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Fedora Linux 42 Is Out Now, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48 Desktop  9to5Linux

Fedora Linux 42 Is Out Now, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48 Desktop  9to5Linux

Fedora Linux 42 Is Out Now, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48 Desktop  9to5Linux

Fedora Linux 42 Is Out Now, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48 Desktop  9to5Linux

Fedora 42 Released As A Fantastic Update To This Leading-Edge Linux Distribution  Phoronix

A public alpha of the 'semi-immutable' Manjaro Summit Linux is now available  GamingOnLinux

Save the world from insidious and cruel demons in Bosorka with a Linux version available now  GamingOnLinux

Save the world from insidious and cruel demons in Bosorka with a Linux version available now  GamingOnLinux

Save the world from insidious and cruel demons in Bosorka with a Linux version available now  GamingOnLinux

Save the world from insidious and cruel demons in Bosorka with a Linux version available now  GamingOnLinux

Manjaro Linux 25 now available for download  BetaNews

Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares the news that China has halted all rare earth exports globally -- including to the U.S., Japan, and Germany. Fortune reports: After Trump unveiled his "Liberation Day" tariffs on April 2, China retaliated on April 4 with its own duties as well as export controls on several rare earth minerals and magnets made from them. So far, those export controls have translated to a halt across the board, cutting off the U.S. and other countries, according to the New York Times. That's because any exports of the minerals and magnets now require special licenses, but Beijing has yet to fully establish a system for issuing them, the report said. In the meantime, shipments of rare earths have been halted at many ports, with customs officials blocking exports to any country, including to the U.S. as well as Japan and Germany, sources told theÂTimes. China's Ministry of Commerce issued export restrictions alongside the General Administration of Customs, prohibiting Chinese businesses from any engagement with U.S. firms, especially defense contractors. While the Trump administration unveiled tariff exemptions on a range of key tech imports late Friday night, China's magnet exports were still halted through the weekend, industry sources told the Times. Beijing's export halt is notable because China has a stranglehold on global supplies of rare earths and magnets derived from them. They also represent an asymmetric advantage in that rare earths constitute a small share of China's exports but have an outsize impact on trade partners like the U.S., which relies on them as critical inputs for the auto, chip, aerospace, and defense industries.

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Dead Pixels from 2012 gets a surprise update with Linux and Steam Deck support  GamingOnLinux

Manjaro 25.0 Released With Upgrades To Linux 6.12 Plus GNOME 48 & KDE Plasma 6.3  Phoronix

Download NetBeans IDE (free) for Windows, macOS and Linux  Gizmodo

Manjaro 25.0 “Zetar” Released with Xfce 4.20, GNOME 48, and KDE Plasma 6.3  9to5Linux

A new study projects that CT scans conducted in 2023 may result in around 103,000 future cancer cases in the U.S. due to low-dose ionizing radiation. "[I]t would put CT scans on par with other significant risk factors for cancer, like alcohol consumption, at least at a population level," reports ScienceAlert. From the report: At an individual level, the theoretical chance of developing cancer from a CT scan is thought to be very minimal, if it exists at all, and patients should not be scared of undergoing these tests if they are deemed medically necessary. However, the number of CT examinations performed each year in the US has increased by more than 30 percent since 2007, and researchers suggest that unwarranted tests are exposing the population to unnecessary radiation. [...] The anonymous data comes from 143 hospitals and outpatient facilities across the US, catalogued in the UCSF International CT Dose Registry. Using statistics from 2016 to 2022, researchers predicted 93 million CT examinations were carried out in 2023, on roughly 62 million patients. Based on the associated radiation risks, the team estimates that CT scans in 2023 may be tied to 103,000 future cancers. The findings have been published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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11 Vibe Coding Tools to 10x Your Development on Linux Desktop  It's FOSS

Updated to add new Elite Money Market. OnPath Federal Credit Union now has two accounts that are competitive in the high-interest cash landscape:

• Rewards High-Yield Checking at 7.00% APY on up $10,000 if you make qualifying transactions each month. $100 new checking bonus via referral.
• Elite Money Market at 5.00% APY ($25,000 minimum balance). Three withdrawal allowed per month without penalty. Funds must be new money to OnPath. NCUA-insured up to $1,000,000.

Credit union membership requirements (easy). OnPath FCU is based in Louisiana, a their field of membership starts with people that live and work in that area. However, anyone nationwide can join OnPath FCU with a $5 donation to OnPath Foundation. I did not experience a hard credit check, which was nice.

5.00% APY Elite Money Market details. This is a new account type, and it looks like they are looking to pull in some big deposits. (OnPath has been growing, recently merging with Louisiana Federal Credit Union.) You have to open with at least $25,000 and maintain at least a $25,000 balance to earn the 5.00% APY. Funds must be new to OnPath. This account offers NCUA excess-share insurance up to $1,000,000.

It’s a little hidden on their website, but you it’s in the Savings section and look for “Elite Money Market” on the left menu.

7.00% APY High-Yield Rewards Checking details. Their High-Yield Rewards Checking earns 7% APY on balances up to $10,000 and .50% APY on balances over $10,000, if you meet these three qualifications per monthly cycle.

• Have 15 or more debit card purchases post and settle.
• The primary owner must log into online or mobile banking at least once.
• Be enrolled in and receive electronic statements.

Qualification cycles start on the last day of each month and end on the second to last day of the following month. Here are the exact dates for each cycle [pdf]. They will e-mail you at the end of each month to confirm if you’ve met the qualifications. All balances for non-qualified accounts earn .01% APY.

Out-of-network, domestic ATM fee rebates ($10 max per month) are also included if you meet the qualifications. No monthly service fee, no minimum balance requirement, and $25 minimum deposit to open.

OnPath has been pretty reliable and hasn’t given me any problems. There are no minimum debit purchase amounts, although I still try to vary the amounts. I also avoid waiting until the end of the month, because it says you have to post and settle, which might take a couple business days.

$100 Refer-a-Friend Bonus. This bonus is independent of the checking account qualifications above, but you need to pick a checking account and I picked the one above since it stacks well. Note that this refer-a-friend bonus has a $10 minimum per transaction, but the ongoing requirements for the 7% APY do not include the minimum.

• First, register your information at member’s $100 bonus referral link (that’s mine). I have already registered on my end, and successfully referred members in the past.
• Become an OnPath FCU member and open a new OnPath FCU personal or business checking account.
• Within 60 days of account opening, make at least 15 debit card transactions of $10 or more (excluding ATM transactions), AND have one (1) or more direct deposits totaling at least $250.
• Both referring and referred parties will receive a $100 Visa Reward card mailed to them upon completion. I got my prepaid Visa in the mail with no issues. You can cash out the Visa Reward card by purchasing an Amazon gift card, or buy using it as a funding source for the Cash App (via PayPal) or Apple Cash.

Here’s a quick screenshot of the OnPath FCU user interface. They use the same backend provider as many other credit unions.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Forbes: Robotaxi development is speeding at a fast pace in China, but we don't hear much about it in the USA, where the news focuses mostly on Waymo, with a bit about Zoox, Motional, May, trucking projects and other domestic players. China has 4 main players with robotaxi service, dominated by Baidu (the Chinese Google.) A recent session at last week's Ride AI conference in Los Angeles revealed some details about the different regulatory regime in China, and featured a report from a Chinese-American YouTuber who has taken on a mission to ride in the different vehicles. Zion Maffeo, deputy general counsel for Pony.AI, provided some details on regulations in China. While Pony began with U.S. operations, its public operations are entirely in China, and it does only testing in the USA. Famously it was one of the few companies to get a California "no safety driver" test permit, but then lost it after a crash, and later regained it. Chinese authorities at many levels keep a close watch over Chinese robotaxi companies. They must get approval for all levels of operation which control where they can test and operate, and how much supervision is needed. Operation begins with testing with a safety driver behind the wheel (as almost everywhere in the world,) with eventual graduation to having the safety driver in the passenger seat but with an emergency stop. Then they move to having a supervisor in the back seat before they can test with nobody in the vehicle, usually limited to an area with simpler streets. The big jump can then come to allow testing with nobody in the vehicle, but with full time monitoring by a remote employee who can stop the vehicle. From there they can graduate to taking passengers, and then expanding the service to more complex areas. Later they can go further, and not have full time remote monitoring, though there do need to be remote employees able to monitor and assist part time. Pony has a permit allowing it to have 3 vehicles per remote operator, and has one for 15 vehicles in process, but they declined comment on just how many vehicles they actually have per operator. Baidu also did not respond to queries on this. [...] In addition, Chinese jurisdictions require that the system in a car independently log any "interventions" by safety drivers in a sort of "black box" system. These reports are regularly given to regulators, though they are not made public. In California, companies must file an annual disengagement report, but they have considerable leeway on what they consider a disengagement so the numbers can't be readily compared. Chinese companies have no discretion on what is reported, and they may notify authorities of a specific objection if they wish to declare that an intervention logged in their black box should not be counted. On her first trip, YouTuber Sophia Tung found Baidu's 5th generation robotaxi to offer a poor experience in ride quality, wait time, and overall service. However, during a return trip she tried Baidu's 6th generation vehicle in Wuhan and rated it as the best among Chinese robotaxis, approaching the quality of Waymo.

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