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Cool! These $10 gloves put LED flashlights on your fingertips
Have you ever opened up your PC, whether to clean the innards or troubleshoot an issue? If so, you know how annoying it can be to fiddle around inside while it’s dark. To make sure you never have to deal with that again, get yourself a pair of these LED flashlight gloves for just $10. It might sound kinda dumb, but they’re actually really useful. These gloves wrap around your wrists and palms, then cover only your thumbs and forefingers. Each thumb and forefinger features an LED light that shines, letting you see whatever it is you’re working on without getting in the way (as a normal flashlight would). Plus, they leave the tips of your thumbs and forefingers exposed, so your grip and dexterity remain uncompromised. And don’t worry about sizing! Whether your hands are big or small, the elastic wrap-around design of these gloves makes them truly one-size-fits-all. Each glove has an on/off button, and each glove requires a CR2016 battery (one of those coin-shaped ones) to operate. But since they’re only LED lights, you’ll get a lot of battery life out of these. These are perfect for PC upgrades, car hood troubles, fixing sink leaks, DIY work in your crawl space, bike maintenance in a gloomy garage, or even just going on night walks. Your imagination is the limit. Get a pair of these LED flashlight gloves for $10 while this deal’s still here! Tiny LED flashlights on your fingers? Yep! For just $10Buy now at Amazon

David Taylor joins ASI Alliance as Chief Marketing Officer
David Taylor joins ASI Alliance as Chief Marketing Officer to lead global efforts advancing decentralised artificial intelligence and superintelligence projects.

Firefighters investigating cause of 'pretty bad' blaze on Mansfield St, Newtown
The massive blaze on Mansfield Street broke just before midnight.

You can put Windows 11 on older Windows 10 PCs with this free tool
Even though Microsoft has pushed back the end of Windows 10 support by another year, at some point there will be no more security updates for the popular Windows operating system. When that time comes, you’ll have few options on how to proceed. What can you do if you want to move up to Windows 11 but your current Windows 10 PC is so old that it isn’t eligible? One thing you can try is to use a free app called Flyby11, which was recently updated to version 3.0 and is available for download on GitHub. From the version 3.0 changelog: Flyby11 now supports the Media Creation Tool as a download source. […] If the Fido downloader doesnt work for you or the ISO language doesnt match your system, it’s recommended to use the Media Creation Tool instead. It always downloads the ISO in your system language and “gives you the best chance of keeping files, settings, and apps.” With Flyby11 version 3.0, you should be able to install Windows 11 on computers that don’t meet Microsoft’s hardware requirements for the operating system. In other words, a lack of TPM and/or Secure Boot or an old processor shouldn’t stop you from installing Windows 11. That said, even though you can use Flyby11 to install Windows 11 on an older Windows 10 PC, our security expert Mike Danseglio doesn’t recommend it. Not only is Flyby11 not supported by Microsoft, but Mike’s take on forcing Windows 11 onto incompatible hardware or using third-party Windows 10 security patches is simple: “Hard no.” Further reading: Don’t toss your Windows 10 PC! Try KDE Plasma

Firefox is finally getting WebGPU, but only on Windows
After years of development, Mozilla’s Gfx Team just announced in its latest blog post that Firefox will finally soon support WebGPU, but only in the Windows edition starting with Firefox version 141. WebGPU is a cross-platform API that allows a web browser to directly access your computer’s GPU, enabling the browser to perform more advanced graphical tasks. This improves the browser’s graphical capabilities when playing games and running apps. Firefox 141 on Windows will release soon on July 22nd, officially bringing WebGPU support with it. However, Mozilla says that not all the necessary work on the integration is complete yet and that some remaining bugs will have to wait until Firefox 142 to be fixed. This is a welcome step forward as Google’s Chrome browser has had WebGPU support starting as early as 2023, while Apple’s Safari browser is expected to get WebGPU support sometime this fall.

Linux market share just crossed 5%, hitting a new milestone
According to the latest numbers from Statcounter, Linux-based desktop operating systems have reached a new milestone, sitting at a market share of 5.03 percent in the US. It’s a monumental moment as it’s the first time Linux has ever crossed the 5 percent threshold. Meanwhile, Windows remains the undisputed leader with 63.2 percent of the market, followed by macOS and OS X with a combined market share of 24.29 percent (7.72 and 16.5 percent, respectively). After Linux comes ChromeOS at 2.71 percent, while the remaining 4.76 percent of desktop operating systems that have not been identified. According to Techspot, the rise of Linux is partly explained by the looming end of life for Windows 10 and the fact that many Windows 10 PCs aren’t eligible for Windows 11. For them, switching to one of the many Linux-based alternatives is an enticing option. However, part of that number could also be attributed to the rise of Valve’s Steam Deck gaming handheld, which runs on the Linux-based SteamOS operating system. As the handheld market expands with more options running SteamOS, we’re likely to see Linux’s market share grow even further—and possibly ushering in a new console war.