Kash Patel says the FBI uses all the tools it has to accomplish its mission - even if those tools are questionableIt's been three years since an FBI director admitted to purchasing the location data o…
Most Ubuntu desktop users will be looking at this until at least 2028GNOME 50is here, codenamed Tokyo after the location of theGNOME Asia Summit 2025, and the biggest change is in fact more or less in…
Better than seismometers?Fiber-optic cables could be used to detect moonquakes, offering a simpler way to gather seismic data to support future missions.…
Despite hardware limits, Parallels supports running Windows on MacBook Neo "8GB unified memory is the minimum practical configuration." https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/despite-hardware-limits-…
Prediction markets are trying to lure journalists with partnership deals https://www.theverge.com/news/897388/kalshi-polymarket-journalists-partnership-deals
Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period https://www.theverge.com/tech/897420/android-sideloading-unverified-developers-process
OpenAI Acquires Developer Tooling Startup Astral https://developers.slashdot.org/story/26/03/19/1621209/openai-acquires-developer-tooling-startup-astral?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
Iran-linked attackers wiped employees' devices using IntuneThe US government has urged companies to better secure Microsoft Intune, an endpoint management tool that was abused in last week's cyberatta…
Meta actually is keeping its VR metaverse running, for now https://www.theverge.com/tech/897396/meta-vr-horizon-worlds-metaverse-andrew-bosworth
After 25 years, Valve reworks Counter-Strike's reload system Full-magazine reloads throw out muscle memory in favor of "higher stakes" decisions. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/after-25-years-…
Wayland 1.25 Released With Color Management Now Fully Documented Simon Ser just released Wayland 1.25... https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-1.25-Released
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Epic and Disney now let Fortnite creators make Star Wars games https://www.theverge.com/games/897163/fortnite-star-wars-creators-uefn-epic-games-disney
Blender 5.1 Delivers Some Nice Gains For CPU Rendering Performance On Linux With this week's release of Blender 5.1 I have begun benchmarking it on different CPUs and GPUs. In this article is an initi…
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Walmart Wins Patents To Give Algorithms More Sway Over Prices https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/03/19/0430224/walmart-wins-patents-to-give-algorithms-more-sway-over-prices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkano…
Harlowe has a cheaper solution for lighting 360-degree shoots https://www.theverge.com/tech/897360/harlowe-omni-360-omnidirectional-camera-light
Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America Radiocarbon results suggest a single origin and rapid diffusion through cultural transition networks. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/s…
Professional services giant did not read its own report on lackluster benefitsYou'll use AI and like it too - if you work for PwC. Paul Griggs, US chief executive of the global professional services g…
Paid streaming for cheapskates is having a moment https://www.theverge.com/column/897098/cheap-streaming-howdy-roku
GNUnet 0.27 Released For Those With "Some Reasonable Pain Tolerance" Version 0.27 of GNUnet is now available for this free software framework for constructing decentralized, peer-to-peer networking. B…
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Lina Khan was right about the metaverse https://www.theverge.com/report/896820/lina-khan-ftc-meta-supernatural-antitrust
