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Outift which shamed Apple does the same to Amazon
Published in Cloud


37Signals gets off its cloud

The outfit, which publicly shames big-name vendors when it stops being their customers, has focused on Amazon’s cloud operations.

Nvidia boss warns x86 is becoming fragmented
Published in News


Welcome’s AMD and Intel cooperation

Like a leather-jacketed balloon waiting to burst, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that x86’s architecture is in danger of fragmentation, and he welcomes AMD and Intel working closer together to prevent this.

Ubuntu 24.10 'Oracular Oriole' released
Published in News
Friday, 11 October 2024 10:04

Ubuntu 24.10 'Oracular Oriole' released


Ubuntu's 20th anniversary brings a revamped GNOME

Ubuntu 24.10 'Oracular Oriole', the latest version of the Linux distribution,  has been released for the Linux operating system’s 20th anniversary.

Arch Linux teams up with Valve
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 01 October 2024 09:45

Arch Linux teams up with Valve


Give me Steam

The Arch Linux team has announced a partnership with Valve to support critical infrastructure projects, including a build service and secure signing enclave for the Arch Linux distribution.

Filho quits Rust for Linux project
Published in News
Tuesday, 03 September 2024 11:06

Filho quits Rust for Linux project


Fed up with "nontechnical nonsense"

Efforts to integrate Rust code into the Linux kernel encountered a significant hurdle last after one of the maintainers of the Rust for Linux project resigned.

TUXEDO working on Qualcomm Snapdragon X-based Linux laptop
Published in PC Hardware


Neat laptop paired up with Snapdragon X Elite SoC

TUXEDO Computers aims to bring Qualcomm Snapdragon X SoCs to the Linux platform and has recently unveiled such a laptop.

Top boffin claims to have cracked RSA-2048 encryption
Published in News


Can be done with a smartphone or even a Linux computer

A top boffin has discovered a way to use his smartphone or Linux computer to crack RSA-2048 encryption.

Torvalds releases Linux 6.5 kernel series
Published in News
Monday, 28 August 2023 10:24

Torvalds releases Linux 6.5 kernel series


Much better hardware support 

Linus Torvalds announced today the release of the Linux 6.5 kernel series as a major update with several new features, better hardware support, and other changes.

Red Hat in full spin mode after restrictions on Enterprise Linux sources
Published in News


Open source rebellion

Red Hat is finding itself with a rebellion on its hands after it announced it would limit access to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux sources by putting them behind the Red Hat Customer Portal and limited to the CentOS Stream sources.

Linux foundation pushes micro-grids
Published in News
Monday, 05 June 2023 11:37

Linux foundation pushes micro-grids


Shokka: 2023 could be the year when Linux starts controlling the power supply

The Linux Foundation has published its best seller The Open Source Opportunity for Microgrids: Five Ways to Drive Innovation and Overcome Market Barriers for Energy Resilience. The punchy-titled research explains how microgrids could be the next big thing.