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Thursday March 6, 2025. 09:34 PM
Interest in LibreOffice, the open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, is on the rise, with weekly downloads of its software package close to 1 million a week. That’s the highest download number since 2023. LibreOffice, which runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS, is a...
A lot of gamers go to great lengths to find a portable retro gaming device with the lightest and most compact kit. The Linux powered Raspberry Pi 5 does a decent job on that front. But what many players don’t know is that an even smaller and lighter solution is available...
President ordered immigration officials to ramp up vetting of foreigners 'to the maximum degree' The US government's Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is considering monitoring not just the social media posts of non-citizens coming into the country, but also all...
Brother has rejected claims that its firmware updates intentionally disable printer functionality when third-party cartridges are installed. The controversy emerged after a YouTube video by Louis Rossman, which has garnered over 160,000 views, alleged the company had joined...
A creepy clown caused chaos in the Mexico city of Umán. Apparently, the clown hid behind the clock tower in the main square and jumped out to scare passers-by. Local merchants also accused the clown of allegedly trying to steal from their stores. — Read the rest The post...
The U.K. government appears to have quietly scrubbed encryption advice from government web pages, just weeks after demanding backdoor access to encrypted data stored on Apple's cloud storage service, iCloud. From a report: The change was spotted by security expert Alec...
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
A shadowy group of unelected figures reshaping the federal government to their own benefit from the inside? Sounds familiar!
Startup needs tips on fitting its flying surfboard into existing infrastructure Airlines around the world continue to look for ways to be more sustainable and efficient without needing to reinvent the wheel – but in the case of Delta Air Lines' new partnership with...
The FCC says it plans to vote next month to explore alternatives to GPS after national security concerns have been raised about relying on a single system crucial to modern life. From a report: 'Continuing to rely so heavily on one system leaves us exposed,' FCC Chair...
Amazon Web Services customers can expect to hear a lot more about agentic AI in future with the news that the company is setting up a dedicated unit to promote the technology on its platform. The division will be headed by Swami Sivasubramanian, until now Amazon’s VP of AI ...
OneWeb, Project Kuiper, and IRIS2 could all, in time, replace Elon Musk's satellite communications system in Ukraine, but they will struggle to replicate Starlink's coverage and usability.
YouTuber Walter Masterson attempts to get pardoned J6ers to admit what he witnessed at the Capitol during their attack, or generally just own their actions. Nope! The first J6er acknowledges he has been pardoned and has no reason to hide any truth, and then goes on to...
In a historic ceremony held in early March 2025, the prestigious Turing Award was bestowed upon groundbreaking researchers who revolutionized artificial intelligence through reinforcement learning. The honor — often hailed as the “Nobel Prize of Computing” —...
Employers in the U.S. announced more firings in February that any year since 2009. Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas's totals 172,017 jobs lost last month; CNN blamed the Trump administration's 'massive federal cuts and swelling feelings of economic...
As Microsoft Word and PowerPoint continually improve their feature sets, the two apps are slowly strangling one of Microsoft’s traditional Office apps: Microsoft Publisher. Microsoft now says that Microsoft Publisher will disappear in October 2026, where the (ahem)...
Denmark's state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century. From a report: The decision brings to an end 400 years of the company's letter service. Denmark's 1,500...
If you overlook the introduction of the iPhone 16e with its own Apple-designed 5G modem along with the release of new iPads, Macs and processors, you might argue that Apple didn’t make an impression at this year’s Mobile World Congress. However, it clearly did, as...
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
Interface and branding changes arrive to more clearly separate users' work and play lives Google Chrome Enterprise is rolling out browser changes designed to separate people's professional and personal activities, in addition to management enhancements.…
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