GNU Awk 5.4.0 released
Version 5.4.0 of GNU awk (gawk) has been released. This is a major release with a change in gawk’s default regular-expression matcher: it now uses MinRX...
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Firefox 148.0 released
Version 148 of Firefox has been released. The most notable change in this release is the addition of a “Block AI enhancements” option that allows turning...
Read more[$] As ye clone(), so shall ye AUTOREAP
The facilities provided by the kernel for the management of processes have evolved considerably in the last few years, driven mostly by the advent of the...
Read moreLamborghini cancels electric Lanzador as supercar buyers reject EVs
For the last few years, Lamborghini has been in a quandary: What to do about an electric vehicle? Among the supercar brands, Lamborghini has always stood...
Read moreRailguns: Making Metal Go Fast Using the Lorentz Force
In science fiction, the use of gunpowder-based weapons is generally portrayed as something from a savage past, with technology having long since moved on to more...
Read moreYour Watch Will One Day Track Blood Pressure
Your smartwatch can track a lot of things, but at least for now, it can’t keep an accurate eye on your blood pressure. Last week researchers...
Read moreGoogle Cloud N4 Series Benchmarks: Google Axion vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance
Google Cloud recently launched their N4A series powered by their in-house Axion ARM64 processors. In that launch-day benchmarking last month was looking at how the N4A...
Read moreKnowledge Priming
Rahul Garg has observed a frustration loop when working with AI coding assistants – lots of code generated, but needs lots of fixing. He’s noticed five...
Read moreSecurity updates for Tuesday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (kernel, kernel-rt, and munge), Debian (openssl), Mageia (gegl), Oracle (firefox, freerdp, gnupg2, golang-github-openprinting-ipp-usb, grafana, grafana-pcp, java-11-openjdk, kernel, libpng15, munge,...
Read moreJohn Goerzen: Screen Power Saving in the Linux Console
I just made up a Debian trixie setup that has no need for a GUI. In fact, I rarely use the text console either. However, because...
Read moreBuilding quantum-safe telecom infrastructure for 5G and beyond
coRAN Labs and Canonical at MWC Barcelona 2026 At MWC Barcelona 2026, coRAN Labs and Canonical are presenting a working demonstration of a cloud-native, quantum-safe telecom...
Read moreMeta could end up owning 10% of AMD in new chip deal
Meta has struck a multi-billion dollar chip deal with AMD that could lead to the Facebook owner taking a 10 percent stake in the group, sending...
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