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Updated This Past Day

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    Studio shut down
  3. Windows 11 Start Menu ads - now coming to a PC near you
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  4. GNU ed 1.20.2 released
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  5. First Look at Ubuntu Lomiri: Ubuntu Touch’s Mobile Desktop Arrives on PC
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  8. Sailfish OS, GNU/Linux, and More
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  9. Games: Steam, Horizon Forbidden West, and More
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  10. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  12. Programming Leftovers
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  13. Ubuntu 24.04 Official Flavors Are Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
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  14. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
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  15. Fedora / Red Hat / Alma / IBM Leftovers
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  16. today's howtos
    a second batch for today
  17. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ‘Noble Numbat’ Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
    Canonical released today Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) as the latest version of its popular Linux-based operating system featuring some of the latest GNU/Linux technologies and Open Source software.
  18. Android Leftovers
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  19. Raspberry Pi CM4S module gets 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB RAM variants for commercial products
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  20. Berlin mega-sprint recap
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  21. Clapper Video Player for Linux Gets First Update in 2 Years
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  22. Nginx 1.26 Released with Experimental HTTP/3 Support
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  23. Ronetix launches NXP i.MX93 SoMs in SMARC and OSM-L form factors
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  24. IBASE ISR500 fanless Edge AI computer and digital signage player features MediaTek Genio 510 or 700 SoC
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  25. IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 185 released
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