weston-16.0-released:-key-new-features

Weston 16.0 released with major advances in HDR, color management, and Wayland protocol support. After about five months of development, the Weston project has officially released Weston 16.0, the reference Wayland compositor. This version brings important improvements that will help desktop environments like GNOME, KDE, and Enlightenment achieve better andContinue Reading

Why Copper Price Just Reached a New All-Time High

Copper price reached a record $14,533 on the LME as tariff uncertainty and falling mine output tightened available supply. US stockpiling and strong demand from power grids, data centers and electric vehicles added pressure across the global copper market…Continue Reading

beyond-sealing:-extrusion-and-co-extrusion-for-thermal,-electrical,-and-sensing-applications-(webinar)

Is the charging station safe and fully functional? Extrusion and co-extrusion can provide a cost-effective solution for producing long, continuous, or complex profiles, particularly when the tooling and production costs associated with processes such as molding may not be economically practical. These processes can also integrate multiple functions into aContinue Reading

ubuntu-pulls-2404.5-downloads-due-to-installer-bug

Canonical has pulled the Ubuntu 24.04.5 desktop ISO because of a bug that crashes the installer when users select the extended install options. The fifth point release to 24.04 landed on 10 September, bringing refresh install media powered by the Linux 7.0 kernel. Some who downloaded it found they couldn’tContinue Reading

microsoft-slaps-hours-limits-on-xbox-game-pass-cloud-gaming

There’s enshittification, and then there’s enshittification. Allow me to give you an example of each. For what we’ll call enshittification classic, there’s Xbox’s Game Pass service. A mere two years ago, Microsoft made all kinds of changes to Game Pass to coincide with a serious slowdown of subscriber adoption. ThoseContinue Reading

ubuntu-24045-lts-released-with-linux-7.0

The fifth (and final) point release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is available to download. Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS delivers refreshed installation media (ISOs) that includes the software updates, bug fixes and security patches released since the last ISO was produced. This cuts down on the number of updates that need toContinue Reading

apple’s-a20-pro-rewrites-the-rules-for-chip-design-—-again

IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo said something interesting following the iPhone Duo introduction on Wednesday: “Apple showed up years after everyone else, yet it walks in and sets the rules.” He’s right. From the IP resistance to the little touches that set the new foldable apart from most of the competition, Apple has set expectations forContinue Reading