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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * I've tested Ubuntu and Fedora 44 for an extended period. * Both use the GNOME DE, but one adds several customizations. * Both distributions are free to use and suited for nearly any user. If
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A hot potato: Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries found in modern electronics are causing major headaches for firefighters in the UK. According to data from business insurer QBE shared by The Guardian, fire departments in the
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For decades, assessing cholesterol risk has been built around a simple idea: Lower “bad” cholesterol, lower your chance of a heart attack. The test at the center of that approach measures how much low-density lipoprotein, or LDL cholesterol, is circulating in part of the blood. It has shaped everything from
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* Ploopy transformed the classic ThinkPad pointing stick into a standalone desktop controller * Ploopy Bean uses magnetic sensing hardware, capturing 20,000 samples per second * Open-source firmware allows complete customization of every button and function The computer mouse has splintered into countless variations over the decades, yet the pressure-sensitive pointing stick
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Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.
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Lead story - AI results - the tension between expectations and reality mounts Up to this point, getting to AI results at scale is proving elusive. What's the issue - and what's holding us back? It's not a simple question - I personally believe
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A report by GTIG shows threat groups are increasingly leveraging AI to scale attacks. The exploitation attempt was disclosed and patched, preventing a mass incident. Published May 11, 2026 First published on A threat actor was able to leverage AI to develop a working zero-day exploit, in what is believed
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Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Claude Platform on AWS. Claude Platform on AWS is a new service that gives customers direct access to Anthropic’s native Claude Platform experience through their AWS account, with no separate credentials, contracts, or billing relationships required. AWS is the
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Gamers will be well familiar with the pain of a drifting analog stick. This issue has largely been resolved with the introduction of Hall-effect and TMR sticks in modern controllers. Why not apply the same tech to defeat double-clicking mouse switches? Keychron isn't the first to do so,
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In late April, Palantir — the software company that, in recent years, has perhaps become best known for its defense industry contracts and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement — announced that it would be adding new products to its merch store. The latest offering was a cotton chore coat. At $239
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With today's release of iOS 26.5, Apple has begun rolling out beta support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging. As with all things RCS, there are some basic requirements both you and the recipient of your messages will need to fulfill before you messages are secured in transit.
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In 2021, a team led by Zak Kassas, director of the Autonomous Systems Perception, Intelligence, and Navigation (ASPIN) Laboratory at The Ohio State University, showed how electronically eavesdropping on signals from six Starlink satellites could pinpoint locations on Earth to within 8 meters of accuracy—although that required 13 minutes
