Murder investigation after child and woman die in house fire
Gardaí believe the fire was “deliberately started” and described it as a “reckless, callous and murderous attack” on a family home in Edenderry. ⌘ Read more
Benin coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops, interior minister says
A presidential adviser tells the BBC that President Patrice Talon is in a safe location. ⌘ Read more
New FreeBSD 15 Retires 32-Bit Ports and Modernizes Builds
FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE arrived this week, notes this report from The Register, which calls it the latest release “of the Unix world’s leading alternative to Linux.”
As well as numerous bug fixes and upgrades to many of its components, the major changes in this version are reductions in the number of platforms the OS supports, and in how it’s built and how its … ⌘ Read more
Martin Parr: Photographer whose colourful images captured British life dies aged 73
Parr rose to prominence in the mid 1980s, his colourful images capturing British life. ⌘ Read more
New US security strategy aligns with Russia’s vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US. ⌘ Read more
Nightclub fire in India’s Goa kills 25 staff and tourists
Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic in one of Goa’s bustling nightlife areas. ⌘ Read more
Benin coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops, interior minister says
A presidential adviser tells the BBC that President Patrice Talon is in a safe location. ⌘ Read more
Homebrew Can Now Help You Install Flatpaks Too
“Homebrew, the package manager for macOS and Linux, just got a handy new feature in the latest v5.0.4 update,” reports How-To Geek.
Brewfile install scripts “are now more like a one-stop shop for installing software, as Flatpaks are now supported alongside Brew packages, Mac App Store Apps, and other packages.”
For those times when you need to install many software packages at on … ⌘ Read more
Backed by his family, propelled by his talent: the rise of Lando Norris
F1 world champion Lando Norris has long seemed destined for the top of his sport, as key figures who worked with him through the junior categories tell BBC Sport. ⌘ Read more
Briton Norris wins his first F1 title in Abu Dhabi
McLaren’s Lando Norris wins his first Formula 1 drivers’ championship by finishing third in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. ⌘ Read more
Martin Parr: Photographer whose colourful images captured British life dies aged 73
Photographer Martin Parr, whose colourful images captured British life, has died at the age of 73. ⌘ Read more
New US Security Strategy aligns with Russia’s vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US. ⌘ Read more
Briton Norris wins his first F1 title in Abu Dhabi
McLaren’s Lando Norris wins his first Formula 1 drivers’ championship by finishing third in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. ⌘ Read more
British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Photographer Martin Parr, whose colourful images captured British life, has died at the age of 73. ⌘ Read more
British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Photographer Martin Parr, whose colourful images captured British life, has died at the age of 73. ⌘ Read more
No place for weak men in my dressing room - Stokes
Captain Ben Stokes questioned his England players’ mentality after their crushing defeat by Australia, while Brendon McCullum says they trained “too much”. ⌘ Read more
Nightclub fire in India’s Goa kills 25 people including staff and tourists
Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic in one of Goa’s bustling nightlife areas. ⌘ Read more
Benin coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops, interior minister says
A presidential adviser has told the BBC that President Talon is safe and is at the French embassy. ⌘ Read more
Many Privileged Students at US Universities are Getting Extra Time on Tests After ‘Disability’ Diagnoses
Today America’s college professors “struggle to accommodate the many students with an official disability designation,” reports the Atlantic, “which may entitle them to extra time, a distraction-free environment, or the use of otherwise-prohibited technology.”
Their st … ⌘ Read more
‘England in battle to avoid worst Ashes tour in modern times’
Do you feel angry, depressed or a sense of deja vu? Maybe you feel hoodwinked for believing England had a chance in Australia? Overall, it is probably a feeling of profound sadness, says Stephan Shemilt. ⌘ Read more
As Stokes questions England’s toughness, McCullum warns of ‘glass jaw’
England’s famed captain-coach duo aren’t going to let their relationship fray in the face of the biggest test of their polarising tenure. ⌘ Read more
Young people to lose benefits if they turn down work, says minister
Pat McFadden says they would need a “good reason” to decline one of 55,000 new work placements. ⌘ Read more
Benin coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops, minister says on state TV
A presidential adviser has told the BBC that President Talon is safe and is at the French embassy. ⌘ Read more
Linux 6.19 Delivers Working USB3 Support For Apple Silicon Devices
Merged last night for the Linux 6.19 kernel merge window were all of the USB and Thunderbolt driver changes. Standing out this cycle is Apple Silicon devices like the M1 Macs now having working USB3 support on the mainline Linux kernel… ⌘ Read more
McCullum says England ‘trained too much’ as Stokes questions mentality
Coach Brendon McCullum says England trained “too much” while captain Ben Stokes raised questions about his side’s mentality after their defeat in the second Ashes Test. ⌘ Read more
Linux 6.19 Delivers Working USB3 Support For Apple Silicon Devices
Merged last night for the Linux 6.19 kernel merge window were all of the USB and Thunderbolt driver changes. Standing out this cycle is Apple Silicon devices like the M1 Macs now having working USB3 support on the mainline Linux kernel… ⌘ Read more
Soldiers in Benin say they have seized power from President Talon
A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president. ⌘ Read more
Katy Perry goes Instagram official with Justin Trudeau
The pop star posted a string of photographs of herself and the former Canadian Prime Minster. ⌘ Read more
NVIDIA Plumbs DMA-BUF Support For VFIO PCI Devices In Linux 6.19
In addition to NVIDIA improving peer-to-peer (P2P) DMA for block devices in Linux 6.19, NVIDIA also led an effort providing DMA-BUF support for VFIO PCI devices for opening up some interesting new cases moving forward. As part of the VFIO pull request this new functionality has landed for Linux 6.19… ⌘ Read more
Using AI To Modernize The Ubuntu Error Tracker Produced Some Code That Was “Plain Wrong”
A week ago I wrote about AI being used to help modernize Ubuntu’s Error Tracker. Microsoft GitHub Copilot was tasked to help adapt its Cassandra database usage to modern standards. It’s worked in some areas but even for a rather straight forward task, some of the generated functions ended up being “plain wrong” according to the developer involved… ⌘ Read more
Young people on benefits to be offered construction and hospitality work
The government says it will fund training and work experience for 350,000 not in work or education. ⌘ Read more
Soldiers in Benin say they have seized power from President Talon
A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president. ⌘ Read more
Rust Drivers In Linux 6.19 Will Now Support… Module Parameters
On top of the Rust driver core changes and other Rust code for Linux 6.19, the modules infrastructure for this new kernel version is also bringing some new code. Surprisingly, it’s taken until now for Rust kernel modules/drivers to support module parameters as is common practice for passing different options when booting the kernel or manually loading kernel drivers with extra non-default options… ⌘ Read more
McCullum says England ‘trained too much’ as Stokes questions mentality
Coach Brendon McCullum says England trained “too much” while captain Ben Stokes raised questions about his side’s mentality after their defeat in the second Ashes Test. ⌘ Read more
Staff and tourists among 25 killed in India nightclub fire
Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic in one of Goa’s bustling nightlife areas. ⌘ Read more
Live: Three-way title battle set to igniite Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri are all in the hunt for the Formula 1 drivers world championship title in the season finale at Adb Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
England soundly beaten by Australia in second Test drubbing
England capitulate to a damning eight-wicket defeat on day of the second Test to give Australia a 2-0 lead in The Ashes. ⌘ Read more
Soldiers in Benin say they have seized power from President Talon
A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president. ⌘ Read more
Five quick hits: Smith fires up, takes miracle catch as Bazball leaves the building
Smith “champs” Archer, Bazball leaves the building and the Australian captain breaks the game open with a miraculous grab. Here are the quick hits from the fourth and final day of the Gabba Ashes Test. ⌘ Read more
England 2-0 down in Ashes after Gabba hammering
England’s Ashes hopes are all but over in fewer than six days of cricket after an eight-wicket defeat by Australia in the second Test at the Gabba. ⌘ Read more
Ashes player ratings: Who may be wilting under the pressure?
Chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt marks the performances of the Australia and England teams after the second Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more
Japan and Australia urge calm after Chinese radar locks onto Japanese jets
Japan formally protests the incident, calling it “an extremely regrettable” and dangerous act that “exceeded the scope necessary for safe aircraft operations”. ⌘ Read more
Watch: Moment Hawaii volcano eruption engulfs camera
Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since December last year. ⌘ Read more
Disruption at Heathrow Airport after emergency services attend incident
Trains to and from the airport were halted but are now running with delays, National Rail has said. ⌘ Read more
Soldiers in Benin say they have seized power from President Talon
A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president. ⌘ Read more
England 2-0 down in Ashes after Gabba hammering
England’s Ashes hopes are all but over in fewer than six days of cricket after an eight-wicket defeat by Australia in the second Test at the Gabba. ⌘ Read more
Police did not mean to imply Jewish community supported Tel Aviv fan ban, force says
A West Midlands Police chief told MPs Jewish community members supported the ban on Maccabi fans. ⌘ Read more
Nightclub fire kills at least 25 in India’s Goa state
At least 100 people were on the club’s dance floor when the fire broke out. ⌘ Read more
Watch: Match of the Day
Highlights of seven Premier League games, including Aston Villa v Arsenal. ⌘ Read more
Police did not mean to imply Jewish community supported Tel Aviv fan ban, force says
A West Midlands Police chief told MPs Jewish community members supported the ban on Maccabi fans. ⌘ Read more