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Getting To Know the Linux Filesystem — Demystify the directories
It may look intimidating, but the Linux filesystem isn't a maze of dead ends. Here's the map that you need to learn more about an OS that runs on computers big and small.
Starlink shut down on United regional jets — Reports of radio interference on Embraer E175 aircraft prompt switch off
United has turned off Starlink on its regional Express service following reports of radio interference.
Nvidia's 20-core N1X leaks with 3000+ single-core Geekbench score — Arm chip could rival Intel and AMD's laptop offerings
A preliminary Geekbench listing for Nvidia's future N1X SoCs for mobile devices suggests performance near Intel's Arrow Lake-HX and AMD's Strix Halo chips.
Frantic manufacturers are pushing RTX 5090s out the door to beat tariffs — MSI and Gigabyte lead race to get ahead of 'the biggest uncertainty for the rest of the year'
MSI and Gigabyte are rushing to get their stock out before the deadline of Trump's tariff pause expires.
Vital chipmaking software access restored to China — shift follows high-level call between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping
Industry reports indicate access to some vital semiconductor design software has been restored in China, following a call between President Trump and Xi Jinping.
Open source Switch 2 adapter brings M.2 NVMe SSD to Nintendo's latest console — MicroSD Express and NVMe share a similar pinout that could even theoretically support an eGPU
A console modder has shared details of their SDEX2M2 Adapter project, which adds M.2 SSD storage to the Switch 2.
How To Manage Linux Users via the GUI and Terminal
Managing users in Linux is easy and we'll show you how to use both the GUI and the terminal to add and remove users to and from different user groups.
macOS Tahoe is the last release for Intel Macs — Apple Silicon-exclusivity will mark end of Hackintoshes
Five years after the launch of Apple Silicon, macOS Tahoe is the last major release to support Intel-based Macs.
Apple says generative AI cannot think like a human - research paper pours cold water on reasoning models
Apple researchers found that today's most advanced AI reasoning models, though better than standard LLMs on moderately complex tasks, ultimately fail at higher complexities. That exposes fundamental limits in their ability to generalize reasoning.
Custom PC company stuffs a NUC inside a GPU — GeeFarce 5027 POS packs 2X more memory than Nvidia's RTX 5090
CherryTree Inc. has revealed the GeeFarce 5027 POS, a NUC stuffed into a damaged Gigabyte GeForce RTX 20-series graphics card.
Apple debuts macOS 26 Tahoe at WWDC with 'liquid glass' redesign
Apple announced the next version of macOS, version 26 and named "Tahoe," at WWDC with a new look.
Plans to shrink particle accelerators by 1,000x could speed chipmaking by 15X - Inversion Semiconductor proposes 'tabletop' particle accelerators with petawatt lasers
Inversion Semiconductor, a 2024 startup backed by Y Combinator, aims to develop a compact, LWFA-based light source that 10 times more powerful than ASML's current EUV light sources while also targeting even shorter wavelengths.
Nvidia RTX 5050 won't use GDDR7 memory— entry-level GPU tipped to use Samsung & SK hynix GDDR6 modules instead
A media outlet has reportedly received confirmation from Nvidia's board partners that the upcoming RTX 5050 will receive GDDR6 memory rather than GDDR7.
How To Kill a Process in the Linux terminal
Sometimes things go wrong and we have to kill a running process. In this how-to we show you how easy this can be via the terminal.
How To Copy Files and Directories in the Linux terminal
Copying files and directories using the Linux command line is efficient and can be used while sitting at the machine or when accessing a system remotely.
How To Find Files in the Linux terminal
In this how-to we will look at the find command and a range of additional arguments which will give us a variety of approaches to finding files and directories.
Gigabyte revives striking orange Force motherboard series — B850 for AM5 offers DDR5 up to 9,600MT/s, Wi-Fi 6E, and a throwback PS/2 port
Known for its orange styling and overclocking capabilities, the SOC Force returns with a modern twist
ChatGPT 'got absolutely wrecked' by Atari 2600 in beginner's chess match — OpenAI's newest model bamboozled by 1970s logic
It is claimed that OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o model got absolutely wrecked on the beginner level" of Atari Chess on an Atari 2600 console from the 1970s.
Crucial's 2TB T500, one of the fastest PCIe Gen 4 SSDs available at 7400MB/s, is now only $132
Crucial's T500 2TB SSD is on sale for just $132. A great price for one of the fastest Gen 4 drives on the market.
Micron seeks reversal of court order to share 73 pages of sensitive data with China's banned YMTC chipmaker — Micron strives to protect IP from Chinese chip firm on the entity list
Micron has petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse earlier rulings that granted YMTC's legal team access to 73 pages of confidential 3D NAND documents, citing national security concerns.
Xbox Series X|S expansion card from Seagate now comes in 4TB — quadruple your storage for $499
Seagate has unveiled a new 4TB version of its Xbox Series X|S that costs $499.99.
Automate common and boring tasks with Bash Scripts in Linux
Write your own scripts to automate the boring / complex tasks of your job.
Qualcomm acquires Alphawave Semi for $2.4 billion – says its leading high-speed wired tech will accelerate data center expansion
Fabless chipmaking giant Qualcomm is set to grow yet stronger with a $2.4 billion agreement to acquire Alphawave Semi now inked.
If you deleted that mysterious Windows file Microsoft told you not to, there's a new script to restore it
The company warns against deleting the inetpub' folder used in security patch deployment
Asus partners with Microsoft launch first Xbox gaming handhelds, the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X
The new ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X are technically the first Xbox handheld gaming consoles
AMD unveils Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme with AI processing NPU, expands family with two new chips for handheld gaming consoles
New chips signal AMD's push into a broader handheld market giving more options to OEMs
Microsoft Surface Pro vs. Surface Laptop: Snapdragon X Elite showdown
The Microsoft Surface Pro may be portable and versatile, but the Surface Laptop is the more practical option for most. We compare the two systems to see which is right for most people.
Bambu Lab removes third-party app support for P and A series 3D printers
Bambu Lab has released firmware for its P and A series 3D printers that removes support for the installation of third-party apps.
Commodore shocks retro TechTuber with option to buy 'the whole company'
In response to a licensing inquiry, Commodore Corporation has shocked retro TechTuber Perifractic with an option to buy 'the whole company'.
Alienware AW2725Q 4K 240 Hz OLED gaming monitor review: Serious value and high performance
Alienware brings value to the premium gaming monitor category with its AW2725Q. A 27-inch QD-OLED 4K panel with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10, Dolby Vision and wide gamut color promises high performance and addictive gaming.
TP-Link's Tri-Band BE9300 Wi-Fi 7 router has dropped to just $179 at Amazon
The TP-Link B39300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 router is currently available at Amazon for one of its best prices to date-just $179 instead of its usual $250.
Researchers convert old phones into 'tiny data centers' — deploy one underwater for marine monitoring
A group of researchers from the University of Tartu developed a way to reuse old smartphones as an edge node to process data in real-time.
ChatGPT used to disable SecureBoot in locked-down device – modded BIOS reflash facilitated fresh Windows and Linux installs
A modding enthusiast has used ChatGPT to circumvent the Factory Reset Protection (FRP) features of a used tablet.
YouTube is expanding its ad-blocking powers — closes loopholes that allowed some users to bypass restrictions
YouTube just expanded its ad-blocking capabilities, closing down a few loopholes that Firefox and other ad-blockers used to stop ads.
Microsoft 'Xbox PC' branding surfaces in game dev publicity materials — Xbox App also sees big changes
Microsoft quietly changed the branding on Windows gaming, replacing it with the Xbox PC mark.
Steam Deck internals crammed inside an Apple Magic Keyboard create a portable gaming PC
A modder has built a keyboard computer out of the Steam Deck's internal hardware, creating an ultra-portable SteamOS computer.
Razer's HD haptic gaming cushion allows you to experience every in-game explosion for $299
Razer officially launches its Sensa HD Haptics gear with the Freyja gaming cushion and the Kraken V4 Pro gaming headset.
FAA to eliminate floppy disks used in air traffic control systems - Windows 95 also being phased out
The acting FAA administrator laid out a plan to the House Appropriations Committee to launch a comprehensive upgrade of the nation's air traffic control.
The super fast Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB SSD is now just $449 at Amazon
The Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB SSD is now only $449 at Amazon, the lowest price we've seen for this super-fast SSD since it first launched.
New tool burns images onto Compact Discs' recording area using ones and zeros — unlike Lightscribe, the technique works on any disc
A developer has dusted off an ancient software project for burning visual artwork onto the surface of a standard Compact Disc.
Zotac launches a new fragrance line just for gamers — the company’s April Fool’s joke turned to reality
Zotac turned its April Fool's joke into reality by launching a new fragrance line designed for gamers.
Relive the days of unhinged GPU box artwork — new book catalogs 300 retail boxes with both horrors and delights
A new book features some of the most striking examples of graphics card box art from the late 1990s through to the early 2010s
New leaked Bambu Lab 3D printer images may show the next model — decoding the images reveals interesting details
Is Bambu Lab ready to ship the next 3D Printer?
Alienware releases a PC Lego set — Area-51 kit has 318 bricks, builds NUC NUC-sized PC
Alienware has added a tiny NUC-sized PC to its roster - but it's a Lego kit.
Tesla details how it finds punishing defective cores on its million-core Dojo supercomputers — a single error can ruin a weeks-long AI training run
Tesla's Stress tool detects and disables faulty cores in Dojo wafer-scale processors, which power Dojo clusters with millions of cores, without interrupting AI training.
Kioxia works with Nvidia to prep XL-Flash SSD that's 3x faster than any SSD available — 10 million IOPS drive has peer-to-peer GPU connectivity for AI servers
Kioxia is developing a 10M IOPS XL-Flash SSD with peer-to-peer GPU connectivity to eliminate bottlenecks and deliver low-latency, small-block access optimized for AI training and inference workloads.
ASE adopts AMD CPUs — largest independent chip packaging and testing firm also begins evaluating Instinct MI300-series GPUs for AI
ASE has transitioned to AMD EPYC and Ryzen processors across its data centers and client systems, achieved major performance and efficiency gains, and is now evaluating AMD's Instinct MI300-series GPUs for its AI workloads.
Aorus RTX 5090 package from Amazon was allegedly filled with macaroni, rice, and an old obsolete GPU — it's an impasta!
An Amazon customer complained that their Aorus Master GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card packaging contained just pasta, rice, and an old GPU.
'Brain-inspired' supercomputer with no GPUs or storage switched on — SpiNNaker 2 mimics 150-180 million neurons
Sandia National labs has allegedly turned on its own SpiNNaker 2 server sporting a whopping 175,000 CPU cores, and 2.3TB of LPDDR4 memory.
AMD RX 9060 XT still available at MSRP at most retailers post-launch — 8GB and 16GB versions still in stock
On Day 2 of release, AMD's RX 9060 XT is still on shelves at most retailers, and at MSRP. Most of the remaining stock is of the 8GB variant of the GPU, but the fact that GPU stock is still on shelves after a GPU release in 2025 is a victory for AMD.
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