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This Quake-inspired terminal is my new favorite on Linux  How-To Geek

Android's Quick Share file transfer service can now work with Apple's AirDrop, allowing users to send files between iPhones and Android devices. Google has started rolling out the feature to its Pixel 10 family of smartphones. The cross-platform compatibility includes security protections that the company says independent security experts tested. Google said it built the feature in response to user requests for simpler file sharing between devices regardless of manufacturer. The company plans to expand availability to additional Android devices.

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Linux 6.18 Sees Late Improvements For Xbox Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, & Alienware Laptops  Phoronix

These Windows tools and apps help me be as productive as on Linux  XDA

Learn more about Pixel Camera’s pro settings and how to use them for your winter and holiday photos.Learn more about Pixel Camera’s pro settings and how to use them for your winter and holiday photos.

Today, we’re introducing a way for Quick Share to work with AirDrop.

Gemini is beginning to roll out in Android Auto. Here’s what to try.Gemini is beginning to roll out in Android Auto. Here’s what to try.

A federal judge in New York denied Disney's request to block Sling TV's short-term passes, which give viewers the ability to stream live content for as little as one day. From a report: In a ruling on Tuesday, US District Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that Disney didn't prove that Sling TV's passes caused "irreparable harm" to the entertainment giant, as reported earlier by Cord Cutters. Disney sued Sling shortly after the live TV streaming service started allowing viewers to purchase temporary access to its library of channels, starting at a single payment of $4.99 for a one-day pass. Several channels included in the package are owned by Disney, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and Disney Channel. In its lawsuit, Disney argued that the passes violate an agreement with Sling TV that says the service must give subscribers access to its content through monthly subscriptions. However, Judge Subramanian argues that this claim isn't likely to succeed, as the contract doesn't stipulate a "minimum subscription length," adding that the agreement's "broad definition" of a subscriber "clearly covers users of the Passes."

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Linux Mint vs. Zorin OS: I compared the two Windows alternatives, and here's my advice  ZDNET

This is Linux's greatest strength, but it's also its greatest flaw  How-To Geek

Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat'  PC Gamer

Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat'  PC Gamer

An anonymous reader shares a report: For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards and removing penalties for failure. The results are coming into focus. Five years ago, about 30 incoming freshmen at UC San Diego arrived with math skills below high-school level. Now, according to a recent report from UC San Diego faculty and administrators, that number is more than 900 -- and most of those students don't fully meet middle-school math standards. Many students struggle with fractions and simple algebra problems. Last year, the university, which admits fewer than 30 percent of undergraduate applicants, launched a remedial-math course that focuses entirely on concepts taught in elementary and middle school. (According to the report, more than 60 percent of students who took the previous version of the course couldn't divide a fraction by two.) One of the course's tutors noted that students faced more issues with "logical thinking" than with math facts per se. They didn't know how to begin solving word problems. The university's problems are extreme, but they are not unique. Over the past five years, all of the other University of California campuses, including UC Berkeley and UCLA, have seen the number of first-years who are unprepared for precalculus double or triple. George Mason University, in Virginia, revamped its remedial-math summer program in 2023 after students began arriving at their calculus course unable to do algebra, the math-department chair, Maria Emelianenko, told me. "We call it quantitative literacy, just knowing which fraction is larger or smaller, that the slope is positive when it is going up," Janine Wilson, the chair of the undergraduate economics program at UC Davis, told me. "Things like that are just kind of in our bones when we are college ready. We are just seeing many folks without that capability." Part of what's happening here is that as more students choose STEM majors, more of them are being funneled into introductory math courses during their freshman year. But the national trend is very clear: America's students are getting much worse at math. The decline started about a decade ago and sharply accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. The average eighth grader's math skills, which rose steadily from 1990 to 2013, are now a full school year behind where they were in 2013, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the gold standard for tracking academic achievement. Students in the bottom tenth percentile have fallen even further behind. Only the top 10 percent have recovered to 2013 levels.

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Linux 6.19 Slated To Land "mm/cid" Rewrite That Has Very Positive Performance Potential  Phoronix

An anonymous reader writes: U.S. wireless carrier Verizon said Thursday it will cut more than 13,000 jobs in its largest single layoff as it works to shrink costs and restructure operations. Verizon also said it plans to convert 179 corporate-owned retail stores into franchised operations and close one store. Verizon's new CEO, Dan Schulman, said in a note to employees the company would reduce its workforce by more than 13,000 employees across the organization, and significantly reduce outsourced and other outside labor expenses. Related: Delayed September report shows U.S. added 119,000 jobs, more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.4%

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AirPods’ best features come to Android and Linux with free app  The Verge

Our new Gemini app feature allows you to verify Google AI images and determine whether content was created or edited by AI.Our new Gemini app feature allows you to verify Google AI images and determine whether content was created or edited by AI.

Here are some tips for writing more effective prompts for image generation and editing in Gemini using Nano Banana Pro.Here are some tips for writing more effective prompts for image generation and editing in Gemini using Nano Banana Pro.

Nano Banana Pro, or Gemini 3 Pro Image, is our most advanced image generation and editing model.Nano Banana Pro, or Gemini 3 Pro Image, is our most advanced image generation and editing model.

Nano Banana Pro is our new image generation and editing model from Google DeepMind.Nano Banana Pro is our new image generation and editing model from Google DeepMind.