Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Tab Active5, a business-oriented device. It is a rugged device for frontline workers and it will go on sale in the US during the first quarter for $548.99.
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We have several missions coming up this week by SpaceX. The most interesting one will be when Axiom Space sends some of its astronauts up to the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
Linux Mint 21.3 "Virginia" is finally available to download. It has been a month since the beta version was released so this has taken longer than normal. The upgrade path is also open.
Microsoft has released its Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2 (KB5034123). The update will be delivered to computers automatically through Windows Update. This is what's new.
All of the UK's mobile network providers will close down their 3G services in 2024 and 2025. Vodafone is being most aggressive as it will conduct the final shutdown phase this month and next.
GitHub has opened up access to its Certifications for the public. They were previously open to employees and partners but now anyone can take the $200 exams to boost their credentials.
We have a lot of rocket launches coming up this week, a notable one is the Einstein Probe being sent to space. It was developed by the European Space Agency and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Perplexity, an AI startup focused on revelutionizing search, has just received Series B funding of $73.6 million. Among those who gave money were NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos, and Naval Ravikant.
The analyst firm IDC has outlined how it believes generative AI will be used to take over 30% of work in the marketing sector. It could be used to replace reptitive or boring work like SEO.
Xerox has become the latest tech company to say that it will be laying off staff and reorganizing its structure. The company had 20,500 employees at the start of 2023 and 15% of those will be let go.
The Linux Mint team has shared its plans regarding Linux Mint 21.3, the EDGE edition, and LMDE 6. The head of the project said that that 21.3 beta phase should be coming to an end this week.
Intel's OpenVINO tools are now available to use in Audacity for Windows users. Those who want to use them will need to download them from Intel's GitHub page. Linux and macOS users may compile them.
Microsoft has released KB5002500 for OneNote 2016 to stop the program from crashing whenever users tried to sync notebooks that were shared to them from newer versions of Microsoft OneNote.
Robin AI, a company which makes a Microsoft Word AI add-on to speed up work on legal documents, has just raised $26 million in funding to help it capitalize on its recent successes.
TrendForce has reported that several semiconductor-related companies in Japan have factories in the earthquake zone. Luckily, the first batch of investigations reported no significant damage.
You can currently pick up the Razer Blade 14 (2023) gaming laptop up on Amazon for $2,199.99. If you buy now you'll be saving a considerable $500 off of the list price which is $2,699.99.