The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

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I once worked feet from a Sur La Table and, in the middle of the day, while most people were off to lunch, I’d quickly hop over to marvel at all of the appliances, cookware and gadgets on display.

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As the CPU designer who stands behind customers like Qualcomm, Arm has never really needed a charismatic brand. But the company has decided upon a new naming scheme that’s easier to remember. Over the ...

In a matter of minutes, the new pope went from the name Robert Prevost, to Pope Leo XIV. But why do pope's names change once they are elected? For most of the Catholic Church’s first millennium, popes ...

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