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Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite is coming to Linux, and the launcher it will arrive through is already available to try in preview on Ubuntu. Epic’s also rebuilt its anti-cheat tech to bring Fornite to Linux. Easy Anti-Cheat 2 will require Secure Boot, TPM 2.0 and a signed kernelContinue Reading

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The kernel’s filesystem mailing list has received an 18-patch proposal this week from Aurelien Desbrieres, the creator of BeamFS. It takes the place of FTRFS, an earlier filesystem he had proposed back in April. Aurelien says he used Anthropic’s Claude to write the code, the tool that checks the patches,Continue Reading

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Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast has announced plans to bring its electric bus models to the US market through a partnership with NexMove Certified, a joint venture of Transportation Management Services (TMS) and Zeem Solutions. NexMove will offer the buses as a service, combining the vehicle, charging infrastructure, maintenance and operationsContinue Reading

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Flexible packaging producer Constantia Flexibles has launched energon, a portfolio of European-made pouch cell laminates and cathode foils for lithium-ion batteries. Constantia Flexibles says it validated its pouch cell laminate’s performance, including long-term resistance to electrolytes and stability through aging cycles, in testing with European research institutions. The company saysContinue Reading

Baby manta rays stick to the shallows to avoid sharks and orca

A baby manta ray swimming near Central America. Image: Jeffry Madrigal Before giant manta rays (Mobula birostris) can grow to up to 30 feet long and 4,409 pounds, they must start small like most living things. Giant manta ray babies (called pups) in Central America don’t have their size to protect them from orca whalesContinue Reading

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If KeePassXC is your password-management app of choice on Linux, the new 2.8.0 update is going to please. KeePassXC 2.8.0 sees some “long-awaited new features” arrive, including a Qt6 port of the main app interface, auto-type support on Wayland via XDG Desktop Portals, fingerprint unlock and a new experimental Aarch64 AppImage.Continue Reading