A Debian-based distro is taking a unique approach to funding. It offers its 32-bit version for free but requires a donation to unlock the 64-bit and ARM64 builds. It’s a direct response to earning only about €200 from 14 donors over 12 years.
The future of the Samsung Galaxy Ring looks uncertain. A new report claims Samsung is “reassessing its strategy” for the wearable due to disappointing sales, putting a Galaxy Ring 2 on hold. A brewing patent war with rival Oura adds another layer of complication.
Apple dominated smartphone sales last quarter, with the iPhone 16 leading for the third quarter in a row. The company placed five models in the global top ten, showing its continued market strength even as the new iPhone 17 series begins to shift buyer interest.
Naveen Rao’s new startup, Unconventional AI, has landed $475 million from heavyweights like Andreessen Horowitz and Jeff Bezos. The goal? To tackle AI’s unsustainable energy demands by building radically different, brain-inspired chips. This isn’t just neuromorphic computing—it’s a years-long resear
In a new twist, former President Trump says he’d allow Nvidia to sell advanced chips to China if the U.S. government takes a 25% cut of the revenue. This comes after Nvidia’s CFO admitted that expected “sizable purchase orders” from China never materialized. The proposal raises huge questions about
The go-to fix for yellowed retro consoles might be a long-term mistake. A 10-year experiment on a Sega Dreamcast shows retrobrighting can lead to streaking and uneven discoloration that looks worse than untreated plastic.
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Splunk for Windows, rated CVSS 8.0, allows authenticated local users to gain full SYSTEM-level control. The flaw stems from overly broad file permissions set during installation and impacts both Splunk Enterprise and Universal Forwarder. Organizations are urged to
Research published in Nature Communications suggests European summers could extend by over a month by the century’s end. The study links this to rapid Arctic warming weakening global air currents. This isn’t the first time it’s happened, but the speed now is unprecedented.
Ace Yip launched a career tech startup while still in high school. She’s managing a 10-person international team and prepping for college, all while rejecting the pressure to drop out. Here’s her take on building a business young.
The light pollution from mega-constellations of satellites like Starlink is no longer just a ground-based telescope problem. New research indicates space telescopes, including the iconic Hubble, are now under direct threat, with some future missions facing near-total image contamination.
