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  • ImageGlass 9.1.7.627

    Version 9.1.7.627 of ImageGlass has been released. ImageGlass is a small, fast and simple open source program for viewing images. It can rotate and convert images to other format without losing quality, but for other operations it depends on external software. In version 9.0, which was nicknamed Moon, support for .NET 8 and devices equipped…

  • Valve announces Hori wireless Steam controller for Japanese market

    Valve announces the Horipad controller in collaboration with Hori. The official Steam controller is currently only available in Japan for a recommended retail price of around 46 euros. It is not clear whether the companies will also offer such a gamepad in other markets. The Horipad has a button layout that largely mirrors that of…

  • Meta confirms Instagram bug that limits political content by default

    Instagram and Threads currently limit the recommendation of political content, even if the user chooses to see this content via the opt-in menu. Meta says it is working on a solution, but does not provide further details. Meta has been limiting the recommendation of political content by default since February of this year and users…

  • OpenAudible 4.3

    Version 4.3 of OpenAudible has been released. This program can be used to manage audiobooks. It is available for Windows, Linux and macOS, can download audiobooks directly from audible.com and can save and convert files to m4b and mp3 format. In this way, the program is comparable to Calibre, which does the same thing, but…

  • Football club N.E.C. requires one-time FastID facial scan for season tickets

    Supporters who want to purchase an N.E.C. season ticket are now required to do a one-time facial scan via FastID. In this way, the security app confirms the identity of a season ticket holder. Users can also enter the stadium with a facial scan. Verifying identity when purchasing a season ticket is mandatory by the…

  • Here, Julian Assange is reunited with his family in Australia

    Published 27 June 2024 at 11.33 Foreign. After twelve years in captivity, Julian Assange has now been reunited with his wife Stella – in his native Australia. Share the article TwittraShare On Wednesday afternoon Swedish time, Julian landed Assange in Australia. Video clip shows how the Wikileaks founder hugs his father and his wife Stella…

  • The Israel lobby spent 150 million on defeating a single candidate

    Published 27 June 2024 at 13.17 Foreign. The Israel lobby Aipac in the USA invested a whopping SEK 150 million to have the democratic politician Jamaal Bowman defeated in a primary election. Now it is clear that the attempt was successful – but some think that the lobby group went a bit too far. Share…

  • M: Double the number of police cameras

    Published 27 June 2024 at 15.01 Domestic. The moderates propose that the Police Authority's surveillance cameras should be doubled – from 2,500 to 5,000 – in the coming years. A “camera coordinator” is also proposed to be established. Share the article TwittraShare The proposal was presented by the M leaders and ministers Ulf Kristersson, Elisabeth…

  • Anna Ardin on Assange: Hope he stops “preying on women”

    Published 27 June 2024 at 16.43 Domestic. Anna Ardin – the S-branded feminist who accused Julian Assange of sex crimes – says she welcomes the whistleblower's eventual release. Share Article TwittraShare It was in August 2010 that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange visited Sweden and was received like a rock star by various left-wing people. Anna Ardin,…

  • Farming Simulator 25 will be released later this year for PC and consoles

    Giants Software has announced Farming Simulator 25. This new game features new types of crops to grow and features a map in Asia for the first time. The game will be released on November 12 for PC and current-gen consoles. Developer Giants Software announces the new Farming Simulator game with a trailer. According to the…

  • Motorola's moto tag tracker supports Google Find My Device and ultrawideband

    Motorola is launching its first tracker, the Moto Tag. It will support Google's Find My Device network. The tracker will also feature an ultra-wideband chip for more precise location determination with supported smartphones. The device will be released next month. Motorola's moto tag will have a circular design with a button in the middle. The…

  • Google to announce new Pixel hardware in August

    Google is holding a Made by Google event in August. The company says it will make announcements about AI, Android software and Pixel hardware. The company is expected to announce its Pixel 9 phones and the Pixel Watch 3. Google has sent invitations for its Made by Google event to various media, The Verge also…

  • Public Prosecution Service demands prison sentences for offering crypto phones and chat service with encryption

    The Public Prosecution Service is demanding prison sentences against three suspects for offering crypto telephones and an encrypted messaging service. According to the Public Prosecution Service, these products were intended as a means of communication for criminals. The sentence is between 2 and 5.5 years. The three men are before the court in Arnhem because…

  • Minisforum introduces UM890 Pro mini PC with OCuLink port for external GPU

    Minisforum introduces a new UM890 Pro mini PC. This barebones has an AMD CPU with eight Zen 4 cores. The device also gets an OCuLink port, which allows users to connect an external video card. The recommended retail price is 689 euros. Minisforum equips the UM890 Pro with an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor with…

  • Robbery attempt against murdered Mikael's son – at another underpass

    Published 27 June 2024 at 08.14 Domestic. Mikael's twelve-year-old son witnessed how father was murdered by an immigrant gang in an underpass in Skärholmen. Just a few weeks after the murder, the son was the victim of an attempted robbery. Share the article TwittraShare The murder in Skärholmen < li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first arrow">…

  • 'OpenAI says it will block API access in China'

    ChatGPT maker OpenAI tells Chinese customers it will block API access in that country. This is reported by a Chinese newspaper. ChatGPT has never been available in the country, but companies can use GPT models via the API. Chinese customers have been told that API access will no longer be available in two weeks, Securities…

  • Hof: Delta must lay fiber optic in the Westland rural area within a year and a half

    Delta Fiber must install fiber optic cables to at least 62 households in the rural areas of the Dutch Westland region within a year and a half, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The Court agreed with an earlier ruling by the judge. Delta Fiber found the construction too expensive because there are many waterways…

  • Microsoft could be fined up to 20 billion euros for bundling Teams

    Microsoft has violated European law by bundling Teams with Office 365 and Microsoft 365, the European Commission has provisionally concluded. A fine of up to 19.7 billion euros now threatens the American company. Microsoft released cheaper 365 subscriptions without Teams last year, but according to the European Commission, that is not enough. According to the…

  • SnappyMail 2.36.4

    SnappyMail is a fast and clear webmail client that also integrates as an app within Nextcloud. It originated as a fork of the popular RainLoop Webmail, which is no longer actively developed. SnappyMail works well in all modern browsers and also on mobile devices. A demo of the program can be found on this page.…

  • IFixit gives Surface Copilot+ devices 8 out of 10 points for repairability

    IFixit gives the Microsoft Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 a score of 8 out of 10 for repairability. Users can easily replace most parts on both the tablet and laptop, according to iFixit's Shahram Mokhtari. Parts on both devices are marked with QR codes that take users directly to Microsoft's official service guides.…

  • The SD proposal: Nitrous oxide-free zones in Malmö

    Published 26 June 2024 at 10.56 Domestic. The Sweden Democrats in Malmö want to introduce zones in the city where the use of nitrous oxide for intoxicating purposes is prohibited. Share the article TwittraShare – We Sweden Democrats take it for granted that we must discourage the use of nitrous oxide in this way in…

  • The reputation of the police is clearly increasing

    Published 26 June 2024 at 12.44 Domestic. This year's reputation index for authorities shows that the police's reputation has increased, from an index of 30 last year to 42. The reputation increases most for people aged 18–24 and for those over 60. Share the article TwittraShare The reputation index is produced by Verian, formerly Kantar…

  • Media Portal 1.34

    A new stable release from the 1.x series of MediaPortal has been released. This program allows a Windows machine to be used as the heart of the multimedia hardware in the living room. This makes it easy to listen to radio and music, and watch videos and DVDs. TV programs can also be recorded. Through…

  • EU places six Russian hackers on sanctions list

    The European Council has approved additional restrictive measures against six individuals involved in cyber attacks on ICT systems of, among others, critical infrastructure. For the first time, people who have deployed ransomware are also included on the sanctions list. Ruslan Peretyatko and Andrey Korinets are the first to be mentioned in a press release. Both…