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.
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Two years of work now sits on a shelf because AI needs the RAM more.
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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)
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CoreCollective is a New Consortium Bringing the Arm Software Ecosystem Under One Roof
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React Is No Longer Meta's Project, It Now Has Its Own Foundation
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Someone is Bringing Fedora Linux to Phones (And It’s Not Red Hat)
A small community project is building immutable Fedora images for tablets and phones.
Australia's Cyber Agency Releases Azul, an Open Source Malware Analysis Repository
Think of it as a searchable, automated knowledge base for malware.
Ladybird Browser Just Ported C++ Code to Rust in 2 Weeks Thanks to AI
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US State Colorado Wants Operating Systems (Including Linux) to Tell Every App How Old You Are
A bill with a goal and vague language on how to achieve it.
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KDE Plasma 6.6 Turns Spectacle Into an OCR Tool and Ships a New Setup Wizard
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Gentoo Takes the First Step to Ditch Microsoft Copilot-Infested GitHub
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Murena Teams Up With German Manufacturer to Offer a €698 de-Googled Android Tablet
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Mitchell Hashimoto Launches 'Vouch' to Fight AI Slop in Open Source Ecosystem
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Linux Mint Wants Fewer Releases Each Year (For Good Reasons)
Lead developer says frequent releases leave little time for development.
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Can run many agents simultaneously, targets developer teams.
Adios! Says Ubuntu to The Software and Updates Tool
Removed because it was deemed too complex and dangerous for normies.
Seeed Studio's Open Source Robotic Arm Promises to Lower the Barrier to Embodied AI
The 6-DoF arm handles 1.5 kg loads with a 650 mm reach, targeting desktop AI work.
