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5 of the easiest, quickest Linux distros to install - and I've tried them all  ZDNET

Microsoft has officially cited Apple's App Store policies as the roadblock preventing its Xbox mobile store launch promised for July 2024. In an amicus brief supporting Epic Games filed this week, Microsoft alleged that Apple's "anti-steering policies" have "stymied" its mobile store ambitions despite a court injunction allowing developers to advertise alternative payment methods. The brief challenges Apple's attempt to overturn this crucial ruling, which enabled Fortnite's App Store return with external payment links. Microsoft argues that launching its store under threat of Apple potentially winning a temporary stay creates significant business risk. The restrictions also impact Microsoft's Xbox mobile app functionality.

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Microsoft finally open-sources (most of) Windows Subsystem for Linux  ZDNET

AMD To Focus On Better ROCm Linux Experience In H2-2025, Day-One Client Support  Phoronix

Google flags malicious use of Linux .desktop files  SC Media

An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCWorld: Microsoft famously brought its Copilot AI to the Edge browser in Windows. Now Google is doing the same with Chrome. In a list of announcements that spanned dozens of pages, Google allocated just a single line to the announcement: "Gemini is coming to Chrome, so you can ask questions while browsing the web." Google later clarified what Gemini on Chrome can do: "This first version allows you to easily ask Gemini to clarify complex information on any webpage you're reading or summarize information," the company said in a blog post. "In the future, Gemini will be able to work across multiple tabs and navigate websites on your behalf." Other examples of what Gemini can do involves coming up with personal quizzes based on material in the Web page, or altering what the page suggests, like a recipe. In the future, Google plans to allow Gemini in Chrome to work on multiple tabs, navigate within Web sites, and automate tasks. Google said that you'll be able to either talk or type commands to Gemini. To access it, you can use the Alt+G shortcut in Windows. [...] You'll see Gemini appear in Chrome as early as this week, Google executives said -- on May 21, a representative clarified. However, you'll need to be a Gemini subscriber to take advantage of its features, a requirement that Microsoft does not apply with Copilot for Edge. Otherwise, Google will let those who participate in the Google Chrome Beta, Dev, and Canary programs test it out.

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Red Hat introduces cloud-optimized RHEL  techzine.eu

Manjaro Linux lead gives more info on the new ZOTAC GAMING ZONE handheld with AMD  GamingOnLinux

Manjaro Linux lead gives more info on the new ZOTAC GAMING ZONE handheld with AMD  GamingOnLinux

Manjaro Linux lead gives more info on the new ZOTAC GAMING ZONE handheld with AMD  GamingOnLinux

Manjaro Linux lead gives more info on the new ZOTAC GAMING ZONE handheld with AMD  GamingOnLinux

Manjaro Linux lead gives more info on the new ZOTAC GAMING ZONE handheld with AMD  GamingOnLinux

Intel Compute Runtime 25.18.33578.6 Brings ULLS For Lunar Lake  Phoronix

Linux Foundation: Slash costs, boost growth with open-source AI  AI News

How Did You Learn About the Linux Distro You're Using?  How-To Geek

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Starfish Space plans to perform the first commercial satellite docking in orbit with its Otter Pup 2 mission, aiming to connect to an unprepared D-Orbit ION spacecraft using an electrostatic capture mechanism and autonomous navigation software. NASASpaceFlight.com reports: This follows the company's first attempt, which saw the Otter Pup 1 mission unable to dock with its target due to a thruster failure. The Otter Pup 2 spacecraft will be deployed from a quarter plate on the upper stage adapter of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, placing it into a sun synchronous orbit altitude of 510 km inclined 97.4 degrees. The target will be a D-Orbit ION spacecraft which will simulate a client payload, which is not equipped with a traditional docking adapter or capture plate as you might see aboard a space station or other rendezvous target. Instead, Starfish Space's Nautilus capture mechanism will feature a special end effector connected to the end of the capture mechanism. This end effector will enable Otter Pup 2 to dock with the ION through electrostatic adhesion. "An electromagnet will be integrated into the end effector and will be used as a backup option to the electrostatic end effector, to dock with the ION through magnetic attraction," the company notes. The goal is to eventually commission its Otter satellite servicing vehicle to allow for servicing of previously launched satellites. The company's first Otter missions include customers such as NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and Intelsat, with the goal of flying those missions as soon as 2026. [...] Following the thruster issues on the first mission, this flight will feature two ThrustMe thrusters, which use an electric propulsion system based on gridded ion thruster technology.

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Microsoft Brings Post-Quantum Cryptography to Windows and Linux in Early Access Rollout  The Quantum Insider

Microsoft Brings Post-Quantum Cryptography to Windows and Linux in Early Access Rollout  The Quantum Insider

Microsoft Brings Post-Quantum Cryptography to Windows and Linux in Early Access Rollout  The Quantum Insider