Kitty is a popular terminal emulator that supports many modern features. Focused on power users, it offers a wide range of customization that other terminals often lack. For example, it includes a functional image display protocol and smooth cursor animations. I have shown Kitty tweaking in the past, and inContinue Reading
Open source projects have mostly split into two camps on AI. Some keep a human in the loop, letting contributors use whatever tools they want as long as they take responsibility for the result. Others have gone further and banned AI-generated contributions outright, no matter who reviews them. GCC hasContinue Reading
Mosaic brings automatic tiling to GNOME Shell, but without asking you to use it permanently. Turn it on when you want windows to arrange themselves, turn it off when you want floating windows back. The extension works with GNOME 45 and up, adding a toggle to Quick Settings to enableContinue Reading
Google has used AI tools to detect and patch 1,072 vulnerabilities in versions 149 and 150 of its Chrome browser, the company announced in a blog post. That’s more vulnerabilities patched than in the previous 23 updates combined, according to Bleeping Computer. One vulnerability detected by AI had been presentContinue Reading
Apple’s outgoing CEO, Tim Cook, bade an emotional farewell to analysts and shareholders on Thursday as the company announced a record June quarter. His successor, John Ternus, takes over at the beginning of September with the company seemingly in solid shape. The results were impressive, though some worrying challenges were confirmed. AppleContinue Reading
Ariana Grande isn’t mincing words on her latest release. The Grammy-winning singer unveiled her eighth studio album, Petal, on Friday, July 31, alongside a cinematic music video for its title track that transforms years of public scrutiny into a biting satire about fame. Rather than quietly addressing the commentary thatContinue Reading
“Jimmy” opens Friday at the IFC Center in New York City. The Barry Jenkins-produced “Jimmy” imagines James Baldwin’s 1948 arrival in Paris as a 24-year-old aspiring writer. Running barely more than an hour, the black-and-white feature by writer-director Yashaddai Owens combines Baldwin’s writings from the era with an imagined lookContinue Reading
This story was originally published by ProPublica. On the northeast edge of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, nearly 1,100 people gathered in late June for the International Bridge Walk across the long span that links two cities with the same name: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Both theContinue Reading
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. As tech companies have built hundreds of hyperscale data centers to power the artificial intelligence boom, they have triggered conflicting predictions over how these facilities will affect the nation’s power grid. Critics have argued that data centers willContinue Reading
Despite outperforming other fast food chains and posting impressive same-store sales, the Mexican-inspired chain Taco Bell has taken a hit after being linked to Cyclospora., Read MoreContinue Reading
A fighter crashed in San Diego on Friday after suffering a “class A mishap,” according to officials., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
DC Studio/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Having multiple monitors can be a massive boon to workflows and productivity, with users able to manage multiple windows and programs on separate screens. A version of dual displays goes back as far as IBM’s 5150 PC, which could support a color andContinue Reading
A SpaceX Starship V3 rocket stands upright on a launch pad at the company’s Starbase facility on May 22, 2026 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas (Image credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images) A new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposal says the agency wants to speed up commercial space licensing for rocket launches and spacecraft re-entries by removingContinue Reading