Linux 7.0 Kernel Confirmed By Linus Torvalds, Expected In Mid-April 2026

msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader writes: Linus Torvalds has confirmed the next major kernel series as Linux 7.0, reports Linux news website 9to5Linux.com: "So there you have it, the Linux 6.x era has ended with today's Linux 6.19 kernel release, and a new one will beg…

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MrBeast’s company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - YouTube megastar MrBeast announced on Monday that his company, Beast Industries, is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app.

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This free YouTube Music feature just vanished behind a paywall

Craig Donaldson / pocket-lint - YouTube Music no longer wants you to look at lyrics for free.

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AI.com sells for $70 million in record-breaking domain deal

Wayne Williams / betanews - AI.com has been sold for $70 million, setting a new record for domain name transactions. The sale more than doubles the previous $30 million benchmark and reflects the growing value placed on short, category-defining internet addresses tied to artificial …

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Workday CEO Eschenbach departs, with co-founder Aneel Bhusri returning as CEO

Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - Bhusri said in a statement that the company's next chapter would be focused on AI.

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SpaceX Prioritizes Lunar 'Self-Growing City' Over Mars Project, Musk Says

EditorDavid / slashdot - "Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a 'self-growing city' on the moon," reports Reuters, "which could be achieved in less than 10 years."SpaceX still intends to start on Musk's long-held ambition of a city on Mars withi…

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Lyft debuts teen accounts more than two years after Uber

cnbc - CEO David Risher also addressed the company's autonomous vehicle strategy amid rising competition from Waymo, Uber and Tesla.

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Imec opens NanoIC line for ultra-advanced chips

Berry Zwets / techzine - The Belgian research institute imec opened the NanoIC pilot on Monday. This line, an investment of 2.5 billion euros, is intended to develop ultra-advanced semiconductors. The facility is part of the European Chips Act and should help Europe get closer to…

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Memory & NAND Prices Surged Over 90% In Q1 2026 & Another 20% Hike Expected In Q2

Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - Q1 2026 has so far seen memory and NAND prices surge by over 90%, and another 20% hike is expected in the coming quarter of Q2. Both PC & Server Memory+NAND Prices Shot Over 90% In Q1 2026 (So Far), & Latest Reports Suggest Even More Hikes For Q2 Accordin…

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AI gold rush sees tech firms embracing 72-hour weeks

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AMD on FSR 4 for RDNA 3 and Older GPUs: "No Updates to Share at This Time."

techpowerup - AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 technology, now known simply as FSR 4, is currently supported in many games, but not across all AMD RDNA GPU generations. In response to an inquiry from Hardware Unboxed, AMD mentioned that it is still uncertain whether…

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