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The MATE Desktop may exist with one foot intentionally in the past, but that doesn’t mean its fans don’t have eyes on the future – which is going to include Wayland. Polo  is a new Wayland compositor for MATE modelled on the desktop’s existing X11-based window manager Marco (which wasContinue Reading

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It feels quite appropriate that one of Apple’s more interesting AI deployments may not come from the company itself, but from its more business-focused subsidiary, Claris, still better known to many as FileMaker. What we know is limited: It intends to release an app that uses Apple Silicon Macs to create a private AIContinue Reading

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While rising global prosperity increases energy demand and resulting greenhouse gas emissions, promising low-carbon technologies offer reason for optimism.  Eric Toone, Breakthrough Energy’s chief technical officer, gave this assessment in his keynote address at the recent Energizing@MIT, the annual research conference of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI). “Energy is howContinue Reading

Ollama makes it easy to run AI models locally for free

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Ollama lets you download and run popular AI models like DeepSeek, Qwen, Gemma, and Llama directly on your PC, without subscriptions or sending your data to the cloud. Use it for chatting, coding, and other AI tasks, with support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.Read Entire Article…Read MoreContinue Reading

On this day in space! Nov. 12, 2014: European Philae probe lands on Comet 67P, bounced twice and then got lost for nearly 2 years

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On Nov. 12, 2014, a European spacecraft named Philae landed on Comet 67P . To say it was a bumpy landing would be an understatement. The European Space Agency’s Philae lander separated from an orbiter called Rosetta ahead of its historic landing in 2014. It was supposed to use harpoons to secure itself on toContinue Reading

SpaceX’s Starship megarocket will launch to orbit on Nov. 13. Will you be able to spot it in the night sky?

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An artist’s impression of Starship after capture. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX’s Starship megarocket is slated to launch on its ambitious 15th flight test as soon as this Friday (Nov. 13). Will you be able to spot its leviathan upper stage, known as Ship, or its Starlink satellite passengers as they circle Earth during the historicContinue Reading