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Helium, key for semiconductor manufacturing and medical equipment, faces shortage | 60 Minutes

Helium, most closely associated with party balloons, but critical for far more, is facing supply chain issues due to the war with Iran. The shortage has left American industry desperate for answers.

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The 7.3 kernel has been released

Linus Torvalds has released the 7.3 kernel, as expected. It's Sunday afternoon, and this week I somehow kept my wits together long enough to keep track of the day of the week, so the release isn't…

  • Linus Torvalds announced 7.3 kernel release on Sunday
  • 18,765 non-merge commits by 3,021 developers
  • Key enhancements: binfmtmisc, group-scheduling, failfs

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