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"The U.S. and Canadian websites for Lenovo offered U.S. $140 and CAD $211 off on the same ThinkPad X1 Carbon model when choosing any one of the Linux-based alternatives," reports It's FOSS News:
This was brought to my attention thanks to a Reddit post... Others then chimed in, saying that Lenovo has been doing this since at least 2020 and that the big price difference shows how ridiculous Windows' pricing is...
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Cimarron Beckstead puts Alaska's oil dividend checks directly into his kids' 529 savings accounts. He hasn't had to put any of his own money aside. Read more ›
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Susan Li, who has spent nearly two decades rising through the ranks at Meta, says that being open to feedback has been key to her success. Read more ›
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The State Department said both full-time and exchange students could be vetted, calling every visa application a "national security decision." Read more ›
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Late Wednesday night at about 11PM CT, SpaceX was about to perform a static fire test of Ship 36, ahead of a planned 10th flight test for its Starship, when there was suddenly a massive explosion at the Massey’s Testing Center site. SpaceX says “A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the […] Read more ›
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Cerca, a new dating app, wants to help singles go on dates with "mutuals, not strangers." It recently raised funds from Corazon Capital. Read more ›
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The new HONOR Magic V5 is gunning for the title of the "world's thinnest foldable smartphone." Read more ›
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Ruling supports Brussels regulators findings over dominance of tech giant’s Android mobile operating system Read more ›
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The Pulse Duo isn't for me, but it’s an important tool for people who can’t enjoy penetrative sex. Read more ›
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Spoiler: Phones with chips made by TSMC generally have better battery life and run cooler. Read more ›
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Barcelona-based Tether, a clean energy startup, has secured $1.5M (nearly €1.3M) in pre-seed funding to accelerate its AI-coordinated electric vehicle grid integration technology. Draper B1 and K Fund led the round. Draper B1 forms the Southern European arm of the Draper Venture Network, a global alliance of 25 independent VC firms with 600+ portfolio investments. ... Read more Read more ›
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Baukunst founder and single mom Kate McAndrew said her "deep work" takes place between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m., when she's most creative. Read more ›
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Every year between 2015 and 2024, at least one Apple executive agreed to be interviewed by Daring Fireball's John Gruber for a special WWDC episode of his podcast, The Talk Show. Last year, for example, Apple's software engineering chief Craig Federighi, marketing chief Greg Joswiak, and top AI researcher John Giannandrea joined Gruber on stage at the California Theatre in San Jose to discuss Apple Intelligence and more. Apple's response... Read more ›
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The F-14 Tomcat, made famous by the 'Top Gun' films and retired by the US Navy years ago, has continued to live on in Iran, but they're under fire. Read more ›
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USS Gerald R. Ford's deployment comes as the Pentagon moves more Navy firepower closer to Israel amid its latest clash with Iran. Read more ›
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Experts say that the suspect showed clear ties to forms of so-called charismatic Christianity that views abortion as a sacrifice to demons and seeks the end of secular democracy. Read more ›
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The tech industry is fully on board, but the rank and file won't have to do time as grunts. Read more ›
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Americans are being hit with huge tariff bills on their online orders. Read more ›
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"Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker said her twin daughters mostly buy used clothing, had jobs last summer, and only spend what they earn. Read more ›
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January's DeepSeek launch challenged assumptions that Chinese AI models were years behind the US, David Sacks said. Read more ›
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"It's one thing to be street smart back where I'm from, but being jungle smart is a completely different thing," he said about life in Thailand Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: US Navy Secretary John Phelan has told the Senate the service needs the right to repair its own gear, and will rethink how it writes contracts to keep control of intellectual property and ensure sailors can fix hardware, especially in a fight. Speaking to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, Phelan cited the case of the USS Gerald R. Ford,... Read more ›
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The Trump Organization on Monday unveiled a mobile phone plan and a $499 smartphone that is set to launch in September. CNBC: The new service, Trump Mobile, will offer a $47.45-per-month plan that includes "unlimited" talk, text and data, as well as roadside assistance and a "Telehealth and Pharmacy Benefit," according to its website. The company, owned by President Donald Trump, also announced it will sell a "T1" smartphone, which... Read more ›
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Thousands of American investors have lost millions of dollars to sophisticated pump-and-dump schemes involving small Chinese companies listed on Nasdaq, prompting the Justice Department to declare the fraud a priority under the Trump administration's white-collar enforcement program. The scams recruit victims through social media ads and WhatsApp messages, directing them to purchase shares in obscure Chinese firms whose stock prices are artificially inflated before collapsing. Since 2020, nearly 60 China- Read more ›
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"Cooper Taylor is only 17 years old, but he's already trying to revolutionize the drone industry," writes Business Insider: His design makes the drone more efficient, customizable, and less expensive to construct, he says. He's built six prototypes, 3D printing every piece of hardware, programming the software, and even soldering the control circuit board. He says building his drone cost one-fifth of the price of buying a comparable machine, which... Read more ›
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In a world first, a research team used 2D materials — only an atom thick — to develop a computer. The team (led by researchers at Pennsylvania State University) says it's a major step toward thinner, faster and more energy-efficient electronics. From the University's announcement: They created a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) computer — technology at the heart of nearly every modern electronic device — without relying on silicon. Instead,... Read more ›
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Denmark has deployed four uncrewed robotic sailboats (known as "Voyagers") for a three-month trial to boost maritime surveillance amid rising tensions in the Baltic region. The Associated Press reports: Built by Alameda, California-based company Saildrone, the vessels will patrol Danish and NATO waters in the Baltic and North Seas, where maritime tensions and suspected sabotage have escalated sharply since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Two of... Read more ›
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Spain's newspaper El Pais found an entire fake album on YouTube titled Rumba Congo (1973). And they cite a study from France's International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers that estimated revenue from AI-generated music will rise to $4 billion in 2028, generating 20% of all streaming platforms' revenue: One of the major problems with this trend is the lack of transparency. María Teresa Llano, an associate professor at... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft has a long history of being criticized for coming up with clunky product names, and for changing them so often it's hard for customers to keep up. The company's own employees once joked in a viral video that the iPod would have been called the "Microsoft I-pod Pro 2005 XP Human Ear Professional Edition with Subscription" had it been created by Microsoft. The... Read more ›
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Amazon has quietly doubled the ad load on Prime Video to 4-6 minutes per hour, up from the 2-3.5 minutes initially discussed when ads launched in 2024. AdWeek reports: According to six ad buyers and documents reviewed by ADWEEK, the current ad load on Prime Video now ranges from four to six minutes per hour. And while that could bring down CPMs, buyers will be watching whether this impacts user... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader UnknowingFool writes: A new documentary released last week on Netflix goes into detail about events leading up to the destruction of OceanGate's submersible, Titan that imploded on June 18, 2023 while attempting to visit the wreckage of the RMS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland. The Titan used a carbon-fiber hull instead of more traditional materials like steel or titanium. "Through exclusive access to whistleblower testimony, pivotal... Read more ›
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