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European countries have been growing increasingly wary of relying on Microsoft for critical government and public sector services. Concerns about data privacy, digital sovereignty, and potential governmental surveillance have led many to question the viability of depending on an American tech giant for sensitive infrastructure.

Many worry that dependence on Microsoft could leave them vulnerable to sudden service interruptions or the risk of sensitive data being accessed without consent.

This growing unease has already led Denmark to begin transitioning from Office 365 to LibreOffice, while the German state of Schleswig-

European countries have been growing increasingly wary of relying on Microsoft for critical government and public sector services. Concerns about data privacy, digital sovereignty, and potential governmental surveillance have led many to question the viability of depending on an American tech giant for sensitive infrastructure.

Many worry that dependence on Microsoft could leave them vulnerable to sudden service interruptions or the risk of sensitive data being accessed without consent.

This growing unease has already led Denmark to begin transitioning from Office 365 to LibreOffice, while the German state of Schleswig-Holstein recently abandoned Microsoft Teams and started the shift [fr

A Google data center in Mayes County, Oklahoma.

Google’s carbon emissions jumped yet again as the company continues to push ahead in AI. The company’s 2025 sustainability report emphasizes that its “ambition-based emissions” grew 11 percent last year to reach 11.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution, marking a 51 percent increase compared to 2019.

That puts Google farther away from its goal of slashing planet-heating pollution in half by 2030 compared to a 2019 baseline. But what it calls “ambition-based” emissions excludes certain categories of supply chain pollution it considers out of its control or“peripheral” to the core business of Alphabet, Google’s par

Nothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones, an OLED TV, or a laptop just to find out that you could have gotten it for a lot cheaper somewhere else. That’s why, in order to keep customers happy and prevent them from going elsewhere, many retailers offer price-matching policies in which they promise to match a lower price found elsewhere. That kind of information comes in handy no matter the time of year, but it’s especially helpful during shopping events like Amazon Prime Day, which formally kicks off on July 8th.

What follows are the price-matching poli

Facebook is adding support for passkeys on its mobile app. That means you’ll be able to log into the platform using your device’s authentication method, like your fingerprint, face scan, or PIN, making it more difficult for bad actors to take control of your account.

Passkeys offer a more secure alternative to typical passwords because they can’t be stolen, guessed, or leaked. They also provide protection against phishing scams, which occur when a bad actor attempts to trick victims into exposing personal information, often by linking to fake login pages. Since your browser automatically links your passkey with a specific domain, it won’t accept passkeys on phony webpages. But, as pointed out by [the Electronic Frontier Foundation](https://www.eff.org/d

An aging nuclear power plant that has been on the verge of shuttering since 2017 has a new lease on life after Meta agreed to support its operations for the next 20 years.

Meta and energy company Constellation announced the deal today, which helps the plant expand its operations while Meta uses it to try to shrink its carbon footprint. It’s the latest in a flood of recent partnerships between Big Tech and the nuclear energy industry, and part of a larger strategy Meta has in the works to bring more nuclear reactors online that can

Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux, or WSL, is a compatibility layer that allows people to run Linux distributions directly on their Windows machines, foregoing the need to configure a virtual machine or dual-boot setup.

So far, 2025 has been an eventful year for WSL, as major Linux distributions like Fedora and Arch Linux officially started offering images for it, with Ubuntu switching to its [new tar-based distribution format](https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-wsl-new-format-available?ref=news.

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

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Hello, Python Community!

Has someone been able to successfully connect to an IBM Informix DB with a Python app? I have the following environment: DEV: Windows 11 Python 3.13.3 64-bit VS Code

DB: IBM Informix 12.10 hosted in Azure I'm able to connect to it usind DBeaver (JDBC)

I have tried the following libraries to try to establish the connection: ibm_db: Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\Users\peterg\source\python\dbApp\ibm_db_test.py", line 1, in <module> import ibm_db as db ImportError: DLL load failed while importing ibm_db: The specified module could not be found._

pyodbc: I have an ODBC DSN connection established Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\Users\peterg\source\python\dbApp\pyodbc_test.py", line 3, in <module> conn = db.connect("Dsn='DSN_NAME'") pyodbc.InterfaceError: ('IM002', '[IM002] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified (0) (SQLDriverConnect)')

JayDeBeAPI: I have download

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to Adobe, Alphabet, Amazon, Anthropic PBC, Apple, [Cohere](https:

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Hey amazing people! You might know me for fixing bugs in Microsoft & Google’s open-source models - well I'm back again.

I run an open-source project Unsloth with my brother & worked at NVIDIA, so optimizations are my thing. Recently, there’s been misconceptions that you can't run DeepSeek-R1 locally, but as of yesterday, we made it possible for even potato devices to handle the actual R1 model!

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Aeroplane racer for Windows (and "mobile device", no indication what that actually means though!)

Take to the skies in Flight Masters: The Horizon Chase! Experience thrilling aerial races with support for PS4 and Xbox controllers, and challenge friends in split-screen multiplayer.

Choose from Free Roam, Championship, or Time Trial modes, and customize your aircraft to dominate the leaderboards. Stunning visuals and diverse tracks make every flight an adventure!

City builder for Windows, free on the Microsoft Store until 4th November

Build your own city and make heaps of money in this casual simulation game.

Construct beautiful and functional city zones with plenty of modern blocks and keep your residents happy by providing all services they need, and they will reward you with a tidy profit. It’s up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer!

Fantasy RPG for Windows, free again on the Microsoft Store until 4th November

Embark on a dangerous quest to save the city from the dragon threat. In your travels around the world, you come to a city that has just experienced a dragon attack. No one knows where the terrible beast came from. While people live in fear, a little boy, an orphan named Brent, dreams of courageous acts that will bring him recognition. The desire for justice brings you to a joint quest with Brent. You have to go into the dangerous wilderness, find the dragon and fight the greatest struggle of your life. Your heroic courage and your skills will save the city from evil.

Classic city builder for Windows, free on the Microsoft Store until 28th October

Build ancient Roman cities. Earn money, fame and honor in this casual simulation game.

Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses and keep your residents happy by providing all the services they need. You'll be rewarded with money, fame and honor. It's up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer!.

Enjoy this classic and simple time management simulation game from the popular Townopolis-Romopolis-Megapolis series. Achieve various goals by building ancient Roman cities on a limited area with limited resources and in a limited time. But don't worry - you can pause the game at any time, or play casually without the time limit if you prefer.

Another fantasy RPG for Windows, free on the Microsoft Store until 29th September

Fantasy RPG for Windows, free on the Microsoft Store until 22nd September

Embark on a dangerous quest to save the city from the dragon threat. In your travels around the world, you come to a city that has just experienced a dragon attack. No one knows where the terrible beast came from. While people live in fear, a little boy, an orphan named Brent, dreams of courageous acts that will bring him recognition. The desire for justice brings you to a joint quest with Brent. You have to go into the dangerous wilderness, find the dragon and fight the greatest struggle of your life. Your heroic courage and your skills will save the city from evil.