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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AI tools can deliver quick answers, but their responses may be incomplete, outdated or incorrect., AI tools can deliver quick answers, but their responses may be incomplete, outdated or incorrect., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading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

Calibre 9.17 has been released with faster ebook conversion speeds and JPEG XL image support. The open-source ebook editor improves output compression speeds for MOBI, AZW3 and PDB files, which makes conversions to those formats quicker. Converting EPUB to MOBI is what I use Calibre for to read on myContinue Reading

Google has an answer to some of the electricity supply problems that data center construction is causing: It has signed an agreement with energy supplier Voltus to build what it’s calling a 1-gigawatt virtual power plant, expanding on an earlier 100 megawatt deal the two signed earlier this year. ThisContinue Reading