This must be the worst nightmare of many large companies: because a file is uploaded incorrectly, the entire business process suddenly falls by the wayside. At Microsoft, that nightmare became a reality on Tuesday. Due to a data breach, sensitive information about Xbox was accidentally published. A leak of this magnitude doesn’t happen often in […]
Isinga Planetarium: a wonder of the world of great beauty in a house on the Frisian Channel
Behind the distinctive neck gable of a canal house in Franeker lies one of the wonders of the world. Anyone who takes the stairs upstairs and enters the box-bed living room will be amazed. A miniature solar system from the 18th century built by Eze Eisinga is installed on a blue wooden roof in Berlin. […]
Fedora is considering shipping upcoming versions without X11 but with Wayland
I don’t understand why Wayland is being pushed so hard, also by KDE. X11 is supposed to be very complex, but Wayland has also been in development for 15 years and is still in alpha. It hasn’t been done yet. There’s no color management, no Nvidia mid-range support, and no Cinnamon support. Only with a […]
Microsoft launches WSL 2.0 with mirroring network mode and IPv6 support – Computer – News
Microsoft has released a major update to the Windows subsystem for Linux. WSL 2.0.0 will include a completely new network option that mirrors Windows settings and supports IPv6. It is also possible to free up disk space automatically from now on. WSL 2.0.0 It is one of the biggest updates to the Windows subsystem for […]
Bloomberg: Unity wants to cap payments to developers after uproar – IT Pro – News
Unity wants to change its controversial plans to charge developers money for installing the Unity engine. Bloomberg wrote that the company is “considering adjustments,” including the maximum amount allocated to developers. According to Bloomberg News Agency The unit said this to employees in an internal presentation this week. The company does not want to cancel […]
WABetaInfo discovers a beta version of WhatsApp for iOS compatible with iPad – Tablets and Phones – News
WhatsApp has released a beta version for iOS compatible with iPad. This requires testers to access the WhatsApp beta through Apple’s TestFlight program, but there are no other slots available at the time of writing. Source: WABetaInfo According to the WABetaInfo website You need to follow a number of steps to get the beta version […]
GTA V is ten years old – Games – .Geeks
Few games have had as much cultural impact as Grand Theft Auto. For a game with this impact, it’s remarkable that a sequel wasn’t announced right away, but that has something to do with GTA V’s massive success at the box office. This game was ten years old this week. Grand Theft Auto V was […]
Barry’s dinosaur up for auction: ‘Very well preserved’
Reuters Noos News•Today at 6:28 pm His name is Barry, he is 150 million years old, more than two meters high and five meters long. It will soon be sold under the hammer at an auction house. Barry is a Camptosaurus, a herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the Jurassic Period. Its skeleton was discovered in […]
Huawei launches foldable smartphone with politically sensitive social media handles – Tablets & Phones – News
What I find funny, or actually sad, about @Dick Ravestein’s response is that they are two sides of the same worthless coin. Either America is corrupt, or China is corrupt, or it is right and America protects us, or it is wrong and America deceives us. While I think there is one clear conclusion to […]
Once every 434 years, this comet passes close to the sun, and this is what is happening today
Today Comet Nishimura flies close to the Sun. The last time this comet visited the inner solar system, our ancestors fought the Eighty Years’ War. In the summer of 1588 – the last time Nishimura flew close to the sun – Spanish fleet It was defeated by Dutch and English attackers. Comet It was discovered […]