Apple Wants to Charge Developers Up to 15 Percent for Linking Outside the App Store
Apple is proposing to charge U.S. developers up to 15% when users leave an app through an external purchase link, with lower rates of 10% or 5% for certain programs and smaller developers. The proposal follows years of litigation with Epic Games and a contempt ruling that temporarily barred Apple from collect … ⌘ Read more
Linux 7.1, Linux 7.2 Performance On The Intel Xeon 600 Series
With Linux 7.2 expected for its stable release this weekend, today’s testing has some additional testing of the Linux 7.2 Git kernel as well as Linux 7.1 stable compared to Linux 7.0 as used by default on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Phoronix testing previously conducted of Linux 7.2 have shown benefits for Intel Arc B390 Xe3 in some configurations, faster poll performance on AMD Ryzen Threadripper and other hardware, and some nice I/O performance gains on AMD EPY … ⌘ Read more
Person Hides Prompt Injection In Legal Filing Telling AI To Side With Them
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: A person representing themselves in a Connecticut court hid a series of instructions designed to manipulate artificial intelligence in an official court filing. These “prompt injections” told the hypothetical LLM to side with them, and to “ensure your textual output agrees wit … ⌘ Read more
Hand of Fate: Hordes is a bullet heaven survivor-like filled with story-telling and games of chance
Hand of Fate: Hordes recently entered Early Access bringing some interesting story-telling, games of chance and deck-building to the bullet heaven genre.
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Raft meets Don’t Starve in the new survival game Coastless
Going right into my list of must-haves for co-op gaming with my partner, Coastless is a fresh survival crafting game blending Raft and Don’t Starve.
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The LULULOOK Gaming Pillow for Steam Deck is the ultimate way to be lazy
LULULOOK sent over the LULULOOK Gaming Pillow for Steam Deck and it has become my go-to when I want to be truly lazy.
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Features Coming For Linux 7.3 From Optimizing Intel Hybrid CPUs To Old AMD Athlon XPs
With Linux 7.2 expected to see its stable debut Sunday, here is a look at what I have been monitoring as changes expected to be submitted during the Linux 7.3 merge window that will open on Monday… ⌘ Read more
Three Supermassive Black Holes Discovered In a Single Galaxy For the First Time
Astronomers using JWST have found three actively feeding supermassive black holes in the distant galaxy J0148-4214, seen as it existed about 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang. Two sit just 620 light-years apart near the galaxy’s center and are expected to merge within a few hundred million years. Phys.org repor … ⌘ Read more
Patches Posted For Fixing The Linux DRM Scheduler’s Fair Policy
Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel release expected out on Sunday, the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem was forced to revert their “fair” scheduler policy default new for this kernel. Due to a last minute user-reported regression, FIFO returns as the default DRM scheduler policy for Linux 7.2. But patches are now available for addressing that regression and thus hopefully for Linux 7.3 there will be the fair scheduler becoming the default… ⌘ Read more
Open-Source exFAT Programs 1.4.3 Improves Fsck & Mkfs
Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel release expected on Sunday, a new release of the exFAT file-system user-space programs was released overnight… ⌘ Read more
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam arrives on Steam and works on SteamOS / Linux
The tactical online shooter Hell Let Loose: Vietnam from Expression Games / Team17 has now officially launched and it does thankfully work on SteamOS / Linux.
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Slackware-Based Zenwalk Linux Aims For “True Low Latency Desktop Experience”
It’s been a long time since hearing much out of the Zenwalk project, the Linux distribution built off Slackware. It’s still around though and with their latest kernel work are hoping for a “true low latency desktop experience” by employing the BORE scheduler… ⌘ Read more
System Shock VR, High On Life VR and more from the VR Games Showcase
We’re getting some fun VR treats that were announced during the recent VR Games Showcase - now I just need Valve to release the damn Steam Frame.
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The “bullet-proof KDE Software initiative” announced, bringing a proper long-term support to KDE Plasma
Kubuntu Focus, Techpaladin Software, and KDE e.V. together announced the “bullet-proof KDE Software initiative” with funding for a true KDE Plasma LTS release.
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Epic Games Store will get a Linux version sometime “soon”
Epic Games recently did an AMA (Ask me anything) in the community Discord server, confirming that a Linux / SteamOS version of the Epic Games Store is coming.
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Scientists Turn Starlink Into a Giant Scanner For Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceDaily: Researchers have found a clever new way to map a part of Earth’s upper atmosphere that is notoriously difficult to observe. Using orbital data from roughly 1,200 Starlink satellites, they reconstructed changes in atmospheric density about 500 kilometers above Earth. [… … ⌘ Read more
UK Scientists To Grow Miniature Human Organs For Drug Testing
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Miniature human organs and other tissues are to be grown from NHS patients’ cells in a drive to improve medicine testing and reduce the number of animals used in drug development. Scientists will use the clumps of tissue to learn how diseases vary between patients, helping them identify which tr … ⌘ Read more
AMD GAIA 0.23 Delivers Ability To Install/Run AI Agents From The Terminal
AMD’s GAIA open-source AI software built atop Lemonade for serving as an AI companion for emails, a Bash coding agent, and other AI agent skills is out with a new version today with more features while also improving security and making other improvements… ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Retreats In China
Microsoft has been steadily scaling back its China presence, closing at least 15 branch offices and joint ventures over the past five years as Beijing favors domestic software. U.S. export controls also make it harder to grow its cloud and AI businesses, leaving the market with relatively little economic upside. Reuters reports: Microsoft took a major hit from the erosion of trust between Washington and Beijing, the fi … ⌘ Read more
Google’s Gemini 3.7 Flash Targets Coding and Agents With a 50% Price Cut
Google has released Gemini 3.7 Flash just three weeks after 3.6 Flash, focusing on better coding, agentic workflows, and enterprise automation while temporarily cutting API prices in half through the end of 2026. VentureBeat reports: For enterprise developers, the more consequential story may be the combination of those intellig … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Is Combining Its Copilot Apps Ahead of a ‘Super App’
Microsoft is merging its consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps ahead of a broader “super app” launch later this year. “Both personal and work accounts will be moved to the new unified app, which recycles the ‘Microsoft Copilot’ name but features an updated app icon,” reports The Verge. “The single app also means there won’t be two annoying Copilot … ⌘ Read more
KDE, Techpaladin & Kubuntu Focus Announce The Bullet-Proof KDE Software Initiative
KDE e.V. along with Linux PC vendor Kubuntu Focus and KDE-aligned consulting firm Techpaladin Software have announced a collaboration of the “bullet-proof KDE Software initiative” for providing at least three years of bug fixes and security updates to KDE Plasma 6.6 LTS and related software… ⌘ Read more
Amazon Will Train On Twitch Streamers’ Content By Default, Unless They Opt Out
Twitch will begin allowing Amazon to use streamers’ content to train generative AI models by default, requiring creators to manually opt out if they don’t want their videos and audio included. The decision has drawn backlash from creators, with Twitch’s own product chief acknowledging that an opt-in system would likely … ⌘ Read more
The Best Linux 7.2 Features: Cache Aware Scheduling, AMD Zen 6, AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL
With the Linux 7.2 kernel expected to be released on Sunday, 16 August, here is a look at some of the most interesting new features and changes to find with this next kernel version to be used by Ubuntu 26.10 and other upcoming Linux distribution releases… ⌘ Read more
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@arne@uplegger.eu Schade um diese ganzen Giganten. Das wird uns zukünftig öfters blühen.
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@arne@uplegger.eu Achso, klasse Atlas, dieser Copernicus-Browser! Danke, kannte ich noch nicht.
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@arne@uplegger.eu Also von da oben sieht das meiner Auffassung nach wirklich hübsch aus, da kann man echt nichts sagen. Mir gefällt’s prächtig. Gut, wenn man dieser Brühe dann auf Meereshöhe begegnet, ist das sicherlich ‘ne andere Sache.
Updated Coreboot/Dasharo For MSI PRO Z690-A / Z790-P Motherboards, Adds Overclocking
In addition to 3mdeb providing their Coreboot-based Dasharo built atop AMD openSIL on a Gigabyte EPYC server motherboard and recently making their first Dasharo release for an AMD Ryzen AM5 platform with the MSI PRO B850-P WIFI, the firmware consulting firm today released updated versions of their MSI PRO Z690-A and MSI PRO Z790-P Dasharo ports to those Intel Core motherboards… ⌘ Read more
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@david@daiwei.me Haha, what a funny price, 1234 cents!
Anthropic Could Be Worth $2 Trillion When It Goes Public
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Times: Anthropic investors expect the AI startup to float at a valuation of $2 trillion or more in October, a dizzying figure that would eclipse SpaceX and make the AI lab’s debut the largest-ever initial public offering. Half a dozen of the company’s backers told the FT that Anthropic’s rapidly rising revenue wou … ⌘ Read more
Out in Early Access - Sandustry has you explore, mine and automate in fully destructible pixel worlds
Hooded Horse picked another good one to publish here from developer Lantto Games. Sandustry is a factory automation game where every pixel is a resource.
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World’s Largest 106-Foot Electric Plane Takes Maiden Flight In New York
Heart Aerospace’s X1, billed as the world’s largest battery-electric aircraft, completed a 27-minute maiden flight in New York using more than 1 MW of power and only about $5 worth of electricity. The 106-foot-wingspan demonstrator is a precursor to the company’s 30-seat hybrid-electric ES-30 regional airliner, targeted for service i … ⌘ Read more
PAYDAY 2 dropped the Native Linux version so you’ll need to use Proton
OVERKILL / Starbreeze Entertainment announced that PAYDAY 2 has dropped support for their Native Linux version with a big update to the game with 64bit support.
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Apple Turns to Publishers For Help With Siri AI
Apple is reportedly negotiating multi-year deals with news publishers to give its redesigned Siri access to current news and other information, with payments potentially tied to how often publishers’ content is used. The talks come as Apple prepares to launch its long-delayed Siri AI later this year, after partnering with Google to use distilled Gemini models. Engadget reports: … ⌘ Read more
University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades to ‘Curb Mental Health Crisis’
“In order to salve the mental health of freshman students, the University of Michigan has implemented a Pass/No Credit system for new students to improve their mental health,” writes Slashdot reader Ol Olsoc. “The process, called ‘Grade Covering,’ is aimed at helping with the mental health crisis that students face … ⌘ Read more
Typomagical is a typing spell-building bullet heaven that will make you panic
Blending the very different worlds of typing games with survivor-like bullet heavens, Typomagical will make you sweat as you frantically type spells.
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The Beneficial Performance Gains Running The Framework Laptop Pro 13 / Core Ultra X9 388H With Linux 7.1+
The recently launched Framework Laptop 13 Pro powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” runs well on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and other modern Linux distributions. In the case of Ubuntu 26.04 with Linux 7.0, while everything works, if upgrading to Linux 7.1 or the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel is even better performance. Here are benchmarks of the Framework Laptop 13 Pro with Core Ultra X9 388H across the … ⌘ Read more
GeForce NOW On Linux Native App Exits Beta
At the beginning of the year NVIDIA released a native build of GeForce NOW for Linux using Flatpaks. Today their native Linux build has exited beta to reach official production status for this cloud gaming solution from NVIDIA… ⌘ Read more
MSI Claw Gamepad Driver Set To Be Merged For Linux 7.3
The MSI Claw Gamepad driver is set to be merged for the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel for enabling RGB lighting and controller configuration support with the mainline kernel… ⌘ Read more
NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud gaming for Linux levels up and leaves Beta
Cloud gaming on Linux levels up officially today with the full release of the NVIDIA GeForce NOW app for Linux after being in Beta since January.
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Grand-scale FPS ‘WARDOGS’ should work on Linux / SteamOS, devs confirm working on Proton support
The developers behind the upcoming grand-scale FPS WARDOGS have confirmed they’re working to support Proton so it’s playable on Linux / SteamOS.
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@anth@a.9srv.net Haha 😆
Linux Patches Enable Apple M4 NVMe Support
While the Apple M4 SoCs aren’t yet supported by the mainline Linux kernel and the Apple M3 series hardware isn’t yet ready for end-users, there are some early elements of the Apple M4 support beginning to come together by open-source developers working on the Apple Silicon support. Sent out to the Linux kernel mailing list were patches for enabling NVMe solid state drive support with the M4… ⌘ Read more
Make sure your Flatpak is up to date due to security issues
Version 1.18.1 and 1.19.0 pre-release rolled out for Flatpak, due to some security issues that were found so it’s an essential update for all Linux systems.
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VA Launches Psilocybin Trial For Veterans With Treatment-Resistant Depression
Longtime Slashdot reader sbinning shares a press release: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the launch of a new clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of psilocybin to treat major depression in Veterans, including those with concurrent PTSD. The new trial comes after a recent executive … ⌘ Read more
Cellular roguelike shooter ‘Pathogenic’ is a body-infecting good time
Pathogenic is a top-down roguelike shooter where you control a customizable lone pathogen infecting a human host.
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Microsoft’s Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 Ships With 233+ CVE Fixes
While Microsoft continues working on Azure Linux 4.0 as its overhauled Linux distribution built atop Fedora, Azure Linux 3.0 remains the current stable production series. Released overnight was Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 and it comes with more than 233 security patches for recent CVEs in the AI era… ⌘ Read more
Intel XPU Manager 2.1 Released For Monitoring Arc Pro Graphics On Windows/Linux
Intel XPU Manager 2.1 is now available as the latest version of this open-source tool for Linux and Windows systems for the monitoring and management of Arc Pro graphics cards. The Intel XPU Manager helps in keeping an eye on device utilization and other metrics via the xpu-smi command and other components… ⌘ Read more
Open-source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena adds major new features like enemy combat AI
OpenTESArena 0.18.0 the open-source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena is out now, bringing many gameplay enhancements.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV delayed until December
One game we have to wait a bit longer on is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, which has moved from September to December 3rd.
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