Category: General
Sotheby's big T. rex auction raises concerns hype and wealth are upending science
Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils.
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Japan seeks to ramp up launch activity
The Japanese government wants to sharply increase the number of launches despite struggles with both current and new launch vehicles. The post Japan seeks to ramp...
Read moreVocalinux 0.14 Beta Released For Offline Voice Dictation / Speech-To-Text On Linux
Ubuntu 26.10 is notably working on laying the foundation for a context-aware desktop and their initial deliverable being worked on is Myna as a speech-to-text solution...
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Developer successfully ports Linux to 1994 Sega 32X — Genesis and MegaDrive expansion runs open-source OS on paltry 23MHz processors and 256KB of RAM
The adventurous developer who recently ported Linux to the Atari Jaguar (1993) has brewed up a version of the open source OS for the Sega 32X...
Read moreIBM Misses, IBM’s Mainframe Moat, IBM’s Many AI Problems
IBM announced preliminary results that spooked the software market generally; this is a story, however, specifically about IBM and its mainframe franchise.
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No, People Don’t Want More AI In Their Life
Many companies assume everyone craves new AI features. But the reality is that most people don't want more AI — at least not in the way...
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Legendary Gravis Ultrasound sound card gets new open-source clone — Beavis Ultrasound remake includes complete KiCad schematics, PCB layout, sample ROM, and more
There’s a new remake of the legendary Gravis Ultrasound ISA soundcard on the block with the arrival of the open source Beavis Ultrasound project.
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My Ebike Delivery Went Missing. When I Tried to Recover It, I Ended Up in Chatbot Hell
Companies’ increasing reliance on AI chatbots isn’t making the customer service experience smarter. It’s just making it more infuriating.
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Cursor AI's Silence on a Critical Flaw Jeopardizes Millions of Users
The flaw lets any repository auto-execute code on Cursor for Windows, and researchers say the company ignored it.
Read moreCursor AI's Silence on a Critical Flaw Jeopardizes Millions of Users
The flaw lets any repository auto-execute code on Cursor for Windows, and researchers say the company ignored it.
Read moreFreeBSD Laptop Support Continues Improving With WiFi, GPU & Audio Driver Work
The FreeBSD Foundation's Laptop Support and Usability Project, which has received more than $750k USD in funding to improve the experience of FreeBSD on laptops, is...
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