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Oh Là Là! Red Hat Open Sources Digital Sovereignty Readiness Tool

With a new digital sovereignty assessment and an open framework, Red Hat is courting Europe’s policymakers and CIOs — but homegrown EU rivals and U.S. politics make it an uphill climb.
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3 ways to switch Linux distros without losing all your data

If you’re thinking about distro-hopping, and you’re wanting to retain your data, here’s how you can do it.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 delivers frontier-level AI for free and cheap-seat users

Anthropic is positioning Sonnet 4.6 as a practical daily driver. In many cases, it’s even faster than Opus 4.6.

ChatGPT’s new Lockdown Mode can stop prompt injection – here’s how it works

OpenAI will now also display an Elevated Risk label when you access certain features that could be risky.

I stopped using my Apple’s Watch dock after trying this Scosche keychain charger

The Scosche WatchIt keychain is ideal for those who want to ensure their Apple Watch and AirPods are always charged.

I’ve worn the Oura Ring and Apple Watch for years: Here’s which of two is more essential

Deciding between Oura’s smart ring and an Apple Watch? I wear both of them daily, and here’s which one gets priority.

How Nothing plans to crash Apple’s March launch party

The company is set to unveil its Phone 4a one day after Apple’s iPhone 17e event. Here’s how to tune in.

AsteroidOS 2.0 Launches: A Community-Driven Linux Revival for Smartwatches

by George Whittaker

The open-source wearable ecosystem just received a major upgrade. AsteroidOS 2.0 has officially been released, bringing new life to Linux-based smartwatches and giv…

Don’t buy the wrong touchscreen gloves this winter – here’s the one I recommend most

These Cross Point Gear Sports gloves are the best outdoor gloves with touchscreen support that I’ve used.

Everything Apple announced this week: $599 MacBook Neo, M5 Pro, iPhone 17e, and more

Beyond the new MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and iPad Air M4, here’s what Apple revealed during its big product drop this week.

We lab-tested TCL’s flagship Mini LED TV with pricier OLEDs – and the results impressed

We tested the TCL QM9K in the ZDNET lab and found it to shine best after some out-of-the-box adjustments.

5 custom ChatGPT instructions I use to get better AI results – faster

Want better ChatGPT responses? I use custom instructions to keep its answers tight and helpful. Here’s how.

5 atomic Linux distros I trust for stress-free OS updates – and why

Atomic Linux distros keep updates from breaking your system. Here’s how, and which ones I prefer.

Gentoo Takes the First Step to Ditch Microsoft Copilot-Infested GitHub

Wondering about the replacement? Gentoo is betting on Codeberg.

KDE Plasma 6.6 Brings Screenshot OCR, App Volume Control + More

KDE Plasma 6.6 release lets you extract text from screenshots, control app volume from the taskbar, save custom themes and fixes the 60Hz animation cap.
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Someone Just Made an Immutable Gentoo-Based Distro Tailored for Gaming

matrixOS brings OSTree atomic upgrades to Gentoo with a simple motto: "emerge once, deploy everywhere."

My new favorite Anker charger has a useful smart display (and won’t break the bank)

The Anker Nano 45W can even activate charging modes designed to help extend battery lifespan.

Libinput 1.31.0 added Adjustable Disable While Typing Timeout

Libinput, the input device management library for most modern Linux distributions, released new 1.31.0 version few days ago. The new version of this input handling library added support configuring the timeouts of disable-while-typing and disable-while-trackpointing, allowing to set how long the touchpad or trackpoint should be should be inactive after key presses. The feature of […]

Scosche FoundIt review: The first car charger with Apple and Google tracking spoiled me

The Scosche FoundIt 12V charger has dual USB ports and a built-in finder for Apple Find My and Google Find Hub.