It’s finally happening! The year of the Linux… PC gaming handheld device. (Okay, that doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.) According to the latest Steam hardware survey, Linux has just over 3 percent of the market share of users who have Steam installed. It has almost certainly benefited from Valve’sContinue Reading
Want to squeeze a bit more performance out of Ubuntu 25.10? If you have a modern 64-bit CPU and don’t mind the risk, you can use Ubuntu’s new amd64v3 packages – I’ll show you how. Also known as x86-64-v3, these ‘optimised’ packages take advantage of instructions sets in the theContinue Reading
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A leading Norwegian public transport operator has said it will introduce stricter security requirements and step up anti-hacking measures after a test on new Chinese-made electric buses showed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off. Transport operator Ruter said test results published last week showed thatContinue Reading
One of the biggest names on Twitch is taking legal action against two other high-profile streamers and several gaming companies., AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — One of the biggest names on Twitch is taking legal action against two other high-profile streamers and several gaming companies. Matthew Rinaudo, known to millions onlineContinue Reading
The FBI is currently flying at half-staff. A bunch of its field agents are now just immigration officers, thanks to this administration’s desire to eject as many brown people from countries south of our border from the US as possible. But there are enough people left in the FBI toContinue Reading
Want to squeeze a bit more performance out of Ubuntu 25.10? If you have a modern 64-bit CPU and don’t mind the risk, you can use Ubuntu’s new amd64v3 packages – I’ll show you how. Also known as x86-64-v3, these ‘optimised’ packages take advantage of instructions sets in the theContinue Reading
From left to right: Images of the galaxy NGC 1068, Jupiter’s moon Io and Wolf-Rayet star 137, before (top) and after (bottom) AI sharpening. (Image credit: Max Charles/University of Sydney) Telescope has been suffering from blurry vision. But a team of Australian researchers created an AI algorithm that fixes the problem — a major reliefContinue Reading
(Left): An illustration of a feeding supermassive black hole. (Right) The “red dots” identified in the region of the sky around the quasar J1030. BiRD is the object in the center: it stands out from the other red dots because it is closer and, therefore, brighter (Image credit: F. Loiacono, NASA, ESA, CSA) Using theContinue Reading
With recent developments, such as the introduction of a reference operating system, the GNOME project has clearly positioned itself as a full, top-to-bottom computing platform. It has one of the fastest-growing app ecosystems in the Linux and open-source world as a whole and even has an Incubator, providing a pathContinue Reading
Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU) and Amsted Automotive have introduced an integrally designed battery housing utilizing aluminum foam sandwich (AAS) structures. The new housing features two solid aluminum sheets enclosing a core of closed-cell aluminum foam, aiming to advance electric vehicle battery pack thermal management andContinue Reading
Sandvik has launched the DS422iE, its first battery-electric cable bolter designed for underground rock reinforcement using cement-grouted cable bolts. The new machine expands Sandvik’s battery-electric underground drill lineup, eliminating the need for a diesel engine in underground applications. The DS422iE utilizes a lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery chemistry, selected for itsContinue Reading
The electric vehicle (EV) conversation in Australia has always had an elephant in the room: the price tag. For too long, the barrier to entry has been set too high, leaving many with more conservative budgets looking past EV options. That era of high prices is officially coming to an end…Continue Reading