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Paramount’s CBS News is undergoing significant cost-cutting measures, with an expected impact of fewer than 100 employees. The company has promised $2 billion in savings and is closing its Johannesburg bureau and cancelling several streaming shows. The cuts are part of a larger plan to reduce staff by approximately 1,000, with the CEO citing redundancies … Read more
Fedora Linux 43 is now available for download, bringing a multitude of changes and improvements to the table. The release notes are a great resource to dive into for those curious about what’s new. One notable change is the switch to Anaconda WebUI as the default installer interface for Fedora 43 Spins. This upgrade aims … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) is relying too heavily on donations from organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which prioritizes specific health issues favored by donors. This has left other important priorities underfunded, including non-communicable diseases and strengthening health systems. The Gates Foundation’s $5.5 billion in funding to WHO between 2000 and 2024 … Read more
WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) has become an incredibly useful tool for developers and power users, but advanced users have noticed some major issues with networking. Managing network connections between the host and guest OS can be a challenge, especially when using VPNs or local services. To simplify WSL networking, Microsoft introduced mirrored mode in … Read more
The US State Department has removed an online portal, Human Rights Reporting Gateway (HRG), for reporting alleged human rights abuses by foreign military units supplied with American weapons. Critics condemn this move as ignoring the law and weakening the government’s ability to deter abuses. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx30vnwd4do
Two men arrested on suspicion of stealing €88m (£76m) worth of crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris have partially admitted their role in the heist, but police remain no closer to recovering the gems. The suspects, who were arrested last Saturday night, would face up to 25 years in prison if charged with organised … Read more
Fort Worth’s new recycling center is now open, designed to process 144,000 tons of waste per year with advanced technology. The $62.5 million facility is the city’s first automated waste processing center and aims to reduce landfill waste by promoting sustainable practices. The city council has been working to address growing waste needs as Fort … Read more
“Saturday morning staple ‘CBS Saturday Morning’ is getting a major overhaul. Sources close to the situation say co-hosts Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson are out, along with executive producer Brian Applegate. The show’s drastic change comes after CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski decide it’s too expensive. With ratings slipping … Read more
Amazon’s recent outage that affected thousands of companies and millions of people was caused by a DNS issue stemming from two automated systems updating the same data simultaneously, leading to a 15-hour outage. The root cause was a “latent defect” in DynamoDB’s DNS management system, which resulted in an empty DNS record for the service’s … Read more