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The Department of Homeland Security is really crushing it at their job lately, if their job is being spectacularly wrong about who's American. Dr. Lisa Anderson, born in Pennsylvania (which last time we checked was part of the United States), got an email from DHS ordering...
Returning crew and a vital supply launch distract managers from chocolate eggs The US Space Agency has a busy few days ahead as a trio of International Space Station (ISS) residents prepare to return to Earth this weekend, and a critical SpaceX Dragon freighter is readied...
Rejoice, America! The dog-killing DHS head Kristi Noem has finally nabbed that most dangerous of criminals: a Japanese Mormon computer science nerd who was near someone who was extra good at catching fish one afternoon. Brigham Young University Ph.D. candidate Suguru Onda...
Things are getting serious regarding Apple security. This shouldn’t really surprise you, given the normalization of chaos we’re enduring, as confusion always makes people more vulnerable. It’s easier to be hoodwinked into clicking that particular malware link when...
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Kubuntu project has announced the release of Kubuntu 25.04 which features version 6.3 of the Plasma desktop. The release announcement shares the highlights: 'The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that...
When it comes to mountain SOS calls, the UK broke two records in 2024, and officials are pointing fingers at social media and map apps. England and Wales earned their high scores for receiving SOS calls from risky locations every single day last year — the first time ever ...
Canonical today released Ubuntu 25.04 'Plucky Puffin,' bringing significant upgrades to the non-LTS distribution including Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48 with triple buffering, and expanded hardware support. For the first time, Ubuntu ships an official generic ARM64 desktop ISO ...
In a fun read, VelvetShark attempts to decipher why most AI companies have opted for a logo reminiscent of the human sphincter. I would guess that humans like to anthropomorphize everything, and an AI that pumps put crap needs to look like something that pumps out crap. —...
Media often has problems stating the obvious, but CNN has no difficulty placing blame for spiking mortgage rates: 'President Donald Trump's scattered approach to tariffs and an escalating trade war with China.' The average rate on a standard, 30-year fixed mortgage was...
Version 25.04 ('Plucky Puffin') of the Ubuntu Linux distribution has been released. This release includes Linux 6.14, GNOME 48, APT 3.0, and introduces a Arm64 desktop ISO to install Ubuntu Desktop on Arm64 systems. This is an interim release, with support through...
SWOT satellite lets scientists observe small-scale eddies and waves for the first time A NASA-led satellite mission has suggested that swirls and eddies in the middle of the ocean have a bigger influence on Earth's climate system than scientists previously realized.…
SWOT satellite lets scientists observe small-scale eddies and waves for the first time A NASA-led satellite mission has suggested that swirls and eddies in the middle of the ocean have a bigger influence on Earth's climate system than scientists previously realized.…
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' which introduces the Linux 6.14 kernel and offers nine months of support. 'Ubuntu 25.04, code-named 'Plucky Puffin', is here. This release...
A 500-year-old oak tree that survived the Spanish Armada, two World Wars, and centuries of British weather just met its match: a panicked middle manager at a mediocre roast dinner chain. As the BBC reports, the head honchos at Mitchells & Butlers — proud owners of Toby Carv...
Here's what you need to know about surveillance technology and protests—and how you can best protect yourself.
A financial analyst notes that DOGE has created significant disruption, but very little actual government savings have been realized. Noting the 'promises vs. the realities' of DOGE, MSN analyst Steve Rattner points out that while there has been a lot of noise, a lot of...
Fraud rings using fake 'bot' students have infiltrated America's community colleges, stealing over $11 million from California's system alone in 2024. The nationwide scheme, which began in 2021, targets open-admission institutions where scammers enroll fictitious students in ...
Atari's 1200XL should have been a success of the 8-bit home computing era: modern, compact, designed to compete with the breakout Commodore 64, and good-looking to boot. But it was a fiasco, writes Paul Lefebvre, due to poor compatibility with Atari 400/800 software and a...
Fans of the hit YouTube series are upset over Netflix’s “watered-down” remake, which one of the streamer’s executives calls a “tragedy.”
Workers who recently lost their jobs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety say they’re concerned that there’s no plan for managing biological samples tied to research projects.
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