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After gaining attention from Neowin and DistroWatch last week, the sole maintainer behind AnduinOS 1.3 -- a Linux distribution styled to resemble Windows 11 -- decided to reveal himself. He turns out to be Anduin Xue, a Microsoft software engineer, who has been working on the project as a personal, non-commercial endeavor built on Ubuntu. Neowin reports: As a Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft (he doesn't work on Windows), Anduin Xue says he's financially stable and sees no need to commercialize AnduinOS. Explaining the financial aspects of the project, he said: "Many have asked why I don't accept donations, how I profit, and if I plan to commercialize AnduinOS. Truthfully, I haven't thoroughly considered these issues. It's not my main job, and I don't plan to rely on it for a living. Each month, I dedicate only a few hours to maintaining it. Perhaps in the future, I might consider providing enterprise solutions based on AnduinOS, but I won't compromise its original simplicity. It has always been about providing myself with a comfortably themed Ubuntu." In our coverage of the AnduinOS 1.3 release last week, one commenter pointed out that the distro is from China. For some, this will raise issues, but Anduin Xue addressed this in his blog post, too, saying that the source code is available to the public. For this reason, he told lacing the operating system with backdoors for the Chinese government would be "irrational and easily exposed." For those worried that the distribution may be abandoned, Anduin Xue said that he intends to continue supporting it and may even maintain it full-time if sponsorship or corporate cooperation emerges.

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The first American Pope in history has been named as Robert Francis Prevost in a landmark conclusion to the Conclave on Thursday.

Emmy Russo died in her father Dan's arms in hospital, with mum Bryony beside them. The couple, from Harlow, Essex, said they were 'completely broken' by their loss.

David Widner, is convinced his uncles John and Clarence Anglin made it off the island alive in a daring escape plan.

Eli Sweeting, 25, sparked concern on Sunday when he failed to return from a trip up the mile-high Mitre Peak near Milford Sound.

Donald Trump hailed the election as a 'great honor' for the United States as Pope Leo, 69, becomes the first American pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Following more than a month of negotiations between UK ministers and US officials, the UK has been granted a reprieve from sweeping 25% levies on imported cars.

A Kentucky mother was left stunned to find mountains of lollipops mysteriously piled on her doorstep - 22 massive red boxes stacked tall, containing a staggering 70,000 Dum-Dums in total.

The beloved child star Jonathan Lipnicki gave a dispiriting update on the status of his career in a new interview.

The Chicago-born prefect of the Vatican's powerful dicastery for bishops.

A B2B, API move this ain't, in our view

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is leaving to become CEO of Applications at OpenAI, reporting directly to Sam Altman, the AI heavyweight announced on Thursday.…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The US Senate today voted along party lines to kill a Federal Communications Commission program to distribute Wi-Fi hotspots to schoolchildren, with Democrats saying the Republican-led vote will make it harder for kids without reliable Internet access to complete their homework. The Senate approved a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to nullify the hotspot rule, which was issued by the Federal Communications Commission in July 2024 under then-Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. The program would be eliminated if the House version passes and President Trump signs the joint resolution of disapproval. The Rosenworcel FCC's rule expanded E-Rate, a Universal Service Fund program, allowing schools and libraries to use E-Rate funding to lend out Wi-Fi hotspots and services that could be used off-premises. The FCC rule was titled, "Addressing the Homework Gap through the E-Rate Program," and the hotspot lending program was scheduled to begin in funding year 2025, which starts in July 2025. Today's Senate vote on the resolution of disapproval was 50-38. There was a 53-47 vote on Tuesday that allowed the Senate measure to proceed to the final step. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said on Tuesday that "this resolution would prevent millions of students, educators, and families from getting online." Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) called the Republican move "a cruel and shortsighted decision that will widen the digital divide and rob kids of the tools they need to succeed."

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Holly Ramsay showed off her jaw-dropping figure in a black bikini as she hit the beach in Miami and posed for sizzling Instagram snaps on Thursday. 

The new Pope's first words when he stepped out onto the loggia were a sign of the time. Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old longtime Cardinal, became the first American to ever be chosen to lead the church.

An anonymous reader shares a report: When Microsoft announced new Surface devices earlier this week, we noted that there wasn't a lot of daylight between the starting prices of the new but lower-end devices ($799 for the 12-inch Surface Pro, $899 for the 13-inch Surface Laptop) and the starting prices of the older-but-higher-end Surfaces from last spring ($999 for both). It appears Microsoft has quietly solved this problem by discontinuing the 256GB versions of the 13.8-inch Surface Laptop 7 and the 13-inch Surface Pro 11. Microsoft's retail pages for both devices list only 512GB and 1TB configurations, with regular prices starting at $1,199. Though not technically a price hike -- the 512GB versions of both devices also cost $1,199 before -- it does amount to an effective price increase for last year's Surface hardware, especially given that both devices have user-replaceable storage that can easily be upgraded for less than the $200 that Microsoft charged for the 256GB-to-512GB upgrade. The upshot is that the new Surface PCs make more sense now than they did on Tuesday in relative terms, but it's only because you'll pay more to buy a Surface Pro 11 or Surface Laptop 7 than you would before. The 15-inch version of the Surface Laptop 7 still lists a 256GB configuration and a $1,299 starting price, but the 256GB models are currently out of stock.

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Last big release until trixie shows up

Debian bookworm is getting what could be its last hurrah as the basis for Raspberry Pi's operating system, with what's likely to be its final appearance on a release for the diminutive computers.…

Director Sam Mendes is putting together an ambitious series of four interconnected biopics on each member of The Beatles, which confirmed the cast at CinemaCon in April .

Former President Joe Biden revealed on Thursday he still believed he could have beaten President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

No direct impact on royalty, licensing biz but device end demand in firing line

World War Fee  Arm shares took a tumble after it declined to issue guidance for the year ahead in light of the current economic uncertainty, despite the chip designer claiming record revenue for the quarter just ended.…

It was once used by every King and Queen in England