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"There are no benefits to being owned by Microsoft": Xbox owners accused of cultivating a "disposable worker mentality" in damning report on layoffs
A fresh report has shed light on what played out behind the scenes last week as Microsoft laid off around 1600 people and parted ways with...
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IWGB Game Workers union forms 'redundancy taskforce' to defend workers' rights
'With training, solidarity and support, workers can stand up to bosses who use redundancy to cover for their own mismanagement and greed.'
Read moreLinus Torvalds Reaffirms That Linux Is Not "Anti-AI" & Not A "Social Warrior" Project
Overnight Linux creator Linus Torvalds wrote another well crafted message that reaffirms the Linux kernel position of not being against AI and lashing back against some...
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4 Best Personal Safety Alarms: Garmin, Sabre, & More (2026)
Make some noise for safety with our favorite alarms, from keychain sirens to wearable bracelets.
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The Best Google Home Speaker (2026)
There’s now only one worth buying—but you can still access new features on older models you might already own.
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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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