upgrading-from-zorin-os-17-to-18-(in-early-access)

Last month, Zorin OS 18 dropped just in time for the Windows 10 EOL, bringing about an assortment of improvements like Linux kernel 6.14, rounded corners for the desktop interface, and a new window tiling manager. So, it didn’t come as a surprise to me when Zorin OS 18 hitContinue Reading

raspberry-pi-imager-2.0-released-with-new-design

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 has been released, bringing with it a brand new look, better accessibility and a couple of nifty new features baked in. A preview was released in October so, if you read regularly or you tried it out yourself, you’ll know the broad strokes of what’s newContinue Reading

Could satellite-beaming planes and airships make SpaceX’s Starlink obsolete?

New Mexico-based company Sceye is developing airships that will beam satellite connectivity to customers from the stratosphere. (Image credit: Sceye) A new generation of stratospheric balloons and high-altitude uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) could soon connect the world’s unconnected with high-speed internet at a fraction of the prices commanded by operators of satellite megaconstellations such asContinue Reading

Satellite sees Antarctic ice shrink to 3rd-lowest max ever | Space photo of the day for Nov. 24, 2025

This image by NASA’s Earth Observatory shows clear shrinkage in Antarctic sea ice. (Image credit: Michala Garrison, using data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.) Antarctic sea ice reached its seasonal winter maximum on Sept. 17, 2025, but even at its greatest extent of the year, coverage remained strikingly low by historical standards.Continue Reading

malaysia-to-ban-social-media-for-children-under-16-next-year

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia plans to ban social media accounts for people under 16 starting in 2026, joining Australia and a growing number of countries pushing tighter digital age limits for children. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said Sunday the Cabinet approved the move as part of a broaderContinue Reading

enshittification-ahoy:-streaming-video-price-hikes-show-no-sign-of-slowing-down

Now that streaming subscriber growth has slowed, we’ve noted repeatedly how the streaming TV sector is falling into all of the bad habits that ultimately doomed traditional cable TV. That has involved chasing pointless “growth for growth’s sake” megamergers, imposing bottomless price hikes and new annoying restrictions on customers, undermining labor, and cuttingContinue Reading