BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is villain behavior
When a premium car brand like BMW says it has a "special surprise" in store for drivers, I'd expect something more luxurious than having a movie...
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This Game Costs 200 Dollars is a game that really does cost $200, doesn't look very good, and almost made its dev $1.3 million
I do not have $200 to spare on one single video game right now. In this economy, spending such an obscene amount of dough on one...
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Ames Science Stars of the Month – August 2026
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Danielle Lopez, Jennifer Claudio, and Duncan Mifsud. Their commitment to the NASA...
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BornHack Radio 102.8 FM, Playing Radio At A Hacker Camp
Over the years I have been to many hacker camps and done a lot of very cool things, but BornHack 2026 brought me something entirely new:...
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openSUSE Asia Summit 2026 Logo Competition Winner Announced
The votes are in! The openSUSE Asia Summit Committee is pleased to announce that **A. Thalida has been selected as the winner of the openSUSE.Asia Summit...
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US mulling ban on key Chinese networking tech in data center component crackdown — White House wants to impose restrictions in 2026, China says it will respond if necessary
Sources say that the FCC is drafting a ban on optical transceivers for data centers. These components, which convert electrical signals into light signals, are said...
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Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are now subject to new moratorium
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) instructed PUCT and ERCOT to pause all data center applications until they complete an audit on all the information that data center...
Read more[$] Fedora considers conflict-of-interest policy
The Fedora Council is considering a conflict-of-interest (COI) policy for its decision-making bodies, such as the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo), special-interest groups (SIGs), and any...
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See the Perseid Meteors on a New Moon Year
You couldn’t ask for a better year for one of the top annual meteor showers. If skies are clear be sure to watch for one of...
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August 2026 Satellite Puzzler
Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
Read moreCapital One Says Money Laundering, Not January 6 Riot, Led To Shutdown Of Trump Accounts
I don’t know but when your best argument is “we got locked out of our accounts for supporting violent insurrectionists,” maybe it’s time to stop arguing....
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