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Nvidia · Santa ClaraAn anonymous reader shared this report from the blog OMG Ubuntu:
Ubuntu first switched to using Wayland as its default display server in 2017 before reverting the following year. It tried again in 2021 and has stuck with it since. But while Wayland is what most of us now log into after installing Ubuntu, anyone doing so on a PC or laptop with an NVIDIA graphics card present instead logs into an Xorg/X11 session.
This is because NVIDIA's proprie…See the Story
Ubuntu 24.10 to Default to Wayland for NVIDIA Users
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Linux Foundation Announces Launch of 'High Performance Software Foundation'
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FORTRAN and COBOL Re-enter TIOBE's Ranking of Programming Language Popularity
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Guangdong · Guangdong"China's navy has apparently tested out a hypersonic rail gun," reports Futurism, describing it as "basically a device that uses a series of electromagnets to accelerate a projectile to incredible speeds."
But "during a demonstration of its power, things didn't go quite as planned."
As the South ...See the Story
China Uses Giant Rail Gun to Shoot a Smart Bomb Nine Miles Into the Sky
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Decatur, Alabama · DecaturEarlier this week the Washington Post reported that America's Defense department "is growing concerned that the United Launch Alliance, one of its key partners in launching national security satellites to space, will not be able to meet its needs to counter China and build its arsenal in orbit with ...See the Story
US Defense Department 'Concerned' About ULA's Slow Progress on Satellite Launches
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Amazon · SeattleAmerica's Federal Trade Commission and 17 states filed an antitrust suit against Amazon in September. This week Amazon responded in court about its usage of Signal's "disappearing messages" feature.
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp shares GeekWire's report:
At a company known for putting its m...See the Story
Amazon Defends Its Use of Signal Messages in Court
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Hong Kong City · Hong KongIn an elaborate scam in January, "a finance worker, was duped into attending a video call with people he believed were the chief financial officer and other members of staff," remembers CNN. But Hong Kong police later said that all of them turned out to be deepfake re-creations which duped the empl...See the Story
Deep Fake Scams Growing in Global Frequency and Sophistication, Victim Warns
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Are Car Companies Sabotaging the Transition to Electric Vehicles?
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