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The tech company behind Ubuntu is winding down its long-standing public wiki sites by August 2026 and launching a completely rebuilt wiki to address mounting concerns over content quality, security and usability. The existing…
Google has released the variable-font typeface Google Sans Flex under an open-source licence, making the typeface used across many Google products…
Self-hosting — running and maintaining software on privately controlled servers instead of relying on cloud providers — is drawing growing interest…
Collabora Office has rolled out a brand-new desktop office suite compatible with Windows, macOS and Linux, offering a unified user experience…
Microsoft has officially opened the source code of the original Zork trilogy—Zork I, Zork II and Zork III—making the foundational text-adventure…
Canonical has taken significant steps to address the needs of security-conscious organisations by introducing new features in both its Kubernetes distribution…
AMD has secured a pivotal role in the U. S. government’s ambitions to bolster artificial intelligence and scientific research, with the…
IBM has committed to enhancing AI-powered search and retrieval capabilities by becoming a premier member of the OpenSearch Software Foundation. The…
Ubuntu, the popular open-source operating system, has announced a significant extension to its long-term support offerings, with a new 15-year commitment…
Ente, a popular cybersecurity tool, has successfully completed a rigorous audit sponsored by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The…
The shift towards subscription-based streaming and the rise in unauthorised distribution is exposing fundamental flaws in how consumers acquire digital media.…
The Czech-based registry operator CZ. NIC has launched its new second-generation router, the Turris Omnia NG, which incorporates swappable Wi-Fi and…
A significant security breach involving the open-source extension registry Open VSX Registry and maintained by Eclipse Foundation has exposed a vulnerability…
The Linux distribution Pop!_OS 24.04 Long-Term Support Beta from System76 introduces a ground-up rewrite of its desktop environment and enhanced hardware…
A new entrant to the Linux desktop space, the distro known as NebiOS, has been unveiled by Turkish developer Sarp Mateson…
The Free Software Foundation has unveiled an ambitious new project aimed at transforming mobile computing. Named the “Librephone,” this initiative goes…
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.1 has been launched, bringing with it a significant overhaul aimed at boosting both productivity and collaboration. Among its…
A public beta of Zorin OS 18 has been launched, offering a reimagined interface and a suite of tools aimed at…
NordVPN has released the full source code for its Linux graphical user interface and reversed its earlier decision to discontinue its…
Organisers have confirmed that Bengaluru will host India’s inaugural UbuCon conference on 15–16 November at the Indian Institute of Science. The…
A compact, hackable AI assistant designed for privacy-conscious users is now drawing attention as the latest challenger to Big Tech’s voice…
The state of Schleswig-Holstein has successfully migrated its entire public administration email infrastructure from Microsoft Exchange and Outlook to open source…
Xogot has extended its reach: the full Godot engine can now run natively on iPhone, allowing developers to build, edit, test…
Wikimedia Deutschland has introduced a new vector database designed to make Wikidata’s knowledge graph directly usable by AI systems. The initiative,…
openSUSE Project has rolled out the beta of Leap 16, marking a substantial shift in its Linux distribution strategy by extending…
Eric S. Raymond, one of the foundational figures behind the Open Source Initiative, has called for a wholesale rejection of codes…
Calibre version 8.11.1 now includes an “Ask AI” tab inside its e-book viewer, enabling users to highlight text and query artificial…
A compact secondary display called WebScreen is being promoted as a hacker-friendly add-on for gaming and creator setups, with crowdfunding underway.…