Life's too short! Women over 50 prioritise enjoyment over longevity, new study reveals
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Huge area of land destroyed in fire as crews tackle blaze
A huge area of land has been destroyed after a fire in Grays, with crews on the scene tackling the blaze.
Huge area of land destroyed in fire as crews tackle blaze
A huge area of land has been destroyed after a fire in Grays, with crews on the scene tackling the blaze.
Samantha Morton reveals her sister passed away just weeks ago at 53 and says she is 'still dealing with coroners and trauma' - 18 months after their alcoholic father's death
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Junior Andre cooks mum Katie Price vast pasta dish while voicing concern for her eating - amid ongoing speculation over dramatic weight loss
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Middlewick Ranges on fire again 72 hours on from first blaze
A fire initially started on Friday (July 31)
Athletes who hate their sports: From a Premier League winner who doesn't watch football to an Ally Pally world champion that isn't a fan of darts
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The pretty Chelmsford beauty spot with home-made ice cream just round the corner
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All train services CANCELLED after track-side fire
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All train services CANCELLED after track-side fire
A fire near the railway track at Waltham Cross has resulted in cancelled services and also prompted a warning for M25 drivers.
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Nigel Farage 'had deal in place to return as Reform leader months before general election'
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Live updates as fire breaks out again at beauty spot
Second fire in matter of days at Middlewick Ranges Around 30 firefighters at the scene People told to avoid the area
Live updates as fire breaks out again at beauty spot
Second fire in matter of days at Middlewick Ranges Around 30 firefighters at the scene People told to avoid the area
London bus driver hits out at Sadiq Khan after mayor claimed TfL workers wouldn't be penalised for refusing to drive hot vehicles
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Gilded lives of AI barons: How tech tycoons have become new jet-setting elite from Palm Beach mansions and golf with Trump and private jets
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I shed nine stone in six months without diets or jabs - all I had to do was leave America
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The ruthless Swedish gang behind assassination plot on British soil: How Iran-linked Foxtrot narcos who sent teen on killing mission use child soldiers to terrorise Stockholm
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Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America
The blog Linuxiac reports:
Linux has crossed a major milestone in North America, with the open-source operating system now accounting for 10.65% of desktop usage in the region, according to Statcounter's latest figures for July 2026. The result places Linux firmly in double-digit territory for the first time in Statcounter's North American desktop operating system statistics.
For comparison, Statcounter recorded Linux at 5.52% in June 2026, so the share nearly doubled in one month... However, the sharp monthly increase needs context. Statcounter's June figures included an "Unknown" category that accounted for 9.24% of North American desktop usage. Its reduction seems to have coincided with Linux's rise, possibly indicating better identification of previously unclassified traffic...
Statcounter is not the only major web measurement platform showing Linux with a substantial presence on North American desktops. Cloudflare Radar data, filtered to desktop HTTP traffic from North America over the previous 28 days, also places Linux at a notably high level [9.4%].
StatCounter's data also shows Linux with an even larger market share of 11.87% in just the United States — and a 14.73% market share in India. Linux's market share in other world regions:
Asia 7.17%
Africa 5.71%
Europe 5.49%
South America 4.35%
China 2.12%
And here's how the Linux market share in other countries compare to India and the U.S.
India 14.73%
United States 11.87%
Germany 7.24%
UK 6.18%
Canada 3.83%
Australia 3.55%
Linux's surge could be due to its use in automation or headless browser workloads, Linuxiac points out. But another possibility is "growing frustration with Windows hardware requirements, advertising, account integration, telemetry, and forced interface changes has pushed some users to explore alternatives..."
"For now, the safest conclusion is that Linux has surpassed 10% of measured desktop web usage in North America according to Statcounter, not necessarily 10% of the region's installed desktop computer base."
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