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Running X86_64 (Linux) Game Servers on ARM With Box64

Though native Linux game servers have been scarce over the last two decades, "I've seen people using the Box64 emulator to play x86_64 games on ARM devices," writes Slashdot reader VennStone. "It got me thinking: why not apply this to game servers...? "I thought it would be fun to see if I could build a super low-power Trackmania 2 server using a...

Sun Oct 13, 2024 19:47
SpaceX's Starship Completes Fifth Test Flight - and Lands Booster Back at Launch Tower

Early this morning SpaceX successfully launched its Starship rocket on its fifth test flight. But more importantly, CNBC points out, SpaceX "made a dramatic first catch of the rocket's more than 20-story tall booster." Watch the footage here. It's pretty exciting... The achievement marks a major milestone toward SpaceX's goal of making...

Sun Oct 13, 2024 19:08
C Drops, Java (and Rust) Climb in Popularity - as Coders Seek Easy, Secure Languages

Last month C dropped from 3rd to 4th in TIOBE's ranking of programming language popularity (which tries to calculate each language's share of search engine results). Java moved up into the #3 position in September, reports TechRepublic, which notes that by comparison October "saw relatively little change" — though percentages of search results increased...

Sun Oct 13, 2024 19:08
Who's Winning America's 'Tech War' With China?

In mid-2021 Ameria's National Security Advisor set up a new directorate focused on "advanced chips, quantum computing, and other cutting-edge tech," reports Wired. And the next year as Congress was working on boosting America's semiconductor sector, he was "closing in on a plan to cripple China's... In October 2022, the Commerce Department forged ahead...

Sun Oct 13, 2024 01:19
AI Disclaimers in Political Ads Backfire on Candidates, Study Finds

Many U.S. states now require candidates to disclose when political ads used generative AI, reports the Washington Post. Unfortunately, researchers at New York University's Center on Technology Policy "found that people rated candidates 'less trustworthy and less appealing' when their ads featured AI disclaimers..." In the study, researchers...

Sat Oct 12, 2024 22:19
Halcyon Announces Anti-Ransomware Protection for Enterprise Linux Environments

Formed in 2021 by cybersecurity professionals (and backed by high-powered VCs including Dell Technologies Capital), Halcyon sells an enterprise-grade anti-ransomware platform. And this month they announced they're offering protection against ransomware attacks targeting Linux systems, according to Linux magazine: According to Cynet, Linux...

Sat Oct 12, 2024 22:19

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