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.

20 of the 60 sites closest to LWN.net match.

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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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   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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   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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   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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   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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   Techmeme techmeme.com 1 tracker

   Techmeme

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

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   TechPowerUp techpowerup.com English No trackers

   TechPowerUp

   Leading tech publication, with fast news, thorough reviews, and a strong community.

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    Threatpost threatpost.com English 1 tracker

    Threatpost | The first stop for security news

    Threatpost, is an independent news site which is a leading source of information about IT and business security for hundreds of thousands of professionals worldwide.

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    Nature nature.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    Nature

    First published in 1869, Nature is the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal. Nature publishes the finest peer-reviewed research that drives ground-breaking discovery, and is read by thought-leaders and decision-makers around the world.

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    TechCrunch techcrunch.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News

    TechCrunch | Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley

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    Kernel Newbies kernelnewbies.org No trackers

    Linux_Kernel_Newbies - Linux Kernel Newbies

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    Digg digg.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Digg - News, before it trends

    See what's next in AI before it trends. Digg watches the people who move first.

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    The Hacker News thehackernews.com English 2 trackers

    The Hacker News | #1 Trusted Source for Cybersecurity News

    The Hacker News is the top cybersecurity news platform, delivering real-time updates, threat intelligence, data breach reports, expert analysis, and actionable insights for infosec professionals and decision-makers.

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    ScienceDaily sciencedaily.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news

    Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.

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    The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

    American nonprofit newspaper (1908-)

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    Netzwelt netzwelt.de German No trackers

    NETZWELT | Tests, Downloads, Anleitungen, Kaufberatungen & Videos

    Netzwelt.de bietet Testberichte, Downloads, Anleitungen und ausführliche Informationen wie Kaufberatungen & Videos zu Smartphones, Tablet-PCs, Notebooks, Software, Fernseher und Smart Home.

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    GitHub github.blog Top 10K English No trackers

    Home - The GitHub Blog

    Updates, ideas, and inspiration from GitHub to help developers build and design software.

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    CryptoSlate cryptoslate.com English 1 tracker

    Crypto News, Coin Prices & Market Trends | CryptoSlate

    Independent crypto news, live prices, and market analysis since 2017. Follow Bitcoin, Ethereum, daily headlines, research, and market data.

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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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