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Arch Linux-Based EndeavourOS Mercury Lands with Linux Kernel 6.13 and Xfce 4.20  9to5Linux

Europe's Euclid space telescope has captured a rare "Einstein ring," showing light from a distant galaxy bent into a perfect circle by the gravity of another galaxy sitting between Earth and the source, the European Space Agency said. The phenomenon, spotted around galaxy NGC 6505 some 590 million light-years from Earth, reveals the warping of space predicted by Einstein's theory of relativity. The background galaxy, located 4.42 billion light-years away, appears as a complete ring of light around NGC 6505. "An Einstein ring as perfect as this is extremely rare," said Open University astronomer Stephen Serjeant. Analysis shows NGC 6505 contains about 11% dark matter, a key focus of Euclid's mission to map the universe.

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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis downplayed the technological significance of DeepSeek's latest AI model, despite its market impact. "Despite the hype, there's no actual new scientific advance there. It's using known techniques," Hassabis said on Sunday. "Actually many of the techniques we invented at Google and at DeepMind." Hassabis acknowledged that Deepseek's AI model "is probably the best work" out of China, but its capabilities, he said, is "exaggerated a little bit."DeepSeek's launch last month triggered a $1 trillion U.S. market sell-off.

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President Donald Trump has ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt penny production to cut government spending, according to a Truth Social post on Sunday. The U.S. Mint spent 3.69 cents to produce and distribute each penny last year, resulting in a $85.3 million loss on over three billion new pennies. The one-cent coin accounts for more than half of all U.S. coin production despite having about 250 billion pieces already in circulation. Canada, Australia and several other countries have eliminated their lowest-denomination coins citing costs over recent decades. Further reading: Abolish the Penny?

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Netrunner 25 Shockworm is a gorgeous KDE Plasma Linux distro and a great Windows 11 alternative  BetaNews

Netrunner 25 Shockworm is a gorgeous KDE Plasma Linux distro and a great Windows 11 alternative  BetaNews

Netrunner 25 Shockworm is a gorgeous KDE Plasma Linux distro and a great Windows 11 alternative  BetaNews

Netrunner 25 Shockworm is a gorgeous KDE Plasma Linux distro and a great Windows 11 alternative  BetaNews

Netrunner 25 Shockworm is a gorgeous KDE Plasma Linux distro and a great Windows 11 alternative  BetaNews

Netrunner 25 Shockworm is a gorgeous KDE Plasma Linux distro and a great Windows 11 alternative  BetaNews

Netrunner 25 Shockworm is a gorgeous KDE Plasma Linux distro and a great Windows 11 alternative  BetaNews

Netrunner 25 Shockworm is a gorgeous KDE Plasma Linux distro and a great Windows 11 alternative  BetaNews

Netrunner 25 Shockworm is a gorgeous KDE Plasma Linux distro and a great Windows 11 alternative  BetaNews

Netrunner 25 Shockworm is a stunning KDE Plasma Linux distro and a great Windows 11 alternative  BetaNews

Formerly Known As YQPkg, Myrlyn Package Manager GUI Adds Repository Configuration  Phoronix

CentOS Connect conference announces return of Firefox  The Register

CentOS Connect conference announces return of Firefox  The Register

CentOS Connect conference announces return of Firefox  The Register

CentOS Connect conference announces return of Firefox  The Register

CentOS Connect conference announces return of Firefox  The Register