Kroger Family of Stores locations across the US. The company plans to build at least 150 fast charging stalls per year through 2035 at the company’s sites, which operate under various brands, including Kroger Foods,Continue Reading
Whale Logistics buys 1,000 battery-swapping electric truck tractors from U Power
2026-01-16
Chinese battery swapping technology firm U Power has entered a strategic partnership agreement with Whale Logistics in Thailand through its U SWAP subsidiary to promote the deployment of commercial battery-swapping electric trucks in Thailand. Whale Logistics is an integrated logistics service provider offering warehousing, yard operations and end-to-end logistics solutions.Continue Reading
Fedora 42: Best New Features
2026-01-16
Fedora 42 Unveiled: COSMIC desktop, revamped installer, and Apple Silicon support steal the show. The Fedora Project has officially released Fedora 42, bringing a host of exciting updates and new features to its diverse line up of “spins”, including Fedora Workstation, Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop, Fedora Server, Fedora IoT, FedoraContinue Reading
Google’s Fast Pair Protocol Might Lead to Millions of Hacked Bluetooth Devices!
2026-01-16
Belgium’s KU Leuven University’s researchers revealed a disturbing Bluetooth vulnerability called ‘WhisperPair’ affecting hundreds of millions of wireless headphones, earbuds, and speakers that are using Google’s Fast Pair protocol. Attackers within 46 feet or 14 meters can take over devices in seconds to eavesdrop on conversations using mics, blast audio,Continue Reading
Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues his AI company over sexual deepfake images created by Grok
2026-01-16
The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children is suing his AI company, saying its Grok chatbot allowed users to generate sexually exploitive deepfake images of her that have caused her humiliation and emotional distress. Ashley St. Clair, 27, who describes herself as a writer and political strategist, alleges inContinue Reading
Supreme Court will decide on use of warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users
2026-01-16
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide the constitutionality of broad search warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users to find people near crime scenes. The case involves what is a known as a “geofence warrant” that was served on Google in a police huntContinue Reading
Ready for a newbie-friendly Linux? Mint team officially releases v 22.3, ‘Zena’
2026-01-16
Newer kernel, newer Cinnamon, new tools, and even new icons The timing is right if you’re looking to try out Mint. New improved “Zena” is here – still based on Ubuntu Noble, but now with Cinnamon 6.6 and improved Wayland support, plus better internationalization, new System Information and System AdministrationContinue Reading
Meta retreats from metaverse after virtual reality check
2026-01-16
That went well Imagine changing your popular brand to capitalize on an emerging tech trend that never emerged. Mark Zuckerberg did just that, and now Meta is backing away from the virtual reality business in which it invested billions.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Lawmakers urge FTC to probe The Traitor Mobile over ‘deceptive’ marketing
2026-01-16
Gold phone more like fool’s gold as none show up six months later Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading calls for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate The Traitor Mobile for failing to ship gold phones, months after collecting deposits.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
First .NET 10 Servicing Update Now Available in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
2026-01-16
Microsoft’s .NET 10 has been available in the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS repos since December, installable directly using Apt. This week, the 10.0.1 servicing update landed with important fixes to runtime, ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework Core issues. Ubuntu users gained easier access to .NET (pronounced as dot net, packaged asContinue Reading