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We now have even more evidence against the “ecocide” theory of Easter Island
Enlarge / New research lends further credence to the “population crash” theory about Easter Island being just a myth. (credit: Arian Zwegers/CC BY 2.0) For centuries, Western scholars have touted the...
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Apple Intelligence and other features won’t launch in the EU this year
Enlarge / Features like Image Playground won’t arrive in Europe at the same time as other regions. (credit: Apple) Three major features in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia will not be available to European...
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40 years later, X Window System is far more relevant than anyone could guess
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Often times, when I am researching something about computers or coding that has been around a very long while, I will come across a document on a university website that...
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A significant portion of server data is never accessed, says NetApp
Up to 70 or 80 percent of the data that some companies store goes unused, according to enterprise data infrastructure provider NetApp. The company has recently started bringing attention to the issue...
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Congress passes bill to jumpstart new nuclear power tech
Enlarge (credit: hrui) Earlier this week, the US Senate passed what’s being called the ADVANCE Act, for Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy. Among a number of other...
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Top FDA official overrules staff to approve gene therapy that failed trial
Enlarge / Dr. Peter Marks, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research within the Food and Drug Administration on March 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty | Susan Walsh) The...
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$200-ish laptop with a 386 and 8MB of RAM is a modern take on Windows 3.1 era
The Pocket 386, a new-old laptop that can run MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, and (technically) Windows 95. [credit: DZT’s Store ] Of the many oddities you can buy from Aliexpress, some of the weirdest are the...
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Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win
Enlarge (credit: Tim Macpherson | Image Source) As a result of book publishers successfully suing the Internet Archive (IA) last year, the free online library that strives to keep growing online...
View ArticleInventec Artemis 1U and 2U NVIDIA GB200 Systems Shown
The Inventec Artemis 1U and 2U NVIDIA GB200 systems offer different power density for next-gen Grace Blackwell compute The post Inventec Artemis 1U and 2U NVIDIA GB200 Systems Shown appeared first on...
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NASA indefinitely delays return of Starliner to review propulsion data
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner capsule lifts off aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket. (credit: United Launch Alliance) In an update released late Friday evening, NASA said it was “adjusting”...
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This $1 billion AI chatbot has been accused of stealing content and lying
There are numerous AI chatbots now available allowing users to pick and choose their favorites, based on preferences and the perceived advantages of each service. One feature that users of Perplexity,...
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TikTok’s “kill switch” offer revealed amid US ban battle
According to TikTok, the proposed “kill switch” would have given the US government the power to shut down the platform at its sole discretion if certain rules were not followed. These rules were...
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You can still restore Windows 10 File Explorer in Windows 11 24H2
The new and modern File Explorer was criticised when it first appeared with Windows 11. Since then, countless tweaks and feature add-ons have made it more bearable. However, some users still believe...
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Darktable adds new modules for image composition, color equalizer
Darktable is an open source alternative to Adobe Lightroom, now introducing a new color equalizer to control hue, lightness, and saturation based on colors, and two new modules for image composition....
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Microsoft releases patch to fix critical Wi-Fi flaw in Windows, Windows Server
Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday included updates for 49 CVE-tagged security flaws in its products, including one deemed critical. Microsoft gave it a 9.8 out of 10 CVSS severity rating, and it falls...
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Major capacitor breakthrough could usher microelectronics with 170 times...
Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley have created “microcapacitors” that address this shortcoming, as highlighted in a study published in Nature. Made from engineered...
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Google Search Processed a Billion DMCA Takedowns in Four Months
Google started keeping track of all incoming DMCA takedown notices at the beginning of the last decade. In the spring of 2012, Google formally launched its Transparency Report, sharing details on all...
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Microsoft is killing off Windows 11’s Win + C shortcut as Copilot becomes a...
Microsoft is rolling out new cumulative updates to turn off the Win + C keyboard shortcut in Windows 11 22H2 or newer. Windows 11 24H2 also ships without this keyboard shortcut, which is interesting...
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Windows 11 Start menu is getting a permanent Phone Link integration, if you...
As shown in the screenshot above, you will be able to access your phone’s most basic features directly from the Start menu. These include messages, calls, and photos. You’ll also be able to check your...
View ArticleGigabyte MS04-CE0 Intel Xeon 6 Motherboard Shown
The Gigabyte MS04-CE0 we saw at Computex 2024 is a single socket Intel Xeon 6 motherboard that packs up to 144 cores onto an ATX motherboard The post Gigabyte MS04-CE0 Intel Xeon 6 Motherboard Shown...
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