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schestowitz[TR3]https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jy2bv3bgJun 19 06:14
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schestowitz[TR3]Microsoft is planning thousands of job cuts aimed at salespeopleJun 19 06:14
schestowitz[TR3]Microsoft is planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales, as the tech giant streamlines its workforce amid increased investments in artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.Jun 19 06:14
schestowitz[TR3]The latest layoffs follow Microsoft's previous round of job cuts in May, which affected about 6,000 employees. Jun 19 06:14
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schestowitz[TR3]                                        <li>Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                            <h5><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/kde_plasma_64_released/">KDE Plasma 6.4 ships with major usability improvements</a></h5>Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                            <blockquote>Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                                <p>KDE Plasma 6.4.0 brings improved handling of window tiling, refinements to its dark mode, tweaked widgets and notifications, better sorting of search results from the built-in Krunner tool, a revamp to the screenshot tool Spectacle, among other things. The full changelog is nearly 3,500 lines long, so this is a significantly different release. </p>Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                            </blockquote>Jun 19 13:52
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schestowitz[TR3]                                        Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                        <li>Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                            <h5><a href="https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/">Plasma 6.4 - KDE Community</a></h5>Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                            <blockquote>Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                                <p>A new version of Plasma is here, and it feels even more like /home, as it becomes smoother, friendlier and more helpful. </p>Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                                <p> Plasma 6.4 improves on nearly every front, with progress being made in accessibility, color rendering, tablet support, window management, and more. </p>Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                                <p> As this is going to be a long read, let’s get right into it… </p>Jun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]                                            </blockquote>Jun 19 13:52
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | KDE Plasma 6.4 ships with major usability improvements • The RegisterJun 19 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-kde.org | Plasma 6.4 - KDE CommunityJun 19 13:52
schestowitz[TR3]   <li>Jun 19 13:56
schestowitz[TR3]                                    <h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/kicad-advises-linux-users-to-stick-with-x11-for-professional-pcb-design/">KiCad Advises Linux Users to Stick with X11 for Professional PCB Design</a></h5>Jun 19 13:56
schestowitz[TR3]                                    <blockquote>Jun 19 13:56
schestowitz[TR3]                                        <p>While KiCad does function under Wayland, the experience is far from seamless. Many problems stem from fundamental gaps in Wayland’s design—features that X11, Windows, and macOS have long taken for granted, such as window positioning and mouse cursor control. </p>Jun 19 13:56
schestowitz[TR3]                                        <p> The team outlined several persistent challenges, most of which originate from Wayland itself or its varying implementations across different desktop environments (GNOME, KDE, etc.). These include: [...] </p>Jun 19 13:56
schestowitz[TR3]                                    </blockquote>Jun 19 13:56
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | KiCad Advises Linux Users to Stick with X11 for Professional PCB DesignJun 19 13:56
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