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Linux Lite 7.8 Is Out Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, Ports Many Apps to GTK4  9to5Linux

AutoPentestX - Automated Penetration Testing Toolkit Designed for Linux systems  CybersecurityNews

AutoPentestX - Automated Penetration Testing Toolkit Designed for Linux systems  CybersecurityNews

AutoPentestX - Automated Penetration Testing Toolkit Designed for Linux systems  CybersecurityNews

Linux Lite 7.8 Is Out With App Rewrites and GTK4 Transition  Linuxiac

Surviving The RAM Price Squeeze With Linux In-Kernel Memory Compression  Hackaday

Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW Linux app featuring DLSS and ray tracing  DLCompare.com

Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW Linux app featuring DLSS and ray tracing  DLCompare.com

Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW Linux app featuring DLSS and ray tracing  DLCompare.com

Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW Linux app featuring DLSS and ray tracing  DLCompare.com

Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW Linux app featuring DLSS and ray tracing  DLCompare.com

Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW Linux app featuring DLSS and ray tracing  DLCompare.com

Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW Linux app featuring DLSS and ray tracing  DLCompare.com

Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW Linux app featuring DLSS and ray tracing  DLCompare.com

Nvidia launches native GeForce NOW Linux app featuring DLSS and ray tracing  DLCompare.com

Researchers at the University of New South Wales are developing a "reverse solar panel" that generates small amounts of electricity at night by harvesting infrared heat radiated from Earth. "In the past, scientists have demonstrated that a 'thermoradiative diode' can convert infrared radiation directly into electricity; when used to convert heat from Earth, they exploit the temperature difference between Earth and the night sky, generating a current directly from heat," notes ExtremeTech. "This approach completely eliminates the need for heat to generate steam, though the resulting capacity is fairly low." From the report: The researchers estimate they could generate only about a watt per square meter, which isn't much. One reason for the low output is that the Earth's atmosphere lessens the heat differential that drives the generative process; in space, though, that's not an issue. Now, researchers believe that the ability to generate power in the moments between direct sunlight could help power satellites. That could be especially true in deep space, where periods without sunlight can be longer, and sunlight is often weaker; in these situations, losing electricity to heat loss is unacceptable. Many satellites already use heat to generate electricity, though with a much more rarified "thermoelectric generator" that uses rare, expensive materials like plutonium to create heat. With thermoradiative diodes, the heat source can be the Sun-warmed body of the satellite itself.

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Microsoft designer proposes a Linux-style dock for Windows  OMG! Ubuntu

Microsoft designer proposes a Linux-style dock for Windows  OMG! Ubuntu

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The UK's first superfast-charging train running only on battery power will come into passenger service this weekend -- operating a five-mile return route in west London. Great Western Railway (GWR) will send the converted London Underground train out from 5.30am to cover the full Saturday timetable on the West Ealing to Greenford branch line, four stops and 12 minutes each way, and now carrying up to 273 passengers, should its celebrity stoke up the demand. The battery will recharge in just three and a half minutes back at West Ealing station between trips, using a 2,000kW charger connected to a few meters of rail that only becomes live when the train stops directly overhead. There are hopes within government and industry that this technology could one day replace diesel trains on routes that have proved difficult or expensive to electrify with overhead wires, as the decarbonization of rail continues. The train has proved itself capable of going more than 200 miles on a single charge -- last year setting a world record for the farthest travelled by a battery-electric train, smashing a German record set in 2021. The GWR train and the fast-charge technology has been trialled on the 2.5-mile line since early 2024, but has not yet carried paying passengers.

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Apple posted its biggest quarter ever, with iPhone revenue hitting a record ~$85.3 billion and Services climbing 14% to ~$30 billion. Total revenue reached nearly $143.76 billion. "The demand for iPhone was simply staggering," CEO Tim Cook said on a conference call discussing the results. "This is the strongest iPhone lineup we've ever had and by far the most popular."

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