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Gigabyte’s mini PC is much smaller than the Apple Mac Mini M4 and should offer more storage for a lot less
The BRIX GB-BRU7-255H crams up to 96GB of DDR5 memory in a 0.5L chassis. It also offers two PCIe slots that can accommodate up to 16TB SSD storage Because of the open nature of the platform, one can expect it to be cheaper than Apple’s storage upgrades Gigabyte has announced… Read Details ⇢
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Diplomatic gulf between France and Algeria widens
Algeria’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, at the swearing-in ceremony in Algiers on September 17, 2024. ALGERIAN PRESIDENCY / ANADOLU VIA AFP The French-Algerian relationship may indeed be cyclical, subject to the regular up-and-down of quarrels and rapprochement – the legacy of a colonial history in which political strife was intertwined with… Read Details ⇢
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Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives in Georgia
The Carter family and former President Jimmy Carter’s casket are on the road home to Plains after touching down at Lawson Army Airfield in Georgia. Another military guard, band and 21-gun salute greeted the plane on a cold, sunny afternoon at the Fort Moore infantry base near Columbus, southwest of… Read Details ⇢
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How to easily print photos from your phone
Are you an aspiring Android or iPhone photographer? Both Android OS 15 and iOS 18 bring professional photography features to their new smartphones with advancements made in artificial intelligence-assisted photo processing and top-of-the-line digital camera sensors in the top-line smartphones. Even if you don’t enjoy taking photos directly from your… Read Details ⇢
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Meta’s move to end fact-checking reflects turn toward freewheeling internet | Elections
When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that the social media giant would scrap third-party fact-checking and ease moderation of sensitive topics, he cast the decision as reflecting the zeitgeist. The re-election of United States President-elect Donald Trump signalled a “cultural tipping point” towards free speech over moderation, Zuckerberg… Read Details ⇢
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NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, January 10 (game #313)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints… Read Details ⇢
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Trump ‘setting up’ meeting with Putin
Donald Trump during a meeting with Republican governors at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 9, 2025. SCOTT OLSON / AFP Donald Trump declared Thursday, January 9, that Russian leader Vladimir Putin wanted to meet and that a rendezvous between the pair was being arranged. He made… Read Details ⇢
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Military defeat has ‘significantly weakened’ Hezbollah’s ability to impose its will in Lebanon
Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial meltdown. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ayman Mhanna, executive director of the Samir Kassir Foundation. He says that the military… Read Details ⇢
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Man who started neighborhood fire brigade has strong message for Newsom as wildfires rage
A Malibu neighborhood fire brigade member who helped save nearly a dozen homes during the Palisades Fire said, while communities can band together to save property during natural disasters, more needs to be done by California officials to curb wildfires. Matt Diamond, a local surfer, formed the brigade in his… Read Details ⇢