Financial stress from AI infrastructure spending, overhiring, and recession fears, rather than AI adoption, is likely driving layoffs in the tech sector (Fast Company)
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Financial stress from AI infrastructure spending, overhiring, and recession fears, rather than AI adoption, is likely driving layoffs in the tech sector
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Radical gamer repurposes $1,700 ROG Atral RTX 5080 into a working DIY skateboard — rides graphics card down the street while walking dog
A user on the PC Master Race subreddit has turned a ROG Astral RTX 5080, one of the most expensive variants out there, into a real skateboard. The video shows the RTX 5080's …
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Today in 1994, 31 years ago: WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast.
Vodafone Germany is killing the open internet – one peering connection at a time
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Vodafone Germany is killing the open internet — one peering connection at a time
The telecom giant claims its exit from public internet exchanges will give customers "lower latencies." The evidence suggests they're in for a nightmare.Phil Kunz (coffee.link)
This dumb password rule is from European Union Intellectual Property Office.
- The password must be between 8 and 30 characters, containing at least a digit [0-9], a lower case letter [a-z], an upper case letter [A-Z] and one of [!@#$%&*,.] characters
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European Union Intellectual Property Office - Dumb Password Rules
- The password must be between 8 and 30 characters, containing at least a digit [0-9], a lower case letter [a-z], an upper case letter [A-Z] and one of [!@#$%&*,.] charactersdumbpasswordrules.com
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Nintendo Store App Now Available on iOS and Android with Playtime Tracker Feature
Nintendo has stealth-launched the official Nintendo Store app on mobile devices, available for iOS and Android. When users sign into their Nintendo account here, they can effectively use it as an eShop replacement for software, hardware, and even reward point redemptions. There is also a separate news tab, spread across several categories, ...
Singing bus horns in West Sumatra
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Kalason Oto: Singing Bus Horns in West Sumatra
Sound: Kalason oto (often simply “ kalason ”) Location : Alahan Panjang, Kab. Solok, West Sumatra This post is dedicated to Pak Budahar - a real Minang musical legend who literally spread music across Sumatra, providing sweet solace to his pas…Palmer Keen (aural archipelago)
Apple releases macOS Tahoe 26.1, watchOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and HomePod Software 26.1 | AppleVis
Apple has today released macOS Tahoe 26.1, watchOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and HomePod Software 26.1 to the public. As with iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.www.applevis.com
Apple Releases iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 with accessibility enhancements, new language support for Live Translation, and more | AppleVis
Apple has today released iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 to the public, bringing several enhancements to VoiceOver and braille, various visual changes to interface elements throughout the operating systems, expanded language support for Live Translation, an…www.applevis.com
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The Mack Super Pumper was a locomotive engined fire fighter (2018)
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Today in 1979, 46 years ago: Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
This week in 1969, the internet was born, and immediately glitched — only two of the five letters in the first computer-to-computer message were received
The foundations of internet communications were set 56 years ago, when 'LO' was transmitted from UCLA to SRI on the ARPANET.
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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Update Announced, Here Are The Patch Notes
Online Arcade is also "coming soon".Digital Eclipse launched its Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection this week, and while it's a good history lesson, there are already plans to improve certain aspects of the game.This starts with a patch dropping today on Steam, with "other platforms" to follow next week. It will come with audio improvements, ...
The clock's ticking for MySQL 8.0 as end of life looms
: Percona says more than half of installs remain on version set to lose support in 2026Lindsay Clark (The Register)
Florian Schneider Collection: Instruments and equipment up for auction
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The Florian Schneider Collection: Rare Instruments & Iconic Equipment Up For Auction
Explore Florian Schneider's rare instruments and iconic equipment from Kraftwerk's pioneering electronic music legacy.Julien's Auctions
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Developer Accidentally Called His Game "Sh*tty Dungeon" in Japanese and Now Enjoys Rise in Wishlists
"Everyone was laughing, and honestly, I was laughing like crazy too!"
Disney and YouTube settle their legal dispute over YouTube's hiring in May of former Disney executive Justin Connolly to be global head of media and sports (Dominic Patten/Deadline)
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Disney & YouTube Settle Legal Dispute Over Justin Connelly Hiring
Disney & YouTube have put down their legal weapons and come to a settlement over executive Justin Connolly.Dominic Patten (Deadline)
Amazon's $100 Echo Dot Max and $220 Echo Studio review: the devices run Alexa+, which works well, and have good audio quality, but the Studio is underwhelming (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
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Amazon's $100 Echo Dot Max and $220 Echo Studio review: the devices run Alexa+, which works well, and have good audio quality, but the Studio is underwhelming
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Today in 1964, 61 years ago: The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania.
How To Upgrade To Fedora 43 From Fedora 42 [Step-by-Step Guide]
This step-by-step guide explains how to upgrade your Fedora 42 system to the Fedora 43 version using the DNF system upgrade plugin.sk (OSTechNix)
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