US sanctions force The Netherlands off Microsoft and toward alternative NixOS

D7VK Reaches Maturity For Older Direct3D APIs Atop Vulkan

D7VK as a Vulkan-based implementation of the Microsoft Direct3D 7 / 6 / 5 / 3 APIs for Linux/Wine (Steam Play) usage is out with version 2.3 and the developer now believing its marking the point that…

2026-09-29 ·phoronix.com

🐳 🔄 Docker Desktop + WSL2 on Windows 11

I currently maintain two development environments: one Linux and one Windows 11 . On Linux, this kind of problem is much less frequent for me.

• PowerShell script resets Docker Desktop and WSL2 on Windows 11
• Terminates stuck WSL client, distribution hosts, Docker Desktop processes
• Restores WSL, HNS, VM Compute services to resolve Docker Desktop issue

2026-09-29 ·dev.to

x402 vs AP2 vs ACP: Which Agent Payment Protocol Should You Build On? (2026)

Disclosure: I work on distribution for PinkWallet, which is building an agentic payments product (mentioned once near the end, honestly, as one option in early access).

2026-09-29 ·dev.to

Africa’s digital economy is Accelerating — and TeXcellence 5.0 is putting scale at the centre

Africa’s digital transformation is entering a more demanding phase.Over the past decade, significant progress has been made across digital payments, cloud adoption, mobile connectivity, fintech…

2026-09-29 ·nairametrics.com

Mac Mini M6 Cheat Sheet: Price, Specs, Ports and Configurations

Apple's Mac mini M6 starts at $899 with a 12-core CPU, up to 32GB of unified memory, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7, and support for three displays.

2026-09-29 ·techrepublic.com