Powerful Mini-PCs Provide Efficient Replacement for Desktop Computers

I finally bit the bullet and swapped out an aging laptop and a failing desktop with much smaller replacements. My initial plan was to buy two well-endowed refurbished desktop computers. Instead, I stumbled upon a new computing approach — mini-PCs. For …

Hegseth installed Signal on Pentagon computers where phones banned: report

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had the Signal messaging app installed on his desktop computer in the Pentagon to circumvent poor cell service in the building, according to a new report in The Washington Post, which cited three people familiar with the …

LAPD Cargo Theft Unit Arrest Two Suspects, Recover Nearly $4 Million in Stolen Property, Including Bitcoin Mining ...

April 23, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Police Department officials report that during the past week, detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Commercial Crimes Division – Cargo Theft Unit (CTU), in collaboration with members of the Los …

Helping computers perceive and interact with the visual world

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named Cordelia Schmid, Research Director at Inria, the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, as the 2025-2026 ACM Athena Lecturer. Schmid is recognized for outstanding …

How to set up remote desktop access on your Linux computers

Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNETI have several Linux machines on my network, and I often need to access the desktop of one of those remote machines. Instead of trudging through the house, I can use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to gain access to one of …

Scientists Build World’s First Operating System for Quantum Computers

A wafer of D-Wave quantum computers. Credit: Steve Jurvetson / CC BY 2.0 A group of scientists has developed the world’s first operating system that allows different types of quantum computers to connect and work together, paving the way for a future …

Bitcoin-mining computers, tequila and body wash among loot stolen by South American theft crew

Nearly $4 million in stolen cargo was recovered by police in a case involving a South American crime ring that looted coffee, tequila, shoes, body wash, pet food and bitcoin-mining computers. Police arrested Oscar David Borrero-Manchola, 41, and Yonaiker …

LAPD arrests 2 in theft of $1.2M in cargo found in San Fernando Valley and $2.7M in computers at LAX

Man City star admits he doesn't watch football: 'It's like working in computers'

Manchester City star Matheus Nunes has revealed why he doesn't watch football in his spare time. Nunes, 26, was hero of City's late 2-1 victory at home to Aston Villa on Tuesday, scoring the winning goal in the 93rd minute to significantly boost …

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Scientists have developed the world's first operating system designed for quantum computers, which could let quantum computers connect with each other, thereby paving the way for a quantum internet. An operating system, such as Microsoft Windows or …