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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 700 into law, prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride or other medical additives to public water supply. The legislation maintains access to fluoridated water through private suppliers, emphasizing informed consent and personal choice. DeSantis and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson argue the decision reflects Florida’s commitment to protecting citizens from…
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Microsoft has officially integrated Fedora Linux as a supported Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) distribution, allowing users to run Fedora 42 natively within Windows. This development follows prior testing phases and simplifies the installation process with straightforward commands, such as wsl –install FedoraLinux-42 and wsl -d FedoraLinux-42.
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Researchers warn of a 77% increase in Aspergillus prevalence by 2100, linked to climate change, which could lead to severe infections in humans, livestock, and plants.
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Measles has returned to North Dakota after more than a decade, infecting an unvaccinated child. The case adds to growing national concerns, with outbreaks in 30 states and 935 confirmed infections.
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A new security flaw in Apple’s AirPlay protocol allows hackers to take over devices via Wi-Fi without user interaction, potentially enabling malware installation and network infiltration. Apple has patched its own devices, but third-party products may remain vulnerable, raising concerns about widespread security risks.
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Archaeologists have identified two 18th-century Danish slave ships, Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus, off the coast of Costa Rica. These vessels, sunk in 1710, were previously believed to be pirate ships but are now confirmed to have transported between 600 and 700 African slaves.
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Valve’s Half-Life 3 is reportedly playable from start to finish, with potential announcement and release dates in summer 2024 and winter 2025. Insider Tyler McVicker’s livestream and other leaks have fueled speculation about the game’s development.
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This Mother’s Day, consider gifting Mom high-tech gadgets that simplify daily life, enhance connectivity, and reflect genuine care. Tech expert Kurt ‘CyberGuy’ Knutsson suggests several must-have items that blend thoughtfulness with practicality.
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Riot Games has reduced cheating in Valorant to under 1% of ranked games through its kernel-level anti-cheat system Vanguard. The system enforces Windows security features like Trusted Platform Module and Secure Boot while preventing code execution in kernel memory.
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A Minnesota woman, Emma Dimery, was diagnosed with incurable stage 4 colon cancer at 23. After undergoing a last-chance clinical trial, she has become cancer-free two years later, marking a breakthrough in genetic therapy for advanced colorectal cancer.
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The REAL ID deadline is approaching, with the requirement for new identification set to take effect on May 7, as a growing number of Americans rush to obtain their REAL IDs before the deadline. Travelers who have not yet received their documents are advised to use alternative forms of ID such as U.S. passports to…
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A skull found in a medieval church in Hungary has been identified by facial reconstruction specialist Emese Gábor as possibly belonging to King Matthias Corvinus, a 15th-century ruler known for his military and judicial reforms. Gábor noted the skull’s physical features, including a greenish discoloration suggesting a metal crown, aligning with known details about Corvinus,…
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A new study published in JAMA Network Open links higher state-level tax income with increased cancer screening rates and decreased cancer mortality. Researchers from Ohio State, Emory, and the University of Verona found that higher tax revenue per capita correlated with higher screening rates and lower mortality, particularly among White patients.
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In 2025, the highest-rated video games are all budget-priced titles, with Metacritic top performers Clair Obscur, Blue Prince, and Split Fiction costing just $50, $30, and $50 respectively. Microsoft and Nintendo are raising prices to $80, reflecting broader industry shifts.
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A growing campaign of doxxing attacks, initially targeting Tesla owners, has expanded to include nonowners across the United States, exposing personal data and risking privacy and safety.
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Kurt ‘CyberGuy’ Knutsson discusses the environmental impact of pharmaceutical packaging, highlighting the vast number of plastic pill bottles discarded each year. The Tully Tube, an innovative paper-based alternative, is presented as a viable solution that meets FDA safety standards and could significantly reduce plastic waste.
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A Dartmouth College professor, Sachi Schmidt-Hori, faced severe online harassment from gamers after Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadow featured a Black African samurai character, Yasuke. Critics accused her of ‘wokeness run amok’, attacking her academic work and personal life despite her role as a narrative consultant, which involved historical research rather than character creation.
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Tech leaders and organizations have launched a campaign to make computer science (CS) and artificial intelligence (AI) mandatory graduation requirements in U.S. schools. The initiative, called Unlock8, is backed by major tech companies and industry leaders, including Microsoft, Meta, and Blue Origin.
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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is organizing a global free software hackathon to mark its 40th anniversary, inviting contributions from projects and individual contributors worldwide. The event, scheduled for November 2025, aims to enhance free and open-source software projects through collaborative efforts.
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A proof-of-concept program called Curing has been created to demonstrate a ‘blind spot’ in Linux antivirus tools by using the io_uring interface, which allows I/O operations without traditional system calls, evading detection by major security tools.
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A major data breach at VeriSource Services, a Texas-based HR firm, has exposed the personal information of about 4 million individuals. The breach was discovered in February 2024, but it took the company over a year to fully assess the impact and notify affected individuals, raising questions about corporate responsibility in cybersecurity.
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The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is partnering with GitHub to celebrate the critical role of open source project maintainers during Maintainer Month. This year’s focus is on securing open source projects through best practices, recognition of contributors, and collaboration to strengthen the ecosystem.
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Apple is collaborating with Anthropic to develop an AI-powered ‘vibe-coding’ platform that integrates Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet model into a revamped version of Xcode. The system is designed to automate code writing, editing, and testing, with internal rollout planned.
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Redis has returned to open source licensing with Redis 8 under the AGPL v3 license, reversing a year-long shift to proprietary licensing. The move comes after significant market pressure, including support for the Valkey fork from AWS, Google, and Oracle.
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Redis, the widely used in-memory data store, has reverted to open source licensing with Redis 8 now under the AGPL v3 license. This decision reverses a controversial shift to proprietary licensing last year, which aimed to ensure cloud providers paid for hosting Redis as a managed service.
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Rockstar Games has postponed the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 from its original fall 2025 release window to May 26, 2026. The company has issued an apology for the significant delay, which has been attributed to the need for additional development time to ensure the game meets the high expectations of its fanbase.
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Epic Games is launching webshops to enable developers to offer out-of-app purchases, circumventing fees from Apple and Google. This move follows a legal victory against Apple, allowing developers to direct players to external platforms for purchases.
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Epic Games is launching webshops to allow developers to bypass Apple and Google’s app store fees, following a legal victory. The move enables developers to direct players to out-of-app purchases across platforms, including iOS in the EU and US.
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Epic Games is launching webshops to allow developers to bypass Apple and Google’s app store fees. This move comes after a legal victory against Apple, enabling developers to redirect players to external purchase platforms.
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution to block California from enforcing a 2035 ban on new gas-powered vehicle sales. Governor Newsom and state officials criticized the move as an illegal use of the Congressional Review Act.
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Microsoft has announced a price increase for its Xbox consoles, with the flagship Series X rising by $100 to $599.99 in the U.S. The company cited market conditions and the rising cost of game development as key factors behind the decision.
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House Republicans have proposed a $200 annual tax on full electric vehicles to fund the highway trust fund, raising concerns about its impact on EV owners and potential tax avoidance by commercial operators.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella disclosed that up to 30% of the company’s codebase might have been written by AI during a fireside chat with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Meta’s LlamaCon conference. He noted varying success rates across programming languages, with more progress in Python and less in C++.
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Electronic Arts announced the layoff of hundreds of employees, including around 100 at Respawn Entertainment, and the cancellation of the Titanfall sequel R7. The decision reflects the company’s strategic shift to focus on core business priorities.
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The Open Invention Network (OIN) has reached a significant milestone by celebrating 20 years of safeguarding Linux and open-source software from patent-related challenges. Founded in 2005, OIN was established to counter threats from patent trolls and major corporations like Microsoft, which claimed Linux infringed on hundreds of its patents.
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Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the layoff of approximately 300 employees across various departments, with around 100 positions affected at Respawn Entertainment. The cuts primarily targeted EA’s Experiences team, including customer support, marketing, and other non-core functions, though other departments also saw reductions.
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Google is working with Georgia Institute of Technology and the Wild Dolphin Project to develop an AI model, DolphinGemma, to decode dolphin communication. The project aims to analyze decades of audio records to identify patterns and potential meanings behind dolphin vocalizations, paving the way for human-dolphin interaction.
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Lenovo is providing Linux-based alternatives for some models, such as the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, at discounted prices compared to Windows versions. The price difference highlights concerns about the cost of Windows and has sparked discussions since at least 2020.
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Linus Torvalds, the Linux creator, criticizes case-insensitive file systems as a fundamental flaw, arguing that they introduce security risks and design complexities. Overstreet’s discussion on testing issues sparked Torvalds’ strong condemnation, highlighting the ongoing technical debates within the Linux community.
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A study published in Science reveals that Democratic-led congressional committees and left-wing think tanks in the U.S. are more likely to cite scientific research compared to their Republican counterparts. The analysis of hundreds of thousands of policy documents shows a significant gap in the use of scientific literature, with Democrats and left-leaning think tanks favoring…
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Grand Theft Auto V topped Twitch viewership charts in 2024 with 1.4 billion hours watched, outperforming competitors like League of Legends. The game’s enduring appeal highlights its significance in the streaming community.
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A newly discovered rootkit named ‘Curing’ leverages the io_uring feature in the Linux kernel to bypass traditional security monitoring systems. This allows attackers to execute malicious activities stealthily, without triggering existing detection tools.
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Wizards of the Coast has released the System Reference Document under a Creative Commons license, allowing creators to design campaigns under the 2024 5th edition rules. The SRD includes expanded rules, backgrounds, feats, and monsters, while retaining copyright on iconic creatures like Beholders and Illithids.
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Wine 10.6 has been released, featuring a new lexer within its Command Processor (CMD), support for the PBKDF2 algorithm to its Bcrypt implementation, and improved metadata handling in WindowsCodecs. According to Phoronix, the update also includes 27 known bug fixes that address issues with Unity games, Alan Wake, GDI+, and various other games and applications.
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Erik Dubois, lead developer of ArcoLinux, announces his departure after eight years, citing advancing age and reduced stamina. He emphasizes that the code will remain open for others to fork and remix, with a transition package to help users switch to Arch Linux.
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A federal website that once provided information on vaccines, testing, and treatment for COVID-19 has been replaced with a page supporting the lab leak theory, despite scientific uncertainty. The new site features an image of former President Donald Trump juxtaposed with the words ‘lab’ and ‘leak’, accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci of promoting a ‘preferred narrative’…
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Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 will come with full support for OEM installations, enabling it to be pre-installed on computers sold globally. This feature marks a significant step for the distribution as it opens up new possibilities for hardware vendors and users.
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Linus Torvalds celebrated Git’s 20th anniversary, highlighting that his daughter noted Git is more famous than Linux. Torvalds explained that Git was a practical tool to prevent chaos in Linux kernel development.
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Fedora has proposed a major change for its upcoming version 43 release that aims to achieve 99% package reproducibility, addressing growing concerns about supply-chain security. The effort will use a public instance of rebuilderd to independently verify that binary packages can be reproduced from source code.
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A Dallas-based biotech company, Colossal Biosciences, claims to have successfully de-extincted the dire wolf, an extinct species last seen more than 12,500 years ago, using advanced genome-editing and cloning techniques. The company created three dire wolves, including two adolescent males named Romulus and Remus, and a female puppy named Khaleesi.
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A baby mammoth named ‘Yana,’ dating back over 130,000 years, was dissected by Russian scientists in Yakutsk. This well-preserved specimen provides rare insights into the anatomy of the Ice Age creature.
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A stunning blue spiral light, resembling a whirlpool, was captured in the night skies over Europe on Monday, likely caused by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fuel. The phenomenon was linked to the rocket’s upper stage descending toward Earth, with frozen exhaust plumes reflecting sunlight to form the spiral.
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A stunning blue spiral light illuminated the night skies over Europe, believed to be caused by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s fuel plume reflecting sunlight as it fell back to Earth. The event occurred shortly after the return of NASA astronauts from space, highlighting SpaceX’s recent activities.
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Scientists affiliated with the University of Auckland shared a rare video of an octopus riding on a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. The unusual encounter, captured during a study on shark feeding frenzies, was described as one of the strangest events the university had ever seen.
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Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner greeted NASA astronauts with an alien-themed welcome during the Crew-10 docking on the ISS, creating a lighthearted moment. This event coincided with a SpaceX mission to rescue stranded astronauts, highlighting international space collaboration.
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Nate Silver reflects on the closure of FiveThirtyEight, attributing it to ABC News’ layoffs as part of Disney’s cost-cutting measures. He highlights the ongoing challenges of sustaining a media property without essential resources and talent poaching by larger publications.
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The Athena lunar lander has successfully touched down on the Moon, but its condition and exact landing location remain unknown. While communication with the lander was established, mission controllers are unable to confirm if it is operational or where it landed.
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A private lunar lander named Blue Ghost has successfully landed on the moon, delivering equipment for NASA. The mission marks the first time a private spacecraft has achieved a stable landing without tipping over, confirming the success of Firefly Aerospace’s mission.
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A new study claims Mars’ red color is due to the mineral ferrihydrite, which forms in cool water. Researchers analyzed Mars data and lab experiments to confirm this, suggesting the planet may have had a habitable climate billions of years ago.
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A new study links a specific gene variant to the evolutionary development of spoken language in humans, suggesting that a unique protein found only in humans may have enabled complex communication. Researchers used CRISPR to test the genetic variant in mice, observing changes in vocalization patterns, highlighting its role in human speech.