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TUXEDO Computers Drops Snapdragon X1 Elite Linux Laptop Plans  Phoronix

Adam Marshall spent more than a decade developing Kingdoms of the Dump while working as a custodian at a school in suburban Philadelphia, cleaning floors and hauling trash bags from 3 PM to 11 PM before coming home to work on his turn-based role-playing game until 5 or 6 AM. The game, which Bloomberg has called "one of the year's most charming RPGs," came out on Tuesday after Marshall and his childhood friend Matt Loiseau -- also a janitor -- built it using RPG Maker alongside a small team of hobbyists who mostly worked for free. The pair launched a Kickstarter campaign in 2019 that raised $76,560, but the pandemic disrupted their plans and forced them to lose contractors and rethink their approach. Marshall maintained this schedule for five years straight before quitting his custodial job last year to finish the game full-time. Kingdoms of the Dump has sold about 7,000 copies since its release. The game stars a walking trashcan named Dustin Binsley who adventures through landfills and sewers in a world made entirely of garbage.

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Gemini Drops are our regular update on what’s new in the Gemini app. Here's a look at the latest features this month:Gemini 3 brings upgraded smarts and new capabilities…

Linux PC maker says Snapdragon X Elite is "less suitable than expected"  Windows Central

Linux PC maker says Snapdragon X Elite is "less suitable than expected"  Windows Central

Linux PC maker says Snapdragon X Elite is "less suitable than expected"  Windows Central

Linux PC maker says Snapdragon X Elite is "less suitable than expected"  Windows Central

Linux PC maker says Snapdragon X Elite is "less suitable than expected"  Windows Central

Linux PC maker says Snapdragon X Elite is "less suitable than expected"  Windows Central

Linux PC maker says Snapdragon X Elite is "less suitable than expected"  Windows Central

Linux PC maker says Snapdragon X Elite is "less suitable than expected"  Windows Central

AI nutrition tracking features in popular fitness apps are producing wildly inaccurate calorie and macro counts despite promises to simplify food logging through automated photo analysis. The Verge tested AI-powered nutrition tools in Ladder, Oura Advisor, January and MyFitnessPal. Ladder's AI estimated the outlet's carefully measured 355-calorie breakfast at 780 calories and got the macro breakdown wrong even after the reviewer manually edited entries to include exact brands and amounts. Oura Advisor routinely mistook matcha protein shakes for green smoothies. January misidentified barbecue sauce as teriyaki sauce and failed to detect mushrooms in a chicken dish. None of the apps could identify healthier ingredient swaps or accurately log ethnic foods. Oura classified a mix of edamame, quinoa and brown rice as mashed potatoes and white rice. Ladder logged dal makhani curry as chicken soup. The AI features require extensive manual corrections that negate any time savings from automated logging, the publication concluded in its scathing review.

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I finally turned Linux into the perfect OS for a 2-in-1 PC, and it's even better than Windows  XDA

I tried a Linux-style file manager and it made Windows File Explorer feel years behind  MakeUseOf

Learn more about ways to use Google tools like Gemini, Google Photos, Search and more to get things done over the holidays.Learn more about ways to use Google tools like Gemini, Google Photos, Search and more to get things done over the holidays.

Amazon's 14,000-plus layoffs announced last month touched almost every piece of the company's sprawling business, from cloud computing and devices to advertising, retail and grocery stores. But one job category bore the brunt of cuts more than others: engineers. CNBC: Documents filed in New York, California, New Jersey and Amazon's home state of Washington showed that nearly 40% of the more than 4,700 job cuts in those states were engineering roles. The data was reported by Amazon in Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, filings to state agencies. The figures represent a segment of the total layoffs announced in October. Not all data was immediately available because of differences in state WARN reporting requirements.

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Meta is venturing into the complex world of electricity trading, betting it can accelerate the construction of new US power plants that are vital to its AI ambitions. From a report: The foray into power trading comes after Meta heard from investors and plant developers that too few power buyers were willing to make the early, long-term commitments required to spur investment, according to Urvi Parekh, the company's head of global energy. Trading electricity will give the company the flexibility to enter more of those longer contracts. Plant developers "want to know that the consumers of power are willing to put skin in the game," Parekh said in an interview. "Without Meta taking a more active voice in the need to expand the amount of power that's on the system, it's not happening as quickly as we would like."

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Use Gemini, Search, Pixel and more to make holiday planning feel effortless in 2025.Use Gemini, Search, Pixel and more to make holiday planning feel effortless in 2025.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft is upgrading its Advanced Paste tool in PowerToys for Windows 11, allowing you to use an on-device AI model to power some of its features. With the 0.96 update, you can route requests through Microsoft's Foundry Local tool or the open-source Ollama, both of which run AI models on your device's neural processing unit (NPU) instead of connecting to the cloud. That means you won't need to purchase API credits to perform certain actions, like having AI translate or summarize the text copied to your clipboard. Plus, you can keep your data on your device.

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Testimony shows how DOJ’s proposal to break up Ad Manager is unworkable and would create uncertainty and disruption for businesses.Testimony shows how DOJ’s proposal to break up Ad Manager is unworkable and would create uncertainty and disruption for businesses.