Fedora 45 arrived about two weeks late, but it’s packed. You get Linux 7.2, GNOME 51, and Plasma 6.7, plus kmscon replacing the old text console and a QR code that now leads to a page for kernel panics. Could Ubuntu go immutable? Canonical has restarted Ubuntu Core Desktop, aContinue Reading
Every Linux user has done the three-step dance at least once. You want to swap two files, so you move the first one to a temporary name, move the second one into its place, and then move the temporary file back. Ever felt that this is a bit… clumsy? AndContinue Reading
A new version of mpv, the open-source command line media player is out. mpv v0.42 is now able to navigate DVD menus, and the two menu systems that Blu-ray discs use, HDMV and BD-J (the latter requires Java). DVD-Audio support was also added, a nich format that offers higher-resolution audio.Continue Reading
Work management software vendor Smartsheet has launched a new tool to help executives oversee company-wide strategies, with AI agents that monitor progress, identify problems, and recommend fixes. vsActual, announced Wednesday at Smartsheet’s Engage event, is a standalone “AI-native” application, separate from the company’s core work management software. It pulls dataContinue Reading
The new year will see a new CEO for HP, which after a nine-month search has named Emma Walmsley to lead the company from January 4, 2027. Walmsley was previously CEO of drug company GSK, where she turned around its finances and spun off its consumer healthcare business into aContinue Reading
Two spacewalking astronauts will finish upgrading the International Space Station’s power system today (Nov. 5), and you can watch the action live. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and the Canadian Space Agency ‘s Joshua Kutryk will install the eighth and final International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) today, during a roughly seven-hour spacewalk that’s scheduledContinue Reading
On Wednesday, NASA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, during the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This high-performance, highly adaptable research platform is designed to accelerate the development and testing of advanced aviation technologies. The crewed X-70 features advanced, rapidly reconfigurable flight-control technology that will allow NASA to exploreContinue Reading
Fierce pushback to data centers helped carry Democrats to victory in key races across the nation this week, and where the centers were explicitly on the ballot, they lost overwhelmingly. Midterm voters rejected industry-backed candidates and overwhelmingly backed resolutions to halt data center construction, dealing a major blow to theContinue Reading
This is not the first time such an issue has occurred. Last month, hackers targeted hundreds of supermarket chains across France., This is not the first time such an issue has occurred. Last month, hackers targeted hundreds of supermarket chains across France., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Lithuanian capital Vilnius will deploy up to 161 new electrified buses and related charging infrastructure, supported by a €110-million financing package from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB). VVT will use the EIB and CEB loans to help finance new electric and hydrogenContinue Reading
EV charging provider Roam has secured a contract to install charging infrastructure at 14 UK hotels owned by ProsperCap. Installation began in September. The project will include 170 EV charging sockets: 158 22-kilowatt sockets and 12 50-kilowatt sockets. Overnight guests can use the lower-powered sockets while visitors who need toContinue Reading
When it comes to Android security, we’ve got three main types of threats to contend with as informed phone-owners determined to keep our data safe. First, there are the theft-related worries — the breaches that happen when someone physically takes possession of your device and manages to get past itsContinue Reading
Almost everyone in tech already knows about Apple’s new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, a light, bright, thin pro Mac notebook with a reference-grade touch responsive display, adding a touch of iPad to the Mac. It’s already being talked about as the future, at least of the company’s pro laptops. I spokeContinue Reading