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Six years after the last release, the release of the music player Amarok 3.0.0, which was very popular during the times of KDE 3 and KDE 4, has been released. The release is currently only available in source text. Amarok 3.0.0 was the first release ported to Qt5 and the KDE Frameworks 5 libraries. The project code is written in C++ and is licensed under the GPLv2 license. Amarok [β¦]
The release of the free distribution kit OpenIndiana 2024.04 has been presented, which replaced the binary distribution kit OpenSolaris, the development of which was discontinued by Oracle. OpenIndiana provides the user with a working environment built on a fresh slice of the Illumos project codebase. The actual development of OpenSolaris technologies continues with the Illumos project, which develops the kernel, network stack, file systems, drivers, as well as a basic set of user system utilities [β¦]
As the announcement of iOS 18 approaches, more information is becoming known about the new version of Apple's mobile operating system. This week, Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman shared his expectations for what developers will implement in iOS 18. Image source: 9to5mac.com Source: 3dnews.ru
The aerospace company SpaceX continues to regularly perform space launches, placing its own Starlink satellites, as well as devices of other customers, into Earth orbit. This weekend, the Galileo navigation satellite launched into space, and SpaceX at the same time repeated the record for reusing the first stages of the Falcon 9 launch vehicles. The first stage involved in this mission was used during orbital [β¦]
In reality, growing plants is an extremely difficult task with a lot of factors: selecting the right soil, using fertilizing, grafting, protection from pests, and so on. In Botany Manor you won't have to deal with any of this, but there are still a lot of puzzles to solve - and that's the beauty of the game. Source: 3dnews.ru
Engineers from the University of Maine in the US have unveiled the giant Fabrica Futuri 3 1.0D printer, which is 4 times larger than the previous record holder for polymer 3D printers and can print structures the size of a house. Image source: BBCSource: 3dnews.ru
The US Congress has accused the largest drone manufacturer DJI of spying for China and intends to stop the company, which produces entertainment and video blogging products, from operating in the country. US authorities have paid close attention to the drone manufacturer, the Chinese company DJI. Despite the stated peaceful purpose of the product and its popularity among ordinary consumers and businesses, the US Congress views DJI as a threat [β¦]
Apple plans to introduce the next model of its flagship iPad Pro tablet with support for artificial intelligence and an OLED screen instead of IPS at the Worldwide Developers Conference on May 7. Image source: Appleinsider.comSource: 3dnews.ru
The RISC OS Open community has announced the release of RISC OS 5.30, an operating system optimized for creating embedded solutions based on boards with ARM processors. The release is based on the RISC OS source code, opened in 2018 by RISC OS Developments (ROD) under the Apache 2.0 license. RISC OS assemblies are generated for Raspberry Pi, PineA64, BeagleBoard, Iyonix, PandaBoard, Wandboard, [β¦]
Eight teams from around the world demonstrated AI control of Formula 1 cars in Abu Dhabi as part of the A2RL Autonomous Racing League competition. Before the start, a demonstration competitive race took place between Daniil Kvyat in a regular car and a drone. Image source: The RaceSource: 3dnews.ru
With the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), a number of specialties are in danger of disappearing. These include call center workers. Already, some companies are replacing telephone support staff with generative AI, and in just a year, the industry may only use AI-based chatbots. According to Gartner, in 2022 the customer support center industry [β¦]
Just 3 months after the start of sales of Apple's flagship model of augmented reality glasses, prices for Vision Pro on the secondary market have dropped sharply. The excitement around the gadget subsided faster than expected, and the owners are reselling the top model of Apple glasses with significant discounts. Source: 3dnews.ru
