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Chrome Beta is showing off new Topics-based privacy settings for Google’s solution to replace cookies

FOSSDA: Preserving the history of open-source and free software

Motorola brings $5-a-month satellite two-way text messaging to any phone with new hotspot

The Verge’s list of the best free (or low-cost) tools for video editors (mostly cross-platform)

Red Dead Redemption 2 running well on Manjaro Linux with Steam Games and Proton compatibility layer

This fungus might be able to replace plastic parts for electronics, vehicles, and sports equipment

Raspberry Pi Foundation launches $12 USB Debug Probe for Pi Pico (and possibly other devices)

Using Your Real Email to Sign In? Your Privacy Is at Risk, but websites should stop using E-mail as a Login ID anyway

Vodafone Builds a Portable 5G Network Using a Raspberry Pi and a Lime SDR XTRX board

Samsung Good Lock: Root level customisation functionality for Samsung phones, without actually rooting your device

It’s Time to Stop Using Three-Button Navigation on Android: Stop Tapping and start Swiping

Woman rides solo from Spain across Africa to Cape Town, on a CAKE electric motorcycle

Pixelfed decentralised and federated social network for photos and videos (updated video)

DXOMARK Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Camera test: It’s very good but not the Best

What Is a Phone Gimbal, and Why Should I Use One?

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro will gain temperature-based menstrual cycle tracking

KDE Plasma: Full Featured Linux Desktop That’s Surprisingly Easy on Resources

Vodacom blocks South African Police spying services over R3 million bill

Realme launches smartphone that can charge to 20% in 80 seconds (@240W) but I’d rather see longer battery life or cycles

Open Source Policy Summit: Where FOSS and government meet: Sometimes it takes a war to make people pay attention

How to Test DNS Speed using Two Popular Tools on Windows and Linux

9 Best Google Drive Clients for Linux in 2023

Shell Genie is a new Linux command line tool that can be used to ask in plain English how to perform various tasks, and it gives you the shell command you need

If you found Tasker a bit complicated to do automations on your Android phone, you should try MacroDroid

Bloatware pushes the Galaxy S23 Android OS to an incredible 60GB: 4x bigger than Google’s—twice the size of Windows 11

How to Test the Power Supply Unit (PSU) in Your PC

OneTouch PowerNap for Android – Nap timer with Do Not Disturb and Alarm

History of the Safety (DE) Razor

I bought groceries with Bitcoin at Pick n Pay in South Africa, and this is how it went

How to Port Forward on Your Router

Live Captions is an application for the Linux desktop that provides instant, local, and open source captioning for video

Pacstall Is An “AUR” For Ubuntu

The Internet Archive has delivered a nostalgic treat in the form of a collection of 14 vintage emulated calculators, now available to play with online

What Is a Condenser Microphone, and How Do They Work?