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Scientists are working to sequence the genome of every known species on Earth.Scientists are working to sequence the genome of every known species on Earth.

This Linux distro has one of the smartest security features I've seen (and I've tested dozens)  ZDNET

RAM too expensive? Here's how to speed up your Linux system anyway - for free  ZDNET

We’re expanding Game Arena with Poker and Werewolf, while Gemini 3 Pro and Flash top our chess leaderboard.We’re expanding Game Arena with Poker and Werewolf, while Gemini 3 Pro and Flash top our chess leaderboard.

Luthair writes: Notepad++ claims to have been targeted by a state actor, given their previous stance on Uyghurs one can speculate about a candidate. Notepad++, in a blog post: According to the analysis provided by the security experts, the attack involved infrastructure-level compromise that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic destined for notepad-plus-plus.org. The exact technical mechanism remains under investigation, though the compromise occurred at the hosting provider level rather than through vulnerabilities in Notepad++ code itself. Traffic from certain targeted users was selectively redirected to attacker-controlled served malicious update manifests.

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Linux From Scratch Drops System V Init, Calls Decision Regrettable  Linuxiac

CachyOS says the Open Gaming Collective is an unnecessary 'collective with strings attached'  PC Gamer

The U.S. laid fiber-optic cables to a record number of homes last year as billions of dollars in federal broadband grants and a surge in data-center construction fueled an enormous buildout, but the industry does not have enough workers to sustain the pace. A 2024 report by the Fiber Broadband Association and the Power & Communication Contractors Association projects 58,000 new fiber jobs between 2025 and 2032 and estimates 120,000 workers will leave the field in that period, mostly through retirement -- a combined shortage of 178,000. The gap is especially acute among splicers, who fuse hair-thin filaments by hand, and directional drill operators. Telecommunications line installers and repairers earned annual median wages of $70,500 for the year ended May 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, against a $49,500 national median. Push, a utility-construction firm, raised hourly pay for fiber crews by 5% to 8% in each of the past several years and expects the pace to quicken.

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How immutable Linux can stop you from breaking your system  How-To Geek

Learn how to use simple Gemini prompts to create a 2026 budget, find hidden savings and organize your spending.Learn how to use simple Gemini prompts to create a 2026 budget, find hidden savings and organize your spending.

Linux Mint isn't the answer for Windows refugees anymore  XDA

GOG are giving away Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy to celebrate their Preservation Program  GamingOnLinux

Linux Kernel's Leadership Transition: How the World's Most Important Open Source Project Plans for Life After Linus Torvalds  WebProNews

Starbucks has been pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into AI and automation -- testing robots that take drive-through orders, virtual assistants that help baristas recall recipes and manage schedules, and scanning tools that count inventory -- as the 55-year-old coffee chain tries to reverse several years of struggling sales. The company last week reported its first same-store sales increase in two years in the U.S., where it earns roughly 70% of its revenue. Shares still slid 5% on concerns that heavy spending, including $500 million to boost staffing, had hurt profits. CEO Brian Niccol, who joined in 2024 after engineering Chipotle's turnaround, told the BBC he is confident consistent growth will address that; the company has pledged to find $2 billion in cost savings over three years.

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Fed up with Ubuntu? Why Debian should be your daily driver  How-To Geek

Weaponized Python and Linux Malware Target Executives and Cloud Systems  LinuxInsider

China's decades-old network of elite high-school "genius classes" -- ultra-competitive talent streams that pull an estimated 100,000 gifted teenagers out of regular schooling every year and run them through college-level science curricula -- has produced the core technical talent now building the country's leading AI and technology companies, the Financial Times reported Saturday. Graduates of these programs include the founder of ByteDance, the leaders of e-commerce giants Taobao and PDD, the billionaire behind super-app Meituan, the brothers who started Nvidia rival Cambricon, and the core engineers behind large language models at DeepSeek and Alibaba's Qwen. DeepSeek's research team of more than 100 was almost entirely composed of genius-class alumni when the startup released its R1 reasoning model last year at a fraction of the cost of its international rivals. The system traces to the mid-1980s, when China first sent students to the International Mathematical Olympiad and a handful of top high schools began creating dedicated competition-track classes. China now graduates around five million STEM majors annually -- compared to roughly half a million in the United States -- and in 2025, 22 of the 23 students it sent to the International Science Olympiads returned with gold medals. The computer science track has overtaken maths and physics as the most popular competition subject, a shift that accelerated after Beijing designated AI development a "key national growth strategy" in 2017.

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Linux's Second-in-Command Greg Kroah-Hartman Bestowed With The European Open Source Award  It's FOSS

3 Linux features that make my daily work faster than Windows 11  How-To Geek

5 terminal commands I run on every fresh Linux install  MakeUseOf