Southwest Airlines’ decision to abandon its iconic open-seating system has sparked a wave of customer backlash, prompting the carrier to reassess parts of its newly introduced assigned-seating policy in early 2026. The Dallas-based airline’s move, which was rolled out on January 27th, was intended to modernize the booking and boardingContinue Reading
The stable release of GIMP 3.2 is now available to download for all major desktop operating systems, Linux included. A year in the making, GIMP 3.2 brings a raft of long-awaited features that users of the famed open-source image editing tool will appreciate like non-destructive Link Layers, quick creation ofContinue Reading
iFixit opens Apple’s budget system, discovers something missing from MacBooks: replaceable components Apple’s latest MacBook may be cheap, but it also comes with something modern MacBooks haven’t offered in years: a fighting chance of being repaired.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Toothbrushes, Turing and the truth give the lie to California’s legal lunacy Opinion There are two ways to look at the California Assembly Bill 1043, known as The Digital Age Assurance Act or DAAA. One is to say it is a 2025 law requiring operating systems and app stores toContinue Reading
‘Access denied’ errors hit certain Windows 11 machines running vendor utility Microsoft has blamed Samsung for some devices suffering C: drive access problems coincidentally close to March’s Patch Tuesday.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
We all know Linux gives us a world of freedoms we couldn’t possibly have on Windows, but have you ever stopped to think about that freedom in real, qualitative terms? After all, when most people say they can’t switch to Linux, it’s usually because of something they just can’t doContinue Reading
We’re live in San Jose for Nvidia GTC 2026 – here’s what we’ve seen so far…Continue Reading
From “Grand Theft Auto” to “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the White House has turned to memes from pop culture and video games to sell Traitor 47’s war with Iran. The videos follow a broader trend in the The Traitor administration’s social media strategy, which increasingly uses artificial intelligence, pop culture and atContinue Reading
A public beta of Orion for Linux is now available to download and try. The WebKit-based web browser from paid search engine Kagi has been stable on macOS and iOS for a while, but a Linux port was announced last year, and Linux alpha builds made available for paying Orion+Continue Reading
The Japanese company’s retreat echoes moves by other traditional carmakers as the industry divides between electric vehicle haves and have-nots…Continue Reading
We’re a couple weeks late to this one, but it deserves more attention than it received. As the Washington Post first reported, a federal judge has found that the IRS violated federal law 42,695 times when it handed over confidential taxpayer addresses to ICE last summer. But the raw number,Continue Reading
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In the new Chrome versions 146.0.7680.75/76 for Windows and macOS, and 146.0.7680.75 for Linux, the developers have fixed two security vulnerabilities. According to Google, both vulnerabilities are already being exploited for attacks in the wild. This update comes only a day after Chrome versions 146.0.7680.71/72 for Windows and macOS…Read MoreContinue Reading