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Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado

DuckDuckGo Installs Up 30% After Google Announced AI Search

New social features further Plex’s evolution from media server business

Euro-Office: General availability set for June 9

Acer Launching Streaming-Only Handheld Gaming PC Running Debian

Microsoft cut its engineers off from AI because the bill got too big — why AI might not take your job after all

EU plots long game against US digital supremacy

Brave Software inc releases a stable version of the Brave Origin Browser

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