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M5Stack PowerHub IoT Development Kit Integrates ESP32-S3 and STM32 Coprocessor

M5Stack has introduced the PowerHub, a compact IoT controller designed for distributed power and device management. The ESP32-based PowerHub is described as providing a stable and flexible control platform that integrates communication interfaces, modular power input options, and precise monitoring capabilities.

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What Is Meaningful Connectivity?

In Nepal, a couple of days’ hiking away from the Everest Base Camp, the communities of Khunde and Khumjung were considered connected by normal standards. After all, if people in the villages hiked up a mountain, they could get some reception to send messages. Meanwhile, in the local school’s computer lab, children were learning about the Internet through printouts. 

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” Daily Builds Are Now Available for Download

As expected, the first Ubuntu 26.04 LTS daily builds are based on the previous Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka”, which arrived earlier this month on October 9th. This means that the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS builds are powered by Linux kernel 6.17 and use the GNOME 49 desktop environment.

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Download Zorin OS 18 with Mirrors, Torrents and Checksums

Zorin OS 18 has been released last week at Tuesday, 14th October 2025. This release is special because it comes out coincidentally in the same month Canonical releases Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" and Microsoft ends the life of Windows 10. Currently available as Pro, Core and Education choices of edition, it is the successor to OS 17 released two years ago. This GNU/Linux system is suitable for most computer users, organizations, schools and offices. Below you will find the download links. Now, let's download Zorin OS together! 

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 17, 2024

A macro shot of a red wild strawberry. This non sweet wild fruit grows in small shrubs in hill side cold areas of south Asia.

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  6. Wishing Well to LibrePlanet, Including Its Volunteers
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  7. 4 Years Since We Started a Plain Text Edition of Techrights (Then Adopted IPFS and Gemini Protocol)
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  8. Even in Richer Countries, Where Many People Can Afford Laptops, Windows Has Become Second to Android
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  9. On IBM Layoffs at North Carolina Where Red Hat is Headquartered
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  10. Over at Tux Machines...
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  11. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
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  13. [Meme] Dr. Richard M. Stallman (RMS) Not Cancelled, But They Keep Trying...
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  14. "IBM Has Trimmed Its Workforce by 8,000 People"
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