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The Specialists
Linux Magazine

The Specialists

In the Linux world, form follows function. A specialty distro is a Linux-based system designed to serve a specific role. We look at some classic examples.

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#274/August 2023: The Best of Small Distros
Less is More
Linux Magazine

Less is More

Are you ready to escape the bloat of mainstream Linux? We look at four lightweight, but general-purpose Linux distributions: Puppy Linux, Tiny Core Linux, antiX Linux, and Alpine Linux.

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#274/August 2023: The Best of Small Distros
Australian Senate Committee Recommends Government Ban on TikTok Be Extended to WeChat
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Australian Senate Committee Recommends Government Ban on TikTok Be Extended to WeChat

An Australian Senate committee has recommended a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from federal government devices be extended to China’s most popular social media platform, WeChat.

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August 04, 2023
STELLANTIS TO BUILD SECOND US ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PLANT IN JOINT VENTURE WITH SAMSUNG
Techlife News

STELLANTIS TO BUILD SECOND US ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PLANT IN JOINT VENTURE WITH SAMSUNG

Stellantis says it will build a second U.S. electric vehicle battery factory in a joint venture with Samsung

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Techlife News #613
MICROSOFT REPORTS $20.1B QUARTERLY PROFIT AS IT PROMISES TO LEAD 'THE NEW AI PLATFORM SHIFT
Techlife News

MICROSOFT REPORTS $20.1B QUARTERLY PROFIT AS IT PROMISES TO LEAD 'THE NEW AI PLATFORM SHIFT

Microsoft reported a 20% spike in quarterly profits this week, helping to fuel its battle to get ahead of rivals like Google, Amazon and Facebook parent Meta in selling the latest artificial intelligence technology

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Techlife News #613
SALESFORCE CEO SHARES HIS PREDICTIONS FOR AI AND THE FUTURE OF WORK
Techlife News

SALESFORCE CEO SHARES HIS PREDICTIONS FOR AI AND THE FUTURE OF WORK

Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff has become something of a vanishing breed during the nearly quarter century he has been running the company that pioneered the concept of selling software as an online subscription

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Techlife News #613
ELON MUSK REVEALS NEW X LOGO TO REPLACE TWITTER'S BLUE BIRD
Techlife News

ELON MUSK REVEALS NEW X LOGO TO REPLACE TWITTER'S BLUE BIRD

Elon Musk has unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year

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Techlife News #613
US ECONOMY UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED TO A 2.4% GROWTH RATE IN APRIL-JUNE QUARTER DESPITE FED HIKES
Techlife News

US ECONOMY UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED TO A 2.4% GROWTH RATE IN APRIL-JUNE QUARTER DESPITE FED HIKES

The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of steadily higher interest rates resulting from the Federal Reserve’s 16-month-long fight to bring down inflation

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Techlife News #613
AS E-BIKES PROLIFERATE, SO DO DEADLY FIRES BLAMED ON EXPLODING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIE
Techlife News

AS E-BIKES PROLIFERATE, SO DO DEADLY FIRES BLAMED ON EXPLODING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIE

The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries

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Techlife News #613
GOOGLE REBOUNDS FROM UNPRECEDENTED DROP IN AD REVENUE WITH A RESURGENCE THAT PUSHES STOCK HIGHER
Techlife News

GOOGLE REBOUNDS FROM UNPRECEDENTED DROP IN AD REVENUE WITH A RESURGENCE THAT PUSHES STOCK HIGHER

Google snapped out of an unprecedented advertising slump during its latest quarter, signaling a return to growth cycle needed to fuel investments in artificial intelligence technology that expected to reshape the competitive landscape

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Techlife News #613
HOUSE REPUBLICANS PLAN TO HOLD META'S MARK ZUCKERBERG IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
Techlife News

HOUSE REPUBLICANS PLAN TO HOLD META'S MARK ZUCKERBERG IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS

The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is threatening to hold Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress for failing to supply documents related to an investigation into supposed censorship by tech companies of conservatives

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Techlife News #613
ELON MUSK WANTS TO TURN TWEETS INTO 'X'S'.BUT CHANGING LANGUAGE IS NOT QUITE SO SIMPLE
Techlife News

ELON MUSK WANTS TO TURN TWEETS INTO 'X'S'.BUT CHANGING LANGUAGE IS NOT QUITE SO SIMPLE

Elon Musk may want to send “tweet” back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay — at least for now

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Techlife News #613
AMAZON, GOOGLE, META, MICROSOFT AND OTHER TECH FIRMS AGREE TO AI SAFEGUARDS SET BY THE WHITE HOUSE
Techlife News

AMAZON, GOOGLE, META, MICROSOFT AND OTHER TECH FIRMS AGREE TO AI SAFEGUARDS SET BY THE WHITE HOUSE

President Joe Biden said that new commitments by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by his White House are an important step toward managing the “enormous” promise and risks posed by the technology

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Techlife News #613
NEW SEC RULE REQUIRES PUBLIC COMPANIES TO DISCLOSE CYBERSECURITY BREACHES IN 4 DAYS
Techlife News

NEW SEC RULE REQUIRES PUBLIC COMPANIES TO DISCLOSE CYBERSECURITY BREACHES IN 4 DAYS

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules Wednesday to require public companies to disclose within four days all cybersecurity breaches that could affect their bottom lines

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Techlife News #613
Apple Store - THE IN-STORE EXPERIENCE REIGNS SUPREME
Techlife News

Apple Store - THE IN-STORE EXPERIENCE REIGNS SUPREME

When it comes to technology and innovation, nobody does it better than Apple

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Techlife News #613
SAUDI ARABIA IS SPENDING BILLIONS TO BECOME A GLOBAL GAMING HUB.SOME FANS DON'T WANT TO PLAY
Techlife News

SAUDI ARABIA IS SPENDING BILLIONS TO BECOME A GLOBAL GAMING HUB.SOME FANS DON'T WANT TO PLAY

Saudi Arabia, the new home of some of soccer’s biggest stars and a co-owner of professional golf, is proving to be no less ambitious when it comes to another global pastime – the $180 billion-a-year video game industry

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Techlife News #613
HEAD OF US CYBERSECURITY AGENCY SEES PROGRESS ON ELECTION SECURITY, WITH MORE WORK NEEDED FOR 2024
Techlife News

HEAD OF US CYBERSECURITY AGENCY SEES PROGRESS ON ELECTION SECURITY, WITH MORE WORK NEEDED FOR 2024

Efforts to protect the nation’s election systems have grown exponentially since the 2016 presidential election, but more is needed to defend the integrity and resiliency of the election process ahead of next year’s vote, the head of the nation’s cybersecurity agency said this week

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Techlife News #613
IN 'BARBIE.'OPPENHEIMER' SMASH SUCCESS, AUDIENCES SEND MESSAGE TO HOLLYWOOD: GIVE US SOMETHING NEW
Techlife News

IN 'BARBIE.'OPPENHEIMER' SMASH SUCCESS, AUDIENCES SEND MESSAGE TO HOLLYWOOD: GIVE US SOMETHING NEW

In the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners. Greta Gerwig, who made history for female directors

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Techlife News #613
CONGRESS URGED TO REVIVE LONG-STALLED DEBATE ABOUT REGULATING SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES
Techlife News

CONGRESS URGED TO REVIVE LONG-STALLED DEBATE ABOUT REGULATING SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES

Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry warned that years of regulatory inaction is putting American manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage and urged Congress to expand their ability to test and eventually sell autonomous cars and trucks

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Techlife News #613
SAMSUNG UNVEILS TWO NEW FOLDABLE SMARTPHONES IN A BET ON DEVICES WITH BENDING SCREENS
Techlife News

SAMSUNG UNVEILS TWO NEW FOLDABLE SMARTPHONES IN A BET ON DEVICES WITH BENDING SCREENS

Samsung Electronics unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to bet on devices with bending screens, a budding market that has yet to fully take off because of high prices

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Techlife News #613
SHE'S PERFECT BARBIE. HE'S SCENE-STEALING KEN. THEIR LIFE IN PLASTIC LOOKS FANTASTIC
Techlife News

SHE'S PERFECT BARBIE. HE'S SCENE-STEALING KEN. THEIR LIFE IN PLASTIC LOOKS FANTASTIC

For someone who’s 11.5 inches tall and weighs under 8 ounces, poor Barbie’s had to carry an awfully heavy load over the years on that slender, plastic back of hers

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Techlife News #613
NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK BEING BUILT BY MAJOR AUTOMAKERS COULD LURE MORE BUYERS TO EVS
Techlife News

NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK BEING BUILT BY MAJOR AUTOMAKERS COULD LURE MORE BUYERS TO EVS

The announcement Wednesday that seven major automakers are joining to build a large North American electric vehicle charging network should pull people off the sidelines to at least consider shifting away from gas-powered vehicles

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Techlife News #613
ELON MUSK REVEALS NEW X LOGO TO REPLACE TWITTER'S BLUE BIRD
AppleMagazine

ELON MUSK REVEALS NEW X LOGO TO REPLACE TWITTER'S BLUE BIRD

Elon Musk has unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year

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3 mins  |
July 28, 2023
AMAZON, GOOGLE, META, MICROSOFT AND OTHER TECH FIRMS AGREE TO AI SAFEGUARDS SET BY THE WHITE HOUSE
AppleMagazine

AMAZON, GOOGLE, META, MICROSOFT AND OTHER TECH FIRMS AGREE TO AI SAFEGUARDS SET BY THE WHITE HOUSE

President Joe Biden said that new commitments by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by his White House are an important step toward managing the “enormous” promise and risks posed by the technology

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4 mins  |
July 28, 2023
Apple Store - THE IN-STORE EXPERIENCE REIGNS SUPREME
AppleMagazine

Apple Store - THE IN-STORE EXPERIENCE REIGNS SUPREME

When it comes to technology and innovation, nobody does it better than Apple

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5 mins  |
July 28, 2023
STELLANTIS TO BUILD SECOND US ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PLANT IN JOINT VENTURE WITH SAMSUNG
AppleMagazine

STELLANTIS TO BUILD SECOND US ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PLANT IN JOINT VENTURE WITH SAMSUNG

Stellantis says it will build a second U.S. electric vehicle battery factory in a joint venture with Samsung

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1 min  |
July 28, 2023
MICROSOFT REPORTS $20.1B QUARTERLY PROFIT AS IT PROMISES TO LEAD 'THE NEW AI PLATFORM SHIFT
AppleMagazine

MICROSOFT REPORTS $20.1B QUARTERLY PROFIT AS IT PROMISES TO LEAD 'THE NEW AI PLATFORM SHIFT

Microsoft reported a 20% spike in quarterly profits this week, helping to fuel its battle to get ahead of rivals like Google, Amazon and Facebook parent Meta in selling the latest artificial intelligence technology

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3 mins  |
July 28, 2023
HEAD OF US CYBERSECURITY AGENCY SEES PROGRESS ON ELECTION SECURITY, WITH MORE WORK NEEDED FOR 2024
AppleMagazine

HEAD OF US CYBERSECURITY AGENCY SEES PROGRESS ON ELECTION SECURITY, WITH MORE WORK NEEDED FOR 2024

Efforts to protect the nation’s election systems have grown exponentially since the 2016 presidential election, but more is needed to defend the integrity and resiliency of the election process ahead of next year’s vote, the head of the nation’s cybersecurity agency said this week

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3 mins  |
July 28, 2023
CONGRESS URGED TO REVIVE LONG-STALLED DEBATE ABOUT REGULATING SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES
AppleMagazine

CONGRESS URGED TO REVIVE LONG-STALLED DEBATE ABOUT REGULATING SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES

Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry warned that years of regulatory inaction is putting American manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage and urged Congress to expand their ability to test and eventually sell autonomous cars and trucks

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2 mins  |
July 28, 2023
IN 'BARBIE,' 'OPPENHEIMER' SMASH SUCCESS, AUDIENCES SEND MESSAGE TO HOLLYWOOD: GIVE US SOMETHING NEW
AppleMagazine

IN 'BARBIE,' 'OPPENHEIMER' SMASH SUCCESS, AUDIENCES SEND MESSAGE TO HOLLYWOOD: GIVE US SOMETHING NEW

In the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners. Greta Gerwig, who made history for female directors

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4 mins  |
July 28, 2023