I finally found the Linux distro I’d recommend to almost anyone
2026-08-11
I’ve used Red Hat, Arch, Ubuntu, and Fedora but this is the one Linux Distro I’ll always recommend to new users…Read MoreContinue Reading
Why do Linux fans like the terminal so much?
2026-08-11
It’s not required, but it’s still a great tool…Read MoreContinue Reading
Kia Sorento PHEV Arrives in Pakistan: Electric Range, Fuel Economy and Key Features
2026-08-11
Pakistan’s automotive market is gradually moving beyond conventional hybrids, with Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles becoming an increasingly practical option for local buyers. A PHEV combines an externally rechargeable battery with a petrol engine, allowing drivers to use electric power for everyday journeys without depending entirely on public charging infrastructure…Continue Reading
Nvidia’s Switchyard router reshuffles AI models mid-task, cutting task costs to a third in its own tests
2026-08-11
Enterprises running always-on AI agents keep hitting the same tradeoff. Send every task to a frontier model and the bill climbs fast. Build custom routing logic to send easy tasks to cheaper models and that becomes its own engineering project, one that has to be maintained every time a workflow changes.Nvidia is proposing a fixContinue Reading
Webinar: Scalable and cost-efficient testing of state-of-the-art battery management systems
2026-08-11
Battery management systems (BMS) play a key role in ensuring the safety, performance, and lifetime of modern rechargeable batteries. To maximize battery longevity, individual cells must be monitored and controlled within a narrow operating window. This requires highly accurate measurement of cell voltages and temperatures, as well as advanced balancingContinue Reading
comemso’s Easy Chester Ultimate tests charging stations in one mobile system
2026-08-11
comemso electronics has introduced Easy Chester Ultimate, a mobile test system for EV charging infrastructure that combines functional testing, charging communication analysis and electrical safety testing in a single unit. The company says it consolidates jobs that previously often needed several separate instruments, different operating concepts and separate documentation processes.Continue Reading
GNOME 51 could bring a floating search overlay to the Shell
2026-08-11
The next version of GNOME Shell, out in September, is likely to include a redesigned search experience. In current versions of the desktop, when you start a search from the GNOME Shell overview, a dedicated search results screen replaces the one you’re looking at, i.e., the workspace row and dashContinue Reading
Anthropic to watermark AI-generated content
2026-08-11
Anthropic will begin labeling AI-generated content created by Claude, Claude Code, and the company’s API, as well as Claude models via third-party services, according to The Register. Text generated by future Claude models will be given an invisible watermark. According to Anthropic, the watermark is embedded directly into the generatedContinue Reading
Apple’s price hikes are a warning to IT
2026-08-11
IT purchasing is being hit by a double-whammy: Enterprises want to ensure their hardware is good enough to support AI, even as memory shortages caused by AI deployments are driving steep price increases for Macs, iPhones, iPads, tablets, Android devices and Windows PCs. The root cause is widely known. JPContinue Reading
Techdirt Podcast Episode 453: Meet The EFF’s New Executive Director
2026-08-11
Support us on Patreon » If you know anything about Techdirt, you know we’re big fans of the EFF and its decades of advocacy for digital rights and the open internet. Recently, the organization went through a big change in the form of a new executive director: legal expert and long-timeContinue Reading
60% Of Southwest Flyers Now Pay To Upgrade From Base Fare — Here’s What It Costs In 2026
2026-08-11
Southwest Airlines closed the first quarter of 2026 with six in ten passengers paying more than the fare shown at the top of the search results, according to figures tied to the carrier’s Q1 2026 results, mentioned by Yahoo Finance. That statistic sits behind Southwest’s swing to a $227 millionContinue Reading
Simple Flying’s Flight Tracker Now Makes Finding Live Flights Even Easier
2026-08-11
Since launching in May, the Simple Flying Flight Trackerhas established itself as an essential tool for aviation enthusiasts, frequent flyers, and industry professionals seeking real-time global airspace data. Built to provide a clean, informative window into global flight movements, the platform bridges the gap between complex transponder data and anContinue Reading
These Open Source Devs Are Reverse-Engineering Xbox Game Pass for Linux
2026-08-11
Xbox Game Pass has never really worked on Linux beyond laggy cloud streaming, but an open source project called Xodus is trying to change that. Earlier this week, replying to a thread on Reddit, Paweł Lidwin (imLinguin), project lead of Xodus, confirmed that the hardest parts of running those gamesContinue Reading