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Debian on Android Phones
Your Android phone will run Debian Linux soon (like some Pixels already can)Google introduces Debian Linux terminal app for Android. My phone’s a laptop at last! Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, ZDNet Senior Contributing Editor Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus’ Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip.…
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Alternatives to US Goods
New websites help identify made-in-Canada products for Canadian consumers.As trade tensions escalate, two Vancouver entrepreneurs have each set up tools to help consumers support Canadian businesses. As trade tensions with the United States escalate, two Vancouver entrepreneurs — Toki Hossain and Sourabh Banerjee — have created digital platforms to help Canadians support local businesses. CanadianAlternative.to…
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Vancouver Execs Sign Pro-DEI Open Letter
A number of Vancouver and B.C.-based tech executives have signed an open letter that protests against the erasure of DEI initiatives in Canadian companies. What in the Tech, an organization that builds a hub of information for new founders, wrote the near-800-word missive after the recent controversy where Canadian-founded Shopify came under fire for hosting a store selling…
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No More Win10? Use Free10!!
Don’t know how to quit Windows 10? This Linux distro is for you – and it’s free:Free10 is a repacking of the Q40S Linux distribution and it makes an outstanding option for anyone looking to migrate from Windows to Linux! Since I started covering Linux and open-source technology in the late 1990s, my goal has…
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Happy 3 Years Old, Steam Deck!
Happy three years to the Steam Deck – the Linux gaming machine that changed everything! It’s been three years today since Valve released the Steam Deck. Not only has Valve shown how incredible Linux actually can be as a gaming platform, but they really kicked the industry into gear on PC gaming handhelds. What a…
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Russia targets Signal App
Signals of Trouble: Multiple Russia-Aligned Threat Actors Actively Targeting Signal Messenger Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has observed increasing efforts from several Russia state-aligned threat actors to compromise Signal Messenger accounts used by individuals of interest to Russia’s intelligence services. While this emerging operational interest has likely been sparked by wartime demands to gain access…
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