LWN.net

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs LWN.net

LWN.net lwn.net

Wikidata: computing webzine with an emphasis on Unix-like operating systems

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

In English

02 · Privacy

What LWN.net tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

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   The Register theregister.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

   Technology news and analysis | The Register

   All the latest news for enterprise technology decision-makers and IT pros | The Register

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   Slashdot slashdot.org Top 10K English 4 trackers

   Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software

   Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news and B2B software reviews & comparisons.

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   heise online heise.de Top 10K English 1 tracker

   heise online – IT news, guides and background information | heise online

   News and forums on computers, IT, science, media and politics. Price comparison of hardware and software as well as downloads at Heise Medien.

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   InfoWorld infoworld.com English 4 trackers

   InfoWorld

   Business technology, IT news, product reviews and enterprise IT strategies.

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   The New Stack thenewstack.io English 9 trackers

   The New Stack | AI-native software engineering news & analysis

   Technology is complex. We make it clear. Go beyond the headline on cloud native, DevOps, open source, and AI-native software development news.

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   BleepingComputer bleepingcomputer.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

   BleepingComputer | Cybersecurity, Technology News and Support

   BleepingComputer is a premier destination for cybersecurity news for over 20 years, delivering breaking stories on the latest hacks, malware threats, and how to protect your devices.

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   Linux kernel kernel.org Top 10K English No trackers

   The Linux Kernel Archives

   Unix-like operating system kernel, basis for all Linux operating systems

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   ZDNET zdnet.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

   News and Advice on the World's Latest Innovations | ZDNET - ZDNET

   see all latest

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   XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   XDA

   The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

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    How-To Geek howtogeek.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    How-To Geek - We Explain Technology

    We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.

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    InfoQ infoq.com English 3 trackers

    InfoQ: Software Development News, Trends & Best Practices - InfoQ

    Helping dev teams adopt new technologies and practices. Written by software engineers. Read by over 1.5 million developers worldwide.

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    Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

    News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

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    Wired wired.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED

    We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.

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    The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    The Verge

    The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

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    anandtech.com English No trackers

    Checking your browser

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    Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

    Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.

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    ScienceAlert sciencealert.com Top 10K English 7 trackers

    ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroughs

    The latest science news. Publishing independent, fact-checked reporting on health, space, nature, technology, and the environment.

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    Techmeme techmeme.com 1 tracker

    Techmeme

    Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web.

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    New Atlas newatlas.com English 4 trackers

    New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News

    Extraordinary ideas and innovations moving the world forward.

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    TechSpot techspot.com

    computer and tech enthusiast website

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04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what LWN.net adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

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