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Chimera Linux ghosts RISC-V because there's no time for sluggish hardware

TheRegister - Wed, 2025-03-19 14:27
Dev behind the GNU-free distro says boards too slow for serious work

The creators of the unique Chimera Linux distro are dropping support for RISC-V because kit built on the open instruction set architecture just isn't fast enough and this is holding up the development pipeline.…

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Sony Unveils RGB LED Backlight Tech That Outperforms Traditional Mini LED

Slashdot - Wed, 2025-03-19 14:00
Sony has developed a new TV display technology combining individual red, green, and blue LEDs for backlighting, potentially offering a middle ground between existing Mini LED and OLED panels. Dubbed "General RGB LED Backlight Technology," the system enables precise color control without sacrificing brightness, reaching 4000 cd/m2 -- matching Sony's professional reference monitors. Unlike conventional Mini LED TVs that use arrays of blue LEDs, Sony's RGB implementation delivers significantly improved color accuracy and viewing angles. In side-by-side comparisons with Sony's premium Bravia 9 Mini LED TV, the RGB prototype displayed deeper color gradations and eliminated the characteristic bluish blooming effect around bright objects on dark backgrounds. The technology isn't entirely novel, the Verge reports -- Sony released a Qualia TV with RGB backlighting in 2004 and demonstrated "Crystal LED" prototypes in 2012. Competitors including Hisense, TCL, and Samsung are developing similar systems. While the RGB LED prototype outshone Sony's QD-OLED A95L in brightness, differences in color reproduction were less pronounced. The technology appears particularly promising for larger displays in bright environments where OLED's limitations become apparent.

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Crew-9 splashes down while NASA floats along with Trump and Musk nonsense

TheRegister - Wed, 2025-03-19 13:47
Elements within the US space agency have elected to toe the party line

Comment The Crew-9 mission has safely returned to Earth, marking the end of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore's extended time in space and possibly NASA's bipartisan leanings.…

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Ex-US Cyber Command chief: Europe and 5 Eyes can't fully replicate US intel

TheRegister - Wed, 2025-03-19 13:01
Cue deepening existential European dread as Rest of World contemplates Trump turning off the info tap

If the United States stopped sharing cyber-threat intel with Ukraine, its European allies and the rest of the Five Eyes nations wouldn't be able to provide all the info Uncle Sam collects, according to former chief of US Cyber Command and the NSA General Paul Nakasone.…

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Five Charged In European Parliament Huawei Bribery Probe

Slashdot - Wed, 2025-03-19 13:00
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The Belgian prosecutor's office said on Tuesday that it has charged five people in connection with a bribery investigation in the European Parliament allegedly linked to China's Huawei. The five were detained last week. Four have now been arrested and charged with active corruption and involvement in a criminal organization, while a fifth faces money laundering charges and has been released conditionally. The prosecutor's officer did not disclose the names of those involved or give information that could identify them. It said new searches had taken place on Monday, this time at European Parliament offices. Huawei said last week it took the allegations seriously. "Huawei has a zero tolerance policy towards corruption or other wrongdoing, and we are committed to complying with all applicable laws and regulations at all times," it said. The prosecutors have said the alleged corruption took place "very discreetly" since 2021 under the guise of commercial lobbying and involved payments for taking certain political stances or excessive gifts such as food and travel expenses or regular invitations to football matches.

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Datacenter vacancies hit record low as power shortages stall projects

TheRegister - Wed, 2025-03-19 12:16
Supply chain and tariffs issues could spell trouble across multiple markets, warns JLL

Analysis ​Despite ongoing construction efforts, the North American colocation datacenter market is grappling with record-high occupancy rates. This surge in demand, coupled with delays in new projects due to electricity shortages, has created a challenging environment for both developers and customers.…

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'Once in a lifetime' IT outage at city council hit datacenter, but no files lost

TheRegister - Wed, 2025-03-19 11:31
Services still down and out, but techies working for local government saved the day

Nottingham City Council continues to deal with the fallout from its freak IT outage from last week as it confirms in-house IT specialists managed to prevent any data from going missing.…

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Schneider Electric plugs into AI's power hunger with Nvidia digital twin tech

TheRegister - Wed, 2025-03-19 11:07
Because guesswork won't keep the lights on

GTC Schneider Electric has developed a digital twin system to simulate how an AI datacenter operates in order to accurately design for the appropriate power requirements.…

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Ubuntu 25.10 plans to swap GNU coreutils for Rust

TheRegister - Wed, 2025-03-19 10:27
It's easier to replace bits of userland than the kernel

Efforts are afoot to replace the GNU coreutils with Rust ones in the version after next of Ubuntu, 25.10 – which also means changing the software license.…

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The Effect of Application Fees on Entry into Patenting

Slashdot - Wed, 2025-03-19 10:00
The abstract of a paper published on National Bureau of Economic Research: Ensuring broad access to the patent system is crucial for fostering innovation and promoting economic growth. To support this goal, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office offers reduced fees for small and micro entities. This paper investigates whether fee rates affect the filing of applications by small and micro entities. Exploiting recent fee reforms, the study evaluates the relationship between fee changes and the number of new entrants, controlling for potential confounding factors such as legislative changes. The findings suggest that fee reductions alone are insufficient to significantly increase participation in the patent system among small and micro entities.

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Brit supermarket finds breaking up is hard to do as Walmart-Asda divorce stretches into fourth year

TheRegister - Wed, 2025-03-19 09:28
'Three-year' tech support deal still running

The UK's third-largest grocery retailer is set to finish its "three-year" tech divorce project from Walmart in the third quarter of 2025, while most project staff have been moved on.…

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