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Privacy Messenger Session Is Staring Down a 90-Day Countdown to Obscurity

With paid developers gone and only volunteers remaining, the app has until July 8 to secure funding or fade into irrelevance.

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Windows changes are coming: Here’s how to get a sneak peek at what’s next

Microsoft is finally making its Windows Insider Program less complicated. Here’s everything that’s being fixed – and what you have to do to see the changes for yourself.

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EFF Says It’s Quitting TwitterX

It took a minute — actually a long minute — but Electronic Frontier Foundation has finally shut the door on the platform formerly known as Twitter, without even a “goodbye.”
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YouTube Premium is getting a price increase in June – but you can save $32 with one change

Depending on your plan, you’ll have to shell out an extra $2 to $4 each month. Fortunately, there’s a new way to save, too.

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Your router may be vulnerable to Russian hackers, FBI warns: 5 steps to take now

The FBI and NSA warn that Russian hackers are exploiting vulnerable routers, but there are ways you can take to protect yourself.

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I tracked 3,000 steps on my Apple Watch, Google Pixel, and Oura Ring – this one was most accurate

Just how reliable is that smartwatch or smart ring? I tested three of the most popular health trackers to find out.

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Ghostty terminal is now available in the Ubuntu repos

The Ghostty terminal is now packaged in the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS repositories – meaning for those on the new long-term support release, it’s only an apt install away. Ghostty is a fast, open-source terminal emulator for macOS and Linux (Windows suppo…

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Good News! France Starts Plan to Replace Windows With Linux on Government Desktops

DINUM is ditching Windows for Linux as France pushes every ministry to draft a migration plan away from non-European software.

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I stopped guessing which AA batteries are dead – this charging station keeps them in check for me

I’ve been a fan of Olight flashlights for many years. Now I’m a fan of its new Ostation 2 Pro battery charger. Here’s why.

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PeaZip 11.0.0 Released with Improved Larger Archives Browsing

PeaZip, the free open-source file manager and archive utility, released new major 11.0.0 version few days ago. The new version sped up the archive browsing, improved bookmarks and internal drag and drop feature, and added new test function. First, it added new browser optimization mode to improve speed for opening and navigating large archives. And, […]

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Is a Clanker Being Used to Carry Out AI Fuzzing in the Linux Kernel?

Greg Kroah-Hartman appears to be running AI-assisted fuzzing on the kernel. Don’t outrage yet, as this may not be a bad thing.

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I’m no longer using Google Photos as just a cloud storage – 5 tools that elevate the app

Google Photos is much more than just a means to store the pictures and videos you take, and you’ll be surprised at what it can do for you.

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Distribution Release: deepin 25.1.0

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The deepin project, which develops a Debian-based Linux distribution with a custom-built Deepin Desktop Environment, has announced the release of deepin 25.1.0. The new build upgrades th…

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The best Samsung TVs of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

Samsung has been offering excellent budget, mid-range, and premium TVs for decades, and the 2026 lineup continues to prove why the brand is one of the best on the market.

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The best mobile scanning apps of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

I tested the top mobile scanning apps to help you turn documents into PDFs, digitize images, and translate text on the go.

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Microsoft Locked Out VeraCrypt, WireGuard, and Windscribe from Pushing Windows Updates

A mandatory verification requirement Microsoft introduced in October took them out.

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After using Lenovo’s new Yoga laptop, I’m wondering if Windows makers are running out of ideas

Lenovo’s Yoga 7a 2-in-1 is a versatile and well-built PC, though its mid-tier hardware makes it hard to recommend over rivals.

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Your old Kindle won’t stop working on 20 May – but it could

Amazon is dropping support for Kindle older models from 20 May, 2026, meaning owners of pre-2013 models will be unable to download new books or set up a device that has been factory reset — deregistering a device will effectively ‘brick’ it…

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Apache Spins Anthropic’s $1.5M Into ‘Responsible AI’ Initiative

A big infrastructure grant from Anthropic, and an investment from the Linux Foundation’s Alpha-Omega, quietly become seed money for Apache’s new “responsible AI” push.
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Rust API and a new plugin system added to Miracle-WM

A new version of Miracle-wm, a tiling window manager built around the Wayland compositor Mir, has been released with a new WebAssembly plugin system and Rust API. Developer Matthew Kosarek, an engineer at Canonical who created miracle-wm as a personal …

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