[ad_1] iStockphoto/Getty Images Once upon a time, 2002 to be exact, Gregory Kurtzer started a Linux distribution called CentOS, a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It became really popular. Businesses that had Linux-savvy administrators used it to run their businesses. Then, in 2014, Red Hat acquired CentOS. At …
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‘Stranger Things’ creators tease Season 5
[ad_1] CNN — It sounds like the end of “Stranger Things” might have viewers in their feelings. The show’s creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, hinted at what’s to come on Sunday during a panel discussion in Los Angeles. The Duffer brothers said they pitched the fifth and final season to …
Read More »What graphics card do I have? How to check your GPU and drivers
[ad_1] iStockphoto/Getty Images It’s important to keep your system up to date. Windows Update is, of course, your first line of defense. You always want to make sure your PC is updated, especially as new zero-day security flaws are found and patches released. But your computer’s graphic subsystem often needs …
Read More »Uganda’s President Museveni slams ‘Western double standards’ over Germany coal mine plans
[ad_1] CNN — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has slammed Western countries over what he calls a “reprehensible double standard” in their response to the energy crisis brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Museveni singled out Germany for demolishing wind turbines to allow …
Read More »Miami Marlins promote Caroline O’Connor, now baseball’s second highest ranking woman
[ad_1] Caroline O’Connor appears before a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, April 15, 2022, in Miami. Lynne Sladky | AP The Miami Marlins will be led by two of the highest-ranking women in professional sports. The organization announced on Monday that owner Bruce Sherman is promoting Caroline O’Connor to …
Read More »Dave Chappelle’s ‘SNL’ monologue sparks backlash as being antisemitic
[ad_1] CNN — Dave Chappelle’s comments about the Jewish community during his “Saturday Night Live” monologue are being slammed as antisemitic. Anti-Defamation League chief executive officer Jonathan Greenblatt took to Twitter on Sunday to criticize the comedian and the NBC late night show. “We shouldn’t expect @DaveChappelle to serve as …
Read More »The Neighbourhood drops drummer Brandon Fried after groping allegation
[ad_1] CNN — The Neighbourhood have ousted drummer Brandon Fried after he was accused of groping a woman and apologized for it. María Zardoya, of the band The Marías, shared her account of the incident on the Instagram Stories portion of the band’s verified account. “I was at a bar …
Read More »Turkey says Istanbul bomb suspect is Syrian national with ties to Kurdish groups
[ad_1] CNN — The woman detained under suspicion of carrying out the deadly bomb blast in Istanbul on Sunday is a Syrian national who was trained by Kurdish militants, according to Turkish authorities. Turkish police said in a statement that the suspect entered the country through the city of Afrin …
Read More »Bank of America says Hasbro could fall 34% as company ‘kills’ ‘Magic: The Gathering’ card game
[ad_1] Hasbro is trying to squeeze extra money out of “Magic: The Gathering” fans in the short term, Bank of America says. That could hurt the long-term business. Analyst Jason Haas downgraded the toy stock to underperform from buy as recent changes to the “Magic” cards brand amount to Hasbro …
Read More »Mastodon isn’t Twitter but it’s glorious
[ad_1] Jason Perlow/ZDNET Every time I go on vacation, the tech industry boils. In April, when I was off to the Bahamas, Elon Musk announced his offer to buy Twitter, setting off a firestorm of speculation about the end times of that platform. Similarly, I went to Mexico for a …
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