a-joint-venture-of-open-source-proportions!-open-productivity-is-here

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Collabora Productivity, Element, Nordeck, Open-Xchange, Univention, and XWiki have put their names behind a new Berlin-registered company called Open Productivity Software GmbH. Leading the firm are the two managing directors, Dr. Gerald Pfeifer and Peter Ganten, who are tasked with making it all work. Pfeifer held leadership roles at SUSEContinue Reading

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Microsoft says it has dismantled a criminal marketplace responsible for 1 billion malicious messages. Working with international authorities and several tech and cybersecurity companies in a nearly year-long investigation, Redmond identified and took down Yam Store, a coordinated underground network dealing in commercial phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS). The network allowed cybercriminals toContinue Reading

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In what may be a hugely significant move, China has approved the use of Alibaba AI models for Apple’s iPhone Duo and other iPhones. It’s a significant step forward for the company in China, where demand for its smartphone remains incredibly strong. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has approved integrationContinue Reading

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In 2021, MIT set campus decarbonization goals as part of its Fast Forward climate action plan. Five years later, many of those goals have been met or are on track for completion, including efforts to make the Institute’s buildings more efficient, expand rooftop solar installations, and attain net-zero emissions.  “DecarbonizingContinue Reading

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For decades, one of the major complaints about nuclear power in the United States has been the argument that, after all this time, we still have not come up with a dependable strategy for sequestering high-level radioactive waste, including spent fuel from plant operation. This issue is of such importanceContinue Reading

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Ukraine is handing its factories the right to shoot back at the Russian drones hunting them. Nearly 100 companies have joined Ukraine’s experimental program that allows private enterprises to operate their own air defenses, granting them authority to conduct air defense operations and form their own crews, the Defense MinistryContinue Reading

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Only four states have elected governors from the opposing party of the sitting president over the last two cycles Heading into the November elections, Democrats are looking to flip several GOP-held governorships to take control of a majority of these state executive offices nationwide for the first time since headingContinue Reading

FX volatility, shipping costs and EV adoption reshape Egypt’s automotive aftermarket

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Badr El Din Automotive Accessories and Tuning has identified rising import and shipping costs, foreign exchange (FX) fluctuations, changing consumer preferences and the growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) as key factors reshaping Egypt’s automotive accessories and spare parts market. The company’s observations come as it participates in Autotech 2026…Continue Reading