Friday Five — September 4, 2026
CRN - AI Has Changed Open Source Security, Says Red Hat CEO Matt HicksRed Hat CEO Matt Hicks discusses how AI has transformed open source security,...
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Xbox to cap Cloud Gaming hours for Game Pass subscribers
Game Pass subscribers will no longer have unlimited access to Xbox's Cloud Gaming service.
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Steve Ballmer got suspended by the NBA because of a podcast and a jumbotron corruption scandal
Last September, Steve Ballmer insisted in an ESPN interview that the Clippers weren't involved in a shady-looking $28 million endorsement deal for his star player, Kawhi...
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Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3 is now available for testing
The third, and potentially final, monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26.10 is available for download. There were no monthly snapshots of the ‘Stonking Stingray’ in August or...
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How to Avoid Getting Arc Flashed
After getting called out in the field to troubleshoot a large PV solar installation, [Derek] found himself suddenly in the midst of an arc flash, causing...
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Vivaldi 8.2 is out with a calculator in the address bar
Vivaldi 8.2 rolled out today (3 September 2026) and lets you do quick and private math calculations directly in the address bar. This may prove useful...
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Transplanted Pig Kidney Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient
Gene-edited pig kidneys could offer a lifeline to patients stuck waiting for a human donor.
Read moreColorado Sees First Lawsuit Under ‘Right To Repair’ Law
At this point all fifty states have considered passing “right to repair” law aimed at making it easier and cheaper for consumers (and independent repair shops)...
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Andy Simpkins: A quick experiment with vibe coding
I spent 6 hours working with an AI to write a bash script that would show me both active & inactive reserved DHCP addresses, as well...
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Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them
CDC staff had already accepted the measles death reports when RFK Jr. meddled.
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You can watch the coolant flow inside Ugreen’s liquid-cooled power bank
Does your power bank have "CryoPulse technology" or a "Cyber Window"? If you disappointingly answered "no" to both, you might want to consider upgrading to Ugreen's...
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Nobody Is Saying Why OpenAI and Anthropic Had Outages Today
ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all suffered outages at nearly the exact same time for reasons that remain murky.
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