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A New Internet Era for the Philippines

Since 2016, Internet stakeholders in the Philippines have advocated for changes to the country’s restrictive Internet provider regulations. Now, landmark connectivity legislation called Konektadong Pinoy is nearing passage and poised to bring Internet connectivity to rural communities that have been left behind by the digital divide.

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Why the big change after all this time developing this new Linux distro? Well, Ikey Doherty says that “the “Serpent OS” name was a quickly chosen name that stuck.” In addition, the developer thinks that “serpents” are often associated with negative connotations and that “Serpent OS” is not the most inviting name for a project.

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Kali Linux 2025.1 is here three months after Kali Linux 2024.4 and since it’s the first release in 2025 it comes with the annual theme refresh that includes updated boot menu, login screen, and desktop wallpapers. Kali Linux 2025.1 is also the first release to ship with the latest and greatest Xfce 4.20 desktop environment.

GNOME 48 “Bengaluru” Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Highlights of GNOME 48 include dynamic triple buffering to boost the performance on low-end GPUs, such as Intel integrated graphics or Raspberry Pi computers, Wayland color management protocol support, new Adwaita fonts, HDR (High Dynamic Range) support, and a new Wellbeing feature with screen time tracking.

elementary OS 8.0.1 Released with Linux Kernel 6.11 from Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS

Built on top of Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS (Noble Numbat) and powered by Linux kernel 6.11, elementary OS 8.0.1 is here as an updated installation media for those who want to deploy the elementary OS 8.0 “Circe” release on new computers without having to download hundreds of updates after the installation.

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  6. EPO Staff Appraisals Apparently Benefit Kakistocracy, Including Cheaters Who Grant Illegal Patents and Punish Good Patent Examiners (Who Find Valid Reasons for Denials)
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  7. As The Web Gets Drowned Out, Sinking in a Pool of LLM Slop, Real News Sites With Real News Become Increasingly Rare If Not Extinct
    This is a real problem
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    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
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    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
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  17. Over at Tux Machines...
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