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Google has released Gemma 4, a new family of large language models based on the Gemini 3 model. Gemma 4 is licensed under the Apache License in 2.3, 4.5, 25.2, and 30.7 billion parameter variants (E2B, E4B, 31B, and 26B A4B). The E2B and E4B variants are suitable for use on mobile devices, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and boards like […]
Microsoft is testing a new behavior model for the Edge browser in Windows 11. Participants in the pre-testing program Windows reports that a banner appears at the top of the web browser with a message stating that the application "now launches when you sign in Windows, so it's ready to go whenever you want to browse the web. You can change this at any time in the settings." Journalists […]
Basalt SPO announced the release of its Alt Mobile operating system for mobile devices on the eleventh platform, designed for use by businesses and organizations on tablets, phones, and specialized touch-screen devices such as readers, embedded systems, cash registers, and data collection terminals. Alt Mobile is included in the Russian software registry under No. 24906. According to the developer, Alt Mobile […]
Space enthusiasts watching the livestream from NASA's Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission noticed that even astronauts can have issues with Microsoft software. BlueSky user Niki Grayson highlighted a funny segment of the livestream where a confused astronaut asks Mission Control for help because he has "two apps […]
A minor release of the Alt Server 11.1 operating system has been released. The build is for x86_64 and AArch64, based on kernel 6.12 (LTS). Download the image from ftp.altlinux.org download.basealt.ru mirror.yandex.ru In the new image, the Edition Selector has been moved to the installer interface—a single ISO allows for deploying multiple configurations. Package lists are generated dynamically, depending on the selected edition—Alt Server or Alt Domain. […]
NTC IT ROSA has released the ROSA Fresh 13.2 distribution, built on the ROSA 13 platform. The distribution is freely available and developed with community participation. This release is targeted at a wide range of users. Available for download are desktop builds with KDE 6 (4 GB), KDE 5 (4 GB), LXQt (3 GB), and GNOME (4 GB), as well as server builds […]
After six months of development, OpenSSH 10.3, an open-source client and server implementation for the SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols, has been released. Key changes include: A vulnerability has been fixed that could allow an attacker with control over the username passed when launching the ssh utility to potentially execute arbitrary shell commands. The vulnerability occurs on systems that use the "%u" substitution in certain configuration file directives, such as "Match exec." […]
The free-to-play real-time strategy game Stormgate, from Frost Giant Studios, former developers of Warcraft 3 and StarCraft 2, is preparing to lose its multiplayer features for a rather unusual reason. As noted by Delisted Games, Frost Giant Studios announced on its Discord server that multiplayer modes and other online features in Stormgate will be unavailable at the end of April. According to […]
As part of Apple's 50th anniversary celebration, CEO Tim Cook gave a lengthy interview to Esquire. The conversation focused on memories of the company's late co-founder and the tech giant's current relationships with politicians. The CEO emphasized that the brand continues to firmly ground its historical values in a changing world, and, according to him, Apple will […]
On March 20th, version 1.0.0 of "Intel Optimization Zone – Intel Tuning Guides" was released—a repository dedicated to software optimization for Intel, from BIOS settings for specific workloads to recommended application/server software settings for achieving maximum performance on Intel hardware. The repository contains tuning guides, optimization recipes, and the most well-known methods and recommendations for analyzing […]
JetStream 3, a web browser performance benchmarking toolkit, has been released. It targets JavaScript and WebAssembly engines when running typical computationally intensive web applications. To achieve objective and independent results, the project is being developed jointly by developers of competing browser engines from Google, Apple, and Mozilla. The code is available under a BSD license. The new version takes into account current trends and changes […]
The Document Foundation (TDF), which oversees the development of the LibreOffice office suite, has expelled all Collabora employees and partners. In the last days of March, 43 members (1, 2, 3) were expelled from the TDF, including key LibreOffice developers and co-founders. Seven of the 10 most significant LibreOffice developers were expelled. Of the four founders remaining in the TDF, three are not […]