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Pixelfed Creator Crowdfunds More Capacity, Plus Open Source Alternatives to TikTok and WhatsApp

An anonymous reader shared this report from TechCrunch: The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively, is now raising funds on Kickstarter to fuel the apps’ further development. The trio is part of the growing open social web, also known as the fediverse, powered by the same

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‘Copilot’ Price Hike for Microsoft 365 Called ‘Total Disaster’ with Overwhelmingly Negative Response

ZDNET’s senior editor sees an “overwhelmingly negative” response to Microsoft’s surprise price hike for the 84 million paying subscribers to its Microsoft 365 software suite. Attempting the first price hike in more than 12 years, “they made it a 30% price increase” — going from $10 a month to $13 a month — “and blamed

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‘Copilot’ Price Hike for Microsoft 365 Called ‘Total Disaster’ with Overwhelmingly Negative Response

ZDNET’s senior editor sees an “overwhelmingly negative” response to Microsoft’s surprise price hike for the 84 million paying subscribers to its Microsoft 365 software suite. Attempting the first price hike in more than 12 years, “they made it a 30% price increase” — going from $10 a month to $13 a month — “and blamed

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Bambu Labs’ 3D Printer ‘Authorization’ Update Beta Sparks Concerns

Slashdot reader jenningsthecat writes: 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Labs has faced a storm of controversy and protest after releasing a security update which many users claim is the first step in moving towards an HP-style subscription model. Bambu Labs responded that there’s misinformation circulating online, adding “we acknowledge that our communication might have contributed to

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Ultra-Fast Cancer Treatments Could Replace Conventional Radiotherapy

CERN’s particle accelerator is being used in a pioneering cancer treatment called Flash radiotherapy. This method delivers ultra-high radiation doses in less than a second, minimizes side effects while targeting tumors more effectively than conventional radiotherapy. The BBC reports: In a series of vast underground caverns on the outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland, experiments are taking

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Ultra-Fast Cancer Treatments Could Replace Conventional Radiotherapy

CERN’s particle accelerator is being used in a pioneering cancer treatment called Flash radiotherapy. This method delivers ultra-high radiation doses in less than a second, minimizes side effects while targeting tumors more effectively than conventional radiotherapy. The BBC reports: In a series of vast underground caverns on the outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland, experiments are taking

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