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IBM Talks Up Their New Ability For Handling ARM64 Guest VMs on s390 Hardware

One of the biggest surprises this year was IBM collaborating with Arm for "dual architecture" hardware. In addition to the IBM s390 hardware side, this "dual architecture" support for running ARM64 instructions on s390 also requires Linux KVM virtualization support with patches we've seen the past number of months and initial code merged for Linux 7.4...

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Latchkey vs Blacksmith for GitHub Actions runners

Latchkey and Blacksmith both replace ubuntu-latest with a one-line runs-on change and both bill per minute, so the choice comes down to three things: the rate, what you need beyond Linux x64, and…

  • Latchkey charges $0.0025 per minute for 2 vCPU and 8 GB RAM on Linux
  • Blacksmith charges $0.004 per minute for the same configuration
  • Blacksmith offers arm64, Windows, macOS runners and 3,000 free minutes/month

·dev.to

Apple’s OLED iPad mini 8: Design, Specs, and Impact

Apple’s latest tablet, the OLED iPad mini 8, arrives as the most substantial refresh the mini line has seen in 14 years. While the device retains the familiar 8‑inch footprint, Apple has shaved off a…

  • iPad mini 8 features OLED display for superior contrast and color
  • Device is 5.4 mm thick, lightest iPad at 255 grams
  • Powered by A20 Pro chip, starts at $699 for 128 GB model

·dev.to

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