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Virtual private networks, or VPNs, are proving to be more and more consequential in the wide open world of the internet, where privacy is now so precious. While premium VPN services provide reliable protection, what about free VPNs? A free VPN can be an attractive option for ...
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a hard drive! A UK IT maintenance outfit is testing out drones to deliver equipment to customers, claiming this will help with sustainability measures of all things.…
Civil asset forfeiture allows police to take cash, vehicles and even houses from people without charging them. They get to keep the proceeds, and it's difficult to challenge in court. Studies show that more property is taken this way than is stolen by burglars, and now...
Beavers are a keystone species and are also pretty cute. However, they have not always been appreciated as they should be. In 1948, after residents complained about beaver-related damage, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game decided to take action. Thankfully, they decided...
For the last few months, I've been working on a fun new project—a kid-friendly music-themed fantasy adventure podcast called Musicland Stories. The first 12-episode season was written by Bob Proehl, author of the Nobody People superhero book series, with two episodes by...
Gloucestershire reluctant to set new date in S/4HANA migration saga The UK's Gloucestershire County Council has failed to introduce its new £7.3 million ($9.3 million) cloud-based SAP system in time for the new financial year, as its director of finance promised back in...
Sci-fi fiends have a long history of saving their darlings. Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Megalopolis, 40 years in the making, could be their biggest save yet.
Civil War is a big and loud and visually arresting film, but its politics are confused and potentially radicalizing.
PDFs are useful for circulating information, but if you ever have to edit or pull information from them, they can be come a real pain. That’s why a tool like PDF Reader Pro for Windows is so practical. Trusted by more than 60 million people worldwide, PDF Reader Pro makes...
Pelicans are large water birds found on every continent except Antarctica. Some species can reach up to 11.5 feet in length. Their large bills and gular pouches set them apart from most other birds. They are considered opportunistic feeders, meaning they eat almost anything...
Watch ants drink from a drop of red nectar in a captivating video on the 'Crazy Ants' YouTube channel. Nature and art overlap as the timelapse shows the nectar bubble decreasing in size until it's all been ingested. It's pretty cool to see the color of the nectar show...
Linux kernel cut it loose, now leading FOSS compiler lands depth-charge on Itanic GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) 14 should appear any month now, and when it does, it will no longer build binaries for IA64 – or Itanic, as The Reg dubbed it.…
Do you normally use Windows 11 and just want to have a quick look at a Linux distribution such as Linux Mint or start the computer with a rescue system to remove a malware infection, for example? Then booting the system with a live DVD or from a USB stick is a good option....
Gaming laptops have gotten really, really good. It doesn’t take much looking to find models that promise high-performance parts, thin-and-light design, or sometimes both. It’s not too surprising to see gaming laptops coming at pretty surprising prices. But knowing what...
Discord has shut down the Discord servers for the Nintendo Switch emulators Suyu and Sudachi and has completely disabled their lead developers’ accounts — and the company isn’t answering our questions about why it went that far. Both Suyu and Sudachi began as forks of...
DwarFS is a read-only file system with a focus on achieving very high compression ratios in particular for very redundant data. […] DwarFS also doesn’t compromise on speed and for my use cases I’ve found it to be on par with or perform better than SquashFS. For my primary use...
Scientists from Oxford University Physics have developed a breakthrough in cloud-based quantum computing that could allow it to be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies. The findings have been published in the journal Physical Review Letters. Phys.Org reports:...
Python is the world’s most popular programming language because it’s powerful, general purpose, and relatively easy to learn. So, if you’re interested in a coding career, The 2024 Python for Software Engineering Bootcamp Certification Bundle will help you carve out a niche...
Now that you’re used to seeing co-workers, family, and strangers at coffee shops, offices, and planes using the oblong USB-C connector, it’s time to see just what this promising standard can do today and tomorrow. As we approach its 10th birthday, the USB-C plug is now...
At its annual Intel Vision conference, CEO Pat Gelsinger laid out an ambitious roadmap that includes generative artificial intelligence (genAI) at every turn. Intel’s hardware strategy is centered around its new Gaudi 3 GPU, which was purpose built for training and running ...
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