Author: Rebecka Buresh
The WINE Project has reached version 8.0 and DXVK version 2.1 of its Vulkan-based DirectX translation layer. If you’d give Linux a go except for one or two pesky but necessary apps, it’s worth a try. Just over a year ago, we covered the release of WINE 7.0 and it’s been working smoothly for us ever since. Now WINE 8.0 is here, and The Reg FOSS desk’s trusty Ubuntu machine upgraded itself without even asking – and it still works just fine. Like Linux itself, WINE has matured rather nicely in recent years, and the result is that things are…
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsEnergy companies have been asked to suspend the forced installation of prepayment meters by the energy regulator Ofgem. This comes after The Times found debt agents for British Gas broke into vulnerable people’s homes to fit meters.Ofgem has asked all suppliers to review the use of court warrants to enter the homes of customers in arrears.It said firms must get their “house in order”.Jonathan Brearley, the regulator’s boss, said he had ordered the review into pre-payment meters to “uncover poor practice” and that he would not hesitate to take the “strongest action…
Image source, Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTVImage caption, Rishi Sunak was interviewed by Piers Morgan in 10 Downing Street to mark 100 days in officePrime Minister Rishi Sunak has repeated his pledge to publish his tax returns, telling presenter Piers Morgan in a TV interview he will do so “shortly”.Mr Sunak said he was willing to be “transparent” and publish the documents, which were “being prepared”.The PM’s financial affairs came under scrutiny last year when it emerged his wife, Akshata Murty, had non-dom status and was not paying UK tax.Opposition parties have since called on Mr Sunak to be open…
Truman Hanks had no issue playing a version of Tom Hanks in A Man Called Otto because he’s been “imitating” him for years. When it came to casting the part of a younger Otto Anderson in the comedy-drama, director Marc Forster suggested the 27-year-old would be the perfect fit due to his resemblance to his famous father. Reflecting on the role during an interview with People at the New York premiere of the movie, Truman joked that he has been impersonating Tom for as long as he can remember. “Me and my siblings have a good amount of experience imitating…
Something something shareholders unhappy with the heft of CEO’s package Apple CEO Tim Cook’s 2023 compensation package has been slashed by 40 percent, Apple said, after the iBoss okayed the move in response to shareholder criticism of executive pay. ……Read More
Chrissy Teigen has reportedly welcomed her new baby with her husband John Legend. The news comes after John Legend reportedly announced the birth of their newest baby while on stage at his latest, private concert, according to People. John reportedly told concert-goers they had “the little baby this morning” on what he called a “blessed day”. The singer added that while he “didn’t get a lot of sleep” he “feels energized” after spending “a lot of time” at the hospital. OK! have contacted Chrissy and John’s reps for comment. Fans went wild at the announcement as they took to Twitter…
January 13, 2023 – 06:54 GMT Andrea Caamano Elvis Presley’s only daughter with Priscilla Presley passed away on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Calabasas home Elvis Presley’s only daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, passed away aged 54 on Thursday, after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Calabasas home. The star was rushed to hospital alongside her mother, Priscilla Presley, and was placed in an induced coma and given a temporary pacemaker, but a heartbroken Priscilla announced her death hours later. WATCH: The life of Lisa Marie Presley following her tragic death “It is with a heavy heart that…
An SAS soldier was forced to jump from a smouldering plane to save his life, burning 63 percent of his body in the process.Jamie Hull was training to be a pilot when his engine caught fire in Florida, USA, back in 2007. Watch him relive his terrifying ordeal here:He’d only been flying solo for a week, but as he could smell his own flesh burning, he knew he needed to take decisive action.”I was under no illusion that if I didn’t get out of that cockpit quick the likelihood was I wasn’t going to make it,” he told us as…
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“I’m sorry but UK R&B right now is THRIVING…” Robin Murray 13 · 01 · 2023 Mahalia has called out the BRIT Awards for excluding UK R&B artists.The nominations for this year’s BRIT Awards were made public yesterday – January 12th – including the freshly minted Pop/R&B section. As many had predicted, pop artists vastly out-weigh the R&B selections – in fact, there doesn’t seem to be any R&B nominations. In that category, Cat Burns, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Harry Styles, and Sam Smith will be competing with one another – all great artists, but hardly R&B.Mahalia used Twitter to…