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An international team of scientists led by British colleagues has broken their own record for data transmission speed over standard fiber optics. Previously achieving data transmission at a level of 302 Tbps, the new record has been set at 402 Tbps. An important aspect of this achievement was that ordinary off-the-shelf fiber was used in the experiment, which promises to raise speeds already […]
Audacity, a free and cross-platform audio editor, has been updated to version 3.6. Key features include: Master Effects: These effects are applied to the entire project at once, simplifying sound processing. New compressor and limiter effects: These effects now show the gain reduction history when used in real-time. New and improved themes: New dark and light themes have been added. Users can switch between themes […]
Google has announced the release of the source code for the Google Blocks project, which provides a virtual 3D environment for creating scenes, objects, and models for virtual and augmented reality systems. The program operates using virtual reality headsets, allowing for the creation of models directly within a virtual three-dimensional environment instead of traditional 3D element development processes using flat screens. The code is written in […]
The OpenELA (Open Enterprise Linux Association), formed by companies CIQ (Rocky Linux), Oracle, and SUSE to collaborate on RHEL compatibility, has announced the launch of an automated system that allows the source texts of packages to be made publicly available just days after the release of new Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versions. Currently, this is supported by the project […]
Oracle has released a patch for VirtualBox 7.0.20, which includes 8 fixes: The host and guest additions for Linux systems now provide initial support for kernel packages delivered in RHEL 9.5 and openSUSE 15.6. It also resolves an issue with extra lines being attached when copying text via shared […]
The specialized Tails 6.5 distribution (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on Debian 12, has been released with the GNOME 43 desktop environment and is intended for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is ensured by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by default by the packet filter. For storing user data in […]
During the Zen5 Tech Day event, where details about the Ryzen 9000 desktop processors and Ryzen AI 300 mobile chips were revealed, AMD also shared plans regarding the release of future architectures — Zen 6 and Zen 6c. AMD did not provide even approximate timelines for the announcement of products based on Zen 6 and Zen 6c, nor did it disclose […]
Today, the GNOME Foundation announces that Holly Million, also known as The Shaman Artist, is stepping down from her position as Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation. Interim Executive Director Richard Littauer joined the Foundation this week. This arrangement ensures a smooth transition and continuity in the process of searching for a new Executive Director. Among Holly's achievements: a draft development plan for the upcoming […]
The release of the ProteWine 1.0 tool has been published, designed to simplify the running of Windows applications in Linux-based environments, SteamDeck, and other portable consoles running Linux. ProteWine features a visual configurator that allows for the creation of Windows game ports to run on Linux using Wine and Proton packages. The tool is tied to the Steam client but only uses Steam Runtime 3 "Sniper" from it […]
The GNOME Foundation, which oversees the development of the GNOME desktop environment, has announced a change in its Executive Director, who is responsible for managing and developing the GNOME Foundation as an organization, as well as interacting with the board of directors, the Advisory Board, and members of the organization. Since October of last year, the executive director position was held by Holly Million, who drew attention with her diverse […]
The release of the Live distribution NomadBSD 141R-20240711 has been announced, which is a FreeBSD edition adapted for use as a portable desktop bootable from a USB drive. The graphical environment is based on Xfce. DSBMD is used for mounting storage devices (supports file systems ISO-9660, FAT, NTFS, UFS, Ext2/3, Ext4, HFS+, exFAT, XFS, and Btrfs). The size of the boot image is 2.5 GB (i386, amd64). In the new release, the base environment […]
On July 12, the release of version 8.1 "De dag van de bitterkoekjespudding" of the GNU nano text editor was announced. Change log: the idiom nano filename:linenumber is only understood when using the --colonparsing option (or set colonparsing); modern keybindings (with the --modernbindings or -/ option) are not activated if the name of the nano executable starts with 'e', as this contradicts the alternative Debian system; a new assignable […