AI Companies Put $12.5M Into Open Source Security to Fix a Problem Their Tools Helped Create
The move targets the problem of maintainers drowning in AI-generated vulnerability reports.
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GNOME 50 is Here, and X11 is Finally Gone
There's a lot this release offers, but a few changes stand out.
Manjaro Linux Team Goes on Strike, Threatens to Fork the Project
A significant portion of the Manjaro team has signed a manifesto demanding the project split from its parent company and restructure as a non-profit.
Ageless Linux Emerges to Protest OS-Level Age Verification Laws
And thankfully, it's more than just a Linux distro without age verification.
Not a Firefox Fork! Kagi's Orion Browser Arrives on Linux as a Public Beta
The Flatpak-only build brings basic browsing but extensions and Kagi Sync aren't ready yet.
Google Says Developer Verification Makes Android Safer. Critics Say It Just Makes Android More Closed
The line between a secure garden and a locked cage is getting blurry.
Good News! Google Chrome on Linux is Getting the Much Awaited Upgrade
Raspberry Pi users might be even happier.
Looks Like SUSE Linux is Up For Sale (Again)!
And this time it is valued for $6 billion
New Steam Release Fixes Proton Games Wrongly Flagged as Unplayable
Also includes opt-in frame rate telemetry, hardware-tagged reviews, and several quality-of-life improvements.
MidnightBSD Bans Users in Brazil and California, Warns More Regions Could Follow
Colorado, Illinois, and New York could join the list if their proposed age verification bills pass.
How Linux and BSD Distros Are Responding to the New Age Verification Laws
Age verification laws could change how operating systems work. See how major Linux and BSD distributions are reacting to the new regulations.
FRANK OS Turns a Microcontroller Into a Tiny Retro Desktop PC
Based on FreeRTOS, this operating system has a start menu, file manager, and a terminal.
Firefox Is Getting a Major Redesign After 5 Years
Leaked mockups show "Nova," Firefox's big UI revamp that looks way different from what we have now.
Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next
What started as age gates on adult websites has quietly crept into app stores and operating systems.
Good News! EA Is Expanding Its Anti-Cheat to ARM64, and Linux Could Be Next
Javelin, their kernel-level anti-cheat solution, might be heading to Linux.
Microsoft Locks Down Discord Server Over “Microslop” Posts
Microsoft banned "Microslop" on its Copilot Discord community, locked the server, and then blamed spammers.
Tired of Google's Tracking? Motorola's GrapheneOS-Powered Phones Are Coming
You won't need to pay Google for using GrapheneOS soon.
Age Verification: Protection Tool or Surveillance in Disguise?
As more governments push age checks into our apps and operating systems, the dystopian future doesn't feel so far off anymore.
Sad News! AI's RAM Hunger Finds a New Victim in the Orange Pi Neo Linux Handheld
Two years of work now sits on a shelf because AI needs the RAM more.
Your Linux LTS Kernel Will Be Supported Longer Than You Thought
More breathing room for distros and enterprise Linux users as LTS kernels get extended EOL dates.
AI Can Now Easily Unmask Your Secret Online Life (Even If You Use a Fake Name)
New study shows smart chatbots can figure out who you really are from just a few posts... and it only costs a couple of dollars.
CoreCollective is a New Consortium Bringing the Arm Software Ecosystem Under One Roof
The likes of AMD, Canonical, Google, Huawei, Qualcomm, Red Hat, and others are on board.
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.3 Brings PDF Editor Upgrades With New Signing and Editing Tools
You get a range of improvements across the other editors too.
React Is No Longer Meta's Project, It Now Has Its Own Foundation
Meta has contributed React, React Native, and JSX to the newly formed React Foundation.
