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Debian is 33, Haiku is 25, and neither is standing still
This week marks anniversaries for two long-running operating system projects: Debian, which turned 33, and Haiku OS, which turned 25. Debian, founded by Ian Murdock in 1993, remains one of the world’s most widely used Linux distributions, while Haiku continues to carry forward the legacy of the discontinued BeOS, demonstrating that both open-source efforts remain…
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EE invites mobile users to live life in the 5G Fast Lane – for a price
EE has launched Fast Lane, a premium mobile service that uses 5G network slicing to prioritise subscribers’ connections when its network is congested, such as at busy events or festivals. The feature, only available through a new premium plan, marks EE’s entry into a growing trend among operators to monetise 5G Standalone infrastructure by offering…
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Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris wakes from coma
Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris has woken from an induced coma he was placed into following a critical medical emergency on 6 August, just before the band’s scheduled concert with Lionel Richie in San Francisco, which was postponed as a result. His recovery has been marked by setbacks as well as progress: he…
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Developer given Mission:Impossible – fixing rubbish code that could crash a city – simply chose not to accept it
An On Call reader for The Register, nicknamed “Socrates,” recounted an early career episode as a fresh-faced software manager sent to a power station to document an undocumented monitoring system. Confronted with poorly written, uncommented control code for a turbine overspeed detector, he judged the risk of accidentally causing a catastrophic failure too great and…
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Cisco bug severity warning reads like Olympic gymnastics scores: 10, 10, 9.9, 9.6, and 7.5.
Cisco has disclosed five vulnerabilities in its Secure Workload Software (formerly Tetration), a micro-segmentation tool designed to prevent attackers from moving laterally across networks. Four of the flaws are rated critical, including two that scored a perfect 10 out of 10, making this a significant security concern for organisations relying on the product to contain…
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SimCity SNES Soundtrack Makes A Surprise Return In This Week’s Nintendo Music Update
Nintendo has added the SimCity SNES soundtrack to its Nintendo Music app for Switch Online members, a welcome surprise given that the 1991 Super Nintendo city-building game itself remains unavailable on the service’s SNES library. The update revives interest in the classic Will Wright title, which Nintendo published and helped Maxis develop, and reintroduces its…
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Another Crab’s Treasure Scores A Switch 2 Edition And Free Upgrade
Another Crab’s Treasure, the soulslike game starring a hermit crab, has received a surprise Switch 2 Edition this week, offered as a free upgrade to existing Switch owners. Nintendo says the enhanced version brings smoother, higher frame rates in both handheld and docked play, alongside improved resolution and stability, addressing performance complaints some players had…
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Tesla, Uber, and Waymo all get the OK to operate thousands of robotaxis in Nevada
The Nevada Transportation Authority has unanimously approved permits allowing Tesla, Uber and Waymo to run commercial robotaxi services in Clark County, home to Las Vegas, paving the way for up to 8,000 driverless vehicles on the county’s roads within a year. The decision marks one of the largest single approvals of autonomous ride-hailing capacity in…
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‘Doctor Who’ Officially Gets “Doomy” Update From Former Writer
Doctor Who has received another downbeat prediction about its future, this time from former writer and actor Mark Gatiss, amid a turbulent period for the long-running BBC sci-fi series. The franchise is currently on an indefinite hiatus, with the broadcaster having cancelled the planned 2026 Christmas special, showrunner Russell T. Davies departing without ever writing…
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Update Adds Three New Features, Includes 60fps In Classic Graphics Mode
Aspyr has released a new community-focused update for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, adding three requested features across all platforms and delivering a substantial list of bug fixes, with particular attention paid to the Switch 2 version. The patch follows the developer’s recent revival of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North and reflects…