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Thunderbird 140 Adds ‘Mark as Spam’ and ‘Mark as Starred’ Actions to Notifications

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Axiomtek KIWI330 Combines 1.6″ SBC Form Factor with Alder Lake-N Processor

Axiomtek has introduced the KIWI330, an ultra-compact single board computer for edge AIoT projects with limited space. Measuring just 72 mm by 56 mm and 1.6 mm thick, the KIWI330 targets robotics, smart gateways, industrial automation, and other applications needing performance in a small footprint.

Linux-ready Meerkat meer10 Launches with Intel Core Ultra, PCIe Gen5 Storage, and Wi-Fi 7

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The Internet Society at WSIS HLE 2025 in Switzerland

The WSIS High-Level Event (HLE) is a global meeting co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and other UN agencies to review progress on the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) action lines. It serves as a platform for governments, civil society, the private sector, and international organizations to assess the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) development and their impact on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), fostering people-centered, inclusive, and development-oriented information and knowledge societies.

From Experience to Curiosity

When Cheryl Langdon-Orr began her learning journey with the Internet Society, she wasn’t a new learner in the traditional sense. With a career spanning decades in science, psychology, and international business and a history of shaping Internet governance through leadership in Australia’s Internet Society chapter, Cheryl has long been part of the global conversation on how the Internet evolves. Yet, despite her experience, she enrolled in course after course. Why? For Cheryl, learning is more than professional development; it’s a way to lead with credibility and care. 

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 05, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Weeks After Microsoft Bankruptcy in Russia the Company Shuts Down in Pakistan, Too
    Last month Windows' share in Pakistan fell to an all-time low
  2. Crime and Corruption at Microsoft GitHub Cannot be Covered Up by SLAPPs in Another Continent
    We'll write about this for a long time to come
  3. Slop Videos Are Disappointing Garbage, Nothing New, Just Brute Force up on Display or a Pedestal of Slop
    Slop videos aren't a new thing

    New

  4. Links 04/07/2025: Google Replaces the Web With Slop, "AI Might Kill Us All"
    Links for the day
  5. Gemini Links 04/07/2025: Mindfulness and F1
    Links for the day
  6. Rob Musial's June 2025 Additions of Malware in Proprietary Software
    Via the GNU Web site this week
  7. Links 04/07/2025: Microsoft's H-1B Visa Applications Show Another Crisis Unfolding, Many More Deep Cuts and Shutdowns Revealed, Complete Microsoft Exits
    Links for the day
  8. Gemini Links 04/07/2025: A Day To Remember and "Stop Killing Games"
    Links for the day
  9. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  10. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 03, 2025
    IRC logs for Thursday, July 03, 2025
  11. The War on Local Storage (People Hosting Their Files Locally and Privately)
    There's nothing wrong with controlling one's computing
  12. What Digital Independence Means
    Independence in the digital realms means abandoning platforms like GitHub, not just rejecting proprietary software
  13. NVidia is a Bubble
    they temporarily see fortunes and wrongly assume perpetuity thereof
  14. Fedora Does Not Care About Diversity and Inclusion, It's About Optics (Corporate Image)
    any notion of inclusion is superficial and misleading
  15. Don't Buy the Excuses for Microsoft's Mass Layoffs
    Back in the 90s, Microsoft bought a lot of companies to get and stay ahead
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