A new development version of the GNU Image Manipulation Program is available for testing, and get ready: it's a game changer! GIMP 3.0 will be based on the GTK3 UI toolkit, which will bring many improvements over GTK2 which GIMP currently uses. GIMP 3.0, and the 2.99.2 preview for that matter, include multi-layer selection and support for applying changes to multiple layers at a time. It also promises to deliver a faster, more responsive user experience, leveraging render caching within the interface.
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Watch NowThe RIAA have issued a DMCA Takedown on the open source project, youtube-dl, on their GitHub repository. This is done under the guise of protecting content creators from having their ad revenue stolen.
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Watch NowSpaceX has begun sending email invitations to Starlink's public beta. The emails are being sent to people who previously registered interest in the service on the Starlink website, and they're trying to lower your initial expectations.
Watch NowAfter orbiting the near-Earth asteroid Bennu for nearly two years, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touched down and reached out its robotic arm to collect a sample from the asteroid's surface last week.
Watch NowPatch your servers! One of the most critical Windows vulnerabilities disclosed this year is under active attack by hackers who are trying to backdoor servers that store credentials for every user and administrative account on a network using Active Directory.
Watch NowFunded by NASA's Artemis mission, Nokia is bringing a new cellular network to the moon. It will be designed specifically for lunar conditions, able to withstand the extreme temperature shifts and radiation. The tech will also utilize small cell tech, which, as the name suggests, is significantly smaller than the tall cell towers we're used to seeing here on earth. They also use a lot less power.
Watch NowXiaomi has announced a new 80 Watt wireless charging tech that can charge a smartphone with 0% charge of a 4,000 mAh battery 10% in just one minute, 50% in eight minutes, and 100% fully charged after just 19 minutes. Yes, please.
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