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LF launches Fraud Prevention Solutions
This week Linux Foundation Charities launched “a groundbreaking open source software solution for real-time fraud prevention” named Tazama — “with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.” They’re calling it “the first-ever open source platform dedicated to enhancing fraud management in digital payments.” Until now, the financial industry has grappled with proprietary and often… Read more
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8 Surprisingly Good Linux Apps
We regularly come across new apps, maybe something that’s a work in progress or available as a stable release, or it’s just a lesser-known app. In the last few years, I have come across many intriguing apps and services. Of course, it also counts as one of my job responsibilities while reviewing new things, or… Read more
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NVIDIA vs. AMD CPU Workstations
NVIDIA GH200 72 Core Grace CPU Performance vs. AMD Ryzen Threadripper Workstations, to be exact. Earlier this month I posted some initial CPU benchmarks of the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper up against AMD EPYC Zen 4 and Intel Xeon Emerald Rapids processors. That was a very interesting battle and showed the interesting capabilities of the… Read more
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Roblox on Linux / Steam Deck Now Blocked
Game over for Roblox on Linux / Steam Deck as it’s now blocked. Well, there it is, the update for Roblox has arrived that now forcefully blocks it from working with Wine on Linux systems (like Steam Deck). It’s been a bit of a saga hasn’t it? Roblox has always been somewhat iffy to play… Read more
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Top 5 Distros for Data Science + ML
If you are considering transitioning from Microsoft Windows to another operating system that suits your needs, check out these five Linux distributions for data science and machine learning. Many developers and IT professionals who work in Fortune 500 companies use either a Linux distribution or MacOS. Why Linux? Because most servers run on Linux and… Read more
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KDE 6 Update Arrives With Big Plasma Desktop Updates
The Plasma desktop for Linux and cross-platform KDE apps just got massive updates. KDE Plasma is one of the most popular desktop environments for Linux PCs and phones, and the connected KDE framework powers many apps on Linux, Mac, and Windows. KDE 6 has been released, and it’s a massive update. The KDE team wrote… Read more
