Neos is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) that allows you to build complex websites easily without needing to code. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Neos CMS on a server running Rocky Linux 8 OS.
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Source: Linux Today – Install NEOS CMS with Nginx and Let’s Encrypt SSL on Rocky Linux 8
With the Unify, we are looking at a premium model with support for DDR5 memory, but it doesn’t feature any RGB LED lighting. The MSI MEG Z690 Unify represents MSI’s Enthusiast Gaming series, which combines elements of an enthusiast-level motherboard, but with all the features designed for users to make the most of the latest controller sets and 12th gen features. Some of the features include five M.2 slots, support for DDR5-6666 memory, dual 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E networking, as well as an advertised 21-phase power delivery.
Source: AnandTech – The MSI MEG Z690 Unify (DDR5) Motherboard Review: The All-Black Option
Dungeons & Dragons is bigger right now than than it’s ever been before, and its designers have spent nearly eight years building on its latest incarnation. A new introductory collection wants to tie all of those post Player’s Handbook design decisions together, and cut a path towards whatever’s next.
Source: Gizmodo – D&D’s Epic New ‘Monsters of the Multiverse’ Makes Creating Characters and Creatures Easier Than Ever
Microsoft set the stage for a battle against Chromebooks when it released Windows 11 SE late last year, and now the troops have arrived in the form of low-cost laptops designed for students.
Source: Gizmodo – Windows 11 SE Laptops Just Arrived to Wage War on Chromebooks
If you’ve been to a grocery store recently, you may have noticed: It’s March 2020 all over again. At least it looks that way, or perhaps worse. With severe winter weather, cumulative supply chain disruptions, and ongoing staffing shortages due to a steep rise in COVID cases, stock of certain items at grocery stores…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Overcome Your Empty Grocery Store
Class is in session and Lenovo hopes to score points with teachers and students with a couple of products aimed at the education segment. They include the 10w Tablet (shown above) and the 13w Yoga, both of which are Windows 11 devices (as opposed to running Chrome OS). The hardware inside is very different between the two, though.
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Source: Hot Hardware – Lenovo 10w Tablet Packing Snapdragon 7c And Ryzen 5000-Powered 13w Yoga Are Ready For Class
Microsoft will buy the video game publisher Activision Blizzard in a $69 billion deal that would reshape the gaming landscape. From a report: The deal, if completed, would bring together Microsoft, which owns the Xbox game platform and the Xbox Game Studios (which owns Bethesda Softworks and 343 Industries, among other game publishers) and Activision, owner of the Call of Duty, Warcraft and Tony Hawk franchises, among others. Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony, when and if the deal closes.
The deal comes as Activision Blizzard grapples with its own #MeToo reckoning, spurring dueling investigations from the state of California and federal agencies. The company was accused of rampant sexual harassment and discrimination involving alcohol-fueled parties, male employees allegedly joking about rape, a female employee who died of suicide after colleagues shared a nude photo and a so-called “Cosby Suite” because the executive who worked there had earned a reputation for unwanted sexual advances.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Microsoft To Buy Activision Blizzard in Billion Video Game Mega-Deal
Enlarge / A Russian 3-stage Proton rocket blasts into the sky in 2000. (credit: NASA)
Russia’s main space corporation, Roscosmos, said it is in the process of building four more Proton rockets before it shuts down production of the venerable booster.
In a news release, Roscosmos said the four rockets are on an assembly line at the Khrunichev State Space Research and Design Center’s factory in Moscow’s Fili district. After their production is complete, these four rockets will be added to its present inventory of 10 flight-ready Proton-M rockets. (The news release was translated for Ars by Rob Mitchell.)
Russia said it plans to launch these remaining 14 Proton rockets over the next four or five years. During this time frame Russia plans to transition payloads, such as military communications satellites, that would have launched on the Proton booster to the new Angara-A5 rocket.
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Source: Ars Technica – After six decades, Russia will build its final Proton rocket this year
AUR in Arch Linux allows you to install plenty of apps not in the official repository. Here are some of the best AUR helper apps for Arch Linux to help you.
Source: LXer – 5 Great AUR Helpers for Arch Linux
Microsoft just made one of the largest-ever bids for a game studio. The company has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, valuing the all-cash deal at an enormous $68.7 billion. The deal would make the combined entity the “third-largest” game company by revenue, according to Microsoft, and would put titles like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush under the company’s wing. Microsoft plans to add Activision Blizzard games to Game Pass as part of the deal.
Mobile gaming is also a significant factor in the acquisition, Microsoft said. On top of folding King’s phone games into Microsoft’s business, the purchase promises to bring franchises like Halo and Warcraft to more devices.
The buyout is expected to close sometime in Microsoft’s fiscal 2023 (no later than June 2023) if regulators and Activision Blizzard shareholders greenlight the move. The boards of directors for both companies have already approved the deal.
While news of the purchase comes as Activision Blizzard is still embroiled in a misconduct scandal, you shouldn’t expect significant leadership changes. Bobby Kotick will remain Activision Blizzard’s CEO despite calls for his resignation, and will now report to Microsoft Gaming chief Phil Spencer. In a company letter, Kotick described Microsoft’s move as a chance to “further strengthen” Activision Blizzard’s workplace culture and “set a new standard” for inclusiveness.
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Source: Engadget – Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for .7 billion
Companies love to bend the truth to make it seem like their product is better than it is—and one way they do this with certain medical products is by making it sound like the FDA had a major role in bringing it to market. But if a health-related gadget is “FDA cleared,” that doesn’t necessarily mean the FDA studied it…
Source: LifeHacker – ‘FDA Cleared’ Is Not the Same As ‘FDA Approved’ (and Why the Difference Matters)
The UK government has revealed that it plans to update its laws in order “to bring the promotion of cryptoassets within the scope of financial promotions legislation.” That will ensure any crypto promotion will be held to the same standards as promotion for stocks, shares and insurance products. It also has fall in line with the rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Governments have recently started cracking down on crypto ads in an effort to protect consumers from scams they may not be familiar with. The Spanish government is currently establishing rules on how influencers and their sponsors promote cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile, Singapore’s authorities asked crypto companies outright not to market their services to the public. One type of scam is the “pump and dump,” in which fraudsters find ways to artificially inflate the value of a cryptocurrency and to get people to invest money in it. They then unload their shares while the value is high to make a lot of money, thereby lowering the coin’s value in the process.
According to the UK government, approximately 2.3 million people in the country are now thought to own a cryptoasset. While cryptoassets’ popularity is rising, the FCA’s research suggests (PDF) that potential investors’ level of understanding about them is on the decline. That means people may not be fully aware of the risks involved when it comes to investing in them, which further supports “the case for regulatory intervention to ensure that cryptoasset promotions are fair, clear, and not misleading. “
Source: Engadget – UK government announces official crackdown on ‘misleading’ crypto ads
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law who acted as a senior advisor during Trump’s time in the White House, was apparently interested in the idea of whether the federal government should make a cryptocurrency in 2018. In an email to then-US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Kushner asked if he could have a group of people “brainstorm” about the government creating its own digital currency, as revealed by a Freedom Of Information Act request from CoinDesk.
Here’s the email in full:
Steven —
Would you be open to me bringing a small group of people to have a brainstorm about this topic?
http://blog.samaltman.com/us-digital-currency
My sense is it could make sense and also be something that could ultimately change the way we pay out entitlements as well saving us a ton in waste fraud and also in transaction costs…
The Verge report continues…
The link [included in Kushner’s email] goes to a 2018 blog post titled “US Digital Currency,” which was written by Sam Altman, a former president of startup incubator Y Combinator and currently the CEO of OpenAI. The post discusses how the US should create a cryptocurrency and make it legal tender in the country. (While it suggests naming the coin USDC, for US Digital Currency, there actually is currently a stablecoin named USDC, short for US Dollar Coin, but that it wasn’t created by the government.) Altman’s post suggests that the US cryptocurrency could have taxes built-in and that building it could help give America “some power over a worldwide currency.”
For his part, Kushner suggests it could be a way to cut down on waste, fraud, and transaction costs when paying out entitlements. The outcome of his request is unclear — the emails don’t show whether Mnuchin ever responded, or if there was ever a meeting about the idea.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Jared Kushner Floated the Idea of a Federal Cryptocurrency, Documents Reveal
Most of us have been using YouTube for years, and so you probably don’t think much about all of its various settings. But the Google-owned video platform has added so many features and tools in recent years that you’re probably missing some of its most useful capabilities—both on the website and the apps.
Source: Gizmodo – 12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do on YouTube
In case you didn’t know, Google Assistant devices like the Nest Hub can play white noise ambient sound to help you or your young ones get to sleep. However, multiple users have noticed that Google recently changed that to something that loops more frequently and has a muffled sound, according to 9to5Google. As a result, they and their infants and toddlers are apparently losing sleep over it.
“White noise” is among the 14 ambient noises available from Google Assistant, along with “babbling brook,” “fireplace,” “ocean” and others. You can play them for up to 12 hours if not disabled by a sleep timer, and the 2nd-gen Nest Hub has an “auto-off” feature that turns off the sound once you fall asleep.
Previously, it looped the White Noise sound every hour, but now the sound is repeated every 10 minutes, something users find annoying and repetitive. On top of that, the previously crisp sound file is now apparently “muffled” and quieter than before. “It’s a different pitch, almost muffled,” said one user. “Very annoying you have to set the volume to 70 percent,” another noted.
There are at least 100 complaints along the same lines, with many people saying they use the white noise to get their babies or toddlers to sleep. “I play it every night for my toddler and she’s really upset about this change,” said one. “Please, let there be a way to get the older version back so we can maintain our sleep schedule and sanity!”
Google may have changed the file to reduce data usage, as one Redditor said that his Mini used about 4GB of data every night just playing Google’s ambient noises. Another acknowledged that this is a “first world problem,” but it goes to show how tiny changes in widely used technology can cause unintended problems. If you use the old sound and miss it, another Reddit user has uploaded the original to Google Drive, so you could in theory download it and cast to YouTube Music.
The Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) that integrates with Fwupd for delivering firmware updates primarily to Linux users is surging with around three times the normal traffic volume. Unfortunately, this boost in traffic appears to be due to vendor(s) releasing new system firmware updates ahead of disclosing a presumptive security issue…
Source: Phoronix – LVFS Activity Going Wild Ahead Of New Security Disclosure Requiring Firmware Update
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install LXQt Desktop Environment as an alternative desktop environment to GNOME on Fedora 35 Workstation.
Source: LXer – How to Install LXQt Desktop Environment on Fedora 35
Governments are paying more attention to the rise and rise of cryptocurrencies – and their tax implications – whether it’s the major players like Bitcoin and Ethereum or newcomers looking to pick up users, investors and headlines.
In Spain, influencers and other advertisers with more than 100,000 followers will soon have to notify the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) at least 10 days before plugging crypto assets. They’ll face fines of up to €300,000 (around $342,000) for breaching the rules.
And it’s already happening. Some influencers who have plugged crypto-assets and related products have found themselves in hot water. In July 2021, French authorities fined a reality TV star €20,000 ($22,800) for “misleading commercial practices” over a Bitcoin trading site ad on Snapchat. More recently, Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather were named defendants in a class-action lawsuit that accuses them of taking part in a “pump and dump” scheme earlier this month.
— Mat Smith
Apple’s Noise Cancellation accessibility feature has been a staple on past iPhones but may have been permanently removed from the iPhone 13 series. The feature “reduces ambient noise on phone calls when you are holding the receiver to your ear,” a feature that can help make calls easier to hear.
“Phone Noise Cancellation is not available on iPhone 13 models, which is why you do not see this option in [the Accessibility] settings,” Apple support told one of 9to5Mac‘s readers. When the reader asked for clarification, the support team confirmed the feature is “not supported.”
CNBC is reporting that Walmart filed several trademark applications with the US patent office in late December for selling virtual goods. Meanwhile, in another filing, it said it would provide cryptocurrency and NFTs. While the documents don’t necessarily guarantee action, they’re surprisingly detailed.
The French Revolution of 1789 set its sights on more than simply toppling the monarchy. Revolutionaries sought to break the nation free of its past, reframing how time itself was measured. In short, it tried to make decimal time happen. Senior Editor Andrew Tarantola explains the attempt.
Samsung’s first mobile processor with an AMD RDNA 2-powered GPU will allow ray-tracing and other gaming features. The system-on-chip (SoC) will likely appear in Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S22, rumored to be launching at an Unpacked event on February 8th.
AMD and Samsung announced a collaboration back in 2019, with the expectation that AMD’s graphics tech would be used in Exynos smartphone processors. Rumors early last year suggested that AMD-powered Samsung processors were coming soon, and at Computex, AMD subsequently confirmed an upcoming Exynos mobile system-on-chip would feature its RDNA 2 graphics tech.
Awesome Games Done Quick raised a record $3.4 million for charity
US airlines warn C-Band 5G could cause ‘catastrophic disruption’
Samsung’s 14-inch Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra may offer equally massive specs
The next iPad Pro will reportedly offer MagSafe charging and a ‘brand new chip’
If you want a Garmin that screams “adventure” the Fenix line is the one to go for. The premium range of multi-sport GPS watches has come a long way over the last 10 years, and the new 7-series adds a few new tricks.
Most notably, Fenix 7 line will now include touchscreens. It might seem something of an odd omission thus far, but the great outdoors tends to mean gloves, sweat, motion and the elements — all of which can play havoc with a touchscreen. As such, it’ll be interesting to see how responsive it is under active conditions. Although other Garmin watches, like the Venu and vivoactive lines, have had touchscreens for a while so this isn’t a first for the company by any stretch, but a new addition to the Fenix line.
Another addition includes a new multi-LED flashlight. Handy for those camping trips or early morning/late night runs. Not only is it a general-purpose light, but it can also alternate between red and white as you run, matching your personal cadence, so traffic or cyclists can be alerted to your presence (and direction).
As usual, the Fenix comes in three models/sizes: the 7S/7 and premium 7X which measure 42, 47 and 51 mm across respectively. All have solar-charging options and Garmin claims the new casing includes a larger screen surface area which could see solar gains doubling over the Fenix 6 line. This potentially puts the total time between charges (without using GPS) at up to five weeks, which is pretty impressive for a smartwatch of this size.
Beyond the hardware changes on the Fenix, there are some new advanced training modes too. These include Real-Time Stamina, Visual Race Predictor, Recovery Time Advison and Daily Workout Suggestions. These features join the already extensive offering of topo-maps, golf courses and surf/snow features that lie hidden within the Fenix’s extensive sporting options.
All the models and varieties in the Fenix 7 line are available as of today, starting at $700.
Source: Engadget – Garmin’s new Fenix 7 smartwatches get a touchscreen and a flashlight
Chamath Palihapitiya, the chairman of Virgin Galactic and CEO of Social Capital, doesn’t care about the plight of Uyghurs—a Muslim-majority ethnic group that’s faced persecution by the Chinese government. Numerous reports out of China have documented how the Uyghurs have been subject to forced abortions, systematic…
Source: Gizmodo – Virgin Galactic Chairman Says Nobody Cares About Genocide of Uyghurs in China
