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Thursday October 3, 2024. 04:00 PM
WP Engine, a major web hosting provider, has filed a federal lawsuit against WordPress [PDF] co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging libel and attempted extortion. The suit stems from a public dispute over WordPress trademark usage and open-source licensing. WP...
Last week, the World Wide Web Foundation announced in an open letter (PDF) that it would be “winding down” and “closing [its] virtual doors” after 15 years of working to make the web safer and more accessible. The World Wide Web Foundation was founded in 2009 by Tim...
Using AI can increase the speed of code development, but it comes with an increased risk of bad code seeping into codebases. Clean code solutions company Sonar is releasing two new features, Sonar AI Code Assurance and Sonar AI CodeFix. These deepen Sonar's commitment to...
Windows 11 2024 Update, also known as version 24H2, is now publicly available. Microsoft announced the rollout alongside the new AI-powered features that are coming soon to Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs and Copilot upgrades. Unlike recent Windows 11 updates, version...
Robert Pooley, 49, was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday after being found guilty of operating unauthorized skydiving courses at the Lodi Parachute Center in San Joaquin County, California. Lodi Parachute Center has seen 28 deaths since 1985, but Pooley's crime was...
Tech's consumption of water and energy driving interest in liquid cooling Cooling specialist Submer has scored $55.5 million in a fresh funding round to fuel expansion, touting its tech as part of a more sustainable way to operate datacenters – something sorely needed in...
In September 2023, Microsoft announced the surprising end of their free text editing program. For many, WordPad was a simple but useful alternative to Microsoft Word — but it’s no longer part of Windows. Windows 11 24H2 marks the official death of WordPad along with...
In September 2023, Microsoft announced the surprising end of their free text editing program. For many, WordPad was a simple but useful alternative to Microsoft Word — but it’s no longer part of Windows. Windows 11 24H2 marks the official death of WordPad along with...
A new report reveals that 71 percent of security operations center practitioners worry they will miss a real attack buried in a flood of alerts, while 51 percent believe they can't keep pace with the increasing number of security threats. The report from Vectra AI shows 47...
Conservative Republican former congresswoman Liz Cheney will campaign with Kamala Harris in Wisconsin today. Last month, Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney publicly announced they would be voting for Harris over Trump. In September, Cheney told an...
We love our laptops, but it’d be great if they had more ports. In the process of slimming down modern laptops, they’ve also lost a lot of their connectivity — but you can get ’em back with a good docking station. And right now, one of our favorite docks is on sale:...
Private equity firms are using US public sector workers' retirement savings to fund fossil fuel projects pumping more than a billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere every year, according to an analysis. From a report: They have ploughed more than $1tn...
The Linux desktop offers versatile possibilities for optimizing window management, making it an effective tool for multitasking. With window lists, tiling methods, virtual desktops, and active corners, Linux desktops have more to offer than the interfaces of other operating...
A popular TikToker with a following of over 4 million was arrested after driving a stolen car that belonged to a therapist who had been murdered in Texas days before. Terryon Thomas, a comedic 20-year-old who goes by Mr. Prada online, was arrested in Dallas on Tuesday after...
Cameras were never the simplest of devices for Linux to support; they have a wide range of operating parameters and can generate high rates of data. In recent years, though, they have become increasingly complex, stressing the ability of the kernel's media subsystem to...
Good news for beleaguered travelers who frequently suffer mistreatment from airlines that cancel flights and let customers twist in wind: October it is the month that airlines need to start complying with the U.S. Department of Transportation's new rule on air travel refunds ...
Having seen the trailer, I'm looking forward to seeing Mickey 17 next year. It's a dark science-fiction comedy starring Robert Pattinson (The Batman) directed by Bong Joon-ho (Parasite). It appears to be about a depressed and fatalistic man who signs up for 'expendable'...
Fraudsters targeted local government, colleges, and construction firms in Texas and North Carolina Two British-Nigerian men were sentenced for serious business email compromise schemes in the US this week, netting them millions of dollars from local government entities,...
An 18th-century portable urinal contains a lovely painting of an eye inside of it. The ceramic device looks like a teapot, and if I saw one of these in someone's kitchen, that's exactly what I would think it was. I'm glad to know that antique urinals look like this so I can...
In honor of October, the spooky photo of the day is this vintage two-faced doll. While the doll looks cheerful (but still a bit sus) from the front view, a mirror behind the doll reveals something else. The doll has a second face on the back of its head, which isn't in a...
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