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New versions of operating systems often advertise backward-compatible features to entice previous-generation users to upgrade. When Windows 95 was released, Microsoft was so eager for users to upgrade that it added a special patch to run the popular game SimCity . According to former Microsoft programmer Joel Spolsky, Jon Ross, the developer of the Windows […]

Amid mass protests, the Iranian government has increased restrictions on the internet, while the country’s netizens have turned to VPNs and Tor to try to circumvent the restrictions . There are two kinds of Internet blockades in Iran: one is a physical disconnection, which cannot be bypassed; and a more common one is the use

Valve’s Linux console, the Steam Deck, is already in stock, so players won’t have to wait any longer. Its latest promotional video (YouTube, no longer available) has sparked a buzz on social media because it contains the logo of the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu. Steam Deck is essentially a Linux PC, and supporting emulators is

A Delaware judge hearing Elon Musk’s dispute with Twitter on Thursday postponed the hearing , granting Musk’s request. Musk’s reasoning is that he needs time to complete the financing needed for the acquisition. Twitter responded that Musk’s latest promise to buy Twitter could not be trusted . In a filing opposing Musk’s motion to stay

HardenedVault wrote, ” The protagonist of this leak is a part of the development framework of firmware supplier Insyde, whose framework integrates Intel-authorized content. This framework is mainly for its customer OEM manufacturer Lenovo (Lenovo), according to the timestamp of the leaked warehouse on github . Information, On September 30, 2022, an unidentified user uploaded

According to a study published in the journal AGU Advances, the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago also triggered a global tsunami with waves as high as 1 mile (1,609 meters) that washed away from the impact site on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Thousands of miles of seabed. Researchers use modelling to

Princeton University is so rich that it doesn’t need any outside funding, and its finances are billed as the world’s first perpetual motion machine —that is, one that can run forever without any outside financial support. America is home to a slew of super-rich universities, with staggering amounts of money from wealthy alumni giving, that

Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed plans to invest 100 billion yen in Japan by 2024. Part of it will be used to build data centers, and he also said he will increase investment in submarine cables and talent training. Google will build Japan’s first data center in Chiba Prefecture, which will be operational in 2023.

$ 570 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from Binance BNB Chain, the latest hack in the cryptocurrency space. Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its BNB Chain, previously known as Binance Smart Chain, is a cross-chain tool known as a blockchain bridge that plays an important role in the decentralized financial system, using

A Delaware judge hearing Elon Musk’s dispute with Twitter on Thursday postponed the hearing , a surprise decision that granted Musk’s request and effectively halted settlement talks that would have allowed the two sides to close the deal quickly. Musk now has until October 28 to complete the Twitter acquisition. Justice Kathaleen McCormick said if

Laptop users with Intel CPUs and integrated graphics are best not to upgrade to the latest stable kernel Linux 5.19.12, as the LCD display may be damaged. An Intel user using Linux 5.19.12 reported a white flickering display issue, with one user describing the display flickering like 1990s party dance lights. Intel kernel engineer Ville

The first patches to initially support the Rust language were merged into Linux 6.1 . The Linux 6.1 merge window opens for two weeks after the Linux 6.0 release. Initial support for Rust-for-Linux comes from roughly four areas: Kernel internals (kallsyms expansion for Rust symbols, %pA format); Kbuild infrastructure (Rust build rules and supporting scripts);

Months of drama surrounding the fate of Elon Musk’s blockbuster takeover of Twitter continues as representatives from both sides struggle to negotiate the terms of a deal that would allow the acquisition to go ahead. It was the latest discussion between the two sides ahead of the upcoming court standoff. Before Musk reversed course on