Mozilla’s New Firefox Mascot ‘Kit’ Triggers Online Backlash Over Pronouns
From cute mascot to online outrage, Firefox’s “Kit” quickly became the center of a debate no one expected. But is the controversy even justified?
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21-year-old Polish Woman Fixed a 20-year-old Linux Bug!
She wasn't hunting for bugs. She was doing something mundane when she discovered the issue and made the fix. We need more such positive stories.
Cal.com Goes Close Source Because "AI Can Easily Exploit Open Source Software"
That said, the old codebase will live on as Cal.diy under the MIT license.
Russian Baikal CPUs Are Losing Their Place in the Linux Kernel
After sanctions, bankruptcy and removal of kernel maintainers, Baikal's unfinished kernel code is being removed.
Privacy Email Service Tuta Now Also Has Cloud Storage with Quantum-Resistant Encryption
Tuta Drive is almost here, and it makes Google Drive and OneDrive look sus. I explored the early access release.
Oh No! Now A Federal Bill Wants OS-Level Age Verification for Everyone in the USA
If passed, the bill would apply across the U.S., unlike the state-level laws already around.
A PHP Dev Just Solved a 20+ Year-Old KDE Plasma Problem No One Else Would
KWin can now show different virtual desktops on each screen independently.
An Open Source Dev Has Put Together a Fix for AMD GPU's VRAM Mismanagement on Linux
Six kernel patches and two utilities later, the VRAM situation for AMD GPUs is better now.
AI Code Gets Approved in the Linux Kernel… But With Strings Attached
The kernel's stance on AI-assisted patches is now official.
Linux Kernel 7.0 is Out With Improvements Across the Board for Intel, AMD, and Storage
From Nova Lake audio to autonomous XFS repairs and Zen 6 prep, this release covers a lot of ground.
Privacy Messenger Session Is Staring Down a 90-Day Countdown to Obscurity
With paid developers gone and only volunteers remaining, the app has until July 8 to secure funding or fade into irrelevance.
Good News! France Starts Plan to Replace Windows With Linux on Government Desktops
DINUM is ditching Windows for Linux as France pushes every ministry to draft a migration plan away from non-European software.
Is a Clanker Being Used to Carry Out AI Fuzzing in the Linux Kernel?
Greg Kroah-Hartman appears to be running AI-assisted fuzzing on the kernel. Don't outrage yet, as this may not be a bad thing.
Microsoft Locked Out VeraCrypt, WireGuard, and Windscribe from Pushing Windows Updates
A mandatory verification requirement Microsoft introduced in October took them out.
I Tried Apt Command's New Rollback Feature — Here’s How It Went
The new history commands let you undo, redo, or roll back package installs, upgrades, and removals.
Anthropic Just Handed Apache $1.5M to Secure the Open Source Stack AI Depends On
Apache Software Foundation's Ruth Suehle says this kind of sustained investment is what keeps critical open source up and running.
PyTorch Foundation Expands Its Open Source AI Portfolio With Helion and Safetensors
Meta's Helion and Hugging Face's Safetensors are now hosted projects under the PyTorch umbrella.
Glass UI Is Making a Comeback on Linux Thanks to KDE Contributors
For those who never warmed up to Breeze, Oxygen and Air are shaping up to be compelling alternatives again.
Online Open Source OS Puter Becomes More Awesome With Office Offering
A full functional operating system in the web browser. From coding tools to office suite, it has everything.
Opera GX on Linux is for Gamers Who Put Stickers on Their Laptop
The gaming browser lands on Linux with flashy bits, but the defaults need some work.
Even in 2026, Linux Is Still Adding Support for Sega Dreamcast’s GD-ROM from the '90s
Linux continues to surprise. Linux kernel saw a new patch that adds support for Sega Dreamcast’s GD-ROM, a ’90s-era console technology that refuses to fade away.
The Linux Kernel is Finally Letting Go of i486 CPU Support
The support remained in the Linux kernel all these years after every other major platform dropped it.
A New Linux Kernel Driver Wants to Catch Malicious USB Devices in the Act
If adopted, this kernel module would detect when a plugged-in USB device is acting suspiciously.
Proton Launches Workspace and Meet, Takes Aim at Google and Microsoft
These two launches ought to keep Big Tech on their toes.
