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KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell
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KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

Marking the 30th anniversary of software developer KDE on October 14, the company released Plasma 6.8, debuted a movie, and retired Plasma’s native X11 session

Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
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Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

Researchers say that mercenary hackers laced ads with zero-click exploits that installed sophisticated malware on the devices of targeted individuals when they did nothing other

Microsoft says Windows 11 is now up to 20% more responsive and better on 8GB of RAM
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Microsoft says Windows 11 is now up to 20% more responsive and better on 8GB of RAM

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

Microsoft says months of work have made Windows 11 up to 20% more responsive and that better memory management makes a meaningful difference on PCs

XDC Network integrates Concordium identity verification for AI agents
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XDC Network integrates Concordium identity verification for AI agents

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

The integration allows AI agents on XDC AI to verify the individuals or businesses behind them, addressing questions of accountability as autonomous agents gain financial

Ubuntu 26.10 Has Come Out as a Rust-Packed Interim Release
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Ubuntu 26.10 Has Come Out as a Rust-Packed Interim Release

Sourav RudraOctober 15, 2026

The title says that because, until now, the core utilities in Ubuntu were not fully Rust. cp, mv, and⁣ rm had stayed on the GNU

Big Tech Funded a €115 Billion Warning Against Europe’s Digital Independence
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Big Tech Funded a €115 Billion Warning Against Europe’s Digital Independence

Sourav RudraOctober 15, 2026

The European Commission’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act, or CADA, looks to lay out four tiers of requirements for cloud services where public bodies

Anthropic makes Code Review generally available, with $50,000 in credits attached
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Anthropic makes Code Review generally available, with $50,000 in credits attached

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

Anthropic has moved Code Review, its automated pull-request reviewer for Claude Code, out of research preview for Team and Enterprise customers, with up to $50,000

Google launches Universal Cart in the US, with checkout built into Search and the Gemini app
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Google launches Universal Cart in the US, with checkout built into Search and the Gemini app

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

Google launched Universal Cart in the US on Wednesday, a cart that sits inside Search and the Gemini app, holds products from multiple retailers and

Arm-Qualcomm legal fight ends in limited verdict, larger stakes remain
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Arm-Qualcomm legal fight ends in limited verdict, larger stakes remain

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

A Delaware jury found that Arm breached its licensing agreement with Qualcomm but awarded the chipmaker just $2 in damages, leaving a potentially multibillion-dollar dispute

Copilot pricing gets complicated
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Copilot pricing gets complicated

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

As Microsoft adds more advanced agentic capabilities to Copilot, such as Cowork and Autopilot, usage-based pricing is becoming an increasingly important part of its business

Ms., Martians and Guacamole: Their First Time in The Times
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Ms., Martians and Guacamole: Their First Time in The Times

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

Our reporters share a compendium of debuts, discoveries and (sometimes overdue) appearances in the paper.

Plex now helps sell movie theater tickets
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Plex now helps sell movie theater tickets

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

Plex, which made a name for itself by letting users share movies they own, is now helping sell movie theater tickets. The company is looking

Hegseth’s dubious low-T screening may flag up to 25 percent of the Army
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Hegseth’s dubious low-T screening may flag up to 25 percent of the Army

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

Up to a quarter of active-duty Army members could receive a low testosterone result from mandatory military screening, despite the true prevalence of the condition

Meta opens a weaker AI model while keeping the frontier closed
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Meta opens a weaker AI model while keeping the frontier closed

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 15, 2026

Meta has published the weights for Muse Spark Open, a coding and agent model it says is less advanced than the Muse Wonder frontier model

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