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Linux Mint 21.3 Edge has been released. With this ISO, you get the newer Linux 6.5 kernel which has better support for newer hardware. You should only use it if the main version doesn't work.

Paul Hill · Jan 22, 2024 with 0 comments

Linux Mint 21.3 "Virginia" is finally available to download. It has been a month since the beta version was released so this has taken longer than normal. The upgrade path is also open.

Paul Hill · Jan 12, 2024 with 18 comments

The Linux Mint team has shared its plans regarding Linux Mint 21.3, the EDGE edition, and LMDE 6. The head of the project said that that 21.3 beta phase should be coming to an end this week.

Paul Hill · Jan 3, 2024 · Hot! with 8 comments

Amazon has announced five new renewable energy projects. They will be built in China, Australia, and the United States. They will help Amazon reach its goal of using 80% renewable energy by 2024.

Paul Hill · May 21, 2020 with 0 comments

Today Amazon announced two new renewable energy projects in Ireland and the U.S. One is set to be an Amazon Solar Farm and the other an Amazon Wind Farm. Both will supply energy to AWS data centres.

Namerah Saud Fatmi · Aug 2, 2019 with 0 comments

It's now illegal to share deepfake revenge porn content in Virginia, U.S. The new rule came as part of an amendment to the state's revenge porn law that was introduced back in 2014.

Paul Hill · Jul 1, 2019 with 13 comments

The Arlington County Board has approved $23 million in local and state subsidies for Amazon's plan to build its second HQ in Crystal City. But the incentives were opposed by community groups.

Jay Bonggolto · Mar 17, 2019 · Hot! with 29 comments

It's looking likely that Amazon will open its second U.S. headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia, bringing 50,000 new jobs. The firm has been holding advanced discussions with city officials.

Paul Hill · Nov 3, 2018 · Hot! with 9 comments

The Virginia State Election Board has approved plans by the Department of Elections to decertify and replace all current touchscreen machines due to hacking concerns and lack of paper audit trails.

Usen Joshua O. · Sep 10, 2017 · Hot! with 19 comments

A federal court ruling in Virginia has found that a politician contravened a constituent's freedom of speech rights when she blocked him from commenting or sending her messages on her Facebook page.

Ben Esapa · Jul 30, 2017 · Hot! with 36 comments

Microsoft opened up the latest Microsoft Store retail location in the Fashion Centre mall in Arlington, Virginia today, nearby Washington, DC.

John Callaham · Aug 9, 2012 · Hot! with 5 comments

A spokesman for eBay confirmed that the Virginia Tech killer used the handle Blazers5505 on the auction site to buy two 10-round magazines for the Walther P22 – one of two handguns used in the...

· Apr 22, 2007 · Hot! with 42 comments

Less than 36 hours after the worst shooting spree in US history at the Virginia Tech University campus, scammers have already created fraudulent charity sites. The Sans Internet Storm Center is warning of at least...

· Apr 18, 2007 · Hot! with 15 comments

A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing a confirmed 31 people in the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history. The gunman also was killed. "Today the university...

Michael Stanclift · Apr 16, 2007 · Hot! with 3 comments

The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a state antispam law on Tuesday by affirming the conviction of the first person in the United States to face prison time for spamming. Jeremy Jaynes was convicted in...

· Sep 6, 2006 · Hot! with -1 comments

Virginia's Electronic Boutique store was the scene of an armed robbery this morning. The criminal made off with two Xbox 360 systems. The robbery was at gunpoint forcing the store manager to hand consoles over...

· Nov 21, 2005 with -1 comments

America Online Inc. yesterday cut about 750 employees, mostly at the Internet firm's Northern Virginia headquarters, as part of renewed efforts to slash costs due to mounting subscriber losses. The personnel cuts at the struggling...

· Dec 8, 2004 with -1 comments

The fastest Mac supercomputer has gotten faster, thanks to an Xserve makeover. Virginia Tech plans to announce on Tuesday that its System X now operates at 12.25 teraflops, or 12 trillion calculations...

· Oct 26, 2004 with -1 comments

An attempt to auction off the state of West Virginia drew 56 bids and nearly enough promised dollars to fill the state's projected budget hole before eBay learned of the joke. By...

Michael Stanclift · Jan 15, 2004 with -1 comments

Virginia authorities said on Thursday they had arrested and charged a North Carolina man for sending "spam" e-mail in the first use of a new state law that could bring penalties of up to 20...

· Dec 13, 2003 with -1 comments

Using several new technologies and more than 1,000 dual-processor Power Mac G5 computers, Virginia Tech University is building a supercomputer cluster that is likely to rank among the fastest in the world. In addition...

· Sep 3, 2003 with -1 comments

West Virginia's attorney general said Monday he would drop the state's appeal of the landmark Microsoft antitrust settlement, leaving Massachusetts as the final hold-out pushing for stricter sanctions. West Virginia Attorney General...

· Jun 17, 2003 with -1 comments

Thanks to Tony Fernando for mailing us in. WASHINGTON--West Virginia's attorney general said on Monday that the state will join Massachusetts in appealing a judge's decision to endorse a settlement of the...

· Dec 2, 2002 with -1 comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - West Virginia's attorney general filed suit against Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O in state court on Monday, alleging the company's business tactics violated state antitrust and consumer protection laws. State Attorney...

· Dec 4, 2001 with -1 comments