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Orion browser development ends for Linux and Windows
Kagi is walking away from Orion for Linux and Windows. It plans to release the source code, but…
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Ubuntu Linux 26.10 beta goes all in on Rust as Stonking Stingray nears release
Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray has entered beta with a bigger embrace of Rust, updated developer tools, expanded RISC-V…
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Nitrux 7.0.0 is the kind of ambitious Linux desktop release I love to see
Nitrux 7.0.0 is here with an ambitious new Workspace Environment, first-party desktop components, Linux kernel 7.2.6, and a…
AI and Security
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Apple teams up with King Charles III to help young people build creative careers
Apple and King Charles III charity The King’s Trust launch Creative Labs to help young adults build creative…
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Google SynthID helps your mom check if that Facebook photo is AI
Google opens SynthID Detector worldwide to check photos, videos, and audio for AI watermarks. Here is what it…
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AI agents helped an attacker take over a server in under 24 hours
ReliaQuest says AI agents helped an attacker take over a server in under 24 hours using an exposed…
Hardware
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Meta just turned your old Raspberry Pi into a Muse AI gadget
Meta’s open source Muse Gadget SDK lets hackers turn a Raspberry Pi or Linux computer into a physical…
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ASUS supercomputer lets local AI agents trade real money without the cloud
ASUS and Poesis tested autonomous AI agents that researched investments, managed risk, and traded real money in live…
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OWC Thunderbolt 5 Dock turns your laptop into a dual 8K workstation
OWC’s new Thunderbolt 5 Dock packs dual HDMI, 140W laptop charging, 2.5GbE, USB-C, SD, microSD, and support for…
Recent stories
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A possible plague case in Russia exposes a frightening weakness in our high-tech AI world
A mysterious death at a Russian anti-plague institute is putting modern disease surveillance in the spotlight. AI, genomic…
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These are the Amazon Prime Day tech deals actually worth buying today
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is packed with discounts, but not every sale is worth your money. Here…
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UGREEN 11-in-1 USB4 dock offers dual 4K displays for $99 but no charger is included
UGREEN’s $99 USB4 dock packs 11 connections and Parade Technologies controllers into a fanless design, but maximum laptop…
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IBM and Red Hat just fixed 400 open source vulnerabilities before AI agents could exploit them
IBM and Red Hat have used Lightwell to remediate more than 300 previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely deployed…
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OpenAI is adding invisible watermarks to ChatGPT text in the EU
OpenAI will watermark eligible ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU. The technology raises concerns about how people…
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Morningstar finds financial advisors are embracing AI but still drowning in paperwork
AI adoption among financial advisors has reached 80 percent, but Morningstar’s latest survey finds administrative work still leaves…